Edible Wild Plants
Are you interested in discovering new ingredients in nature and want to learn how to harvest them? Do you want to know how to identify these plants in the wild and differentiate between edible and nonedible or toxic varieties? Do you want to take a serious step toward growing your own food and don't know how to get started? If you answered yes to all these questions, this book is for you!This book is dedicated to the world of edible wild plants and the easiest ways to find them in the wild. You'll use it as a comprehensive guide to making the best use of these plants, whether you find them in the wild or growing in your backyard. After reading this book, you will know how to get started with foraging and growing your own vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. In this book, you will: Learn the basic plant identification rules.Learn how to grow your own plants.Understand which parts of a plant are edible and which are poisonous.Discover which plants are best used in cooking.Learn which plant parts can be made into medicine.Turn around your health with the healing power of natural remedies.Learn how to preserve and store edible wild plants.Prepare yourself for using wild plants in survival situations.Even if you can't tell the difference between cilantro and peppermint, you can still become adept at using and preparing herbs. With this handbook, you'll not only be able to identify herbs, but you'll also learn how to prepare them to maximize their effectiveness. It's time to take your first step in a new direction!
A Woman’s Hardy Garden
Love of flowers and all things green and growing is with many men and women a passion so strong that it often seems to be a sort of primal instinct, coming down through generation after generation, from the first man who was put into a garden "to dress it and to keep it." People whose lives, and those of their parents before them, have been spent in dingy tenements, and whose only garden is a rickety soap-box high up on a fire-escape, share this love, which must have a plant to tend, with those whose gardens cover acres and whose plants have been gathered from all the countries of the world. How often in summer, when called to town, and when driving through the squalid streets to the ferries or riding on the elevated road, one sees these gardens of the poor. Sometimes they are only a Geranium or two, or the gay Petunia. Often a tall Sunflower, or a Tomato plant red with fruit. These efforts tell of the love for the growing things, and of the care that makes them live and blossom against all odds. One feels a thrill of sympathy with the owners of the plants, and wishes that some day their lot may be cast in happier places, where they too may have gardens to tend.
The American Gardener
Allen Lacy has gathered together a colorful sampler of American gardening writing from Thomas Jefferson to our own day. Among the fifty-two writers represented are such national treasures as Celia Thaxter, Neltje Blanchan, Elizabeth Lawrence, and Katherine S. White.
A Short History of Flowers
Garden and social historian Advolly Richmond (of Gardener's World) unravels the surprising histories of 60 flowers that shape our gardens. Have you ever wondered where your favorite garden flowers came from? Where their names derived? Or why some cultivars go in and out of favor? Every flower in your herbaceous border has a story, and in this book Advolly Richmond takes you on a tour of the most intriguing, surprising and enriching ones. Tales of exploration, everlasting love and bravery bring these beautiful flowers to life. Advolly has dug down to uncover the royalty, scholars, pioneers, and a smuggler or two that have all played a part in discovering and cultivating some of our favorite species. From the lavish and exotic bougainvillea, found by an 18th century female botanist in disguise to the humble but majestic snowdrop casting a spell and causing a frenzy. These plants have played pivotal roles in our societies, from boom to bust economies, promises of riches, and making fashion statements. These unassuming blooms hold treasure troves of stories. With specially commissioned artworks from award-winning botanical illustrator Sarah Jane Humphrey, which sumptuously bring each flower to life - this is a beautiful compendium for every garden lover.
The Fragrant Flower Garden
Make your garden and home look and smell heavenly with this accessible gardening guide that explains how to grow fragrant flowers outdoors and bring natural scents indoors by creating floral arrangements, scented beauty products, and more. "A practical guide to a life infused with the scent of flowers."--Kelly Smith Trimble, senior editorial director for HGTV and author of Vegetable Gardening Wisdom and The Creative Vegetable Gardener There is nothing like the beauty and scent of a flower-filled garden and home. The Fragrant Flower Garden shows you how to grow flowers that are a feast for the nose as well as the eyes, from a naturally perfumed carpet of sweet alyssum and the warm, spicy scent of gardenia to the heavenly aroma of lilacs. A beautiful garden is one where you can find joy in every sense--literally. The Fragrant Flower Garden makes this dream a reality with garden design guidance for a year's worth of flowers, foliage, and fragrance. Then, reap the wellness benefits of your fragrant flowers through DIY projects such as making floral arrangements, perfumes, tub soaks, and tinctures. Whether you prefer the smell of classic lavender or something more adventurous like chocolate cosmos, The Fragrant Flower Garden opens the door to creating a scented flower garden that is a delight for all.
