A tour of a beloved botanic treasure that’s “brimming with ideas for every home garden”—includes photos ( The New York Times ). For gardeners, inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. Perennial enthusiasts around the world might be surprised to find their muse in the middle of a bustling city. Lurie Garden, a nearly three-acre botanic garden in the center of Chicago’s lakefront in Millennium Park, is a veritable living lab of prairie perennials, with a rich a...
Releasedatum: 2014-04-14 85,00 kr
By following the instructions in this book, you will become the manufacturer of an idea. This book is an instruction manual for a product that only exists if you build it. Here are the instructions. I have designed this device so that you can produce your own food, using some inexpensive IKEA® boxes and the directions in this book. This system uses hydroponics, a farming technique that can be used to grow plants in water instead of soil. The reason for using hydroponics is very simp...
Releasedatum: 2013-05-09 45,00 kr
Inside of Bonsai Trees is everything we could think of to make your life easier. We’ve included sections such as the history, what tools to use when caring for Bonsai, which Bonsai is right for you, and much much more! If you’ve had any long lasting confusions about Bonsai Trees and want to learn how to care for them, then this book is the one for you!
Releasedatum: 2012-10-17 5,00 kr
The Japanese and Chinese have been creating bonsai trees for centuries and it is now an internationally popular pastime. This compact and stylish guide will provide everything you need to know to grow bonsai successfully, including shaping with wires, watering, seasonal maintenance, tackling common ailments, choosing the right container, feeding and repotting. A directory of over 90 of the most popular species, illustrated with beautiful photographs, will enable you to find the tree that is righ...
Releasedatum: 2014-09-08 35,00 kr
Japanese gardens have a clearly defined style, one that appears highly controlled and with a precise arrangement of content. The style is immensely popular and particularly appealing to the western world, with its calm and restful arrangements of tightly clipped and minimal planting, carefully placed rocks, elements of water, and raked gravel. Such gardens invite quiet contemplation with their studied and harmonious balance of elements. More than 420 specially shot photographs of inspirati...
Releasedatum: 2012-10-10 5,00 kr
The Art and Practise of Bonsai conjures an aura of mystery and wonder that draws many first-time enthusiasts to it. Until the 1990s and the onset of the Internet, bonsai enthusiasts were few and far between. Information was very scarce and only available in a handful books written by Western 'Bonsai Masters' who had worked in isolation for many years. There was a lot of trial and error on the part of both these 'Masters' and enthusiasts. This trial and error period didn’t necessarily lead to g...
Releasedatum: 2013-05-22 55,00 kr
How often do I need to water my Bonsai tree? Should I prune my tree? Although caring for a Bonsai tree is not nearly as difficult as most people believe, you need to learn about some basic techniques in order to keep your tree thriving. Our beginners guide contains all the essential information you need in order to succeed. It covers the basic techniques, well illustrated with over two hundred images, and explains everything you need to know in an understandable way. The book includes: - O...
Releasedatum: 2020-04-01 55,00 kr
Det här är boken som klart, tydligt och instruktivt beskriver hur man går tillväga med beskärningen av träden i trädgården. Lämpliga redskap, beskärningens grunder, uppbyggnads- och underhållsbeskärning, föryngring av gammal trädgård allt finns med. Avsikten med den här boken är att ge dig som trädgårdsodlare lite mer kött på benen. Här vill vi dela med oss av goda råd och tips om hur du ska kunna beskära träd i trädgården på bästa sätt.
Releasedatum: 2014-05-19 39,00 kr
If you want a hobby that takes a lot of time and patience, but will leave you with a huge reward, then growing and sculpting Bonsai trees may be just the hobby you need. The art of taking a simple Bonsai sapling and molding it to your desired look and feel , will give you a beautiful reward and a piece of art you can truly be proud of. The term bonsai literally means plant in a pot or tray planting. Bonsai however is so much more than just a plant in a pot however. The goal of bonsai is to...
