These books are my choices for the best gardening books - the books I find myself reading and referencing again and again.
I have been gardening in some form or another for pretty much my entire adult life. I have heard the term "permaculture" here and there but honestly it
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Organic gardening is becoming more popular across the U.S. More and more people are growing foods without the use of pesticides or fertilizers. However, eco-friendly gardening can be just as valuable. Creating a garden that works with nature instead of against it can benefit both the land and the people that live on it. Below are several […]
Design a garden for the future—because what we grow matters. “Matt Rees-Warren explains why every square inch of Earth, including our gardens, has ecological significance… Excellent, timely, essential!” —Douglas W. Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope Transform your garden into a self-sustaining haven for nature and w
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You'll dig these 10 books for plant lovers, including guides to care, guides to their power, and guides to their historical uses.
Just starting to grow herbs? Then this one’s for you! Learn how to grow your own medicine with this medicinal herb gardening book for beginners. If you’re ready to distance yourself from Big Pharma and become naturally self-sufficient, then you’ve just found your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!This book covers all the basics you NEED to know, including: 50+ Herbs and their medicinal, culinary, aromatherapy, tea and other uses How to get away from pharmaceuticals and become self-sufficient The TOP 10 mistakes people do that damages their beautiful gardens The natural way to keep pests away so your garden is endlessly flourishing Grow Your Own Medicine is filled with vibrant, rich colors and clear illustrations so that you feel like you’re already IN the garden - before you even start reading!Ava Green takes her five decades of experience as a home apothecary and gives you the perfect guide for all beginner medicinal herb growers.Grow your own herbal medicine to: Avoid the negative side effects of conventional medicine Become your own herbal dispensary Prevent and treat the root causes of ailments with science-backed medicinal herbs Help a friend or family member in need with your herbal first-aid kit And so much more… Dozens have thanked me as they have had success on their herbal journeys.With this guide you CAN be the self-sufficient apothecary for YOU and YOUR family.Reconnect with mother nature and let her do the rest. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. Scroll up and click “Add to Cart” now!
Modern life is a cornucopia of technological wonders. But is something precious being lost? A tangible bond with our natural world—the deep satisfaction of connecting to the earth that was enjoyed by previous generations? In The Heirloom Gardener, John Forti celebrates gardening as a craft and shares the lore and tradi
Learn how to grow these two pungent spices with tips from Grow Your Own Spices and its author Tasha Greer. Growing wasabi and horseradish.
Best gardening books from beginner to advanced market gardening books. Great gardening books about vegetable gardens, flower gardens, organic gardens, and more.
Regular readers will know that I have what I call 'The Wild Garden' at the top of my garden. It is about a quarter of the garden sp...
July's book of the month: The New Farm by Brent Preston. From the beginning, you will feel invested in this story of working to build a small, organic farm.
The Cackling Cauldron witches are proud to extend their knowledge of magick and all of it's many possibilities in these ever expanding grimoire page sets. Each set contains 4 pages of detailed images and writings that will make a wonderful prop piece for your Halloween witches kitchen or display. The pages are a digital download set of high resolution transfers at 300 dpi. They are set for a large book measuring 9"x 12" but can easily be down sized to a standard 8.5" X 11". Pages can be mounted many ways for multiple book styles. you might punch wholes along the edge for binder style or simply glue in to a bound book there are just so many options to play with. I will upon request print and age pages on parchment paper for shipment please convo. for pricing and availability. Spell pages are for decorative and entertainment value only. Not a real reference source. **All items are for personal use only and may not be altered, redistributed or used commercially. The download will be available when payment has cleared and can be printed as many times an you like when the download is completed.
