Gardening - Techniques

The gardening world's favorite expert on pruning offers a comprehensive guide full of tips and tricks on how to prune your trees, shrubs, and other plants so they grow to be healthy and beautiful. Covering 160 plants with clear instructions and illustrations, Cass Turnbull...

*Named one of the best gardening books for 2023 by Gardens Illustrated*2023 GardenComm Media Awards Silver Laurel Medal of Achievement*As seen in The New York TimesThe easy-to-use resource for growing healthy, resilient, low-maintenance trees, shrubs, vines, and other fruiting plants from around the world--perfect...

Alguna vez te preguntaste si se pueden cultivar plantas a partir de los alimentos que compras? Este libro te muestra cómo hacerlo. Descubre 40 trucos sencillos y divertidos que puedes probar sin necesidad de experiencia previa en jardinería. Solo necesitas un alféizar y un...

If you want a vibrant, chemical-free vegetable garden, companion planting is the solution. Did you know tomatoes produce a natural insecticide that can help protect carrots against pests? Or that planting mint near lettuce can repel slugs? Every gardener knows that the key to...

Composting is so simple anyone can do it. Nature does it all the time! Don't get caught up in big lists of dos and don'ts - rediscover the joy of compost in this brilliant and entertaining book by David The Good. Stop sending potential...

Build healthy soil and grow better plantsRobert Pavlis, a gardener for over four decades, debunks common soil myths, explores the rhizosphere, and provides a personalized soil fertility improvement program in this three-part popular science guidebook.Healthy soil means thriving plants. Yet untangling the soil food...

Everything you need to grow a thriving garden in containersWhether you're on a budget, live in a small space, or simply want to raise a new plant or two, container gardening is a practical method for urban and suburban gardeners alike. Container Gardening for...

Make the most of your small space with a sustainable and budget-friendly container garden--the ultimate illustrated guide to getting started.Do you want to grow your own food but have nowhere to plant it? Container gardening is the way! Just put the proper seed and...

Picture yourself strolling through a lush and tame jungle loaded with sweet fruit, vegetables, roots, medicinal herbs, flowers and darting butterflies. Now imagine that Eden is your very own Florida yard - it can be if you plant a food forest! By creating an...

Learn how to easily bring simple living and self-sufficiency into your life, no matter where you live, in a way that works for you. As our modern lives demand more and more from us, many people long for a slower pace of life. While...

Cultivating Native Plants for Pollinators is your go-to guide for creating vibrant, sustainable gardens that support the pollinators we depend on--butterflies, hummingbirds, native bees, and the European honeybee. With environmental degradation threatening pollinator populations across North America, Helen Yoest--author, environmental scientist, and founder of...

A must-have guide to dry garden design inspired by the legendary Ruth Bancroft Garden. The Ruth Bancroft Garden, known as one of the finest dry gardens in the world, is a pioneering example of resilient design with a focus on water conservation. Ruth Bancroft...

Don't throw out your kitchen scraps--grow them! With clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this innovative guide shows you how to cultivate common shoots, seeds, pits, roots, and tubers that might otherwise end up in the compost bin. Why throw away your food scraps when...

Create stylish, fresh, modern floral artwork with this beautiful step-by-step guide A brilliant new title in the bestselling Journal with Purpose series Join Helen Colebrook as she shares her artistic expertise to show you how to draw stylish florals-quickly and easily 100 easy-to-draw floral...

Drip irrigation is the best way to help any plant flourish and survive tough times, especially short or long droughts. Pick the wrong "stuff" and you easily can feel overwhelmed. Robert Kourik's Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates clearly explains how to...

The holy grail of plants, "edimentals" are edible, ornamental plants that taste just as good as they look Huw Richards shows you how to grow 100 edible plants with fabulous flowers or foliage, so you can create a beautiful and productive garden or pot...

In the 1920s, Justin Christofleau invented a system of electroculture which proved so efficient that it increased crops in considerable proportions (up to 200%) without any chemical fertilizer of any kind. It also prevented diseases and helped rejuvenate plants, and, among other advantages, the...

Savor your best tomato harvest ever with this guide book for tomato enthusiasts! Craig LeHoullier provides everything you to know about growing more than 200 varieties of tomatoes, from planting to cultivating and collecting seeds at the end of the season. He also offers...

By training fruit trees and shrubs to grow in controlled shapes, you accomplish two goals: improved appearance and increased productivity. Depending on location and demand, espalier fruit trees can offer privacy, weather protection, and decoration, not to mention an abundant and delicious harvest. All...

An authoritative handbook focused on the important practice of ecological gardening, a modern and increasingly popular approach that treats the garden as the living ecosystem it is. Essential Guide to Ecological Gardening, from The American Horticultural Society, shares insight on the many ways gardeners...