There is beauty and wonder in a winter garden, from the pale warmth of late autumn to the cool blue hues of January. Topiary, pleaching, perennials and scented winter shrubs are plants or methods that look as majestic in snow as they do in sunlight. Designers featured include Arne Maynard, Dan Pearson, Arabella Lennox Boyd and Fergus Garrett.
A Field Guide to Over 400 Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of the Coast,
From sea to sagebrush, this field guide covers the identification and natural history of over 400 wildflowers, shrubs and trees across Oregon. Beautiful color photographs and written descriptions help the wildflower enthusiast or mountain meadow day hiker identify many of the common plants of Oregon. For each plant, Fagan explains the derivation ......
Whether you want to dabble or immerse yourself completely in the back-to-basics lifestyle, Welcome to the Farm is a fully illustrated guide to growing the very best food right in your own backyard. Shaye Elliott shows you how to harvest baskets full of organic produce, milk a dairy cow (and make butter), plant a homestead orchard, can jams and ......
An Insider's Guide to Gardening in the Green Mountain State 2ed
The Vermont Gardener's Companion tells how to get the most out of Vermont's short gardening season and details how readers can use organic methods to improve soil, deal with diseases and pests, and get better results with their plants in a state where "winter temperatures plunge far below zero and rocks left by the glaciers pop out of the ground ......
Food forests are the next step in sustainable home and community gardening. A food forest, or a forest garden, contains edible plants that mimic ecosystems and patterns found in nature. In order to enhance food security and practice permaculture in our own backyards and communities, it is key to understand which plants are best for local food ......
It was not by chance nor by a trick of fate that Javier Mariategui dedicated himself to gardening. He grew up among gardens. Both his grandmothers were gardening enthusiasts, one of them, the Marchioness of Casa Valdes, wrote the book Spanish Gardens, which describes the history of Spanish gardening from Roman times to the present day. This book ......
There is much more to the Garden than the living collection on open air display. This beautiful hardcover book provides a fascinating insight into the rich and colourful history of the Garden through intriguing stories and over 200 images from the Garden’s early years to its world-class status today.
The organic farming revolution that has swept the country over the past decades can trace much of its origins with the Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association, which will be celebrating 50 years in 2021. Reviewing the high and low points of the past half-century and looking forward to new challenges and opportunities, the book presents a ......
A Month-by-Month Guide for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont. Massachusetts,
Gardeners will find advice and photos for adapting to any microclimate or situation including shade; wet soil; coastal landscapes; container, raised-bed, and extended-season gardening; and much more. Gardeners and landscapers will treasure this book for its elegant writing and full-color photography, its photo-essay tours of outstanding ......