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This wonderful little book covers everything you need to know about the types of plants known as weeds. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer discusses the different varieties of weeds, how they grow, and what they can tell us about soil health.
The process of combatting weeds is discussed in principle as well as in practice, so that it can be applied to any situation. First written in the 1950s, this is still one of the best overviews of the subject available.
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Nut growing is a branch of agriculture that is little recognized in this country, except in a few favored areas. Many rather great men have given time and labor to study, select, grow and propagate nut trees and spread the gospel of nut growing. They have believed the work to be of great value to agriculture and to the future of the American people. The work is just begun: it will never be finished.
83) Plant Solutions
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Plant Solutions is a brand new contemporary problem-solving guide to finding the right plant for the right place in your garden. Packed with plant suggestions, cultivation notes and companion ideas, Plant Solutions helps you create a suitable and successful planting scheme by finding plants to suit your garden's needs.
This thorough directory will enable you to look up plants based on your needs, whether you have a shady spot, lime soil or an urban...
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- "Con una combinación de datos fascinantes sobre un centenar de árboles e increíbles historias de su importancia para las civilizaciones antiguas, el comercio, las creencias religiosas y paganas, el bienestar y los usos medicinales a lo largo de los siglos, este delicioso y bien documentado libro suscita la curiosidad en cada una de sus páginas". Doctora Alexandra Wagstaffe. Eden Project Learning * "Historias maravillosas e información detallada...
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In Natural Companions, acclaimed garden writer Ken Druse presents recipes for perfect plant pairings using diverse species that look great together and bloom at the same time. Organized by theme within seasons, topics include color, fragrance, foliage, grasses, edible flowers and much more, all presented in photographs of gardens that show planted combinations from a wide variety of climates and conditions. Natural Companions also features more than...
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Learning the art of vertical gardening takes time and this is the ultimate gardening handbook for those wishing to get started.Dean Simpson has crafted a world-class vertical gardening book for you and your needs.Build a beautiful DIY vertical garden and know it is going to look wonderful from all angles.This is the only vertical gardening guide you will ever need!
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Discover how to effectively grow marijuana in any type of environment with no experience required. The secrets to growing cannabis successfully is to completely understand the composition and growth patterns of the various marijuana strains and choosing the correct one for your location. You can grow marijuana from the comfort of your own home using the detailed information contained inside Marijuana Grow Book to create an environment that will allow...
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The author believes gardening in the middle South, where seasons have no definite boundaries but merge imperceptibly, could and should be a year-round pleasure. She takes us through the cycle of seasons, telling which plants are most suitable to which season. The book includes tables giving blooming dates of over eight hundred varieties of plants, which were recorded over a period of years.
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This little book is addressed to those gardeners who love chrysanthemums but who perhaps have not had sufficient experience in growing them to produce them at their best. Complete in its unabridged, original form, extensively illustrated and full of instruction that is as useful and practical today as it was when originally published. Contents include - Introduction And Methods Of Propagation - The Culture Of The Japanese Chrysanthemum - Incurved...
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The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects — and a fair bit of magic.
Folk Tales from the Garden follows the seasons through a year of stories, garden lore and legends. Explore the changing face of nature just outside your front door, from the tale of the Creator painting her birds and the merits of kissing an old toad, to pixies sleeping in the tulips, and an unusually large turnip.
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Janet Lembke loves to garden. But when she moved into her urban home in Virginia, she only had one-eighth of an acre to work with: a small front yard and a small backyard. How she traded a postage-stamp lawn for an edible cornucopia is what this enchanting book is all about.
Lembke joyfully guides us on her gardening journey, in chapters called:
"Tomato Haven"
"The Grass Extermination Project"
"Tools of the Trade"
"How a Garden Grows"
"Herbs"
"Flowers"
"Vegetables"
"Outwitting...
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Garden Rules captures the essence of gardening by providing short, snappy, easy-to-remember tidbits of advice that will help homeowners and wannabe gardeners learn the shortcut rules to being successful. It is just enough of the right information to get started in gardening and enjoy the experience along the way.
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Pruning is the number one anxiety of aspiring gardeners who want to train and stimulate their plants but fear they might kill them. Pruning now joins the hugely successful Collins Practical Gardener series to give you the best tips and techniques for pruning your entire garden, from roses and fruit trees to hedges and topiary plants.
Pruning retains a plant's shape, improves flowering and fruiting, and keeps foliage and stems healthy. This books guides...
95) All My Phlox
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Through colorful, personal vignettes, landscape designer Valerie Strong presents and solves specific landscape problems, including the excavations of her own ponds and the creation of three award-winning gardens. She comments on her natural surroundings, even empty lots and roadsides. Strong examines the neglected infrastructure of landscape design-the growers, carpenters, stone masons, landscapers, and labor force-with sympathy and humor, lifting...
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The Gardener Says invites readers to a festive garden party where guests ranging from Gertrude Jekyll and Henry David Thoreau to Michelle Obama and Michael Pollan share their insights and words of inspiration. Ranging from the humorous to the poignant, these quotes from gardeners, poets, philosophers, and landscape designers highlight both the joys and challenges of gardening-the exhaustion at the end of a long day's work, the satisfaction of seeing...
97) My Tiny Garden
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Think you don't have enough room to green up your act? Not everyone has access to outside space or what we traditionally think of as a garden, but we all have window ledges, doorways, stairways and unloved spots. My Tiny Garden is bursting with exciting ideas and savvy solutions to help you transform any neglected nook into a plant paradise. With mini meadows, blooming balconies and plant-packed pavements, we've unearthed over 25 amazing unconventional...
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It has long been observed, by farmers, gardeners and botanists alike, that from time to time certain plants seem to affect certain other plants growing their near them — both favorably and unfavorably. By taking account of these relationships, farmers and gardeners can improve the quality of food and flowers, reduce losses from pests and disease, drought and frost, and enhance both satisfaction and pleasure in their work and financial profit.
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How To Grow Zucchini: Zucchini is probably one of the easiest and fastest growing vegetables you can grow in your garden, or in a large enough container.
Although they are easy to grow, as with all things, they do have a few preferences. 'How to Grow Zucchini' takes you through the process and gives you the heads up on what to watch out for.
You can grow most zucchini in containers if garden space is limited, and there are so many shapes and colours...
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Cet ouvrage approfondi, paru à l'origine en 1883 constitue un véritable traité des plantes potagères. Abondamment illustré de centaines de gravures et contenant une description détaillée des principaux légumes des climats tempérés. Chaque article est accompagné du nom latin, les synonymes et noms étrangers, et des paragraphes sur l'origine de la plante, sa culture et son usage. Ses 669 pages sont remplis d'informations et anecdote qui...