The Botanist'S Repository For New And Rare Plants; Vols 1 & 2
Discover the enchanting world of rare and exotic flora with "The Botanist's Repository for New and Rare Plants" by Henry Cranke Andrews, a masterpiece that has been out of print for decades and is now beautifully republished by Alpha Editions. This timeless treasure, meticulously restored for today s and future generations, is not just a reprint it's a collector s item and a cultural gem. Dive into the vibrant pages of this botanical classic, where each illustration is a work of art, capturing the delicate beauty and intricate details of nature's most extraordinary plants. Andrews' passion and expertise shine through, offering readers a unique glimpse into the botanical wonders of the past. Whether you're a casual reader, a plant enthusiast, or a collector of classic literature, this edition promises to captivate and inspire. Its exquisite illustrations and insightful descriptions make it a valuable addition to any library. Embrace the opportunity to own a piece of history, a book that transcends time and continues to inspire awe and admiration. Let "The Botanist's Repository" be your gateway to the fascinating world of botany, where every page is a celebration of nature's artistry.
Colour In The Flower Garden
Unlock the vibrant world of garden design with Gertrude Jekyll's timeless masterpiece, "Colour in the Flower Garden." After decades out of print, this enchanting guide is now beautifully restored and republished by Alpha Editions, offering a rare glimpse into the artistry of one of history's most influential horticulturists. Dive into Jekyll's visionary approach to color harmony and garden aesthetics, where every page bursts with inspiration and practical wisdom. Her pioneering techniques transform ordinary gardens into living canvases, blending hues and textures with the precision of a painter. This edition is not just a reprint; it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure, meticulously preserved for today's and future generations. Whether you're a casual reader, a gardening enthusiast, or a collector of classic literature, this book promises to captivate and inspire. Experience the magic of Jekyll's legacy, where every garden becomes a masterpiece and every reader a connoisseur of beauty. Don't miss the chance to own a piece of horticultural history that continues to bloom with timeless elegance.
Gardening on the Dry Side of Texas
Nearly three-quarters of Texans live on the "dry side" of Texas--the South and Central Texas expanse west of I-35, which includes the Rio Grande Valley north through San Antonio, Austin, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area--that receives fewer than 40 inches of rain annually. In Gardening on the Dry Side of Texas, Southwestern horticulturist Mary Irish presents a guide to the selection and care of plants that will be successful in these and other increasingly hot and dry conditions. Gardening on the Dry Side of Texas opens with a section on garden design; water conservation, capture, and management; and how plants cope in drought conditions. The heart of the book is 180 plant species included for their hardiness in Texas, even amid the challenges of a changing climate with longer and hotter summers, more erratic and less reliable rainfall, and increasingly costly and scarce water. These plants have low to moderate water needs and grow well in both the hot and cold conditions of the region. Most are native plants, with special consideration to those that are also reasonably available to the public. Many of the species presented will also be useful in the prairie and desert areas of West Texas and beyond, making Gardening on the Dry Side of Texas a valuable resource for gardeners looking to work with their local climate instead of against it.
Japanese Gardens
This book celebrates the exquisite beauty of more than 20 quintessential Japanese gardens, big and small, urban and rural, traditional and contemporary. Each Japanese garden seeks to invoke and imitate nature, and this expert author-and-photographer team excels at capturing, and explaining for the reader, the essential elements and techniques that distinguish Japanese gardens from those in other countries. The featured gardens range from large feudal-period, temple, private and countryside gardens to mountain flower, tea and miniature bonsai gardens. More than 300 specially commissioned photographs and plan drawingsCovers all types and sizes of Japanese gardensSpecial ideas, elements and techniques to learn from are highlighted in pictures and wordsThe magic of these gardens, where the efforts of nature, man and time complement each other to form a harmonious whole, are captured in stunning photographs and engaging text that brims with fascinating detail.
