Author: John Jeavons Publisher: Ten Speed Press ISBN: 0399579192 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 273
Book Description
The world's leading resource on biointensive, sustainable, high-yield organic gardening is thoroughly updated throughout, with new sections on using 12 percent less water and increasing compost power. Long before it was a trend, How to Grow More Vegetables brought backyard ecosystems to life for the home gardener by demonstrating sustainable growing methods for spectacular organic produce on a small but intensive scale. How to Grow More Vegetables has become the go-to reference for food growers at every level, whether home gardeners dedicated to nurturing backyard edibles with minimal water in maximum harmony with nature's cycles, or a small-scale commercial producer interested in optimizing soil fertility and increasing plant productivity. In the ninth edition, author John Jeavons has revised and updated each chapter, including new sections on using less water and increasing compost power.
Author: Paul Spriggs Publisher: ISBN: 9781739903909 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 224
Book Description
A crevice garden replicates the environmental conditions of mountain tops, deserts, coastlines, and other exposed or rocky places on earth. These striking garden features provide perfect conditions for the plants native to these far-off places, bringing the cultivation of these precious gems within everybody's reach. In this book, enthusiastic experts Kenton Seth and Paul Spriggs bring us in-depth guidance on the design, construction, and planting of crevice gardens of all kinds including those suitable for containers, small gardens, and public parks and in styles that encompass both naturalistic scenes and non-traditional installations. A wealth of international case studies demonstrate how crevice gardens provide multiple micro-habitats that are exceptionally well-suited to plants that struggle in normal garden conditions. Further examples reveal their value in the ecological re-use of waste materials such as concrete, wildlife habitat creation, and for making permeable, plant-friendly alternatives to retaining walls. An illustrated A-Z recommending 250 irresistible plants completes this comprehensive book which heralds a bold new chapter in the history of crevice garden making.
Author: James Underwood Crockett Publisher: Little Brown ISBN: 9780316161268 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 325
Book Description
Lists more than one hundred easy-to-care-for plants and organizes monthly chapters, complete with checklists of plant chores that are based upon seasonal availability, popularity, and peak bloom
Author: Tyler Baras Publisher: ISBN: 0760357595 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 195
Book Description
DIY Hydroponic Gardens and Farmer Tyler show home DIYers how to build over a dozen hydroponics growing systems, some of which cost only a few dollars to make.
Author: Richard K. Sutton Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319149830 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 451
Book Description
This book provides an up-to-date coverage of green (vegetated) roof research, design, and management from an ecosystem perspective. It reviews, explains, and poses questions about monitoring, substrate, living components and the abiotic, biotic and cultural aspects connecting green roofs to the fields of community, landscape and urban ecology. The work contains examples of green roof venues that demonstrate the focus, level of detail, and techniques needed to understand the structure, function, and impact of these novel ecosystems. Representing a seminal compilation of research and technical knowledge about green roof ecology and how functional attributes can be enhanced, it delves to explore the next wave of evolution in green technology and defines potential paths for technological advancement and research.
Author: Bold Artisan Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: 9781096915287 Category : Languages : en Pages : 102
Book Description
Cactus and Succulents Care Log Book Record Each Plant in Your Garden or Indoors for Care and Propagation With pages for a garden map and a detailed page for each cactus and succulent in your garden. List special care, propagation times, watering, location for easy reminders. 6 x 9 inches Flexible paperback cover
Author: William Hawthorne Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136559728 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 294
Book Description
An important prerequisite for successful conservation is a good understanding of what we seek to conserve. Nowhere is this more the case than in the fight to protect plant biodiversity, which is threatened by human activity in many regions worldwide. This book is written in the belief that tools that enable more people to understand biodiversity can not only aid protection efforts but also contribute to rural livelihoods. Among the most important of those tools is the field guide. Plant Identification provides potential authors of field guides with practical advice about all aspects of producing user-friendly guides which help to identify plants for the purposes of conservation, sustainable use, participatory monitoring or greater appreciation of biodiversity. The book draws on both scientific and participatory processes, supported by the experience of contributors from across the tropics. It presents a core process for producing a field guide, setting out key steps, options and techniques available to the authors of a guide and, through illustration, helps authors choose methods and media appropriate to their context.
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