Vegtrug are sourced from sustainable plantation grown fir and will last many years. Solid, sturdy construction and treated with vegetable friendly stain. The easy working height means no more bending or kneeling and is ideal for the elderly or wheelchair users. each Vegtrug comes with a fitted membrane liner. Read more
The Townsend 11 collective of award-winning writers is back again with eleven true stories that will delight, entertain, amuse, and inspire readers of all ages. If you like the essays published in Travelers’ Tales, Lonely Planet, and other creative nonfiction anthologies, you’ll love Townsend 11’s second volume, No Set Boundaries.
The first volume, No Fixed Destination, took readers from China to Croatia and beyond with heartfelt memoirs, stories of romance, and lessons learned. The second volume moves from reflection to action. Witness an early-19th-century Catalan tradition practiced in modern Barcelona that terrifies and thrills Jennifer Baljko. Follow Bonnie Smetts in Rome as she discovers how to shop the Italian way. Shiver with Dana Hill on a cold beach in England. Watch Carol Beddo find the courage to deal with bureaucratic prejudice aimed at a young woman in Ethiopia. Walk with backpacker Y.J. Zhu along a frightening, war-ravaged Cambodian road into hidden beauty in Angkor Wat. Rest awhile with Jacqueline Collins in a special California garden. And, slide through time with editor Larry Habegger as he drifts into an Impressionist painting on a canal in France.
Then prepare to laugh. In his hilarious “Warped Willie,” Bill Zarchy deals with his once-proud, straight zucchini that morphed into a crookneck squash. Barbara Robertson’s attempt to help lost travelers becomes a comedy of misdirection.
Next, John Dalton debates the risks and rewards of mountain biking after a misadventure on “Brokeleg Mountain,” while Jacqueline Yau goes to India to fulfill a travel fantasy in a Rajasthani city. “Jaisalmer, seduce me,” she writes, “I’m ready.”
Whether you want to tickle your imagination, laugh out loud, or come along on an adventure, No Set Boundaries has a story for you. For more information, visit townsend11.com.
The Townsend 11 collective of award-winning writers is back again with eleven true stories that will delight, entertain, amuse, and inspire readers of all ages. If you like the essays published in Travelers’ Tales, Lonely Planet, and other creative nonfiction anthologies, you’ll love Townsend 11’s second volume, No Set Boundaries.
The first volume, No Fixed Destination, took readers from China to Croatia and beyond with heartfelt memoirs, stories of romance, and lessons learned. The second volume moves from reflection to action. Witness an early-19th-century Catalan tradition practiced in modern Barcelona that terrifies and thrills Jennifer Baljko. Follow Bonnie Smetts in Rome as she discovers how to shop the Italian way. Shiver with Dana Hill on a cold beach in England. Watch Carol Beddo find the courage to deal with bureaucratic prejudice aimed at a young woman in Ethiopia. Walk with backpacker Y.J. Zhu along a frightening, war-ravaged Cambodian road into hidden beauty in Angkor Wat. Rest awhile with Jacqueline Collins in a special California garden. And, slide through time with editor Larry Habegger as he drifts into an Impressionist painting on a canal in France.
Then prepare to laugh. In his hilarious “Warped Willie,” Bill Zarchy deals with his once-proud, straight zucchini that morphed into a crookneck squash. Barbara Robertson’s attempt to help lost travelers becomes a comedy of misdirection.
Next, John Dalton debates the risks and rewards of mountain biking after a misadventure on “Brokeleg Mountain,” while Jacqueline Yau goes to India to fulfill a travel fantasy in a Rajasthani city. “Jaisalmer, seduce me,” she writes, “I’m ready.”
Whether you want to tickle your imagination, laugh out loud, or come along on an adventure, No Set Boundaries has a story for you. For more information, visit townsend11.com.
