Nature Crafts
Interior decorating just got a green thumb! Harness the beauty of plants, leaves and foliage--green decor--in this unique collection of 40 nature projects that are fun, easy and inexpensive to make. Six of Japan's leading floral and plant designers offer a range of ideas to turn found and foraged materials into stunning arrangements and displays. With these visionary stylists as your guides, a few materials you already have at home and easy-to-obtain tools, you'll be able to: Create charming glass-encased air plants and spoon-based succulentsWeave, bend and stack leaves and fronds into eye-catching arrangementsStyle your own one-of-a-kind leaf fashion accessories, from corsages to braceletsCreate living jewelry and one-of-a-kind plant handbagsMake a signature leaf tapestry and leaf wrapping paperAnd much, much more!This book features over 250 gorgeous photographs and straightforward, step-by-step instructions that show you how to turn your surroundings into a verdant showcase for nature's beauty.
Gardening Log for Gardening Lovers
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 My Garden Daily Log: - Size 6 x 9 inches- Book with 120 pages- Glossy premium beautiful cover
Foraging for Edible Wild Plants
Foraging for Edible Wild Plants is a practical and attractive guide to the many edible varieties of wild plant that grow all around us. It will appeal to gardeners, botanists, cooks and foragers, and to anyone who wants to control invasive plants and weeds in eco-friendly ways.Wild plants have many virtues. They are: Valuable for wildlife and beneficial insects.Good for the soil - locking in nutrientsHelpful in the accumulation of trace elements in soilHosts for essential mycorrhizal fungi undergroundInteresting and unusual ingredients in cooking Foraging for Edible Wild Plants provides full details of over 50 edible species, with: Illustrated notes on appearance and habitatValuable nutritional informationadvice on how to cook themnumerous recipe suggestions for jams, cordials, pesto, salads and soupsfascinating historical factstips for non-culinary uses such as dyes from nettles and soap from soapwortadvice on controlling invasive species such as knotweed (eat them!)identifying wild plants that are harmful if eatenattractive colour photographs throughout. Foraging for Edible Wild Plants covers both common plants, such as nettle, dandelion, chickweed and ground elder, and less common ones, such as brooklime and wintercress.The author is a qualified dietician and horticulturalist, who puts her troublesome weeds to good use. Put Foraging for Edible Wild Plants on the bookshelf to do the same and welcome some new, plentiful edibles into the kitchen.
Flower Coloring Book
ADULT COLORING PAGES of beautiful flowers, floral designs, and bouquets. Flowers include roses, sunflowers, orchids, peonies, tulips, daisies, butterflies, and more!- Simple flower coloring pages for quick fun, or more complex pages to extend your coloring enjoyment.- RELAX, RESET, and RELIEVE. Coloring pages are designed with stress relief in mind.- REFLECTION. Remind yourself of all the natural beauty out there. A little slice of the world that has never faded in its meaning. Flowers and plants will forever be the symbol of life.This adult coloring book is great for holidays such as: - Mother's Day - Christmas - Easter - Valentine's Day - Birthdays - Anniversaries - Gift exchangesThe perfect spring gift for adults, boys, girls, women, men, or grandparents. A coloring book makes a great gift for any occasion!
Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden
"This gorgeous book expertly gives both experienced and novice gardeners the tools and inspiration they need to start or enhance their gardens." (Library Journal, starred review) "I don't know anyone else with as much experience and knowledge when it comes to designing with bulbs." (Piet Oudolf) Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden is a four-season guide to combining bulbs with perennials and grasses in a loose, nonchalant style, from a leading figure in the New Perennial movement. From the earliest snowdrops to alpine violets, tulips, alliums, late autumn crocuses, and many more, bulbs add interest and color to the garden throughout the year. Renowned naturalistic garden designer, Jacqueline van der Kloet, has mastered a casual, magical technique where bulbs emerge playfully among other plants, as if dancing freely among the perennials and grasses. Both friendly and accessible, the book introduces bulbs as essential to any garden at any scale, inviting in pollinators, providing wonderful pops of color and personality, and extending a garden's bloom time in the shoulder seasons. Readers will find information on: Bulbs basics for beginners, including easy varieties that anyone can grow well Color combinations that will transform the character of any garden How to plan, plant, and care for bulbs in every season, including handy tools to make work easier Tips on naturalizing bulbs so they come back on their own, year after year How planting bulbs directly into grass transforms a lawn (and invites the bees in early spring!) Techniques for layering bulbs in smaller spaces such as containers, balconies, green roofs, and wall-side borders Tips for growing bulbs on the larger scale Perennial partner plants for a standout, integrated garden in constant bloom Also included are lists of Jacqueline van der Kloet's favorite spring, summer, autumn, and winter-flowering bulbs, and case studies of her naturalistic garden designs from around the world, including the Netherlands, Japan, Germany, the UK, and the Lurie Garden in the US, where she collaborated with leading plantsman, Piet Oudolf. Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden provides unique inspiration and expert insight gained from van der Kloet's vast career, using nature as a model. Indeed, growing bulbs in van der Koet's style makes the garden appear as if nature had planted the bulbs herself. It's time to invite more magic into your garden!