Releasedatum: 2012-11-21 25,00 kr
A concise and accessible introduction to the principles and practice of permaculture in temperate climates – in the city, the country and on the farm – that also explores ways of recreating communities. This mini classic has sold more than 15,000 copies, been translated into several languages, and has inspired thousands across the globe. Updated 5th edition.
Releasedatum: 2009-05-01 Genre:Livsstil och heminredning 39,00 kr
A very practical, down-to-earth primer with step-by-step guides packed with diagrams and illustrations for permaculture garden projects: includes mulching, mandala gardens, raised beds, ponds, walls, cold frames, animal tractors, a solar still, hothouses, a haybox cooker, farming earthworms, tractor tyre ponds and DIY fertilisers.
Releasedatum: 2012-01-12 Genre:Livsstil och heminredning 39,00 kr
Monty Don made a triumphant return to our screens as presenter of Gardeners' World . A firm favourite with viewers, Monty's infectious enthusiasm for plants, attention to the finer details of gardening technique and easy charm have seen the ratings soar. Here Monty invites us into the garden at Longmeadow, to show us how he created this beautiful garden, and how we can do the same in our own. Following the cycle of the seasons, Gardening at Longmeadow will introduce readers to the garden from th...
Releasedatum: 2012-05-31 209,00 kr
Learn how to maintain your Ficus Bonsai tree with the "Ficus Bonsai Guide". Ficus plants are incredibly popular Bonsai trees, sold at many stores and online shops. They are strong trees, do well indoors, and are very suitable for beginners at the art of Bonsai. But how do you keep your tree alive? And how can you maintain its shape? The "Ficus Bonsai Guide" explains the care guidelines, cultivation and design principles for the Ficus. It includes over a hundred photos and explains techniques inc...
Releasedatum: 2018-03-01 29,00 kr
This book provides a step-by-step guide to successfully cultivating cannabis and an informative read about all aspects of this healthful plant. It is not a gardening tips book, but a guide to help you through each stage of a project that is not rocket science, but has it's pitfalls. Additionally, this ebook serves as a reference/guide to the overwhelming jargon you will run into if research the topic online, for example: What are HPS, CFL, and LED lighting? What is the significance of light cycl...
Releasedatum: 2012-08-16 75,00 kr
Bonsai. The ancient Japanese tradition of growing beautiful and manicured plants in tiny containers. The tradition is gaining popularity and is becoming a must have in traditional and contemporary home decode. Why spend tons of money on bonsai trees when you can grow and maintain them at home, cheaply? This information packed guide will appeal to beginners and experts alike. Learn about: -Choosing the right type of plant for you -How to use clamping and defoliating to give you ...
Releasedatum: 2012-11-07 25,00 kr
A detailed and comprehensive guide for growing and using gourmet and medicinal mushrooms commercially or at home. “Absolutely the best book in the world on how to grow diverse and delicious mushrooms.”—David Arora, author of Mushrooms Demystified With precise growth parameters for thirty-one mushroom species, this bible of mushroom cultivation includes gardening tips, state-of-the-art production techniques, realistic advice for laboratory and growing room construction, tasty m...
Releasedatum: 1993-12-01 149,00 kr
SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD PHOTOGRAPHY TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A fabulous, bonsai-filled book' Daily Mail The complement to the BBC2 series, Japanese Gardens : written by the nation's favourite gardener Monty Don, and beautifully produced with over 200 original photographs from Derry Moore. Traditional Japanese gardens combine aesthetics with ethics in a perfectly curated celebration of nature. A Japanese garden is the natural world made miniature: rocks represent mountains, ponds repr...
Releasedatum: 2019-05-16 49,00 kr
This updated third edition of the best-selling gardening book in North America continues to inspire with planting charts, growing tips, and the know-how you need to grow more veggies than ever before. Since Square Foot Gardening was first introduced by Mel Bartholomew in 1981, this revolutionary way to grow vegetables has helped millions of home gardeners enjoy their own organic, fresh produce in less space and with less work than traditional row gardens. New and experienced gardeners will love ...