The Preserver's Garden
Discover how to plan, plant, and grow a garden with food preservation and long-term storage in mind--plus, meet seven different preservation techniques. Growing a garden with the intent to preserve the harvest and improve your self-sufficiency is an entirely different world than growing food for fresh consumption. When growing for preservation, your efforts need to be focused on the promotion of uniform ripening, high yields, and flavor that remains stable through the preservation process. Since the end goal is to have plenty of food to eat for months to come, how do you know how much to plant, which varieties are best, and which preservation method is ideal for each different vegetable and fruit? In The Preserver's Garden, you'll learn all that and so much more from a modern farming family with a pantry lined with jar after jar of preserved homegrown treasures, a fully stocked freezer, and endless bags of dehydrated and freeze-dried goodies! In addition to taking a deep dive into seven different methods of food preservation--including freezing, drying/dehydration, pressure canning, water bath canning, salting, freeze drying, and fermenting--authors Staci and Jeremy Hill of @goosberrybridgefarm teach you how to: Plan your garden around the veggies your family eats the most.Figure out how much to grow to meet your preservation goals.Decide which preservation methods are best for your harvest and your home.Safely prepare your harvest for processing and preservation.Achieve success in growing a lot of food organically, with less time and less work.Also included are 22 in-depth produce profiles--from tomatoes and squash to onions and berries--where you'll learn specifics about everything from growing requirements and harvesting tips to the best preservation methods and plant care techniques to increase the harvest. It's time to plan for your family's future with help from The Preserver's Garden.
Garden View 2026 12 X 12 Wall Calendar
BLOOMS IN EVERY SEASON - Step into a world of floral tranquility with stunning garden landscapes bursting with color and charm. From tulip-filled paths to cozy backyard blooms, this calendar celebrates the simple beauty of nature in full bloom.
How to Make Your Houseplants Love You
Beautifully packaged with stunning illustrations and photographs, this is the perfect gift for the plant lover in your life Covering 50 plant species, this is the complete guide to caring for your houseplants, from plant expert Joe Bagley (@ukhouseplants). Unlock the secrets to thriving house plants with this comprehensive guide. Organized into six chapters based on your plants' needs, this question-and-answer guide serves as an indispensable companion for emerging and experienced plant enthusiasts alike. How to Make Your House Plants Love You not only provides concise and expert solutions to these questions but also offers practical tips, personalized advice, and stunning photography and illustrations to inspire readers on their journey to becoming successful plant parents. Joe Bagley delivers information in an unadorned, easy to follow manner, including nuggets of plant-specific natural history, plants' behavioral quirks and curveball tips. This book will provide a new, distinctive experience for the reader as they journey through each question-and-answer scenario to become a house plant expert. Whether you're seeking to revive an inherited specimen or to create a lush indoor oasis, this book is your ultimate guide to leading a leafier life.
Homegrown Handgathered
Growing your own food is good for you and the planet. Backed by scientific research, Indigenous knowledge, and the authors' years of firsthand experience, Homegrown Handgathered offers field-tested techniques for beginners and experts alike to thrive off the bounty of the land with confidence. This complete manual for organic food production will show you how to select a site, plan your garden, source and start seeds, manage pests and weeds, compost, preserve your harvests, and more. Comprehensive growing guides for more than 15 essential crops--from beans, carrots, and corn to squashes, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes--detail favored growing conditions, processing tips, key nutrients, and more. Each crop chapter also features easy-to-follow recipes from a range of cultures that will transform your harvest into delicious, nourishing meals. From Jalape簽o Cornbread and Oyster Mushroom Grits to Venison Borscht and Walnut-Shiitake Burgers, gardening never tasted so good!
Biodynamic Gardening
Reap the benefits of a biodynamic, organic approach to gardening and grow abundant crops in tune with lunar cycles.Biodynamic Gardening has all you need to know about gardening by the moon: A biodynamic calendar enables you to plan the growing yearRecipes for making natural amendments that improve the health and vitality of soil and plantsEssential plant profiles of vegetables and flowers provide growing instruction from seed to harvest Gardening basics such as preparing beds, composting, and watering make Biodynamic Gardening suitable for beginners, as well as experienced gardeners looking for permaculture plus advice to fully synchronize with Nature's rhythms for optimal crops.
The Container Gardening Handbook
Whether you have a roof terrace, a tiny balcony or just a window sill, there's no excuse not to get gardening. The Container Gardening Handbook shows just how easy it is to get started in the garden - and how to make the most of every little space. This is the perfect book for novice gardeners who may have mastered the art of indoor plants and are ready to take it outside. The chapters include the basics, how to make a garden in a day, weekend projects, one-pot wonders, window boxes and finishing touches. It features over 20 projects with a mix of small gardens, singular containers and window boxes, all of which are stylish and easy to manage. Isabelle also offers advice on how to upgrade store-bought containers with a lick of paint, transforming the look of your plants. With clear step-by-step instructions and advice on which plants suit your space, as well as how to care for them, this is an accessible book for anyone looking to start their own small garden.
