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Microfarming for Profit: From Garden to Glory
Microfarming for Profit: From Garden to Glory

Dave DeWitt · Torrey House Press
Format: Book

NOTE Products binding problem now fixed. This useful, entertaining guide gives prospective microfarmers the dirt on realistic essentials for turning a garden into a moneymaking enterprise?The author advises on such basics as business plans and sales techniques profiles a range of actual...
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Outside Living: Terraces, Balconies, Roof Decks, Courtyards, Pocket Gardens, and Other Small Outdoor Spaces
Outside Living: Terraces, Balconies, Roof Decks, Courtyards, Pocket Gardens, and Other Small Outdoor Spaces

Francesc Zamora Mola · Universe
Format: Print book

Anyone looking for design ideas for patios, terraces, and other compact outdoor spaces will find this inspirational sourcebook invaluable, whether starting afresh or fine-tuning an existing design. This is the ultimate resource for innovative terrace, roof garden, patio, and balcony design...
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House Beautiful Living by Water
House Beautiful Living by Water

Lisa Cregan · Hearst
Format: Hardcover

Looking at these stunning homes, you can practically feel the breeze off the water. From lakeside cabins to coastal cottages, these are the waterside homes of your dreams, presented by House Beautiful in a lavishly illustrated volume. In addition to the classic blue-and-white palette, these...
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The Mini Farming Handbook
The Mini Farming Handbook

Brett L. Markham · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book

Bestselling author Brett Markham’s new handbook gives us the mini farming basics along with in-depth tips on vegetable gardening, fermenting, composting, and self-sufficiency in a handy new format and design. Includes:• Soil management and making your own fertilizer •...
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The Creative Shrub Garden: Eye-Catching Combinations for Year-Round Interest
The Creative Shrub Garden: Eye-Catching Combinations for Year-Round Interest

Andy McIndoe · Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Shrubs have the widest range of colored foliage, headiest scents, and most persistent flowers of all the plant groups. They are longer-lived than perennials and require half as much maintenance. This unashamedly shrub-centric design guide describes how to choose the right plants for the right...
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150 Best Tiny Home Ideas
150 Best Tiny Home Ideas

Manel GutiÃrrez Couto · Harper Design
Pages: 480
Format: Print book

A lavish, full-color guidebook showcasing the most up-to-date innovations and latest trends in efficient and successful small space design.Packed with detailed color photographs, comprehensive layout illustrations, and essential information, 150 Best Tiny Homes is the ideal solution for making...
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Let It Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life
Let It Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life

Peter Walsh · Rodale
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Sorting through a lifetime's worth of accumulated possessions can be a daunting and stressful process that millions of Americans confront every year. The need to downsize often arises at a momentous life change, whether you're an empty nester or retiree selling your family home, a newlywed...
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The Organic Composting Handbook: Techniques for a Healthy, Abundant Garden
The Organic Composting Handbook: Techniques for a Healthy, Abundant Garden

Dede Cummings · W W Norton
Pages: 166
Format: Paperback

Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden. With full-color photographs and easy-to-follow...
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On Walnut Hill - The Evolution Of A Garden
On Walnut Hill - The Evolution Of A Garden

Kathy Hudson · Hillside Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

This is the story of a garden. It is also the story of a family in their garden. The garden began in 1969, when A.C. and Penney Hubbard moved to Walnut Hill in Ruxton, Maryland. Over nearly a half-century, passionate gardeners A.C. and Penney Hubbard collaborated with renowned plantsman,...
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The One-Pot Gourmet Gardener: Delicious container recipes to grow together and cook together
The One-Pot Gourmet Gardener: Delicious container recipes to grow together and cook together

Cinead McTernan · Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover

How clever would it be to grow all the ingredients for an entire tasty dish in one garden pot? Well now you can, with The One-Pot Gourmet Gardener, which takes 25 contemporary and classic recipes and shows how to grow their ingredients in one chic container. Grow each recipe in one pot and serve...
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Essential Perennials for Every Garden: Selection, Care, and Profiles to over 110 Easy Care Plants
Essential Perennials for Every Garden: Selection, Care, and Profiles to over 110 Easy Care Plants

Sally Roth · I-5 Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Bursting with vivid colorlike the midsummer garden of your dreamsEssential Perennials for Every Garden will inspire and inform gardeners from coast to coast. This expertly written, eye-catching guide to choosing and maintaining perennials covers a vast array of plants from dainty ground...
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French Accents: Farmhouse French Style For Today's Home
French Accents: Farmhouse French Style For Today's Home

Anita Joyce · Cedar Fort, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

There's nothing better than a little "joie de vivre" to brighten up your decor! Filled with gorgeous photography and an abundance of helpful design ideas, this book is guaranteed to bring the cozy comfort of classic French style into your home. Learn how to create an inviting...
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Gardening with foliage first : 127 dazzling combinations that pair the beauty of leaves with flowers, bark, berries, and more
Gardening with foliage first : 127 dazzling combinations that pair the beauty of leaves with flowers, bark, berries, and more

Karen Chapman · Timber Press
Pages: 324
Format: Print book

Create a foliage-driven garden that dazzles The beauty of flowers is seductive, but flowers, by their fleeting nature, are a fickle base to provide long-lasting gardens with year-round interest. Tackle this problem with the advice in "Gardening with Foliage First. "Learn how to first...
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Apartment Therapy Complete and Happy Home
Apartment Therapy Complete and Happy Home

Maxwell Ryan · Potter Style
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"The first-ever complete home book from Apartment Therapy, featuring every aspect of design and decorating from floor plans to paint, specific rooms to style approaches, with the goal of setting up and living well in a place you love"--
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Timeless Beauty: Over 100 Tips, Secrets, and Shortcuts to Looking Great
Timeless Beauty: Over 100 Tips, Secrets, and Shortcuts to Looking Great

Christie Brinkley · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

In her first book in more than 30 years, supermodel Christie Brinkley shares the secrets she's learned on what to eat, how to apply makeup like a pro, and what to wear to look like a knock out. She has the face and body of a 30-year-old and she just turned 60! From tips on which skincare...
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