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Nineteenth-century botanical illustration by the renowned Victorian artist James Andrews Read more
The restoration of the flower gardens at Monticello in 1941, sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia, was the result of Edwin Betts's scholarly research and Hazlehurst Perkins's practical gardening skills. Thomas Jefferson's Flower Garden at Monticello presents the evolution of Jefferson's ornamental gardening efforts with an analysis of the flower gardens as they were planned, planted, and ultimately restored.
No early American gardens were as well-documented as those at Monticello, which became an experimental station, a botanic garden of new and unusual plants from around the world. Betts and Perkins communicate here the nature and sources of Jefferson's intelligent venture into ornamental gardening.
The third edition includes a revised plant list, annotation of the more than 100 species cultivated in the flower garden, and new illustrations.
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This is a book which will give the reader information on some of the most spectacular of African trees and how to grow them. Africa has one of the most diverse natural habitats in the world and the trees in particular are strikingly beautiful. Many of these trees can be grown for garden use easily and also make brilliant bonsai or conservatory trees.Many beautiful flowering tree varieties are listed, and for anyone that has been to Africa the types described will be familar. These trees can also be easily grown for resale or just to keep as unique specimens.This book runs to 11300 words with 22 photos.This is a book which will give the reader information on some of the most spectacular of African trees and how to grow them. Africa has one of the most diverse natural habitats in the world and the trees in particular are strikingly beautiful. Many of these trees can be grown for garden use easily and also make brilliant bonsai or conservatory trees.Many beautiful flowering tree varieties are listed, and for anyone that has been to Africa the types described will be familar. These trees can also be easily grown for resale or just to keep as unique specimens.This book runs to 11300 words with 22 photos. Read more
Sylvie Davis is a ballerina who can't dance, she lost everything important to her in one missed step.
Uprooting her from her Manhattan apartment, and shipping her to Alabama is her mother's solution for Sylvie's unhappiness. But life might not be any more simple down south. As it turns out, her family has a lot more history than Sylvie ever knew. More unnerving, though, are the two guys that she can't stop thinking about.
Then Sylvie starts seeing things. A girl down by the lake. A man peering into the window. And a graveyard with an oddly placed headstone. Sylvie's lost nearly everything—is she starting to lose her mind as well? Read more
Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening is a one-stop, easy to understand, beautifully designed book with step-by-step instructions and photographs for every important gardening and landscaping technique. New homeowners with no prior knowledge of landscape care will learn how to turn their yards from weedy, overgrown patches to gorgeous landscapes that are the envy of their neighbors. Young gardeners or new gardeners will learn - the right way - how to take care of everything from perennials to shrubs to their vegetable gardens, ensuring success the first time around. This is the one book that every gardener should have on their bookshelf.
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This quality braided hat will give you UPF 50+ sun protection, plus it has insect repellent built right in. It protects you from both the sun and mosquitoes, ticks, ants, flies, chiggers, midges and no-see-ums. This helps protect you against insects that can carry West Nile Virus, Lyme disease, malaria and other insect borne diseases. A great all around hat with an adjustable lanyard. Approximately 57cm to 58cm circumference. Fits a medium head size. Read more
Susan Appleton is a woman who married well, lived the life of plenty, and loses most of it when her husband Harry is killed in a car accident. She manages to walk away from the lap of luxury and her husband's greedy family with some insurance money, a summer cottage on eastern Long Island and her well-paying, highly stressful job as an assistant gem broker in Manhattan's Diamond District. Then, she is fired, the victim of office politics and downsizing. In just a few weeks, Susan realizes how blessed she is in the face of adversity and learns to appreciate all the amazing "coincidences" she is experiencing in the hands of Grace. Read more
This book is a unique and inspirational guidebook for outdoor furniture displayed in wonderful contemporary gardens and on beautiful contemporary terraces. Read more
The "how-to" guide for a new generation of farmers from the author of Farm City and a leading urban garden educator.
