Create abundance through this unique approach to low-maintenance, high-yield, sustainable food production A food forest is a productive landscape developed around a mix of trees and perennials. Rooted in permaculture principles, this integrated approach to gardening incorporates a variety of plants such as fruit and nut trees, shrubs, vines, and perennial herbs and vegetables. Food forests ca…
The author of Got Shade? and Go Native! turns out "an ideal primer for gardeners who want to have lovely, sustainable and hospitable plantings" (Moya Andrews, author of Perennials Short and Tall ). Are you looking for more butterflies and birds in your yard? Do you enjoy seasonal color and beauty? Are you concerned about environmental issues such as water conservation and pollution control? Do …
In Timeless Landscape Design: The Four-Part Master Plan, renowned landscape architects Hugh and Mary Palmer Dargan share the secret to creating an unforgettable landscape with the "Four-Part Master Plan" -- a unique method they've perfected over the past two-and-a-half decades of creating award-winning gardens and yards for clients.
This vintage book contains a classic guide to building and maintaining beautiful rock gardens in both small and large spaces, as well as planting and propagating of a variety of suitable plants and shrubs. "Making A Rock Garden" will be of considerable utility to those wishing to create a interesting rocketries or incorporate new plants into existing rock gardens. Contents include: "Selection o…
"Small Gardens And How To Make The Most Of Them" is a vintage guide to gardening designed for people with restricted space for their plants and flowers. It offers the reader information on what the best plants for smallholdings are, with details on when and where to plant, propagation, hybrids, planting, cutting, and much more. This guide contains a wealth of timeless information and is perfect…
Eager to wear gardening gloves but feel lost in the garden? Full of practical tips and detailed step-by step instructions, The First-Time Gardener is the beginner's guide to gardening. Kim Wilde turned from show biz to gardening and learned from scratch to become a recognised expert in the field. Beautifully illustrated throughout this one-stop guide will teach you the very basics of what gard…
Rügen, das bedeutet nicht nur Kreidefelsen, Strände und die Aussicht auf das Meer; die Insel birgt vielmehr zahlreiche besuchenswerte Gärten, von denen nicht wenige zu den schönsten im Land gehören. Und immer mehr Menschen gehen erfolgreich auf Entdeckungsreise. Erstmals widmet sich daher nun ein Buch ausführlich in Wort und Bild diesem Thema. Jens Beck, Experte in Sachen Gärten und an d…