Releasedatum: 2018-11-13 109,00 kr
Mossa är en vanlig växt i svenska skogar, här går att hitta ungefär tusen olika arter! Men trots sin skönhet har mossor ännu inte fått den uppmärksamhet de förtjänar. Mossa är en modern trädgårdsbok för alla som vill lära sig mer om att skapa med mossor. Förutom handfasta och kreativa tips på designprojekt, odlingsmetoder och skötsel får vi följa med till några av de bästa mossträdgårdarna i Japan och USA och möta människor som delar med sig av sin passion för de...
Releasedatum: 2018-03-15 115,00 kr
'Lavish ... a celebration of the history and enduring romance of Islamic gardens' Washington Post As seen on the highly acclaimed BBC2 series Monty Don's Paradise Gardens , a glorious celebration of the richness of Islamic culture through some of the most beautiful gardens on earth. In the Islamic tradition, a garden with its central elements of water, the scent of fruit trees, and places for rest and reflection, celebrate heaven on earth. Paradise gardens play a central role in everyday life in...
Releasedatum: 2018-03-22 105,00 kr
One of our finest writers on one of her greatest loves. Jamaica Kincaid's first garden in Vermont was a plot in the middle of her front lawn. There, to the consternation of more experienced friends, she planted only seeds of the flowers she liked best. In My Garden (Book) she gathers all she loves about gardening and plants, and examines it generously, passionately, and with sharp, idiosyncratic discrimination. Kincaid's affections are matched in intensity only by her dislikes. She loves spring ...
Releasedatum: 2001-05-15 105,00 kr
Sepp Holzer farms steep mountainsides in Austria 1,500 metres above sea level. His farm is an intricate network of terraces, raised beds, ponds, waterways and tracks, well covered with productive fruit trees and other vegetation, with the farmhouse neatly nestling amongst them. This is in dramatic contrast to his neighbours’ spruce monocultures. In this ebook, Sepp shares the skill and knowledge acquired over his lifetime. He covers every aspect of his farming methods, not just how to create a...
Releasedatum: 2010-11-07 105,00 kr
AOS Orchid Culture Volume 1 is the first seven American Orchid Society Orchid Culture sheets formatted for the iPad; featuring beautiful Orchid photography by Greg Allikas. These popular documents have been at the foundation of AOS orchid education for more than a decade and provide orchid culture information in a convenient, concise interactive format. Orchid culture information included in this volume: • Catasetum • Cattleya • Cymbidium • Dendrobium • Lycaste • Masdevallia • Milt...
Releasedatum: 2012-02-09 15,00 kr
"Contrary to general belief, there is no federal law against growing P. somniferum."— Martha Stewart Living "Regarded as 'God's own medicine,' preparations of opium were as common in the Victorian medicine cabinet as aspirin is in ours. As late as 1915, pamphlets issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture were still mentioning opium poppies as a good cash crop for northern farmers. Well into this century, Russian, Greek, and Arab immigrants in America have used poppy-head tea as a mild sedat...
Releasedatum: 2009-10-01 139,00 kr
“Few books have grabbed my attention as dramatically as this one—because it’s ultimately do-able for thousands of would-be food and farm healers.” —Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods Making a living wage farming without big capital outlay or acreages may be closer than you think. Growing on just 1.5 acres, Jean-Martin and Maude-Helene feed more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and ...
Releasedatum: 2014-03-01 85,00 kr
Ett par fröpåsar i morsdagspresent blev startskottet för Jamaica Kincaids passionerade trädgårdsintresse. På platsen där hon föddes, den karibiska ön Antigua, anlade man inte trädgårdar för njutningens skull. Där var växtligheten antingen vild eller förknippad med mat och arbete. Men så har Kincaid inte heller anlagt sin trädgård som de flesta andra. För henne har trädgården blivit ett sätt att tänka: i rabatterna finner hon spår av erövring och kolonialism, som hur väx...