In this indispensable guide, Farm City author Novella Carpenter and Willow Rosenthal share their experience as successful urban farmers and provide practical blueprints-complete with rich visual material-for novice and experienced growers looking to bring the principles of ethical food to the city streets. The Essential Urban Farmer guides readers from day one to market day, advising on how to find the perfect site, design a landscape, and cultivate crops. For anyone who has ever grown herbs on windowsills, or tomatoes on fire escapes, this is an invaluable volume with the potential to change our menus, our health, and our cities forever.
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Now you can help yourself to the wealth of health benefits found in vegetables! Our exclusive tablets not only provide you with essential vitamins and minerals, they also protect your body with immune-supporting natural plant nutrients. Make vegetable tablets a part of your daily health program today. Contains Vitamins, Minerals And Natural Plant Nutrients! Read more
Mughal Architecture & Gardens gives an insight into what is undoubtedly one of the most impressive groups of monuments and gardens ever to be ascribed to a single royal lineage. Innovative and inspirational, these 16th and 17th century constructions demonstrate the staggering wealth and power of those responsible for their creation, notably the emperors Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan. Mughal architecture is a remarkable hybrid that fuses building forms and decorative schemes from Iran and Central Asia with long-established Indian practice. The most famous examples are the Red Fort in Dehli and Taj Mahal in Agra. This beautifully illustrated book outlines the history of Mughal architecture and gardens, from stylistic developments under different emperors, to the geometric origins of Mughal design and decoration. Now the gardens are mostly lost, but Michell carefully depicts how they would have been; their structures and layouts, the favoured varieties of colorful flowers and scented plants, and the laborious but innovative methods sometimes used to create running water in areas without natural springs and streams. The author gives particular attention to the major monuments and gardens in the imperial centers of Mughal power, namely Dehli, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and Lahore. These sections are accompanied by specially commissioned architectural plans as well as over 250 stunning color photographs. Written by a leading authority on Indian architecture, this magnificent book is the quintessential guide to Mughal architecture and garden design.
Claude Monet spent the last 43 years of his long life at Giverny, creating the paintings and gardens for which he is now revered.From the standpoint of his garden this book considers the controlling intelligence behind both landscape and art, and the influences that shaped Monet’s life and vision. It is divided into three sections: The Man, The Garden, and The Paintings. The artist is shown as a consummate plants man who composed his gardens with an Impressionist’s care for color and form, re-interpreting its motifs in paintings of power and abstraction. Drawing upon the voices of Monet and his contemporaries and offering a wealth of horticultural detail, this is a fascinating celebration of a unique artistic mind. Using contemporary correspondence and plant catalogues, with over 150 illustrations including paintings, engravings and garden views from Monet’s lifetime and today’s magnificent recreation, this book provides a visual exploration of the gardens at Giverny where Monet celebrated his passion for painting and plants. Why? The restoration of Monet’s garden at Giverny draws in hundreds of thousands of people from around the world as it provides a unique living link between the artist and his domain. This book enhances that experience for those who have visited or are about to visit. Even if you never have the opportunity the reader, like Monet, can lose themselves in the planted colors he would have known.
