Author: Ruth Lively
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600853364
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
First-rate gardening pros share their expertise on designing a garden of any size, as well as fundamentals about soil, irrigation, pest control, crop rotation, and more.
Taunton's Complete Guide to Growing Vegetables and Herbs
Author: Ruth Lively
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600853364
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
First-rate gardening pros share their expertise on designing a garden of any size, as well as fundamentals about soil, irrigation, pest control, crop rotation, and more.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600853364
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
First-rate gardening pros share their expertise on designing a garden of any size, as well as fundamentals about soil, irrigation, pest control, crop rotation, and more.
Plants of the Metroplex
Author: Howard Garrett
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292728158
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Contains advice on the proper selection, installation, and maintenance of landscape plants in Texas.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292728158
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Contains advice on the proper selection, installation, and maintenance of landscape plants in Texas.
Fruit Trees in Small Spaces
Author: Colby Eierman
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604691905
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This book covers everything a gardener needs to know about choosing and nurturing the most delicious varieties, including selection, pruning, training, irrigation, and pest and disease prevention. It also includes inspiring ideas for tucking trees into surprisingly small spaces, as well as creative recipes for your incredible harvest. You will want to plant a mini-orchard in every intimate corner.--COVER.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604691905
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This book covers everything a gardener needs to know about choosing and nurturing the most delicious varieties, including selection, pruning, training, irrigation, and pest and disease prevention. It also includes inspiring ideas for tucking trees into surprisingly small spaces, as well as creative recipes for your incredible harvest. You will want to plant a mini-orchard in every intimate corner.--COVER.
Italian Vegetable Garden
Author: Rosalind Creasy
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462917607
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Rosalind Creasy, the ingenue of edible landscaping, does it again with The Edible Italian Vegetable Garden--an invitation to grow and prepare some of the exceptional varieties of produce for which Italian cooking is so justly famous. This beautifully illustrated guide to growing Italian vegetables gives you tips for planting and preparing fantastic varieties of tomatoes, greens, beans, eggplants, artichokes, peppers, herbs and more! Readers will find suggestions on how to grow Italian vegetables in most North American climates, and how to prepare these fresh veggies: antipasti, soups, sauces and sides--from a delicious classic marinara to bread pudding with artichokes--and even preserves. Mouthwatering photos throughout evoke the flavors of these delectable vegetables and dishes, and highlights Italian specialties, such as the greens that grow wild on Italy's hillsides.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462917607
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Rosalind Creasy, the ingenue of edible landscaping, does it again with The Edible Italian Vegetable Garden--an invitation to grow and prepare some of the exceptional varieties of produce for which Italian cooking is so justly famous. This beautifully illustrated guide to growing Italian vegetables gives you tips for planting and preparing fantastic varieties of tomatoes, greens, beans, eggplants, artichokes, peppers, herbs and more! Readers will find suggestions on how to grow Italian vegetables in most North American climates, and how to prepare these fresh veggies: antipasti, soups, sauces and sides--from a delicious classic marinara to bread pudding with artichokes--and even preserves. Mouthwatering photos throughout evoke the flavors of these delectable vegetables and dishes, and highlights Italian specialties, such as the greens that grow wild on Italy's hillsides.
The Beautiful Edible Garden
Author: Leslie Bennett
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 1607742330
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
A stylish, beautifully photographed guide to artfully incorporating organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs into an attractive modern garden design. We’ve all seen the vegetable garden overflowing with corn, tomatoes, and zucchini that looks good for a short time, but then quickly turns straggly and unattractive (usually right before friends show up for a backyard barbecue). If you want to grow food but you don’t want your yard to look like a farm, what can you do? The Beautiful Edible Garden shares how to not only grow organic fruits and vegetables, but also make your garden a place of year-round beauty that is appealing, enjoyable, and fits your personal style. Written by a landscape design team that specializes in artfully blending edibles and ornamentals together, The Beautiful Edible Garden shows that it’s possible for gardeners of all levels to reap the best of both worlds. Featuring a fresh approach to garden design, glorious photographs, and ideas for a range of spaces—from large yards to tiny patios—this guide is perfect for anyone who wants a gorgeous and productive garden.