Home in Bloom
A vivid, inspiring look at the role of flowers and plants in interior design through the stunning, wild work of Ariella Chezar. Home in Bloom celebrates the seamless integration of architecture, light, and natural landscapes into Ariella Chezar's floral designs. Her talent for layering colors and combining improbable wild elements results in arrangements that are as gorgeous as they are dynamic. With each page, Ariella invites us to revel in the inherent drama of nature, encouraging us to infuse our living spaces with beauty and abundance, while fundamentally altering a room's energy through the transformative power of flowers. Organized into chapters that celebrate every room in the home--Welcome, Nourish, Celebrate, Pause, and Wilding--Home in Bloom takes us on a journey through spaces filled with incredible blooms that spark color and light. The arrangements in each chapter are accompanied by detailed captions that inspire us to walk outside and bring the wilds of nature into our own spaces. Filled with hundreds of gorgeous photographs of inviting spaces, this interior design book is full of unique inspiration for any flower lover.
The Cut Flower Handbook
The bouquet-growing bible gardeners have been waiting for! Learn the ins and outs of growing gorgeous blooms at home with professional flower farmer Lisa Mason Ziegler of @gardenersworkshopfarm. Whether you're cultivating fresh-cut bouquets for yourself, family, and friends or for others on a small commercial scale, you'll go from sowing seeds to cutting armloads of colorful, long-lasting blooms with ease. Lisa's unique approach and easy-to-follow advice on multi-season planting and harvesting uses the natural warm and cool weather cycles present in almost all growing regions to maximize cut flower production. This logical and nature-driven method is also a signature hallmark of her super-successful online flower-farming courses, and it's one that translates equally well to both small urban backyards and large rural flower farms. Growing your own cut flowers means you can avoid bouquets laden with pesticides (who wants that on their wedding day?) and you can skip the trips to your local flower shop or grocery store to pay big bucks for a bouquet that has racked up more airline miles than you could ever hope to. Included in this essential cut flower growing handbook are: 50 extensive flower profiles divided into their preferred season of growth. Cool-weather favorites include poppies, snapdragons, and bells of Ireland. Warm-season beauties include zinnias, sunflowers, and celosia. Planting tips for a succession of blooms that carry over from one growing season to the next without any additional work from you.Illustrations showing how to pinch plants for more blooms, how to make your cuts, how to erect support netting to keep your flowers straight and upright, how to dig a planting bed, and more.Over 200 photographs of the best cut flowers for home gardeners to grow, the most effective methods for their care, and the most productive ways to organize them in the garden.Advice on caring for a cutting garden, locating the best planting site, starting plants from seed, making the harvest, prolonging the life of your cut flowers, and so much more!The Cut Flower Handbook is the perfect balance of inspiration and education for anyone interested in bringing more beauty into their lives by growing cut flowers at home.
The Blooming Haven
The Blooming Haven: Cultivating Beauty and Serenity in Your Garden" is a comprehensive guide that willinspire both novice and experienced gardeners to transform their outdoor spaces into thriving havens ofnatural beauty. From expert tips on soil preparation and plant selection to innovative techniques forsustainable gardening practices, this book offers a wealth of knowledge to help readers create their ownpersonal paradise.With stunning photography and detailed instructions, The Blooming Haven" takes readers on a journeythrough the art and science of gardening. Learn how to design captivating landscapes, choose the perfectplants for your climate, and master the art of nurturing and maintaining a flourishing garden throughoutthe seasons.But this book is more than just a practical guide. It explores the holistic benefits of gardening, revealinghow tending to plants can enhance mental and physical well-being. Discover the therapeutic power ofconnecting with nature, reducing stress, and finding solace in the beauty of your own backyard.The Blooming Haven; also emphasizes the importance of sustainable gardening practices. Explore eco-friendly techniques such as composting, water conservation, and attracting beneficial insects to create aharmonious ecosystem that supports biodiversity and minimizes environmental impact.Whether you have a sprawling yard, a cozy balcony, or a few pots on a windowsill, this book offersinspiration and practical advice to suit every space and gardening ambition. Unleash your creativity as youexperiment with colors, textures, and scents, and watch your garden flourish under your loving care.The Blooming Haven; is not just a book; it's a transformative journey into the world of gardening. So grabyour gardening tools, prepare your soil, and let this guide be your companion on the path to creating yourvery own blooming haven.
