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The Weaving Explorer: Ingenious Techniques, Accessible Tools & Creative Projects for Working with Yarn, Paper, Wire & More

Deborah Jarchow - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

Weaving is a highly accessible craft - over, under is the basic technique - but the stumbling block for many would-be weavers has been the high cost of a commercial loom. The Weaving Explorer removes that barrier, inviting crafters and artists to try out an amazing range of techniques...

How to Do Things: A Timeless Guide to a Simpler Life

William Campbell - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

For anyone who wants to learn how to catch a runaway pig, mend a fence post, milk a cow, or throw an unforgettable barn party, this engaging volume delivers timeless advice on accomplishing tasks big and small around the house, garden, and farm. Featuring original text and illustrations...

How to Build, Maintain, and Use a Compost System: Secrets and Techniques You Need to Know to Grow the Best Vegetables

Kelly M Smith - Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc., 2015.
Format: Print book

Some of the best fertilizer on the planet can be made with your very own garbage. Starting with something as simple as coffee grounds a top composting product and including all of your old banana peels, bread crusts, and leftover meals, you can start creating a garden with your food waste...

Plant Combinations for an Abundant Garden: Design and Grow a Fabulous Flower and Vegetable Garden

David Squire - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback

This concise, easy-to-use book shows how to create productive gardens by selecting the perfect plant combinations!Over 300 gorgeous photographs, illustrations, and diagramsPractical advice from leading cultivation specialistsStep-by-step instructions for building up layers of soil with...

The Complete Guide to Growing Tomatoes: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply - Including Heirloom Tomatoes

Cherie H Everhart - Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc.
Format: Print book

In this newly updated guide, you will learn the fundamental aspects of all tomato plants that have helped growers around the world create the largest tomatoes. Topics include: The basics of composting and fertilization and what each tomato plant benefits best from How to select your...

Family Handyman Before You Call a Pro: Save Money and Time with These Essential DIY Skills.

Family Handyman - Trusted Media Brands
Format: Paperback

Many of the repairs outsourced to experts can be accomplished in no time by a handy homeowner with a little know-how. Don't shell out hundreds of dollars when you can achieve professional-level results quickly on your own.. From the essential skills that everyone should know - such...

Designing and Planting a Woodland Garden: Plants and Combinations that Thrive in the Shade

Keith Wiley - Timber Press, Inc.
Format: Print book

Woodlands are magical places and even small gardens can capture the atmosphere with a carefully chosen tree and some shade-loving plants. Selecting the right plant for the right place is essential and expert plantsman Keith Wiley explains how to combine plants that will thrive together...

Fine Gardening Pocket Gardens: design ideas for small-space gardening

Editors and Contributors of Fine Gardening - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Love the idea of growing your own fruits, flowers, and vegetables but don’t think you have the space? Don’t worry, let Fine Gardening, America’s most respected gardening magazine, show you how to make your small space work for you and your plants. This inspiring new book...

House Beautiful Style Secrets: What Every Room Needs

SOPHIE DONELSON - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

From the country's most popular interior design magazine comes a stylish, in-depth look at what it takes to make any room beautiful. House Beautiful Style Essentials: What Every Room Needs is an inspiring and hardworking handbook that shows readers how to create the rooms of their...

Gardening Under Lights: The Complete Guide for Indoor Growers

Leslie F. Halleck - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Gardening Under Lights details everything a gardener or hobbyist needs to know to garden indoors. Part One starts with the basics of photosynthesis, the science of light, and how to accurately measure how much light a plant needs. Part Two provides an overview of the most up-to-date tools...

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