Author: Cuthbert William JohnsonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Our House and Garden: what We See, and what We Do Not See, in Them
Author: Cuthbert William JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Humane Gardener
Author: Nancy LawsonPublisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1616896175
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.
Inside Out
Author: Page DickeyPublisher:
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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Explores the essential relationship between house & garden. Includes 130 full-color photographs.
The Farmer's almanac and calendar: by C.W. Johnson and W. Shaw
Author: Cuthbert William JohnsonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
The Farmer's Almanac and Calendar
Author: Cuthbert William JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
The Farmer's Magazine
Author: British Farmer's Magazine
Author: The Vital Landscape
Author: William M. TaylorPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351144782
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Vital Landscape explores the arrival of the biological sciences - most notably the sciences oflife entailed in studies of botany and zoology, ecology and evolutionary science, physiology and psychology - in the nineteenth century and their impact on architecture and landscape architecture in Great Britain. Specifically, the book explores the idea of the contrived or artificial environment as an object of both scientific speculation and aesthetic reflection. Unlike specialist histories of biological science or environmental thought, this book is unique in locating one source for present-day concerns for the environment and human well-being in debates over proper housing and the growing popularity of domestic and public gardens in the nineteenth century. The book skilfully interweaves architecture and garden history, the history and philosophy of science, plant and animal physiology and human psychology, works of literature, popular science and domestic economy in a story that opens new opportunities for the study of architecture and gardens.
The Victorian World
Author: Martin HewittPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135694524
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
With an interdisciplinary approach that encompasses political history, the history of ideas, cultural history and art history, The Victorian World offers a sweeping survey of the world in the nineteenth century. This volume offers a fresh evaluation of Britain and its global presence in the years from the 1830s to the 1900s. It brings together scholars from history, literary studies, art history, historical geography, historical sociology, criminology, economics and the history of law, to explore more than 40 themes central to an understanding of the nature of Victorian society and culture, both in Britain and in the rest of the world. Organised around six core themes – the world order, economy and society, politics, knowledge and belief, and culture – The Victorian World offers thematic essays that consider the interplay of domestic and global dynamics in the formation of Victorian orthodoxies. A further section on ‘Varieties of Victorianism’ offers considerations of the production and reproduction of external versions of Victorian culture, in India, Africa, the United States, the settler colonies and Latin America. These thematic essays are supplemented by a substantial introductory essay, which offers a challenging alternative to traditional interpretations of the chronology and periodisation of the Victorian years. Lavishly illustrated, vivid and accessible, this volume is invaluable reading for all students and scholars of the nineteenth century.
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