Grow Your Own Colour
Imagine if you could dye your clothes with homegrown plants...Grow Your Own Colour shows you how to start a dye garden no matter how little space you have, whether it's a window box, balcony or garden. Experience the joy of growing flowers and indigo, and use your plants to naturally dye cloth.Have you thought about natural dyeing but you're worried the colours might fade? Or perhaps you're put off by special equipment you need. This book demystifies the process and will help you get started in the simplest way.If you're a plant lover, then find out how common garden flowers like marigold and cosmos can be used to dye fabric in a variety of shades and patterns. Natural dyes are alive; the hues are beautifully subtle. The art of natural dyeing encourages mindfulness and is a wonderful way to be creative. how to start gardening if you've never done it beforeno-dig gardening methodsstarting seeds indoors vs direct sowing in the groundhow to grow, harvest and dye with 9 different dye plantsthese plants are covered: Japanese indigo, Hopi Black Dye sunflower, French marigold, African marigold, dyer's chamomile, coreopsis, sulphur cosmos, purple pincushion, hollyhock (and a couple of other bonus types of cosmos).harvesting & drying flowerssaving seeds & cross-pollinationdyeing projects for your homegrown flowershow to make patterns on clothbundle dyeing, flower hammering, immersion dyeing (in a dye pot), darkening & painting with iron, modifying the pH of dyedifferent recipes for silk and plant fibreshow to test colour fastness on fabric (i.e. how long the dye lasts)where to buy dried flowers if you just can't wait to grow your own!where to buy seeds (worldwide)
Super Bloom
A super bloom is a natural phenomenon in which climate and conditions align to allow plants to flower in such abundance that they transformthe landscape, bathing it in color. When a super bloom arises, it is a miraculous sight. Super Bloom is a love letter to flowers. It is a manifesto for maximum plants, maximum flowers, maximum beauty. It is perfect for the current time and trends. It also shows how to create your own super bloom.Leading plant specialist Jac Semmler revives the appeal of treasured, old-world, beautiful flowers for the modern garden. This is a comprehensive gardening how-to for beginners and experts alike, including care and growing notes; natural parameters (such as location, climate, and aspect); where to source your plants, with suppliers all over the world; plant biology; soil ecology; tips on harvesting, conditioning, and arranging cut flowers; and more. Innovative, immersive photographs by Sarah Pannell illustrate gardening techniques as well as offering a breathtaking bee's-eye view of the garden. Look out for the incredible array of Planting Partners for each plant; whether you want to plant a garden that flowers in succession, group your plants by height or color, or find flowers with similar growing conditions.Natural beauty nourishes something deep within us. Whether it's seeing a meadow of grasses or wildflowers, marveling at the smell ofa particular rose, or watching tulip heads wilt and drop, these are the moments that make us human, that connect us to the world, and remind us that beauty is everywhere. Super Bloom is a modern gardening classic.
Guide to Native Orchids of Victoria
This comprehensive guide describes the 447 species of wild orchids that occur in Victoria, Australia. This region is one of the richest in the world for its diversity of temperate terrestrial orchids. Orchid diversity in Victoria spans some of the smallest to some of the largest orchids in Australia, from the minute Mallacoota Midge Orchid, with flowers just 2 mm across, to the large King Orchid, with big plants having hundreds of fragrant flowers and weighing many kilograms. Guide to Native Orchids of Victoria includes brief descriptions on all species, enabling their identification in the field. With more than 460 photographs of wild orchids in their natural habitat and distribution maps for almost all species, this guide will delight and inspire anyone interested in orchids. Features: Covers all 447 species of wild orchids occurring in the Australian State of Victoria (as of March 2022).Includes 66 species of distinctive but as yet undescribed orchids that occur in the region.Includes photographs of almost all species of wild orchids occurring in Victoria, including some species never illustrated before.The most comprehensive guide for orchids of Victoria ever produced.
A Sweet Floral Life
Learn how to create exquisite, lifelike sugar flowers and arrange them with fresh blooms in the floral arrangements of your dreams--regardless of season or availability. "A Sweet Floral Life is pure magic."--Ariella Chezar, author of The Flower Workshop and Seasonal Flower Arranging Rising Instagram star Natasja Sadi's floral arrangements have a sumptuous, old-world look straight out of a classical painting. But among the glorious profusion of fresh flowers, there is often a surprise twist: handmade sugar flowers (traditionally used in cake decorating) that are indistinguishable from real ones and last forever. In A Sweet Floral Life, Natasja guides you through her creative process of flower arranging and developing your personal style, along with tutorials for seasonal arrangements, living and entertaining with flowers, and how to photograph flowers. A former fashion designer, Natasja began making flowers out of sugar to honor her African and Indonesian ancestors who worked in the sugarcane fields of Suriname. In A Sweet Floral Life, Natasja provides steps for sculpting sugar flowers, a versatile medium with limitless possibilities--they can be used in fresh floral arrangements, displayed on their own as unique home d矇cor, or used to adorn cakes. And whether it's the middle of summer or the dead of winter, sugar flowers are always in season and always in perfect full bloom. Capture the romance, set the mood, and be swept away by gorgeous and inspiring floral art with A Sweet Floral Life.
