"If you've been looking to be inspired by nature and everything your garden gives you, you'll be enriched by the tips and wisdom presented in this book." --Garden Design Magazine There has never been a better time to dedicate yourself to a life enriched by nature. In A Year at Brandywine Cottage, David Culp inspires you to find that connection in the comfort of your own backyard. Organized seasonally, A Year at Brandywine Cottage is filled with fresh ideas and trusted advice on flower gardening, growing vegetables and herbs, creating simple floral arrangements, and cooking seasonally with home-grown produce. You'll find suggested tasks for each month, including advice on when to plant and harvest, how to weed and water, and what to plant for year-round beauty. Packed with glorious photography by Rob Cardillo and brimming with practical tips, A Year at Brandywine Cottage is your guide to living your best life in--and out--of the garden.

Your go-to, quick reference guidebook on business etiquette and communications In an increasingly digital landscape, where businesses and clients are spread out across the globe, there's never been a time before when essential communication skills have been so imperative. Internationally renowned business communications speaker, coach, and author Barbara Pachter returns with an invaluable guidebook to help you improve office conduct, increase your career opportunities, and succeed in the business world-all through clear, effective communication. The Communication Clinic addresses numerous different elements of communication, including blog posts, making successful presentations, writing effective emails, and presenting yourself professionally in the workplace, interacting via Skype, and more. Laid out into 99 quick and easy-to-digest chapters, Pachter helps you identify and diagnose any of your communication problem areas, and then provides you with prescriptive, implementable steps to not only overcome these difficulties, but to thrive in the face of them. Succinct suggestions and helpful exercises are included so you can immediately apply these new, unique lessons.