With a puncture-resistant, synthetic leather padded palm and reinforced fingertips, this rose glove provides what professional rose gardeners need most strength, durability and comfort. The elbow-length gauntlet cuff protects forearms from cuts and scratches, and the knuckle guard provides added protection from thorny plants. Form fitting spandex back for maximum comfort. Read more
Here is the English translation of the world's greatest encyclopedia of perennial plants. Included are 809 genera; 4286 species, subspecies, varieties, and hybrids; and 3617 cultivars. It is a peerless resource for perennial one-upmanship because of its inclusiveness, and this translation offers material on new introductions. Read more
The easiest way to understand the Bible. A tongue-in-cheek approach to the Word of God, in verse.The easiest way to understand the Bible. A tongue-in-cheek approach to the Word of God, in verse. Read more
Power Lever mechanism increases leverage to make cutting 2 times easier than single pivot shears. Corrosion resistant, nonstick blades reduce friction to make cutting easier. Steel telescoping handles with cushioned grips for comfort. Cutting capacity: Up to 1 5 8''. Read more
The Fiskars 21-1/2-inch PowerGear bypass lopper features patented PowerGear technology that increases cutting power to make big cuts quick and easy. The unit's fully-hardened stainless steel blade is replaceable, and can cut branches up to 2-inches in diameter. The blade is also non-stick coated for smooth, clean cuts, and the user interface features lightweight and virtually unbreakable Nyglass handles. Additionally, strong and lightweight aluminum shafts help keep the unit's overall weight down, making this tool an ideal choice for personal or professional all-day use. Read more
Maddie's chance to reignite the passion in her marriage is ruined when she's abducted by associates of her husband. She's taken away to Le Marcon Manor where everything is familiar to her; especially her captor who happens to be someone from her past. After weeks of solitary confinement, her captor reaches out to her and tries to solace her. Reluctantly, Maddie decides to trust her captor and, as a result, learns dark secrets about her father and discovers who her husband really is. Although terrifying at first, Maddie's captivity helps her uncover truth, find love, and work up the courage to say goodbye to her unsatisfactory life, and her manipulative husband and father. Read more
Are you tired of buying flowers at your local florist or grocery store only to see them droop and die the next day? Have you ever experienced the freshness of flowers direct from the greenhouse? Finally, Spring in the Air is here to offer you just that. Our fresh flower farms are located in South America, where we have the perfect growing conditions for year-round production of the best quality flowers in the world. And now, you can buy them directly from the farm and have them FedEx'ed directly to you, anywhere in the U.S. You've never seen flowers this fresh. We Guarantee it. For the first time ever, you can buy flowers for yourself or give them as a gift and be sure that you and your loved ones will be absolutely delighted. Our offer is 100% Risk Free. If you're not completely satisfied, we will send you a replacement for free or return your money, whatever you choose. BEFORE YOU ORDER PLEASE REVIEW OUR SHIPPING POLICIES TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR DELIVERY OF THE FLOWERS. Read more
Maddie's chance to reignite the passion in her marriage is ruined when she's abducted by associates of her husband.
She's taken away to Le Marcon Manor where everything is familiar to her; especially her captor who happens to be someone from her past.
After weeks of solitary confinement, her captor reaches out to her and tries to solace her. Reluctantly, Maddie decides to trust her captor and, as a result, learns dark secrets about her father and discovers who her husband really is.
Although terrifying at first, Maddie's captivity helps her uncover truth, find love, and work up the courage to say goodbye to her unsatisfactory life, and her manipulative husband and father.Maddie's chance to reignite the passion in her marriage is ruined when she's abducted by associates of her husband.
She's taken away to Le Marcon Manor where everything is familiar to her; especially her captor who happens to be someone from her past.
After weeks of solitary confinement, her captor reaches out to her and tries to solace her. Reluctantly, Maddie decides to trust her captor and, as a result, learns dark secrets about her father and discovers who her husband really is.
