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Northwest Foraging

The Classic Guide to Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest

by Doug Benoliel
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2011

CLICK HERE to download the section on foraging for field mustard with four sample recipes from *Northwest Foraging * * Suitable for novice foragers and seasoned botanists alike * More than 65 of the most common edible plants in the Pacific Northwest are thoroughly described *Poisonous plants...

Edible Wild Plants

by John Kallas
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010

Edible wild plants have one or more parts that can be used for food if gathered at the appropriate stage of growth and properly prepared. Edible Wild Plants includes extensive information and recipes on plants from the four categories. Foundation greens: wild spinach, chickweed, mallow, purslane;...

The Wild Wisdom of Weeds

13 Essential Plants for Human Survival

by Katrina Blair
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014

The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is the only book on foraging and edible weeds to focus on the thirteen weeds found all over the world, each of which represents a complete food source and extensive medical pharmacy and first-aid kit. More than just a field guide to wild edibles, it is a global plan for...

Adventures in Edible Plant Foraging

Finding, Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Native and Invasive Wild Plants

by Karen Monger
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016

Purchasing vegetables and leafy greens can become rather pricy. Moreover store-bought greens often contain unhealthy pesticides and chemicals that can be harmful to your health. Foraging for wild plants is a cost effective and healthy alternative. Harvested wild plants are cheaper, and much healthier...

A Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica

by Margaret Gargiullo
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2008

At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and lowland rainforests, to dry tropical evergreen and deciduous forests. Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica is a must-have reference...

Easy-Care Water Garden Plants

Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-236

by Charles W. G. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2001

Water gardens are a harmonious blending of water and earth, both relaxing and inspiring. In Easy-Care Water Garden Plants, horticulturist Charles W.G. Smith tells you everything you need to know to select and care for water plants with minimal fuss and work. Whether you want delicate floating plants,...

Plants for Problem Places: Wet Soil [North American Edition]

by Graham Rice
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013

Wet soil is a killer for many plants, once they get their feet in soggy soil they just keel over and die. Fortunately, there are answers to this common problem and award-winning expert Graham Rice describes them here. Firstly, there are ways to make your yard less wet so that far more plants will...

How To Start a Plant Propagation Nursery

by Dwayne Haskell
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014

Do you have a passion for plants? Have you ever wanted to sell plants? Is propagating plants so much a part of you that you look for cuttings everywhere you go?This book will get you going on the right track to propagating plants and selling them. Topics include:Why grow plants?Knowledge-where...

Where Plants Grow

by Britannica Educational Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018

Plants can grow almost everywhere. This book explores ecosystems particular to the seven continents and watery environments, including forests, deserts, mountains, the ocean, and lakes. This book also includes an examination of how artificial environments like greenhouses and the indoors can be healthy...

Pot it There: Container Gardening Even YOU Can Do

by Darla Noble, John Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014

Pot it ThereContainer Gardening Even YOU Can DoTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 Container Gardening BasicsChapter 2 A Pot by Many Other Names Can Still be a PotChapter 3 Potable FlowersChapter 4 Potable PlantsChapter 5. Food in PotsChapter 6. Caring for your Container GardenChapter 7....

Plants in Contemporary Poetry

Ecocriticism and the Botanical Imagination

by John Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017

Positioned within current ecocritical scholarship, this volume is the first book-length study of the representations of plants in contemporary American, English, and Australian poetry. Through readings of botanically-minded writers including Les Murray, Louise Glück, and Alice Oswald, it addresses...

Plantology

30 Activities and Observations for Exploring the World of Plants

by Michael Elsohn Ross
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019

DID YOU KNOW... Scientists believe that mosses, the first plants, may have changed the Earth's climate from hot to cold by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Many members of the cabbage family release a poison "mustard" gas to fend off grazers? Plants are used in thousands...

Conservatory and Greenhouse Gardening (Collins Practical Gardener)

by Lia Leendertz
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014

Whether it's a small citrus plant or a large vine, conservatory plants are more popular than ever. Collins Practical Gardener Conservatory & Greenhouse Gardening is bursting with practical advice and step-by-step instructions covering everything from choosing and planning a structure to filling...

Hanging Kokedama

Creating Potless Plants for the Home

by Coraleigh Parker
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018

Indoor hanging baskets? Who needs them! Learn all about the Japanese art of creating pot-less suspended plants, known as kokedama, from New Zealand hanging plant extraordinaire and botanist, Coraleigh Parker. Coraleigh's moss ball creations, featuring orchids, air plants, cacti, succulents, flowering...