Releasedatum: 2020-05-27 129,00 kr
Inom odlingsvärlden fnns några av de knäppaste, roligaste, vildaste och mest inspirerande galenpannor som du någonsin kommer träffa. Världens mest visionära trädgårdsmästare är allt från aristokrater och detroniserade prinsessor till rättshaverister och eremiter i grottor. Jag gillar att tänka på dem som ungar på en skolgård, olika smågäng som då och då smälter ihop för att sen delas upp igen. Ibland uppstår käbbel, men egentligen har de alla sammamål: att växa och odl...
Releasedatum: 2019-04-11 109,00 kr
Mitt växthusprojekt startade vintern 2018 med att titta på olika alternativa växthus och bilda mig en uppfattning om projektets omfattning och kostnad. Leverantörernas kataloger lästes igenom, tips och filmer på nätet fanns men dom gav bara en översiktlig bild av olika genomföranden. Jag hittade alltså ingen heltäckande beskrivning som kunde ge mig svar på vilka problem skulle jag mötas av och hur kunde man lösa dom på bästa sätt. Andra frågor var t ex: vad kan jag göra själv...
Releasedatum: 2019-01-28 29,00 kr
An informative and inspirational guide aimed at anyone who fancies giving chilli growing a go. From 'Hungarian Hot Wax' to 'Red Savina', and 'Scotch Bonnet' to 'Elephant's Trunk', chillies come in dozens of shapes, colours and degrees of spiciness - from sweet and succulent to blow-your-head-off hot. RHS Red Hot Chilli Grower provides everything you need to grow your own chillies from scratch, with step-by-step instructions for sowing seeds, caring for the plants, harvesting the fruit and troubl...
Releasedatum: 2018-02-15 49,00 kr
This “bonsai tree book” saves you time and money by showing you exactly how to get started in growing bonsai trees, it contains useful information for those who want to know about Growing Trimming, Sculpting and Pruning Bonsai Trees. Download this book now!
Releasedatum: 2015-01-19 19,00 kr
Boken tar upp aktuell svensk forskning, som stöder de invändningar mot konventionell biodling som fanns redan i början av 1900-talet. Bl.a. Thür, Warré och Steiner varnade för den utveckling biodlingen tagit och som vi idag ser resultatet av. Biodlingens problem ligger inte bara i användandet av konstgödning, kemiska bekämpningsmedel, GMO eller monokultur, utan i konventionell biodlings alltför stora ingrepp i binas naturliga liv. Dessa är nu så utsatta att vår framtida livsmedelsf...
Releasedatum: 2014-04-30 119,00 kr
This guide is the culmination of 20 years of experience in marijuana cultivation and collaboration with growers from all over Europe. For the enthusiast and professional alike, this is the most authoritative grow book to be released in more than a decade. With more than 200 photographs and 20 tables, it describes in detail how growers can maximise their yield and potency of their crops using state-of-the-art equipment and tools available from any gardening store. The first book to fully explain ...
Releasedatum: 2009-12-08 115,00 kr
this book will get you started in hydroponics. more than just a discussion of the topic, ‘hydroponic gardening’ provides the reader with complete background information on hydroponics, explains the different systems and how they work, then shows the reader in a step by step guide, how to set those systems up. a growing guide is included showing you what to grow and how to grow it hydroponically.
Releasedatum: 2013-05-08 29,00 kr
Welcome to Rekha's Kitchen Garden: a North London allotment that is bursting with the very best seasonal produce all year round. With more than 30 years' experience as both an amateur and professional gardener, there is no better guide to home-grown produce than Rekha. Let her teach you the tricks and share the lessons she has learned from a lifetime of sowing, digging, and harvesting. This isn't your average introduction to growing your own vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Packed with personality...