Although terrifying at first, Maddie's captivity helps her uncover truth, find love, and work up the courage to say goodbye to her unsatisfactory life, and her manipulative husband and father. Read more
This is the number 1 selling gopher trap in the USA Use Blackhole For Gophers, Rats, and Moles. Find a Fresh Gopher or Mole Mound: 1. Lightly "prime" blackhole trap with loose soil to conceal cable noose and floor of trap. 2. Find a fresh gopher or mole mound. Dig up and expose open tunnel. In lawns, carefully spade up a rectangular piece of sod and save to cover hole once rodent is caught. 3. Install blackhole trap in tunnel opening and seal all cracks with loose soil to insure no light enters. 4. Keep vent hole in the back end of the trap clear of soil to allow air to enter. Why Gophers Pack Dirt in Trap: a. Trap improperly set in tunnel. b. Light leakage into trap. c. Trap too "stiff." Readjust trigger for tripping with just a slight touch. d. Maybe you have a smart gopher. If packing persists, stick a carrot in the vent hole and reset trap. Let's see how smart he is! 1. Lay blackhole trap on flat surface. 2. With left hand, depress spring down flush with top of trap and hold down. 3. With tight hand, lay "spring bar" across spring and insert end in "trigger bar" across spring and insert end in "trigger" hold. Gently release. 4. The trap is now set and ready to install in gopher tunnel. A Few Extra Trapping Tips: 1. Trap evening and early morning. 2. Cover gopher & mole trap with loose soil, sealing all light except vent hole on end. 3. Wash blackhole trap with water after use. 4. Set gopher & mole trap in fresh tunnel only. If no activity in a few hours, move trap. For Rats: 1. Set trap as per gopher instructions. 2. Drop bait through vent hole in rear of trap, keeping bait behind trigger grid. Sprinkle a small amount of bait at the mouth of the trap to entice rats. For bait, use corn, nuts, seeds, grain, bread crumbs, peanut butter, etc. 3. Set the rat trap in areas where rats are active-under sinks, behind appliances, in storage areas, etc. Read more
Every gardener was a beginner at one time, even if it
was when they were a child. The wonder of gardening
never ceases to amaze me, even after many years.
If I were to be asked to offer five tips to all new gardeners,
here is what they would be:
1. Do not be afraid to try to grow an interesting plant.
Even if you fail, you will have learned something
about that plant and what it needs to thrive.
2. Keep track, through a scrapbook, journal or
computer program, of what seeds and plants you
try every year. Draw a diagram of your flower bed
and put information in it such as the type of plant,
where you planted it and your observations about
the plant including rather you liked it or not.
3. Learn botanical names from the beginning. You
will be glad you did. Common names are confusing.
A common name such as daisy may refer to
the typical white daisies, the yellow Rudbeckia or
the larger Chrysanthemum that look like colored
daisies.
4. Experiment, experiment, experiment. If you don’t
like the way something looks in your garden, dig
the plants up and plant it elsewhere. Do this until
you figure out what looks good to you, but be
sure to dig the whole root system and provide
adequate water to help the plant re-establish. Another
option is to keep your plants in pots until you
decide exactly where you want to plant them.
5. Remember that every garden is unique and reflects
its owner’s personality. You don’t need to please
anyone but yourself!
Finally, do not let the name of this book fool you.
While it is written for beginners, seasoned gardeners
will find some of the tips in this book will apply
to them as well.Every gardener was a beginner at one time, even if it
was when they were a child. The wonder of gardening
never ceases to amaze me, even after many years.
If I were to be asked to offer five tips to all new gardeners,
here is what they would be:
1. Do not be afraid to try to grow an interesting plant.
Even if you fail, you will have learned something
about that plant and what it needs to thrive.
2. Keep track, through a scrapbook, journal or
computer program, of what seeds and plants you
try every year. Draw a diagram of your flower bed
and put information in it such as the type of plant,
where you planted it and your observations about
the plant including rather you liked it or not.
3. Learn botanical names from the beginning. You
will be glad you did. Common names are confusing.
A common name such as daisy may refer to
the typical white daisies, the yellow Rudbeckia or
the larger Chrysanthemum that look like colored
daisies.
4. Experiment, experiment, experiment. If you don’t
like the way something looks in your garden, dig
the plants up and plant it elsewhere. Do this until
you figure out what looks good to you, but be
sure to dig the whole root system and provide
adequate water to help the plant re-establish. Another
option is to keep your plants in pots until you
decide exactly where you want to plant them.
5. Remember that every garden is unique and reflects
its owner’s personality. You don’t need to please
anyone but yourself!
Finally, do not let the name of this book fool you.