Connecticut Gardens
Connecticut Gardens takes readers on a visual tour of some of the state's most breathtaking historic, public, and private gardens. From simple cottage gardens to stunning botanical achievements to sumptuous formal landscapes, this book introduces readers to the glorious gardens created by passionate amateurs, professional designers, and notable luminaries such as Frederick Law Olmsted, Gertrude Jekyll, and Beatrix Farrand. Hear their stories, learn the history and inspiration behindtheir designs, and the benefits of having public gardens. With lush photography and entertaining text, Connecticut Gardens is a delight to the senses and also serves as a useful guide for discovering new gardens to behold.
Sun Flower Gardening Log book
Gardening Logbook helps you keep track of your gardens. Fill in the details and watch your garden grow through the seasons.A logbook helps you monitor the health of your fruit-bearing plants, trees, and shrubs. We all want more fruits and berries (and pretty flowers) in our yards and gardens. Track progress over the growing season with your own gardening logbook.Our Gardening Logbook features: 110 pagesPremium matte cover designPerfectly Sized at 6" x 9"Flexible PaperbackPrinted on high quality paper
American People’s Medicine
Where does one go without health insurance, when turned away by hospitals, clinics, and doctors? In The People's Hospital, physician Ricardo Nuila's stunning debut, we follow the lives of five uninsured Houstonians as their struggle for survival leads them to a hospital where insurance comes second to genuine care. First, we meet Stephen, the restaurant franchise manager who signed up for his company's lowest priced plan, only to find himself facing insurmountable costs after a cancer diagnosis. Then Christian-a young college student and retail worker who can't seem to get an accurate diagnosis, let alone treatment, for his debilitating knee pain. Geronimo, thirty-six years old, has liver failure, but his meager disability check disqualifies him for Medicaid-and puts a life-saving transplant just out of reach. Roxana, who's lived in the community without a visa for more than two decades, suffers from complications related to her cancer treatment. And finally, there's Ebonie, a young mother whose high-risk pregnancy endangers her life. Whether due to immigration status, income, or the vagaries of state Medicaid law, all five are denied access to care. For all five, this exclusion could prove life-threatening. Each patient eventually lands at Ben Taub, the county hospital where Dr. Nuila has worked for over a decade. Nuila delves with empathy into the experiences of his patients, braiding their dramas into a singular narrative that contradicts the established idea that the only way to receive good healthcare is with good insurance. As readers follow the movingly rendered twists and turns in each patient's story, it's impossible to deny that our system is broken-and that Ben Taub's innovative model, which emphasizes people over payments, could help light the path forward.
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To Guide for Perennials
The eighth book in the Guides for the Prairie Gardener series is all about those reliable, grounded plants you can count on: perennials.Perennials are those species whose stems and leaves die back to their crowns each fall, but whose roots remain alive throughout the non-growing months. They include showy flowers like peonies, poppies, lilies, clematis, and lupine, but also edibles like asparagus, fiddlehead ferns, sunchokes, and rhubarb.In this guide prairie gardening experts Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau answer questions likeWhat are the best perennials for building biodiversity in my garden?What's the difference between species, variety, cultivar, and nativar?What kinds of perennials can I grow in containers?When and how do I divide plants once they're well established?How do I keep enthusiastic re-seeders from taking over?Which of my perennial babies need to be brought inside for the winter?The pair dedicate a chapter to perennial vegetables and another to mitigating common pests and diseases. The final chapter is a perennial hall of fame, an extended list of recommended plantings for colour, native species, rock gardens, ground cover, fragrance, spring champions, and all-season displays. Janet and Sheryl give you the information you need to make your perennial garden as successful as you can while promoting biodiversity and creating a healthy habitat for pollinators and wildlife.
Native Plants for Your Maine Garden
Use native plants to beautifully transform your Maine garden in the most environmentally friendly waySavvy gardeners include native plants in their landscaping because they know these species are hardy, disease-resistant, noninvasive, and beneficial to wildlife. Most important for gardeners--they offer natural beauty that ranges from subtle to supremely eye-catching.More than 140 native perennials, grasses, groundcovers, ferns, shrubs, vines, and trees are profiled and pictured in Native Plants for Your Maine Garden, along with advice on choosing the best plants for a variety of locations. To help you get started, there are sample plans for a woodland border and a garden designed to attract birds and butterflies.Other key areas covered by the book include: Plants for dry or wet soilsScreens and hedgesPlants for shade and part shadeDeer-resistant speciesPlants that attract birds and butterfliesSample garden plansDesign principlesPlanting and garden maintenance tipsHardiness zone mapsSources for native plantsThere's no one more qualified to discuss superior native plants for Maine gardens than Maureen Heffernan, former executive director of the acclaimed Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, where native plants thrive in a variety of landscaped settings.
