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A helpful guidebook to growing herbs successfully and safely, with photos included.
Herbs have been used since ancient times both to flavor food and as natural medicines. In this easy-access guide, gardener Gordon Thorburn reveals different types of herb gardens to suit your needs-from those that don't require a lot of attention (mint and rosemary don't need much watering, but basil and the beautiful Vietnamese coriander are very demanding), to classic...
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As the globe warms, everything runs out and people become the willing slaves of small electronic machines, we have our response: the Golden Age of Sheds. We can look out from our sheds and see those unfortunates, the slaves in question, the ones who would rather be stripped naked and whipped through the market square than be separated, for one nanosecond, from their portable telephones and I-thingies, and we can smile.
This book is where the smilers...
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Allotments are enjoying a renewed popularity because people want to know exactly what they’re eating, save money, eat seasonally and save on carbon footprints. As well as men, more and more women are taking up the challenge to create their own sustainable food source with allotments, as well as experiencing the enjoyment of seeing things grow, not just fruit and vegetables, but also flowers. As well as potatoes and sunflowers, exotic plants such...