Gardening

A practical workbook to apply permaculture to any project from start to finish, this is a step-by-step guide for integrating places and people, buildings and ecosystems. The Permaculture Design Companion is a tried and tested process to creating a...

The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is the only book on foraging and edible weeds to focus on the thirteen weeds found all over the world, each of which represents a complete food source and extensive medical pharmacy and first-aid kit. More than just a field...

"Rhododendrons and Azaleas" profiles over 4,000 varieties of this highly popular and striking plant. Illustrated with over 2,200 colour photographs, each entry includes: A description of the plant and flower colour; notes on hardiness, height...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsLong-listed for Australian Book Designer Awards 2024 (Australia).Book InformationISBN 9781760764029Author Jac SemmlerFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Thames and Hudson...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486817248Author Karel CapekFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm)...

One-Straw Revolutionary represents the first commentary on the work of the late Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka (1913 - 2008), widely considered to be natural farming's most influential practitioner. Mr. Fukuoka is perhaps most known...

"Fearless Gardening encourages you-exhorts you-to boldly go forth and claim your garden as a space of joy and creativity." -Jennifer Jewell, creator and host of public radio's Cultivating Place Embrace your inner rebel and create the garden you want-even...

Sempervivum have long fascinated gardeners and are useful plants for gardening situations in which other plants might fail. Many people are aware of only a single, rather uninteresting green cultivar, but selections from the wild and the work of...

"A complete guide to designing, making and planting hypertufa troughs."-North American Rock Garden Society Hypertufa containers-also known as troughs-are rustic, striking, versatile, and perfect for small, Alpine plants. A mix of cement, perlite, peat,...

Shakespeare's Gardens is a highly illustrated, informative book about the gardens that William Shakespeare knew as a boy and tended as a man, published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of his death in April 2016. This anniversary will be the focus...

Covering everything from basic plant care and re-potting, to plants suited to pets and propagating, this book will inspire you to create your own indoor rainforest. At the core of the book are profiles of 22 tropical indoor plants, organised from the...

Compiled by two distinguished professors of horticulture, The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation is a must for professionals and students of horticulture. Over 1,100 species and their propagation requirements by seeds, cuttings, grafting and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635573909Author Anna PavordFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Bloomsbury PublishingPublisher Bloomsbury PublishingWeight(grams) 1588gDimensions(mm)...

Leading landscape architect Kim Wilkie is revered for his unusual vision and his acute grasp of how people have moulded their environment over the centuries. This updated version of his classic book, Led by the Land, has been expanded to include fresh...

Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to the ideal five sunny, gently sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760895082Author Paul BangayFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House Australia

'This beautifully presented book gives readers the nitty-gritty guide for five diverse ways to nourish ourselves from stewarding nature's abundance.'David Holmgren, co-originator of Permaculture'This book may change your life and your community.'Costa...

SowHow is an innovative grow guide for every modern gardener. With its fresh, bright design and clear-cut know-how, the sleek reissue of this little book provides expert advice and encouragement to get growing whether you're looking to fill a garden,...

"Irresistible" - Literary ReviewFig trees have affected humanity in profound but little-known ways: they are wish-fulfillers, rainforest royalty, more precious than gold. Ladders to Heaven tells their incredible story.They fed our pre-human ancestors,...

It is an illustrated guide to varieties, cultivation and care, with step-by-step instructions and more than 130 beautiful photographs. It offers everything you need to know about fuchsias at a glance in one handy practical gardening guide. It includes a...

From Minnesota to Moscow - how to grow fresh figs in cold climates Growing Figs in Cold Climates is a complete, full-color, illustrated guide to organic methods for growing delicious figs in cold climates, well outside the traditional hot, arid home of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984861238Author Dan MichaelsFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

An easily accessible, highly illustrated guide to the geology, geography and geomorphology that form landscapes. Interest in the environment has never been greater and yet most of us have little knowledge of the 4 billion years of history that formed...

Thirty years ago, in vitro propagation was a new technique for producing plants, and Lydiane Kyte's Plants from Test Tubes became the standard work on the topic.The new fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the many advances...

Appreciating the trees of yesterday and today.You don't need to be a tree hugger to love trees. Whether they grow in cities or form part of a huge rainforest canopy, learn interesting facts about trees, why we need them and how we've lived with them...

Topiary, knots and parterres come in many guises, from the grand and imposing to the humble and folksy. In this book Caroline Foley with the aid of diarists, writers, wits, designers, gardeners and garden owners traces their story through the...

Combining the popular subjects of aromatherapy and gardening, Julia Lawless promotes the aromatic garden as a means to health, well-being, and pleasure. This book details the history of the scented garden, starting with the Persian palaces...

In his insightful book, Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind, contrary farmer Gene Logsdon provides the inside story of manure - our greatest, yet most misunderstood, natural resource. He begins by lamenting a modern society that not only...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909732896Author Books by BoxerFormat HardbackImprint Bee Three BooksPublisher Books By Boxer

The Book Lover's Joke Book is the funniest book about books you'll ever read. You'll find jokes about writers, agents, publishers, librarians, grammar, poetry, bookcases, and lightbulbs. There are rib-ticklers for typographers, crackers for critics, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582431192Author Maeve BrennanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838261009Author Barry RandallFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint S2s PublishingPublisher S2s PublishingWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

Natural swimming pools rely on the correct balance of living plants and micro-organisms to clean and purify the water. They are easy and less costly to maintain than chemical pools. Chlorine and other common pool chemicals that are hazardous to human...

The Artistry of Flowers encourages everyone to live with florals and to appreciate their beauty as we appreciate art. Celebrated floral designer Gabriela Salazar teaches us how to look at flowers and understand their characteristics from an artist s...

The green architecture movement is a worldwide phenomenon that addresses sustainability and a parallel awareness of how the built world is enriched by nature. This lavishly illustrated book presents the most beautiful and innovative buildings from around...

Scientist/gardener Carol Deppe combines her passion for organic gardening with newly emerging scientific information from many fields - resilience science, climatology, climate change, ecology, anthropology, paleontology, sustainable agriculture,...

Think you don't have enough room for beautiful blooms? My Tiny Flower Garden is bursting with amazing ideas and savvy solutions to help you transform any small space into a floral feast. With colourful cutting patches, sweet-scented city...

100 Australian Wildflowers is a beautifully illustrated book that can be used as a handy field and planting guide, as well as being a visual feast for the eyes. Through fanciful botanical illustrations, matched with fun and detailed descriptions, author...

Put your wooded land to work! This comprehensive manual shows you how to use your woodlands to produce everything from wine and mushrooms to firewood and livestock feed. You'll learn how to take stock of your woods; use axes, bow saws, chainsaws, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951030124Author Tom WhistleFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint SD Publishing LLCPublisher SD Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...