The Little Book of Floriography
Revealing a world of secret messages contained within a single petal. Floriography - the language of flowers - is the ancient art of encoding hidden messages in the type, colour and arrangement of plants, allowing individuals to express emotions and sentiments that they may not be able to articulate through words. Featuring 100 of the most popular and available blooms from around the world, this beautifully illustrated gift book gives the botanical name for each plant, a description of its significance and place in folklore, and the story behind its meaning. It also reveals how floral symbolism has been used over the centuries in literature and art, from Hamlet's Ophelia handing out rosemary 'for remembrance' and pansies 'for thoughts', to Oscar Wilde urging his friends to wear green carnations as a subtle code for homosexuality. The idea that flowers have secret meanings would have been well understood by contemporary audiences - and we are seeing a revival of the practice today. From mimosa - which signifies chastity because its leaves close when touched - to the varied messages encoded within different colours of geraniums, Floriography offers a creative way to convey feelings and can add an extra layer of beauty and significance to a gift of flowers. The flowers in Kate Middleton's wedding bouquet signified love, happiness, gallantry and fidelity. If someone sends you a bouquet of hydrangea and lobelia, beware: they stand for heartlessness and malevolence.
French Blooms
This first book by Sandra Sigman, award-winning floral designer and owner of Les Fleurs, presents arranging flowers in the French style--bouquets that are chic and romantic. As Sandra Sigman learned while living in Paris in her twenties, the French consider each floral arrangement a unique work of art filled with passion, movement, texture, and surprise. In French Blooms, Sigman shares the distinct design principles she learned from her favorite Parisian florist, and offers tutorials, with images and instructions for creating French-inspired arrangements for different areas of the home. Projects include a mantle display in Ironstone gravy boats, compote-style dining room arrangements, powder room posies, and beribboned hand-tied bouquets. With chapters on choosing the right containers--from vintage stoneware crocks to baskets and white ceramic footed vases--and flower care and tools, along with lush photographs, many taken in Paris, Normandy, and Provence, this book is both inspirational and practical. It's also a love letter to France--from Parisian sophistication to the simple grace of provincial life.
Garden Tracker Log
Garden Tracker Log is a amazing way to track your gardening goals for beginners and experienced gardeners.The 120-page logbook is designed to be helpful for both indoor and outdoor gardening of Fruits, Flowers, Vegetable, and Herbs. This simple and straightforward log book includes the following sections: - Gardening Supply info- Fertilizer information- Germination, Planting and Harvesting Dates- Planting and Care instructions- Shopping List for Each Month- Water Requirements and much moreYou can organize and keep track of all your garden projects, record what works and maybe what did not work as well to help you with your future garden plans too.Get your perfect gift today! Garden Tracker Log: - Size 6 x 9 inches- Glossy premium cover- 120 pages
The Artistry of Flowers
Bring beauty in the form of nature into your home and your lifestyle, no matter where you live, through artful floral arrangements, as well as indoor and outdoor flowering plants. The Artistry of Flowers encourages everyone to live with florals and to appreciate their beauty as we appreciate art. Celebrated floral designer Gabriela Salazar teaches us how to look at flowers and understand their characteristics from an artist's perspective. By exploring different shapes, colors, and textures, she shows us how to understand flowers and their living, transitory nature. Drawing on her painting background, Salazar looks at floral arrangements as compositions. She highlights which type of blooms are best for different designs and shares building blocks for floral designs ranging from simple and sculptural to complex and colorful, including arrangements for any mood and different decor. Salazar inspires us to explore our creativity, empowering us to design our own arrangements. Combining philosophical and practical tips, such as appreciating how flowers change over time and working with fragility The Artistry of Flowers is a treatise on flower appreciation. The stunning photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo--known for Rizzoli books such as In Bloom and Eden Revisited--complements Salazar's enthusiastic instruction.
There She Grows Again
This is the second book about the lives of women who have had a plant or plants named after them in the form of a genus or species. The book aims to highlight the contribution made by women to botanical science, where they have been so often overshadowed by men. It details the lives of 16 women who were the wives of well-known plantsmen, 10 members of various royal families and 13 goddesses. For each, there is a short biography including details of why they were chosen to have a plant named after them, followed by information about their plants. The first book, There She Grows, published in 2018 began the story by outlining the lives of 34 'Plants-women', who were either botanists, horticulturalists, plant collectors or botanical artists in their own right.