Hydroponics
Dive into the fascinating realm of hydroponics, where soil is no longer a barrier to growing thriving plants. This captivating guide explores the innovative techniques and methods of cultivating plants in a soil-less environment, unlocking the potential for year-round harvests and sustainable agriculture.Discover the core principles of hydroponics as you delve into the art of nourishing plants directly with water-based nutrient solutions. Embrace the precise control over environmental factors such as light, temperature, and humidity, allowing for optimized plant growth and accelerated yields. Witness the possibilities that arise when traditional soil limitations are overcome.Explore a variety of hydroponic systems, including nutrient film technique (NFT), deep water culture (DWC), aeroponics, and more. Gain insights into the advantages and considerations of each system, empowering you to choose the most suitable approach for your specific needs and space constraints.Learn about the essential components that make up a hydroponic system, including reservoirs, pumps, grow trays, and growing media. Follow the step-by-step instructions provided to set up your own system efficiently, whether it's a small-scale indoor setup or a larger-scale commercial venture.Unleash your creativity as you select the ideal plants for hydroponic cultivation. From leafy greens and herbs to succulent strawberries and vibrant tomatoes, the possibilities are endless. Gain valuable knowledge on plant nutrition, pH balancing, and nutrient management to ensure optimal growth and vibrant, healthy crops.Embrace the benefits of hydroponics, such as reduced water usage, minimal reliance on pesticides and herbicides, and the ability to grow plants in urban environments and challenging climates. Experience the joy of year-round gardening and the satisfaction of growing your own fresh and nutritious produce, free from soil-borne diseases and contaminants."Exploring the World of Hydroponics" offers a gateway to a sustainable and efficient approach to farming and gardening. Whether you're a novice enthusiast or an experienced grower, this guide equips you with the knowledge and tools to embark on your hydroponic journey with confidence. Embrace the limitless possibilities of soil-less cultivation and unlock the potential to grow plants in a whole new way.
The Cut Flower Sourcebook
Growing flowers for cutting brings the garden indoors and eliminates the air miles associated with shop-bought plants. This book turns the spotlight on perennials and woody plants which return year after year with little effort or waste, offer valuable habitats to garden wildlife, and also bring a more natural quality to arrangements. Flower farmer Rachel Siegfried began her career as an estate gardener in the Cotswolds and in this book she shares her selection of 130 rigorously trialed plants and her garden-led philosophy that together bring such exceptional results. Her exquisite arrangements capture the essence each plant making the most of characterful twists and tendrils, testament to years of expert botanical observation and hands in the soil. Beautiful photographs capture the seasonal diversity and natural ease that are a hallmark of Rachel's work and provide the inspiration to make a cutting garden that can be picked from every week of the year.
The Green Gardening Handbook
Going green in the garden has never been easier with Nancy Birtwhistle's sustainable, eco-friendly tips that will help you make the most of your space, and what it can grow. Whether you have a sprawling garden, a modest patch of grass or just a spare windowsill, The Green Gardening Handbook has over 100 tips will help you embrace the joy of growing and eating from your own garden. This beautifully illustrated guide is packed with advice on everything from composting, clothing and basic equipment to seasonal recipes and guides to freezing, storing and preserving that will help you save money and reduce waste. This practical book from the former Great British Baking Show winner and Sunday Times bestselling author of Clean & Green and Green Living Made Easy is for anyone, green-fingered or not, looking to discover the delights of growing and eating food they've grown themselves. 'Getting out in the garden helps us stay healthy - and it helps our planet too. Mother Nature wants you to succeed, plants actually want to grow - those seeds are there patiently ready and waiting. All we need to do is just have a go.' Nancy x
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.