While it is written for beginners, seasoned gardeners
will find some of the tips in this book will apply
to them as well. Read more
A quiet revolution is taking place: People across the United States are turning toward local food. Some are doing it because they want more nutritious, less-processed food; some want to preserve the farmland and rural character of their regions; some fear interruptions to the supply of non-local food; some want to support their local economy; and some want safer food with less threat of contamination. But this revolution comes with challenges.
Reclaiming Our Food tells the stories of people across America who are finding new ways to grow, process, and distribute food for their own communities. Their successes offer both inspiration and practical advice.
The projects described in this book are cropping up everywhere, from urban lots to rural communities and everywhere in between. In Portland, Oregon, an organization called Growing Gardens installs home gardens for low-income families and hosts follow-up workshops for the owners. Lynchburg Grows, in Lynchburg, Virginia, bought an abandoned 6.5-acre urban greenhouse business and turned it into an organic farm that offers jobs to people with disabilities and sells its food through a local farmers' market and a CSA. Sunburst Trout Farm, a small family business in rural North Carolina, is showing that it’s possible to raise fish sustainably and sell to a local market. And in Asheville, North Carolina, Growing Minds is finding ways to help bring fresh foods into schools. Author Tanya Denckla Cobb offers behind-the-scenes profiles of more than 50 food projects across the United States, with lessons and advice straight from their founders and staff. Photographic essays of 11 community food projects, by acclaimed photographer Jason Houston, detail the unusual work of these projects, bringing it to life in unforgettable images.
Reclaiming Our Food is a practical guide for building a local food system. Where others have made the case for the local food movement, Reclaiming Our Food shows how communities are actually making it happen. This book offers a wealth of information on how to make local food a practical and affordable part of everyone's daily fare.
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With its remarkable scent and myriad varieties, this dusky beauty has long been celebrated by gardeners, chefs, and healers alike. Today, gardeners everywhere are discovering that growing sage is a simple and wonderfully rewarding pleasure. In The Sage Garden, horticultural expert Ann Lovejoy profiles her favorite varieties and provides straightforward counsel on cultivating the different types of sage for the particular climates in which they thrive. In addition, this gorgeously photographed book explains which kinds are best for drying, which for cooking, and which are simply meant to be enjoyed in the garden. Once ready to harvest, readers can turn to the section for health, beauty, and tantalizing culinary recipes. No gardener or sensualist should be without this bookIf, when you think of sage, you think only of the bottle of dried herbs on your spice rack, you're missing out on the wide variety of wonders in the Salvia family. "Since ancient times, sage has been associated with at least the restoration of health and, in many cases, the healing of mind, body, and spirit," says Ann Lovejoy, author, columnist, and gardening school proprietor. In addition, many sages make beautiful ornamental borders as they flower in all shades of the color spectrum.
Beginning with a comprehensive introduction of the history and uses of sage, Lovejoy then moves on to the different types of sage. Meadow sages, which are the easiest to grow for most people, are lovely to look at and can hold their own mixed in with other plants, shrubs, or herbs. For each type of meadow sage, Lovejoy explains how they do in a garden, with which plants they form pleasing partnerships, and lists the named forms of that variety. She does the same in the following chapters and sections on sages for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, in addition to classic border sages, bedding sages, dry-country sages, late-blooming sages, culinary sages, and scented sages. The last two chapters are devoted to cooking and making crafts with sage. For a traditional tonic tea, simply steep sage in hot water for 5 to 10 minutes, drain, and add honey to taste. Insert fresh common sage under the skin of a whole chicken for an aromatic and flavorful roast chicken, or use pineapple sage in a sorbet for a sweet and mellow dessert.
In The Sage Garden, Lovejoy not only shares her extensive knowledge, she also infuses each page with her love for the herb. The photographs by Grey Crawford are simple and evocative. The two merge in a paean to the ancient herb. --Dana Van Nest Read more