Floral Design
Master The Art of Livening Up Living Spaces And Special Events With This Unconventional And Powerful Guide To Floral Design.Floral design can be surprisingly difficult. It may look easy at first-since flowers are already beautiful, throwing together a few flowers and making a bouquet should be easy and pleasing to the eye-but that's not often the case. Coupled with the dearth of authoritative information on floral design, it easy to see why a lot of floral patterns may look colorful, but lack depth and a certain something that gives a flower arrangement that conveys a tangible feeling, atmosphere or mood.Unlike other books on floral design, most of which are often outdated and ill-adapted for the tastes of the modern world, Rebecca Wellner and Bo Morgan have teamed up to create a masterpiece on floral design that is as timeless as it's effective.While other books focus on step-by-step instruction on how to create particular floral designs, Wellner and Morgan show you how to actually think about floral design like an expert and intuitively make floral arrangements that are perfect for any and every occasion.Here's a preview of what you're going to discover in this guide: The five basic elements required for breathtaking floral designsEssential floral design tools you need to haveHow to think about colors and matching the right colors for your floral arrangementFoolproof flower identification guide to help you pick the right flowers for any eventMind-blowing floral arrangements for any event and how you can make them...and tons more!Although designed for beginners and jam-packed with creative insights and indispensable techniques, Floral Design: A Beginner's Guide To Floral Arrangements contain a wealth of effective advice that can be implemented by anyone, regardless of skill level.Ready to take your floral design skills to the next level with awe-inspiring arrangements? Scroll up and click the button to purchase now!
Royal Water-Lily of South America
In this 1851 text, George Lawson aims to place before the general reader a popular, yet full and accurate, history of the royal water lily of South America, as well as an account of the water lilies found in the lakes and rivers of Great Britain.
A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators
Few sights are as charming as a hummingbird hovering over cardinal flowers in your backyard or a butterfly lighting on the black-eyed Susans potted on your balcony. Yet pollinators do more than beguile us: they are key to a healthy environment. With many pollinators threatened and their habitats disappearing, gardeners can make a real difference by planting native species that support these amazing creatures. The trick is knowing what species to plant and how to help them thrive. If you're a gardener (or aspiring gardener) in the Northeast, Upper Midwest, or Great Lakes region, this beautiful 4-color guide will become your go-to reference to the most beneficial plants in your area. It includes profiles of more than 300 native plants, featuring lovely illustrations and photos, information on blooming periods, exposure, soil moisture, and good plant companions, as well as how each species supports specific pollinators. You'll learn more about common plants you thought you knew and be introduced to species you may have never encountered before. Blooming flowers, native grasses, trees, shrubs, vines, and plants for rain and pond gardens are all included. White Baneberry, Woodland Strawberry, Boneset, Virginia Mountain Mint, Smooth Aster, and many others may find their way from these pages to your soil. While understanding specific plants is key, so too are growing strategies. Here you'll learn how to prepare your site and find sample garden designs, whether your growing space is an apartment balcony, a residential yard, or a community garden. Throughout, you'll discover the power of plants to not only enrich your personal environment but to support the pollinators necessary for a thriving planet.
Love My Garden Daily Logbook
Our Love My Garden Daily Logbook is a perfect way to track your gardening goals for beginners and experienced gardeners.The 120-page logbook is designed to be helpful for both indoor and outdoor gardening of Fruits, Flowers, Vegetable, and Herbs. This simple and straightforward log book includes the following sections: - Gardening Supply info- Fertilizer information- Germination, Planting and Harvesting Dates- Planting and Care instructions- Shopping List for Each Month- Water Requirements and much moreYou can organize and keep track of all your garden projects, record what works and maybe what did not work as well to help you with your future garden plans too. Love My Garden Daily Logbook: - Size 6 x 9 inches- 120 pages- Glossy premium cover
Seventh Edition (PMBOK Guide)
PMBOK(R) Guide is the go-to resource for project management practitioners. The project management profession has significantly evolved due to emerging technology, new approaches and rapid market changes. Reflecting this evolution, The Standard for Project Management enumerates 12 principles of project management and the PMBOK(R) Guide - Seventh Edition is structured around eight project performance domains.This edition is designed to address practitioners' current and future needs and to help them be more proactive, innovative and nimble in enabling desired project outcomes.This edition of the PMBOK(R) Guide: Reflects the full range of development approaches (predictive, adaptive, hybrid, etc.);Provides an entire section devoted to tailoring the development approach and processes;Includes an expanded list of models, methods, and artifacts;Focuses on not just delivering project outputs but also enabling outcomes; andIntegrates with PMIstandards+(TM) for information and standards application content based on project type, development approach, and industry sector.