Farther Afield
In this splendid collection of short essays, gardener, writer, and professor Allen Lacy takes readers on a series of garden excursions, beginning at home. Lacy writes of his experiences with a variety of plants--evening primrose, prairie gentian, sumac, coreopsis, fuchsias, gloriosa lilies--in his own garden in New Jersey. Then he charts his travels to other gardens, in the United States, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands. Final essays in Farther Afield include a discussion of garden writing, profiles of other horticulturists, and humorous pieces on cats and houseplants, and, of course, flamingoes.
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.
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 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.
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.
Survival Gardening
Are you ready to take control of your family's food security? No matter what challenges may come your way, you can ensure that your loved ones are well-fed with the help of this book.Discover the secrets to growing an abundant and healthy food supply right in your own backyard. With proven strategies and expert guidance, you'll learn how to cultivate a thriving garden that can sustain your family's nutritional needs.Whether you have a spacious yard or limited space, this book will show you how to make the most of your resources. From traditional outdoor gardening to innovative techniques like container gardens, vertical gardening, and hydroponics, you'll find the methods that work best for your situation.Imagine the satisfaction of picking fresh, organic vegetables and fruits from your garden year-round. With the knowledge and tips shared in this book, you'll be able to provide your family with a steady supply of nutritious food, no matter the season.Don't wait for a crisis to strike before taking action. Start your journey towards self-sufficiency and food independence today. Get your copy of this book and unlock the secrets to feeding your family no matter what happens.
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)
Stitch Style Country Collection
Create your own beautiful floral table arrangements with expert advice from this team of master florists, brimming with professional expertise and the desire to share it. Featuring over 35 designs in a wide variety of styles, each flower arrangement is beautifully photographed to provide maximum inspiration for your floral designs. Step-by-step guidance on how to create each flower arrangement is given, with tips and techniques for working with silk flowers as well as fresh cut flowers. A helpful techniques section explains all the essential concepts of flower arranging, including soaking foam (oasis), selecting flowers, handling and conditioning flowers, advice on using containers and advice on the best flower arranging tools. The projects in the book are presented in three skill levels so you can start at Level 1 with simple table centrepieces and work up through Levels 2 and 3 to create more ambitious floral designs. There are flower arrangements to suit many different occasions including weddings, Christmas, vintage tea parties, Mother's day, birthdays, family get-togethers, dinner parties and more, in a diverse range of themes and styles including pretty, clean, contemporary, bold, romantic, bright, zen, warm, sculptural and rustic. This book is a fantastic introduction to creating contemporary and beautiful flower arrangements at home, suitable for beginners needing step-by-step guidance and more experienced flower arrangers looking for some fresh ideas and inspiration.
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.
100 Roses for the South Florida Garden
Tried and true varieties for tropical FloridaContraryto common belief, many varieties of roses canflourish in Florida's heat and humidity. A much-needed guide for both homegardeners and landscape professionals, 100Roses for the South Florida Garden equips readers with the knowledge tosuccessfully grow this popular plant in the state's tropical climate. Rose connoisseur Victor Lazzari surveysthe history of the rose; outlines the main classifications of roses; explainshow to best cultivate the flower in the South Florida environment; and offersadvice on designing thoughtful, eco-friendly, visually spectacular gardens withroses in this region. Lazzari then provides an illustrated compendium of 100varieties of roses that work well in South Florida. Each entry contains a beautifulfull-color photograph, a brief history of the rose variety, and notes on thevariety's preferences.Completewith a thorough list of local rose retailers and organizations, this book isfilled with useful information that has previously been difficult for Floridaresidents to locate. New gardeners and dedicated rosarians alike will delightin this approachable, eye-catching resource for finding and growing roses that thrivein the southernmost part of the state.
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.