Growing awareness of the importance of soil health means that microbes are on the minds of even the most casual gardeners. After all, anyone who has ever attempted to plant a thriving patch of flowers or vegetables knows that what you grow is only as good as the soil you grow it in. It is possible to create and maintain rich, dark, crumbly soil that’s teeming with life, using very few inputs and a no-till, no-fertilizer approach. Certified permaculture designer and lifelong gardener Diane Miessler presents the science of soil health in an engaging, entertaining voice geared for the backyard grower. She shares the techniques she has used — including cover crops, constant mulching, and a simple-but-supercharged recipe for compost tea — to transform her own landscape from a roadside dump for broken asphalt to a garden that stops traffic, starting from the ground up.
Radical Regenerative Gardening and Farming informs and inspires gardeners, and farmers, who wish to bring quality and integrity into their work with the land.
Regenerative gardening makes your outdoor space more eco-friendly, self-reliant, and harmonious. Get started with these practices!
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| Author: Priscilla Stevens | Publisher: Gardening | Publication Date: Jun 12, 2020 | Number of Pages: 178 pages | Language: English | Binding: Hardcover | ISBN-10: 177739810X | ISBN-13: 9781777398101
Extend the magic of The Secret Garden with Companion Activity Ideas and guided reading. Free The Secret Garden Teacher Resource Book lesson literacy unit.
A gardening journal can help you record, design, plan, and improve your garden. Discover 7 of the best gardening journals available, now on Gardener’s Path.
How can we support native species and provide rich habitats on our own doorsteps? The book shows how to plan and maintain a beautiful garden that will attract bees and birds as well as a throng of unsung garden heroes. Whether you have a small balcony or a large open space, discover the joys of welcoming natural ecosystems back into the garden along with a host of new visitors | Author: Frances Tophill | Publisher: Greenfinch | Publication Date: May 10, 2022 | Number of Pages: 192 pages | Language: English | Binding: Hardcover | ISBN-10: 1529410258 | ISBN-13: 9781529410259
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8 best permaculture gardening books to glean inspiration and practical advice. Perfect for both suburbanites and homesteaders!
Botanicum is a brilliantly curated guide to plant life: with artwork from Katie Scott of Animalium fame, Botanicum gives readers the experience of a fascinating botanical exhibition from inside the pages of a beautiful book. From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, this wonderful collection offers abundant botanical knowledge complete with superb cross sections of how plants work. Item: ØB-Botanicum Watch the book trailer! Inside the making of this book
This is a fantastic book for your students! We are the Gardeners is a perfect mentor text for GROWTH MINDSET. Throw a little science in there with plants and this book is a must read!
This was a year of learning. Good portions of it were given to reading curriculum samples, blog posts, and books about homeschooling. But I also learned to tend flowers, to keep a nature journal, and I took to writing fiction. Here is what you should know about me and writing fiction: in college, I played […]
Gardening can be frustratingly shrouded in secrecy. Fickle plants make seemingly spontaneous decisions to bloom or bust, seeds sprout magically in the blink of an eye, and deep-rooted mysteries unfold underground and out of sight. Understanding basic botany is like unlocking a horticultural code; fortunately learning a little science can reveal the secrets of the botanical universe and shed some light on whats really going on in your garden. Practical Botany for Gardeners provides an elegant and accessible introduction to the world of botany. It presents the essentials that every gardener needs to know, connecting explanations of scientific facts with useful gardening tips. Flip to the roots section and youll not only learn how different types of roots support a plant but also find that adding fungi to soil aids growth. The pruning section both defines lateral buds and explains how far back on a shoot to cut in order to propagate them. The book breaks down key areas and terminology with easy-to-navigate chapters arranged by theme, such as plant types, plant parts, inner workings, and external factors. Great Botanists and Botany in Action boxes delve deeper into the fascinating byways of plant science. This multifaceted book also includes two hundred botanical illustrations and basic diagrams that hearken to the classic roots of botany. Part handbook, part reference, Practical Botany for Gardeners is a beautifully captivating read. Its a must for garden lovers and backyard botanists who want to grow and nurture their own plant knowledge. | Author: Geoff Hodge | Publisher: University of Chicago Press | Publication Date: October 18, 2013 | Number of Pages: 224 pages | Language: English | Binding: Hardcover | ISBN-10: 022609393X | ISBN-13: 9780226093932