Garden Daily Logbook
Garden Daily Logbook is a amazing way to track your gardening goals for beginners and experienced gardeners.The 120-page logbook is designed to be helpful for both indoor and outdoor gardening of Fruits, Flowers, Vegetable, and Herbs. This simple and straightforward log book includes the following sections: - Gardening Supply info- Fertilizer information- Germination, Planting and Harvesting Dates- Planting and Care instructions- Shopping List for Each Month- Water Requirements and much moreYou can organize and keep track of all your garden projects, record what works and maybe what did not work as well to help you with your future garden plans too.Get Your Copy Today! Features Garden Daily Logbook: - Size 6 x 9 inches- Glossy premium cover- 120 pages
Tulips
This fascinating celebration of the tulip reads like a "very smart love letter to cultivating beauty" and features 40+ vintage-inspired full-color botanical illustrations (Seattle Times). "Delightful...Next time you are lucky enough to be someone's houseguest, consider arriving with a bouquet of either one of the Little Book of Flowers." --The New York Times After a drab winter, tulips triumphantly emerge from the spring garden, a colorful symbol of rebirth. These humble bulbs have been celebrated, stolen, carried across oceans; at times they have been considered as precious as rubies. Happily for us, these days they are affordable luxuries--and easy to grow as well. This charming little hardcover book includes: 40+ full-color botanical illustrationsbasic botany and historyeverything you need to know to grow gorgeous blooms in the gardentips for creating beautiful arrangementsquotes, lore, and notable gardens and growersLike a bouquet of tulips, this book is the perfect hostess gift or Mother's Day present for gardeners and flower lovers. It's part of the collectible mini gift book series Little Book of Natural Wonders.
The Language of Flowers 1550-1680
Offering a new insight into the evolution of the Language of Flowers, Rachel Henry's book contains meanings given to 389 flowers in the 16th and 17th centuries together with additional nuances that were added to the messages by the coloured threads used to tie the bouquets.The heyday of the Language of Flowers was in the 19th century. But, as Rachel Henry's discovery of five long-forgotten books published between 1558 and 1671 shows, it was being used centuries earlier by the French upper classes to send loving, critical and even raunchy messages.As well as the lists of meanings, The Language of Flowers 1550-1680 investigates the predominant Victorian theory about the origin of floral dictionaries, looks at contemporary arguments for and against, and puts forward some new suggestions as to how the Language of Flowers evolved.Additional details are given for individual plants, including current scientific names, descriptions, folklore and history.This is the first book in a series about the Language of Flowers.
Southwest Foraging Handbook
If you think to have seen it all and are bored, welcome to Southwest.- AnonymousThe landscapes of the Southwest, which consist of arid deserts, red rock landscapes, rugged mountains, and natural wonders like the Grand Canyon make it unique and breathtaking. Here plants like cactus, sagebrush, and yucca are commonly found because they can adapt to small amounts of water.If you are a beginner looking for a colored guide with excellent photographs for an exciting learning journey, you are at the right place!This book talks about Edible plants and mushrooms of three Southwestern states : TexasArizonaNew MexicoWhat would you discover inside: Colored Interior200+ Photos50+ Plants and Mushrooms30 RecipesIf you are looking for a short, crisp, and visually pleasing account of all Foraging steps concerning Texas, Arizona & New Mexico, this is where you land!The topics covered are: IntroductionForaging in Texas, Arizona & New Mexico: What's Legal and Not.Chapter 2: Ethical ForagingWhy Forage-BenefitsForaging in Texas, Arizona & New Mexico: Where to ForageWhat to Forage: Meet 50+ Wild Edible plants, Mushrooms, and Trees in Texas, Arizona & New MexicoChapter 6: Storing Foraged GoodsLet's Cook: 30 Edible Wild Plant RecipesConclusionAppendix - Foraging Tips, Foraging Classes & Tours, Mushroom Identification Logbook PagesYou can only head out right into the woods with proper guidance and someone experience. But you can quickly become a foraging pro with direction, support, and expertise.So what are you waiting for?"Add to cart" this concise, crisp, and to-the-point book to start your journey towards Southwest Foraging!
Rose
This is a youth book about the phases of Roses. It is geared at assisting youth with learning about the scientific aspects of the sand with an appreciation for nature and the seasonal phases. While reading this book, young people will attain a vocabulary and phonetic scheme that will enable them to perform well in spelling tasks and phonetic reading expression.
Roses for English Gardens
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Lilies for English Gardens
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The art of Modeling Flowers in Wax
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The art of Modeling Flowers in Wax
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Chrysanthemum
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Book of the Carnation
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Flower Grouping in English, Scotch & Irish Gardens
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Wild Garden
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Nature on the Doorstep
Nature on the Doorstep reveals the simple pleasures of paying attention to the natural world in one's own backyard over the course of a year. In weekly letters, Angela Douglas shares the joys and curiosities of a decidedly ordinary patch of green in upstate New York cultivated through the art of "strategic neglect"--sometimes taking a hand to manage wildlife, more often letting nature go its own way. From the first flowers of spring to cardinals singing in the winter, Douglas shows us the magic of welcoming unexpected plant and animal life into one's backyard. A paean to the richness we find when we stop to look and let be, Nature on the Doorstep celebrates the role humble backyards play both in conservation efforts and in an expanded appreciation of the living world.