The Color of Roses
"The roses are glorious! The story of the rose farm, incredible. The photographs by Victoria Pearson, utterly extraordinary."--MARTHA STEWART A unique photographic collection of 300 stunning roses that spans the full spectrum of the flower's shades and hues, creating a breathtaking rainbow that will amaze flower lovers of all kinds. Few flowers come in as many colors as the beloved rose. Curated by award-winning rosarian Danielle Dall'Armi Hahn, who personally owns more than 40,000 roses, the flowers in The Color of Roses were selected not only for their glorious and subtle color combinations but also for optimal availability, repeat blooming, disease resistance, improved vase life, and fragrance. Organized by color, these 300 full-page photos take you on a journey through all the marvelous shades of white, yellow, pink, peach, purple, orange, red, caramel, and even green blossoms--not to mention striped and bicolor. This modern compilation of the world's 300 most beautiful roses includes the essential statistics for each one, including name, plant type and size, breeder, and more to help gardeners, rose lovers, and floral designers discover their new favorite. Roses have been treasured for centuries. They bloom from spring until frost, in virtually all but the most frigid zones and in a great range of varieties to suit every taste. The Color of Roses is the ultimate guide for selecting the perfect color rose for your garden, special event, or floral arrangement.
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.
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
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.
Yates Top 50 Fragrant Plants and How Not to Kill Them!
How to enjoy thriving fragrant plants in your garden, on your balcony or in your courtyard. Smell the roses! Savour the lavender!Sweet, rich orange blossom; heady, aromatic daphne; sharp, refreshing mint; or subtle, alluring roses - nature's perfumes are a wonder. They tantalise the senses, mark the seasons and evoke memories of people, places and occasions.Fragrant plants - from lovely flowers, vines and herbs to showy shrubs and trees - offer some of the purest joys of the garden. And there's a beautiful selection to choose from. Whether you live in the warm tropics or in a cool climate, whether you have a large backyard, a narrow passageway or a compact balcony/courtyard, there's a scented plant to suit your place.This book brings together the top 50 fragrant plants to stimulate your senses. With information about soil needs, feeding and climate, and stunning, inspirational photos, this handy reference puts growing fragrant plants within reach of everyone, whatever your garden space and level of experience.
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.
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.
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
Ranunculus
A centuries-old flower of love has claimed its place in high-end floral shops and wedding bouquets."Consumers now understand that this flower has a great vase life and comes in many different colors. In addition, the available varieties have seen some big improvements in the last years." -- Floral Daily, October 2021In the language of flowers, ranunculus (aka buttercup) is a symbol of seduction, charm, and attractiveness. It was particularly popular for bouquets in the Victorian era and has made a strong comeback as a bloom for modern-day wedding bouquets. It is the flower of the moment, as gardeners, florists, and alpine enthusiasts all over the world embrace the possibilities of this plant once more. From the wild plants of the high mountains to species that thrive in pond margins or flourish in fast-flowing streams; from the familiar golden flower of lawn and meadow to the most popular cultivated forms, buttercups are variable. And though some seem impossibly delicate, many are excellent garden plants.This guide delves into a genus that is widespread and intriguing. Florists' ranunculus, with their sumptuous, layered, tissue-paper petals and myriad colors are prized as an early season alternative to roses and peonies.
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.
Flower Porn
Fresh, artistic and cheeky designs for a new generation of creative florists. Bold, modern and more than a little bit cheeky, Flower Porn ditches the traditional floral bouquets for designer arrangements that you can recreate at home. Kai Kaimins, founder of East London florist My Lady Garden, shows you how to fill your home or office with eye-catching, Instagram-worthy arrangements. By following her flower recipes, you'll unlock the secrets of color theory and get up close and personal with a huge array of blooms, season by season. Complete with an essential chapter on floristry techniques, this book will show you how to choose the best flowers for each arrangement, and prepare each stem to make sure that your bold creations will last. Float into the pages of this flirty flower book to explore: - Four chapters of flower arrangements are arranged by season, with each project presented as a recipe, complete with a food-related heading.- A preliminary chapter will cover the key techniques and processes readers will need to create each flower recipe.- Featuring vivid photography and modern layouts that capture Kai's style and the My Lady Garden aesthetic. There's nothing quite like a bouquet of flowers, and there is absolutely nothing at all like the bouquets, arrangements and stunning displays in Flower Porn to bring beauty to a room. A must-have addition to the library of every flower-arranger - whether you're discovering the art form for the first time, or already a professional florist looking for new ideas for the business, Flower Porn has something for everyone to love. n to bring beauty to a room.
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.
