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A Tapestry Garden: The Art of Weaving Plants and Place

ERNIE O'BYRNE - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Lessons from one of America's most outstanding gardens Marietta and Ernie O'Byrne's garden - situated on one and a half acres in Eugene, Oregon - is filled with an incredible array of plants from around the world. By consciously leveraging the garden's many microclimates, they have created...
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Working Reclaimed Wood: A Guide for Woodworkers, Makers & Designers

Yoav Liberman - Popular Woodworking Books
Format: Hardcover

This book is a celebration of reclaimed wood and the beautiful range of possibilities that exists for its creative use. Through technique discussions, ideas for sourcing wood, coverage of safety concerns, detailed photographs and helpful case studies, this guide helps you plan and execute...
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The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop: Handmade Accessories for Your Tiny Living World

Janit Calvo - Timber Press
Format: Print book

A not-so-mini trend The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop is the next big thing for the crafters and gardeners already captivated by gardening small. Organized by fun themes - including gardens around the world, holidays, and fantasy gardens - it's a fun-filled guide to creating...
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Beautiful manure

Tina Raman - Frances Lincoln Pub Ltd
Format: Print book

Maximise your garden, whatever you grow in it, with some Swedish expertise. Plants need nutrients to grow, flower and bear fruit, nutrients that can be found in offal, the sea, fire, rocks, rubbish and, of course, dung heaps. Tina Raman digs into every aspect of nurturing your soil, from...
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Our Little Farm: Adventures in Sustainable Living (From the Author of The Hidden Life of Trees)

Peter Wohlleben - Greystone Books
Format: Hardcover

From Peter Wohlleben, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, and his wife, Miriam, comes an inspired, practical memoir of creating a sustainable homestead amongst the trees.Called "a veritable tree whisperer" by the Wall Street Journal, Peter Wohlleben...
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Modern Homesteading

LIVING THE COUNTRY LIFE. - Weldon Owen
Format: Hardcover

An accessible guide for the aspiring modern homesteader from the craftsmen at Living the Country Life magazine! Grow your own crops, raise backyard animals, and preserve your bounty for the winter months and beyond. Once upon a time, people had a real connection with the land. Instead...
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Orchids: A Practical Guide for Gardeners: With Advice On Growing And A Directory Of 200 Orchids

BRIAN RITTERSHAUSEN - Lorenz Books
Format: Hardcover

Expert guidance on growing orchids indoors, under glass and in the garden, beautifully photographed throughout.
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Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave

Joanna Gaines - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. Using examples from her own farmhouse as well as a range of other homes,...
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The Flower Farmer's Year: How to Grow Cut Flowers for Pleasure and Profit

Georgie Newbery - Uit Cambridge Ltd
Format: Hardcover

The Flower Farmer's Year is a light, entertaining look at how to plant, maintain, and keep evolving a productive cut-flower garden. Whether you want to devote a corner of your garden to a stand of sweet peas and some cosmos, take up flower production for gate sales, or make a livelihood...
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Backyard Homesteading, Second Revised Edition: A Back-to-Basics Guide for Self-Sufficiency

David Toht - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback

Turn your backyard - no matter how small - into a sustainable and self-sufficient homestead for raising livestock and cultivating homegrown food!Take control of the food you eat and the products you use - even if you live in an urban or suburban homePractical instructions for growing fruit...
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