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 1607742330
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
A stylish, beautifully photographed guide to artfully incorporating organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs into an attractive modern garden design. We’ve all seen the vegetable garden overflowing with corn, tomatoes, and zucchini that looks good for a short time, but then quickly turns straggly and unattractive (usually right before friends show up for a backyard barbecue). If you want to grow food but you don’t want your yard to look like a farm, what can you do? The Beautiful Edible Garden shares how to not only grow organic fruits and vegetables, but also make your garden a place of year-round beauty that is appealing, enjoyable, and fits your personal style. Written by a landscape design team that specializes in artfully blending edibles and ornamentals together, The Beautiful Edible Garden shows that it’s possible for gardeners of all levels to reap the best of both worlds. Featuring a fresh approach to garden design, glorious photographs, and ideas for a range of spaces—from large yards to tiny patios—this guide is perfect for anyone who wants a gorgeous and productive garden.
Edible French Garden
Author: Rosalind Creasy
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462917593
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Learn how to create a lovely French garden and then create delicious dishes with your produce using this easy-to-use French cookbook. In this sumptuous volume, the American master of edible landscaping looks at French vegetables and variations on the traditional French parterre garden, in which edibles are grown right along with flowers in formal settings. This book is a must-have for any gardener interested in the flavors of France. The "Resources" section gives you sources for all you'll need to put in your own French garden. Along with a fascinating history and tour of French gardens, Creasy introduces "cut-and-come-again and other harvesting methods used in France. Along with French gardening techniques the many featured recipes include: Roasted Garlic Spread Cream of Carrot Top Soup Leek and Potato Soup with Sorrel Leeks in Vinaigrette Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce Braised Lettuce with Lemon Thyme And many more!
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462917593
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Learn how to create a lovely French garden and then create delicious dishes with your produce using this easy-to-use French cookbook. In this sumptuous volume, the American master of edible landscaping looks at French vegetables and variations on the traditional French parterre garden, in which edibles are grown right along with flowers in formal settings. This book is a must-have for any gardener interested in the flavors of France. The "Resources" section gives you sources for all you'll need to put in your own French garden. Along with a fascinating history and tour of French gardens, Creasy introduces "cut-and-come-again and other harvesting methods used in France. Along with French gardening techniques the many featured recipes include: Roasted Garlic Spread Cream of Carrot Top Soup Leek and Potato Soup with Sorrel Leeks in Vinaigrette Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce Braised Lettuce with Lemon Thyme And many more!
Edible Asian Garden
Author: Rosalind Creasy
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462917631
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
With beautiful photography and region-specific growing tips, The Edible Asian Garden features delicious recipes and gardening techniques from China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia. With plant information and practical how-to, author Rosalind Creasy takes us on a tour of three of her own successful Asian gardens—one suitable for cool weather, another for warmer weather, and a stir-fry garden—to show the variety of vegetables that can be grown in a range of climates and for a variety of purposes. In "The Asian Garden Encyclopedia," Creasy gives information for 108 distinct varieties of Asian vegetables. Looking for a novel ingredient to add to Friday night stir-fry supper? Why not grow it—the Resources section offers many seed sources for Asian vegetables that are easier to plant than to find at your local market. Finally, in the Recipes section, Creasy presents common Asian ingredients and cooking methods. Featured Asian recipes include: Pickled Ginger Lemon Grass Tea Carrot and Garlic Stir-fry Pea Shoots with Crab Sauce Thai Chicken Soup with Pigeon Peas Vietnamese Salad Rolls Winter Squash, Japanese Style Thai Red Vegetable Curry Vegetable Tempura And many more!
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462917631
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
With beautiful photography and region-specific growing tips, The Edible Asian Garden features delicious recipes and gardening techniques from China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia. With plant information and practical how-to, author Rosalind Creasy takes us on a tour of three of her own successful Asian gardens—one suitable for cool weather, another for warmer weather, and a stir-fry garden—to show the variety of vegetables that can be grown in a range of climates and for a variety of purposes. In "The Asian Garden Encyclopedia," Creasy gives information for 108 distinct varieties of Asian vegetables. Looking for a novel ingredient to add to Friday night stir-fry supper? Why not grow it—the Resources section offers many seed sources for Asian vegetables that are easier to plant than to find at your local market. Finally, in the Recipes section, Creasy presents common Asian ingredients and cooking methods. Featured Asian recipes include: Pickled Ginger Lemon Grass Tea Carrot and Garlic Stir-fry Pea Shoots with Crab Sauce Thai Chicken Soup with Pigeon Peas Vietnamese Salad Rolls Winter Squash, Japanese Style Thai Red Vegetable Curry Vegetable Tempura And many more!