Marie-Antoinette's Garden
A horticultural tour of Marie-Antoinette's domain, the lavishly constructed gardens at Versailles, accompanied by eighteenth-century botanical watercolors from Pierre-Joseph Redout矇 and his contemporaries. Plants, flowers, and trees were Marie-Antoinette's passion; she transformed the Petit Trianon's gardens into an enchanted refuge from the oppressive shackles of Versailles. Based on archival documents, this book meanders through Marie-Antoinette's estate as the queen herself would have walked it: traversing hyacinths, buttercups, and anemones in the French Gardens, via winding paths in the Anglo-Chinese Gardens, through the conifers of the Belvedere Gardens where fabulous nocturnal parties were hosted, past the entrancing aromas of the shrubs surrounding the Temple of Love, to the wildflowers of the Garden of Solitude. This fascinating reconstruction, which plunges the reader into the eighteenth century, includes descriptions of the cosmetic and medicinal uses of the garden's plants, anecdotes from the royal court, and watercolors of the herbarium.
Houseplant Care Made Easy
Bring the beauty of nature indoors and enjoy all the benefits of easy indoor plant careIt seems like you are always overwatering or underwatering, and sometimes you just plain forget about your plants because a busy life gets in the way.If you feel like you just have a black thumb, and that you're doomed to kill any plants under your care, think again. There are simple solutions to your problem that will make your home a haven of style, beauty, and flourishing greenery.You can turn that black thumb into a green one and become a confident and caring plant parent who knows exactly what your plants need. With this guide, you'll equip yourself with the tools and knowledge to turn your home into an oasis of life, color, and tranquility.Within these pages, you'll discover: ● A guide to selecting the perfect plants to complement your living space and your lifestyle● How to create a plant care routine that fits your schedule ● How to save money by propagating your own plants● How to automate your plant care ● The top tips to nurturing thriving plants● Digestible tips on the key elements of successful plant growth● How to troubleshoot any plant problems and keep your green friends thriving and alive● An appendix of 50 of the most common houseplants
Allotment Gardening
Allotment Gardening is the definitive beginner's guide to setting up and maintaining an organic allotment garden. Whether you're looking to acquire your first allotment plot or are completely new to growing, this friendly guide is packed with helpful gardening advice to grow a variety of plants. Written by allotment expert Susan Berger, Allotment Gardening covers everything - from tips on acquiring and organising your plot and guidance on what varieties to sow, through to harvesting, storing and cooking with your produce. This new edition provides comprehensive guidance on all of the basics, including soil type, crop rotation and pest control. An A-Z of produce contains detailed instructions on the cultivation of 72 individual fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs, along with recommendations for plant varieties and more than 60 delicious recipes. The book also includes a helpful month-by-month gardener's calendar, an overview of the waiting list situation and a list of suppliers. Allotment Gardening is the definitive beginner's guide to setting up and maintaining an organic allotment garden.
Start with Soil
Transform your garden from the ground up with this practical guide to soil. Any thriving garden starts with good soil: whether you're growing vibrant herbaceous borders or bountiful vegetable beds. And while gardeners all appreciate the soil beneath their feet, many are still perplexed by how it works. In Start with Soil, award-winning garden designer Juliet Sargeant challenges you to take your soil seriously, reveals its hidden wonders and gives you the tools to improve your soil health and harness its power. The science of soil is explained without the jargon: learn how soil works and how climate change is impacting its health.Get to know your own soil with easy at-home testing, explanations about how soil changes throughout the year, and quick-guides to the types of growing mediums we use in gardening - from composts to house plants, hydroponics to sand gardens. Follow Juliet's advice for gardening for better soil, with tried-and-tested methods for making simple compost, feeding your soil, protecting your soil, and introductions to No Dig gardening, Hugelkultur and rain gardens.Understand how plants help the soil and choose the perfect plants for your soil type.With step-by-step projects, plant profiles and troubleshooting pages - by starting with soil you will not only be gardening in a way that is kind to the planet, but you will also be ensuring that your garden flourishes.Created in collaboration with the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and written by leading garden designer and soil expert, Juliet Sargeant, this is the must-have guide for a thriving garden.