Releasedatum: 2023-02-02 95,00 kr
“Indispensable.” — The New York Times Book Review Piet Oudolf’s gardens—unique combinations of long-lived perennials and woody plants that are rich in texture and sophisticated in color—are breathtaking and have deep emotional resonance. With Planting , designers and home gardeners can recreate these plant-rich, beautiful gardens that support biodiversity and nourish the human spirit. An intimate knowledge of plants is essential to the success of modern landscape design, and Pl...
Releasedatum: 2016-02-16 35,00 kr
“If the world of gardening has rock stars, Piet Oudolf qualifies as Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Prince rolled into one.” — Gardenista The original publication of Planting the Natural Garden ushered in a revolution in landscape design: the New Perennial Movement. Spearheaded by internationally renowned designer Piet Oudolf, and incisively articulated by the late plantsman and designer Henk Gerritsen, it transformed private and public spaces with its emotionally resonant, naturalistic...
Releasedatum: 2019-11-12 169,00 kr
Graduate from ordinary houseplants to extraordinary ones with these 50 desirable, dramatic plants and expert tips on how to obtain, grow, and propagate them. “A visually stunning book with great information for rare plant collectors.”—Morgan Doane and Erin Harding, authors of How to Raise a Plant and Make It Love You Back If you’re bored with the same old entry-level houseplants and long for something new, up your game with Enid Offolter. Called “the Houseplant Queen” by the N...
Releasedatum: 2022-05-31 119,00 kr
Learn how to grow big veg with Gerald Stratford, the gardening grandad loved by over a quarter of a million fans on Twitter. "I am very grateful for all the interest my wonderful friends and followers have taken in my gardening. Now, I hope this book gives you the motivation you need to get out in the garden. Cheers!" - GERALD Gerald's book is packed with decades of gardening know-how and fully illustrated with photos from his Cotswolds garden. It includes a helpful month-by-month guide to sowin...
Releasedatum: 2021-09-02 Genre:Livsstil och heminredning 49,00 kr
Would you like to grow a beautiful bonsai in your house but are unsure of where to start? Or perhaps you are yearning to master this ancient art but feel hesitant about getting started? In that case, get ready to start your bonsai journey! In this basic guide, you are going to get all the pertinent information necessary to help you understand the wonderful world of bonsai. You will: Understand why bonsai is popular and delve into its rich history.Be able to recognize the different styles of...
Releasedatum: 2020-08-11 45,00 kr
If the desire to start a garden has been planted in your heart, then this essential guide is a wonderful companion to accompany you on your new adventure! If you're not sure of the first steps to take, this handbook takes the anxiety out of plotting and planting and equips you with all the know-how and confidence you need to get digging into your garden. Creating a garden that you can enjoy and keep looking beautiful all year round is easier than you think!With the expertise of the Royal Horticu...
Releasedatum: 2018-02-22 75,00 kr
You had one job: watering your new plant. But it's been a week and it's already dying. Fear not! This helpful guide is here to show you how to rescue your plants. Follow the survival tips outlined in this book and you'll be on your way to having your home brimming with green life. It's absolutely possible not to assassinate your houseplant - all you need is this book! From identifying exactly what's in the pot, to helping it flourish and grow, this is your guide to creating an oasis of happy, fl...
Releasedatum: 2017-03-10 59,00 kr
Här handlar det om lättskötta krukväxter, bra nybörjartips för att komma igång med att inreda grönt på sitt eget vis och handfasta råd och tips när växterna vissnar eller får ohyra. Cirka 40 populära krukväxter beskrivs efter samma upplägg: namn och introduktion, växtfakta, skötsel, sticklingar samt kuriosa. Maria Bennmalm, BTJ-häftet nr 21, 2018 Det finns en mängd lättskötta krukväxter som inte kräver någon prinsessan på ärten-behandling. Växter som kan glömmas bort...
