Readings

The Jewel Garden

by Monty Don and Sarah Don, Sarah Don | August 2005

The Jewel Garden is the story of the garden that over the past decade has bloomed from the muddy fields around the Dons' Tudor farmhouse, a perfect metaphor for the Monty and Sarah's own rise from the ashes of a spectacular commercial failure. At the same time, The Jewel Garden is the story of a creative partnership that has weathered the greatest storm, and a testament to the healing powers of the soil. In his weekly column for the Observer , Monty Don has always been candid about the garden's role in helping him to pull back from the abyss of depression; The Jewel Garden elaborates on this much further. Written in an optimistic, autobiographical vein, Monty and Sarah's story is truly an exploration of what it means to be a gardener.
Life In A Cottage Garden

by Jonathan Buckley | January 2011

In this wonderful gardening journal, which accompanies the BBC2 series of the same name, Carol Klein, with characteristic warmth and eloquence, tells us the story of a year in her beautiful garden at Glebe Cottage. With superb photography throughout, she takes us on a procession through the seasons, as she plans and plants, sows seeds and nurtures cuttings, tends the borders, and harvests her crops. Her energy, knowledge and enthusiasm are an inspiration in every month of the year.
The Cannabis Grow Bible

by Greg Green | December 2009

"The Cannabis Grow Bible" fully explains both the art and science behind growing high-grade pot. Author and aficionado Greg Green blends a thorough understanding of marijuana botany with practical advice on coping with the day-to-day demands of maintaining a high-yield garden, and offers proven methods that maximize both yield and potency. Fully updated and illustrated in full color, and with techniques for both indoor and outdoor cultivation, this comprehensive guide covers everything growers n...
How To Make A Forest Garden

by Patrick Whitefield | June 2002

A good introduction to permaculture. Create your own perennial food-producing garden based on the model of a natural woodland with its many levels of growth from ground covers to tree canopies.
Grow Your Own Drugs

by James Wong | March 2009

Whether you're struggling with insomnia, the kids have eczema, or your partner is feeling under the weather, this book could have the answer. With easy recipes ethnobotanist James Wong shows how to make simple creams, salves, teas and much, much more from the stuff growing in your window box, the local garden centre or in the hedgerows. Using the flowers, fruit, roots, trees, vegetables and herbs that are all around us James provides preparations to help relieve a whole range of common condition...
Niwaki

by Jake Hobson | April 2007

Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In this highly practical book, Western gardeners are encouraged to draw upon the techniques and sculpt their own garden trees to unique effect. After discussing the principles that underpin the techniques, the author offers in-depth guidelines for shaping pines, azaleas, conifers, broadleaved evergreens, bamboos, and deciduous trees. Complete with abundant photographs, personal anecdotes and a wealth of advice, this unprecedented resource will inspire gardeners everywhere to transform their own trees into niwaki.
The Stained Glass Garden

by Pat Torlen | March 2006

Grow a glass garden and beautify any space with the exquisite decorative items you've created. George W. Shannon and Pat Torlen, two master teachers and artists, offer an array of glorious patterns for stained glass flowers, butterflies, birds, birdfeeders, planters, lanterns and mobiles. Using dozens of close-up photos, they teach all the basics of both copper foil and lead came construction, from materials and tools to how-to techniques.
Bonsai School

by Craig Coussins | March 2006

It's big and beautiful, and the only course you need to cultivate bonsais successfully. From the author of the acclaimed Bonsai for Beginners, this comprehensive, easy-to-follow instructional guide covers the basics and way beyond. One step at a time, he helps gardeners develop the necessary skills to create and maintain a beautifully shaped miniature potted tree. Everything imaginable is here, from choosing a suitable plant to wiring, pruning, and aging techniques, and finally expert tips on ...
Luxury Rooftop Gardens New York

by Charles Devairve, Charles de Vaivre | May 2011

High above the bustling streets there's another world--a universe filled with calm and natural beauty. We're talking of course about New York's legendary rooftop gardens. Like their predecessors in Babylon, these urban oases are truly one of the world's great wonders. Set amid the concrete canyons, these horticultural hideaways offer respite from the relentless pace that is NYC. Here in the city that never sleeps, these serene spaces offer a chance to laze, potter and even to nap. The plants, furnishings--and of course--the landscape engineering that makes them possible--will inspire awe. Set against dramatic cityscapes, these must be some of the most fascinating green spaces on the planet
Landscape Graphics

by Grant W. Reid | August 2002

This step-by-step guide to producing working graphics is a learning tool for landscape architects and designers. It shows how to execute the graphics involved at each stage of landscape design. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on time-saving techinques. It shows how to illustrate concept plans, development designs, irrigation plans, and trees, plants, ground covers, land forms, water, shadows, elevations, an people, and discusses perspective and composition.

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Readings

The Jewel Garden

Life In A Cottage Garden

The Cannabis Grow Bible

How To Make A Forest Garden

Grow Your Own Drugs

Niwaki

The Stained Glass Garden

Bonsai School

Luxury Rooftop Gardens New York

Landscape Graphics