The Royal Water-Lily of South America, and the Water-Lilies of our Own Land
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Flower Arranging for Beginners
Your ultimate guide to building beautiful bouquets Flowers are a gorgeous gift from nature! They can boost your mood or brighten a room--and custom flower arrangements are an amazing way to express yourself as you bring the beauty of the outdoors in. With this beginner's guide to flower arranging, you'll discover the secrets to matching colors and styles and creating a cohesive aesthetic that transforms your favorite flowers into stunning centerpieces. Gather your materials --Discover what it takes to assemble a healthy bouquet, from assessing and preparing flowers to the right tools, and choosing a vase or vessel. Explore floral design --Learn about the artistic elements that help create eye-catching arrangements, like color scheme, texture, harmony, and scale. Get ready to arrange --Experiment with 25 classic and contemporary arrangements that feature vivid illustrations and simple, step-by-step instructions to ensure success. Liven up your space with this beginner-friendly flowering arranging book .
The New Innovative Art Of Preserving Fresh Flowers & Foliage NOW You Can MASTER The TRADE SECRETS To PRESERVE LUMINOUS FLOWERS To Remain Freshly Hydrated & Petal Soft For Years, Rather Than Days
STOP TIME & KEEP YOUR FLOWERS FRESHLY HYDRATED & PETAL SOFT FOR YEARS, RATHER THAN DAYS!What The Book Offers NATURAL EARTH FRIENDLY TRADE SECRETS to Preserve Luminous Flowers that will make your moments last a LIFETIME. If you're a lover of foliage and flowers but are sad to see them sag, this is the book for you. It's always a wonderful feeling to receive a beautiful bouquet, refresh a room with a burst of color or to walk down the aisle with some flowers in your hands. There's nothing more depressing than seeing them fade, cloud the water and after only a few days, curl up and die. This book offers the solution - without any harsh toxic chemicals. Throughout the course of her life, the Author has been a lover of all things floral and foliage based. Her passion was for nature and preserving it in every way possible. It begged the question; how can we make cut flowers last without putting toxic elements back into the world that provided them? It took many years, and many failed attempts, but finally she came up with a simple, Eco-Friendly way to keep her blooms in full eye-popping color, lasting for years and as silky soft as the day they were picked. And now, this formula is available to you, along with the simple, step by step guide to do it yourself. So, save your wallets and your flowers, by picking up this read today. The goal of this book When beginning this journey, the Author intended to save herself, and her flowers, from the endless cycle of pluck, present, and perish. Working with flowers for so long, she was well aware of the old-fashioned ways to set flowers. The problem was that these antiquated methods were awful for the environment, caustic to the skin and even after all that, the flowers became dull and crispy - shedding their glory and pollen across the floor in a never-ending mess. She knew she had to do something, but not giving up her flowers. Once she had perfected it, she finally found a way to preserve her joy, for herself and for her customers. But, like a pretty poesy, she knew that simple pleasures like that had to be shared. Nature should be available for everyone to enjoy. And thus, from a little seed, grew this book, here to give you the gift of perfectly hydrated preserved flowers in any style you want. It isn't a technical book; the ingredients don't cost the earth (in either way) and the instructions are easy to follow; so easy that even a teenager can craft without the overwhelm. This is a book, not just for industry professionals, but for the everyday man and woman who can appreciate the soft hydrated touch of a pretty petal and smile. You don't have to worry about FRESHNESS because it's LOCKED IN right from the moment you preserve your cut flowers. It contains high-quality ingredients, which are Eco-Friendly proprietary technology, "SMART WATER LOVING HYDROPHILIC SOLUTION SOLVENTS", that LOCKS IN MOISTURE, and the active ingredients deeply penetrate through the flowers for best possible results!
The Flower Garden (Calendar)
Martin Doyle and Leonard Gale's 1835 text lays out for the home gardener a month-by-month guide to the tasks associated with the culture of flowers.
Practical Camellia Culture
Robert Halliday's 1880 work is a hands-on guide to the culture of the Camellia japonica, the flower that became the state flower of Alabama and a favorite of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (England), and Coco Chanel.
Hardy Flowers
William Robinson presents descriptions of ornamental, hardy, herbaceous, alpine, and bulbous plants with directions for their culture and arrangement.
Amateur Orchid Cultivators’ Guide
H.A. Burberry's 1900 reference is a complete source of information for the amateur orchid cultivator.