Bio-Dynamic Gardening and Farming
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer lays out the essential practices for successfully operating a biodynamic farm, including the principles behind each technique and practice. He backs up these methods with scientific research and data, as well as his own experience as a farmer and researcher, describing what works and what doesn't. Pfeiffer covers soil qualities, making compost, crop rotation, best planting practices, using biodynamic preparations and sprays, and much more--all with the goal of growing the highest-quality foods by using sustainable methods and working with nature and caring for the earth.Bio-Dynamic Gardening and Farming (Vol.3) includes: A Preliminary Report on Humus Formation in the Root Areas of Plants Under Different Soil ManagementGreen Manuring, Organic Fertilizer, Composting in Spring?Compost Fertilizer on Peas (A Laboratory - Greenhouse Experiment)Raw Material Useful for CompostingComposting and Soil Problems in Southern, Warm and Dry ClimatesA General Review of the Problem of Composting (Composting Again - Small and Large)The Bacterial TreatmentThe Addition of Nitrogen Fertilizers to CompostSeaweedThe Biological Role of the EarthwormThe Earthworm and the ToadMastitis, It's Causes and TreatmentsAnswers to Specific QuestionsA Dynamic Concept of the WeatherDoes Bread NourishPhysical and Etheric EnergiesMoney, and Working for the Work
Nettles and Petals
A compelling call to change the way we think about gardening and growing food, Nettles & Petals by ecological horticulturist and social media sensation Jamie Walton is the only guide you need to make your garden more sustainable.Full of inviting imagery and essential information, this accessible guide provides a holistic and ecological approach to gardening and vegetable growing. With a focus on biodiversity, soil health, and the creation of balanced ecosystems, Nettles & Petals is a must-read for any budding gardener.Join Jamie and the @NettlesAndPetals community on their mission to save the wild plants we often attempt to eradicate from our gardens and learn how to begin growing them in your spaces in a practical way.Dig into must-know topics including: Companion plantingThe wonders of nettles and other weedsThe importance of flowers in the vegetable gardenCircular and ecological garden planningGrowing guides for Jamie's 'top 30' vegetablesSeed saving and sowingUrban and small-scale sustainable gardeningHarvesting, preserving, and sharing produceAn ideal self-purchase or a gift for the green enthusiast in your life, Nettles & Petals is perfect for anyone curious about gardening sustainably.
The Permaculture Garden
Harvest year-round from your bountiful and sustainable fruit and vegetable garden. Huw Richards' ultimate guide to permaculture gardening, outlining the regenerative methods that make gardening easier to do while being more productive. Huw shows you how to expand your growing beyond annual staples like tomatoes and cabbage to perennial fruits and vegetables, berry bushes, and fruit trees. By mixing your planting, gardening with the seasons, and optimizing your garden design, you will create a more beautiful and more sustainable garden that is better for the soil, local wildlife, and your crops - without costing more of your time. The book includes: What to grow: a substantial and comprehensive reference of all the edible plants and flowers you can grow - when to sow, grow, and harvest.Includes perennials that produce every year, maximizing yield for effort as well as introducing new plants to your garden.A permaculture approach: streamline the way your garden operates with ideas on building resilience (for example, how to store water), using vertical space, generating healthy soil, and mixed "polyculture" planting.Aesthetics and environment: how to make your kitchen garden look good year-round by planting ornamental edibles and flowering crops that attract pollinators.Maximizing space: a chapter on spaces helps you grow in shade or a south-facing corner and use pots and climbing varieties up walls and fences to bolster beds and under-cover growing areas. A roadmap for the year ahead guides you through the key moments throughout the four seasons.
For the Love of Plants
Wander through Adam's gardens as he reflects on the plants that have shaped his life. The scents of the lavender and rosemary lining the garden path instantly welcome you to what follows: a wildflower meadow, an ornamental kitchen garden, a shady courtyard, terrace and borders, gravel garden, and woodland walk, taking you on a tour through Adam's Garden. As you go, Adam explains his why, explaining his design and planting choices, drawing on personal feeling and memories as well as years of experience. Plant profiles provide inspiration for your own planting dreams, interspersed with practical know-how on plant care and design ideas to help you create flow and moments of pause using pathways, arches, water features, and pots.
