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Author: Kelley MacAulay Publisher: Plants Close-Up ISBN: 9780778700029 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Explains the utility of plants, including their use as food, building material, medicinal source, and role in the planet's natural cycles.
Author: Kelley MacAulay Publisher: Plants Close-Up ISBN: 9780778700029 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Explains the utility of plants, including their use as food, building material, medicinal source, and role in the planet's natural cycles.
Author: B.C. Wolverton Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 1398701173 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 217
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An illustrated guide to the houseplants you need for clean and fresh air when you're stuck at home How clean is the air you breathe? Plants are the lungs of the earth: they produce the oxygen that makes life possible, add precious moisture and filter toxins. Houseplants can perform these essential functions in your home or office with the same efficiency as a rainforest in our biosphere. In this beautifully illustrated guide, noted scientist Dr Bill Wolverton shows you how to grow 50 plants that filter the most common pollutants, making it easy for you to purify the environments that impact you the most.
Author: Helen Yoest Publisher: ISBN: 9780989268806 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 0
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Garden expert Helen Yoest takes us on an aphrodisiac adventure through the history, lore and science around 45 common (and not-so-common) plants that have "something special" to offer us. Plants with Benefits is filled with lush photography and tasty, sensual recipes and more - for your pleasure--COVER.
Author: Ken Fern Publisher: Permanent Publications ISBN: 9781856230117 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 348
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Describing edible and other useful plants, both native to Britain and Europe and from temperate areas around the world, this book includes those suitable for: the ornamental garden, the lawn, shady areas, ponds, walls, hedges, agroforestry and conservation. Book jacket.
Author: Bill Wolverton Publisher: ISBN: 9788174367518 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
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Though essential to our existance, plants get sidelined in the hustle and bustle of city life. The revolutionary concept of 'eco-landscaping' heralds the effort to bring greenery back into the concrete jungle we inhabit. Plants: Why You Can't Live Without Them explores how our homes and offices can be made healthier and more cheerful with plants. Air-conditioned rooms, synthetic building materials and inadequate ventilation cause numerous respiratory and nervous disorders. The mere presence of plants has been proved to lessen enviornmental pollution, increase labour productivity and reduce the cost of healthcare.Plants also provide medical herbs and nutritious food that go a very long in extending our lifespan.From the refreshening up of indoor space, to creating a variety of gardens, and to natural methods of waste recycling, Plants elaborates the diverse means by which to enhance our living. Produced after many years of scientific research and data collection, this book is a comprehensive study of the amazing benefits of plants, which are nature's gift to us and provide us sustenance. Dr. B.C. 'Bill' Wolverton is a retired NASA scientist and has received numerous patents and wards for his pioneering research into enviromental pollution. He lectured throughout the world and his publication include Eco-friendly Houseplants(or How to Grow Fresh Air), now in fifteen translations, and Growing Clean Water-Nature's Solution to Water Pollution. Kozaburo Takenaka, Founder of Takenaka Garden Afforestation, the topmost plant leasing company in Japan, has created many styles of green enviroments in all manner of indoor and outdoor spaces. He has conducted research with universities into green plant related technologies, with experiments in natural and artificial enviroments, soil developement and water resources.
Author: Michael A. Weiner Publisher: Atheneum ISBN: 9780027926002 Category : Botany, Economic Languages : en Pages : 146
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Describes some two hundred plant species and their usefulness to man in foods, beverages, medicines, fabrics, fuels, and other products.
Author: Joy McCarthy Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0143190792 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 341
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Six weeks to a healthy new you from the creator of the popular Joyous Health blog. Joyous Health, a fresh new approach to eating, will change the way you think about food with its simple and practical path that will create a healthy lifestyle.In just six weeks, holistic nutritionist Joy McCarthy guides you through an easy-to-follow and flexible program and puts you on a permanent path to good health with amazing results, including improved digestion, weight loss, balanced hormones,lowered blood pressure and cholesterol, and much more. Joyous Health celebrates eating delicious whole foods and enjoying an invigorating lifestyle. Inside you’ll learn all about the best foods and most nutritious habits for vibrant health, foods to avoid, and detox solutions. Featuring beautiful color photography throughout, Joyous Health includes eighty healthy recipes like Carrot Cake Smoothie, Coconut Flour Banana Pancakes, Thai Beetroot Soup, Curry Chicken Burgers, and Double-Chocolate Gluten-Free Cookies.
Author: Sophie Lee Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing ISBN: 174358492X Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 262
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Houseplants offer the perfect solution to the urban dweller, lacking in space – indoor and outdoor – and in Living With Plants, botanical-stylist, Sophie Lee, shows you simple but innovative ways to make your home gorgeously green. Starting with the basics, learn how to pick the right plant for your home (and specifically what room), what levels of sunlight your plant needs and the best space for your plants to thrive. Packed with information on plant types and breeds, how to dress a windowsill on a budget and essential tools, you’ll also discover a comprehensive guide on plant care, teaching you how to nurture your plants correctly – from propagation and cuttings, to watering and potting, to recognising early signs of plant trouble and how to prevent them. With handy tips and tricks dotted throughout plus creative DIY plant projects like how to make your own terrariums to gorgeous kokedama and macramé plant hangers, Living With Plants is a beautiful manual of ideas for those who want to find inspiring ways to bring the beauty of nature into their home.
Author: Kelley MacAulay
Author: Kelley MacAulay
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Author: B.C. Wolverton
Author: Helen Yoest
Author: Ken Fern
Author: Charles Francis Saunders
Author: Bill Wolverton
Author: Michael A. Weiner
Author: Joy McCarthy
Author: Sophie Lee