I posted a black and white vintage clip art illustration of a beautiful Hydrangea a few days ago. In response to my post, I received a request to share the information about hydrangeas from the book. That information is covered on these two pages. In addition to the hydrangea, there is gardening information on a few...Read More
ABOUT THE HANDBOOK This Handbook is a charming, information-packed guide to 51 herbs and their uses illustrated with rare botanical art from the renowned archives of The New York Botanical Garden. Did you know that woodruff was used as a room freshener in the Middle Ages; that crushed bergamot leaves can soothe bee stings; and that dried fenugreek seeds were found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen?Herbs are magical, and their uses myriad. Inside Herbal Handbook are fifty-one herbs portrayed in words and rare botanical art curated by experts at The New York Botanical Garden. Some, like saffron, are treasured and rare; others, like purslane, grow by the roadside. They all have a place—in the garden, in the kitchen, in the bed or the bath. Use Herbal Handbook to explore their history, how to grow them, and how they were used in the past and present. Then bring them into your daily life; each herb’s profile offers a recipe or project that highlights its unique properties.So cleanse your face with calendula when you wake up, sip a bergamot tea at breakfast, have a lovage tuna sandwich for lunch, and mix a caraway cocktail at the end of the day. Let Herbal Handbook delight your senses as they have done to others for thousands of years.
This printable garden planner comes as a digital file you download to your device and print out. With its simple forms and lists, it is intended for gardeners who like to do their garden planning and journaling by hand with a pen on paper. This is not a gardening guide but instead a simple framework to assist with garden planning and note-taking.
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A gardening journal can help you record, design, plan, and improve your garden. Discover 7 of the best gardening journals available, now on Gardener’s Path.
This post is part of my Books That Feel Like This... series, showcasing books that feel like whatever you want more of in life.
WITH HELP FROM THE LATE RUTH STOUT, I’m asking you to do two things this year: Use lots of good-quality mulch, and use no sprays
Edit: You can find an ever-growing list of resources on my list of Herbal Books for Beginners & Students . 📚 If I had to choose only three books to recommend to someone just beginning their Traditional Western Herbalism (TWH) studies I would first cry about having to choose only three
A gardening bullet journal is a great way to keep track of your gardening activities. This will help you stay on top of your gardening. #bujo #bulletjournal #bujoinspiration
Synopsis Expand/Collapse Synopsis “Deftly showcases 600 unique species from across the globe and reveals the wonders of nature. . . . Recommended.” —Library Journal Seeds are nature’s consummate survivors. The next time you admire a field of waving green grassland or a stunning grove of acacia, stop to consider how it got that way—often against incredible odds. Seeds can survive freezing temperatures and drought. They can pass through our digestive systems without damage and weather a trip across the ocean, hitching a ride on marine debris. The Book of Seeds takes readers through six hundred of the world’s seed species, revealing their extraordinary beauty and rich diversity. Each page pairs a beautifully composed photo of a seed—life-size, and, in some cases, enlarged to display fine detail—with a short description, a map showing distribution, and information on conservation status. The whole spectrum of seeds is covered here. There are prolific species like corn and less widely distributed species, like the brilliant blue seeds of the traveler’s palm or the bird of paradise flower. There are tiny seeds and seeds weighing up to forty pounds. And while seeds in all their shapes, sizes, and colors grant us sustenance, there are even some we would be wise to treat with caution, such as the rosary pea, whose seeds are considered toxic. The essential guide to these complex plant creations, The Book of Seeds offers readers a rare, up-close look that will inspire scientists and nature lovers alike. “Handsome and handy.” —New York Times “A well-written primer on seed anatomy, evolution, and use, including conservation.” —Huntia
