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THE GALANTHOPHILES tells the story of the lives of prominent snowdrop devotees from 1854 to 2014, accompanied by beautiful photographs and illustrations.

A fun, accessible, illustrated guide to easily growing and caring for the top 50 houseplants, from succulents to indoor bloomers.

Bioactivated charcoal - called biochar - can dramatically improve soil quality, and this first book on gardening with biochar addresses how to make it at home and use it to increase soil's biological activity and water-holding capacity.

More than 150 recipes for making the most of your home-grown fruit and vegetables - from warming soups and bakes to vibrant summer salads and tangy preserves.

This lavishly photographed book from renowned floral designer Ariella Chezar provides step-by-step instructions for 39 seasonal floral arrangements and projects that celebrate the splendor of flowers, the bounty of the changing seasons, and the wild beauty of nature in your home.Just as fruits and vegetables taste best when they are harvested locally and seasonally, flowers that are picked close to home and at their peak reflect a true connection to time and place. Nature does not deliver its harvest all at once--each season has its stars and Ariella Chezar, author of The Flower Workshop, shows you how to make the most of them. Seasonal Flower Arranging follows Mother Nature''s lead to create dazzling arrangements from the distinctive gifts of the changing seasons, from a charming spring bouquet for Mother''s Day to a bold garland for a summer wedding, and from a bounteous Thanksgiving table to a wintery holiday wreath. There are arrangements for seasonal holidays, special occasions, or just everyday life featuring tulips, roses, peonies, dahlias, and other flowers that are easily found at farmers'' markets, local shops, or grown in your own backyard. The book includes detailed instructions on how to re-create 39 floral designs, plus the inspiration and techniques to allow you to create your own original art out of nature.

Within the spatial design disciplines, research through design as a tool and practice has often been neglected. This book provides a much-needed companion to the theories, methods and processes involved in using design-based research in landscape, architecture and urban design.

This book shows you how to use the latest practices of high-density patio gardening to grow delicious vegetables, herbs and fruits in containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets. Container Vegetable Gardening features 35 easy-to-follow themed container projects plus a plant guide to 34 popular crops.

This volume discusses gardens as designed landscapes of mediation between nature and culture, embodying different levels of human control over wilderness, defining specific rules for this confrontation and staging different forms of human dominance.

Following her previous two bestselling volumes, Liz Cowley returns with a new collection of 140 humorous cameos inspired by gardening quirks in her accessible, witty style - the perfect thing to have to hand during a tea-break!

Making the ordinary small garden into an extraordinary living space.

This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on the most common herbs from around the world. Many of these plants grow wild in Britain and other parts of Europe, and can also be cultivated in gardens. The guide additionally includes exotic but commonly used species such as Vanilla, Cloves, Cinnamon and Star-anise.More than 180 herbs are included, all of which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks that show details of the flowers and leaves, roots and bark where applicable, and growth habit of each plant. A concise written account covering culinary, medicinal and other uses, size, description, habitat and distribution appears on the same page.The easy-to-follow layouts and superb artworks aid quick and accurate identification, making this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information. To protect it against the elements in the field, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. Also included is a fold-out insert with at-a-glance illustrations showing herbs grouped by colour.Renowned natural history artists Christine Hart-Davis, Bridgette James and David Sutton painted the illustrations.

Create low-cost, low-maintenance flower-filled plots around the yard that provide habitat for pollinators, reduce mowing, and address problem areas with special plantings for shady, damp, erosion-prone, or deer-susceptible spots.

Parents seeking simple ways to get their kids back to nature will delight in Nature Play at Home, a hardworking and inspiring guide filled with ideas for incorporating natural materials and play structures into yards of any size.

A vibrantly colourful selection of watercolours and gouaches of 28 exclusive and inspiring gardens around the world by painter Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff

Twenty riotous gardens, extraordinary plantings and green spaces, all set against the backdrop of the distinctive Australian landscape.

A weed is simply a plant in the wrong place at the wrong time. But while no gardener wants their patch full of unwelcome invaders, even the worst weeds have their good points - they may be edible, attract bees and butterflies, have medicinal or other useful qualities, or be associated with ancient practices, myths and folklore.

Packed with useful tips and delicious recipes from a slew of experts, Weed covers smoking, cooking, and growing cannabis, as well as proper stoner etiquette and a guide to must-visit destinations around the world.

Lavishly illustrated with photographs taken throughout the seasons, this book not only provides a fascinating historical overview but also offers a practical guide to the Oxford Botanic Garden and its work today. Featuring a map and a historical timeline, it is guaranteed to enhance any visit, and is also a beautiful souvenir to take home.

Home-grown remedies for all kinds of ailments and injuries, especially those sustained while gardening.

Gordon Campbell embraces the beauty and practicality of gardens in their many forms, in history and culture across the world. He also look at variations on the modern garden, including the suburban garden, the city garden, the guerrilla garden, and the vegetable garden, and considers the future of gardens.

This photographic identification guide to the 280 native and introduced species of garden flower most commonly seen in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is perfect for resident and visitor alike.

Whether you fantasise about having a whole orchard, just a cherry tree in a pot, or even the perfect apple pie, this comprehensive guide provides all the information and inspiration you need. As well as sharing essential cultivation advice and delicious recipes, it also explores the traditions of fruit growing alongside the histories of fruits.

An attractive, durable, easy-to-use guide to plant care which will be referred to over and over again and will stand the test of time

Kitchen Garden Techniques presents every skill needed to grow fresh, tasty, healthy organic food: from soil preparation to crop preservation, selecting to saving seed, digging to drying.

A clear and beautifully illustrated guide to gardening techniques and plants for your allotment by the award-winning gardeners.

The Wildlife Pond Book is a captivating piece by the renowned author, Mr. Jules Howard. Published in 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, this book takes the readers on an engrossing journey into the natural world. The book delves into the intricacies of wildlife ponds, bringing to life the enchanting ecosystem that thrives within them. Written in the English language, this book is a must-read for nature enthusiasts and those who appreciate the finer details of the world around them. The Wildlife Pond Book is not just a book; it's an experience that leaves you with a newfound appreciation for the beauty and complexity of nature. Dive into the mesmerizing world of wildlife ponds with this masterpiece from Mr. Jules Howard.

A vertical garden can run the gamut from a simple arrangement of flowers in a large container on a deck to an elaborate display of strawberries and geraniums amid climbing peas and vines of small squash growing up a backyard fence. Any upright structure that can support vegetables, fruits, herbs, or flowers, whether these plants are in containers or in the ground, can be used in vertical gardening. Although vertical gardening is of particular interest to apartment dwellers and to city residents with limited yard space, it's also used by suburban and rural gardeners to grow vining plants up supports, so valuable space can be freed up for root crops. Gardening expert Jason Johns offers examples of many types of vertical gardens and gives suggestions for the most appropriate plants to grow vertically. He also gives tips for how to plan a vertical garden to take advantage of sunlight, allow for easy watering and care, and provide protection from wind and insect damage. Included are many photographs illustrating innovative and creative vertical gardening containers and arrangements.

Living with Air Plants is the perfect introduction to the world of Tillandsia and the many ways they can be used to design and upgrade your home or work space. It is the work of a prominent horticulturist and a design, lifestyle and gardening expert from Japan, and displays a wonderful Japanese design aesthetic and attention to detail.