The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food
Author: Joseph Tychonievich
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1984857266
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first graphic novel guide to growing a successful raised bed vegetable garden, from planning, prepping, and planting, to troubleshooting, care, and harvesting. “A fun read packed with practical advice, it’s the perfect resource for new gardeners, guiding you through every step to plant, grow, and harvest a thriving and productive food garden.”—Joe Lamp’l, founder and creator of the Online Gardening Academy Like having your own personal gardening mentor at your side, The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food is the story of Mia, an eager young professional who wants to grow her own vegetables but doesn't know where to start, and George, her retired neighbor who loves gardening and walks her through each step of the process. Throughout the book, "cheat sheets" sum up George's key facts and techniques, providing a handy quick reference for anyone starting their first vegetable garden, including how to find the best location, which vegetables are easiest to grow, how to pick out the healthiest plants at the store, when (and when not) to water, how to protect your plants from pests, and what to do with extra produce if you grow too much. If you are a visual learner, beginning gardener, looking for something new, or have struggled to grow vegetables in the past, you'll find this unique illustrated format ideal because many gardening concepts--from proper planting techniques to building raised beds--are easier to grasp when presented visually, step by step. Easy and entertaining, The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food makes homegrown vegetables fun and achievable.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1984857266
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first graphic novel guide to growing a successful raised bed vegetable garden, from planning, prepping, and planting, to troubleshooting, care, and harvesting. “A fun read packed with practical advice, it’s the perfect resource for new gardeners, guiding you through every step to plant, grow, and harvest a thriving and productive food garden.”—Joe Lamp’l, founder and creator of the Online Gardening Academy Like having your own personal gardening mentor at your side, The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food is the story of Mia, an eager young professional who wants to grow her own vegetables but doesn't know where to start, and George, her retired neighbor who loves gardening and walks her through each step of the process. Throughout the book, "cheat sheets" sum up George's key facts and techniques, providing a handy quick reference for anyone starting their first vegetable garden, including how to find the best location, which vegetables are easiest to grow, how to pick out the healthiest plants at the store, when (and when not) to water, how to protect your plants from pests, and what to do with extra produce if you grow too much. If you are a visual learner, beginning gardener, looking for something new, or have struggled to grow vegetables in the past, you'll find this unique illustrated format ideal because many gardening concepts--from proper planting techniques to building raised beds--are easier to grasp when presented visually, step by step. Easy and entertaining, The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food makes homegrown vegetables fun and achievable.
Rodale Organic Gardening Solutions
Author: Cheryl Long
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN:
Category : Organic gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A collection of questions and answers about gardening problems offers practical and intelligent advice on making a garden an organic success, discussing pests, weeds and design.
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN:
Category : Organic gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A collection of questions and answers about gardening problems offers practical and intelligent advice on making a garden an organic success, discussing pests, weeds and design.
The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Northeast
Author: Marie Iannotti
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604695951
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Grow your own food in the Northeast! Growing vegetables requires regionally specific information—what to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest are based on climate, weather, and first frost. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Northeast tackles this need head on, with regionally specific growing information written by local gardening expert, Marie Iannotti. Monthly planting guides show exactly what you can do in the garden from January through December. The skill sets go beyond the basics with tutorials on seed saving, worm bins, and more. This must-have book is for gardeners in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The southernmost parts of Ontario, New Brunswick, Novia Scotia, and Quebec are also included.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604695951
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Grow your own food in the Northeast! Growing vegetables requires regionally specific information—what to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest are based on climate, weather, and first frost. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Northeast tackles this need head on, with regionally specific growing information written by local gardening expert, Marie Iannotti. Monthly planting guides show exactly what you can do in the garden from January through December. The skill sets go beyond the basics with tutorials on seed saving, worm bins, and more. This must-have book is for gardeners in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The southernmost parts of Ontario, New Brunswick, Novia Scotia, and Quebec are also included.