Releasedatum: 2019-07-04 109,00 kr
»Kort tid efter att jag börjat odla egen chili insåg jag att jag var fast i ett högst angenämt beroende. Att ta egna frön, plantera och sköta om, skörda och sedan förädla frukten till olika såser och inläggningar är otroligt givande.« I Chiligaraget visar Mark Wilcox hur du här i Norden kan odla massor av olika sorters chili hela vägen från snällt fruktiga till galet superheta. Chili går att odla i köksfönstret, på balkongen eller i växthuset, och i boken ges svar på alla...
Releasedatum: 2019-04-10 109,00 kr
**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** The Garden Jungle is a wonderful introduction to the hundreds of small creatures with whom we live cheek-by-jowl and of the myriad ways that we can encourage them to thrive. The Garden Jungle is about the wildlife that lives right under our noses, in our gardens and parks, between the gaps in the pavement, and in the soil beneath our feet. Wherever you are right now, the chances are that there are worms, woodlice, centipedes, flies, silverfish, wasps, beetles, mice, s...
Releasedatum: 2019-07-11 115,00 kr
Have you ever wondered why some mushrooms are known with the name “magic mushrooms” while others are called differently, or have you come to the conclusion that it is because this mushrooms are smarter that is why they are called “magic mushrooms”. Well from this book, you will be able to know if you were right or not and if not, you should now have a comprehensive knowledge of magic mushroom. What are magic mushrooms Health benefits of magic mushrooms How to grow magic mushr...
Releasedatum: 2018-08-02 29,00 kr
NOW A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER " Unrivalled gardening wisdom from Monty Don, including e ssential tips, knowledge and musings from his 50 years of gardening experience " - Daily Telegraph " The book is a potboiler of his [Monty Don's] wisdom" - Sunday Times Written as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice. Month-by-month, Monty reveals the jobs he does in his own garden, that he hopes are relevant to you. Discover Monty's thoughts and mus...
Releasedatum: 2017-10-05 59,00 kr
A practical, easy-to-use, pocketable guide covering all the basics of choosing and caring for plants in your home. Indoor plants can decorate any room – transforming the space with colour and scent all year round. But few people are aware of the incredible range of weird and wonderful species it is possible to grow indoors – and it seems even fewer people know how to keep them alive! This title in the highly successful Collins Gem series will show you how. There are plants to suit ...
Releasedatum: 2017-08-31 35,00 kr
If you have ever wondered 'What is a Zen garden?' then this 50 page new publication for 2013 will tell you. Zen gardens are beautiful Japanese gardens steeped in history, religious meaning and a visual simplicity. There are many styles and many ingredients, Stones, Rocks, Moss, Sand, Gravel, Plants and Shrubs,Lanterns and Ornaments. Japanese Zen gardens is a book that introduces the reader to the subject and presents the options available for anyone wishing to build their own garden space at hom...
Releasedatum: 2013-08-31 35,00 kr
Do you dream of transforming your back garden into a romantic retreat? Would you like to make a modern-day Utopia on your balcony? Is your ideal outdoor space a minimalist design with easy-to-care-for plants or a family garden with room to grow culinary herbs? Whatever your desire, the Garden Design Bible has a plan that you can adapt to your own space. Choose from 40 off-the-peg designs, or mix and match elements from several to create your ideal garden. Each of the designs is fully illustrated...
Releasedatum: 2016-03-03 35,00 kr
Popular columnist, ABC broadcaster and landscape gardener Sabrina Hahn says no plants generate more questions than citrus.'In the twenty years I have been doing talkback radio, there has never been a program where citrus questions didn't pop up. So frequently in fact that producers screen the calls and cap them at three per program,' says Hahn.This pocket-sized gardening book is packed with juicy tips on how to grow happy healthy citrus plants in your garden. Bringing together lemons, limes, gra...
Releasedatum: 2012-10-01 79,00 kr