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A year in the edible garden : a month-by-month guide to growing and harvesting vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers / by Raven, Sarah,author.; Buckley, Jonathan,photographer.; revision of:Raven, Sarah.Year full of veg: a harvest for every season.;: "This beautifully photographed guide celebrates the endless possibilities of the vegetable patch and shows that edible gardening can be both productive and stunning to behold. International gardening and cooking expert Sarah Raven shares her wealth of knowledge about how to have a bountiful -- and beautiful -- kitchen garden. With the belief that we should all grow more of what we eat, she imparts her experience on making the most of any outdoor space along with sage advice about the best things to grow and harvest easily and efficiently along with their culinary uses. The varieties highlighted are accessible, but Sarah also includes many flavorful heirlooms as well as rarities difficult to find in markets. Being connected to the food on our plate and to the landscape around us has never been more important, and everything Sarah does is strictly organic. She focuses on growing the freshest, healthiest, and tastiest produce without resorting to artificial inputs or chemicals. Although the book is primarily focused on edibles, Sarah includes flowers (some edible too) because they attract pollinators and beneficial insects while beautifying the vegetable patch. Solid, practical advice is mixed with inspirational ideas, and aspirational photos of Sarah's own showstopping garden are sure to inspire any home gardener"--; Subjects: Recipes.; Cooking (Vegetables); Flower gardening.; Gardening.; Herb gardening.; Kitchen gardens.; Vegetable gardening.;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Encyclopedia of North American trees / by Benvie, Sam.;: Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-296), Internet addresses and index.Encyclopedia of trees throughout Canada and United States, for naturalists, conservationists, and gardeners. Includes sections on tree hardiness, and places and organizations.; Subjects: Trees;; © 2000., Firefly Books,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Extraordinary ornamental edibles : 100 perennials, trees, shrubs and vines for Canadian gardens / by Lascelle, Michael Kenneth,1961-author.;: "Growing your own food continues to gain popularity, but planting and tending vegetables every year certainly requires more effort than the ease of maintaining a backyard full of well-established hardy perennials. Now, with the help of this volume, gardeners can have the best of both worlds by planning a garden full of edible perennials that are both gorgeous and easy-to-maintain. From Akebia vine, with its scented flowers and tasty purple-skinned seed pods, to shade-loving Japanese Zingiber-there are so many options for Canadian gardeners beyond the traditional veggie plot. One hundred of the most notable trees, shrubs, vines and perennials are highlighted for both their aesthetic and edible appeal, with each entry including such information as ideal exposure, water needs, pollination requirements, harvesting and food preparation suggestions. More than just a listing of delicious plants, Extraordinary Ornamental Edibles is also a comprehensive guide to the edible landscape as a whole with sensible information about microclimates, pollinators, pests, ecological concerns, organic gardening tips, container growing, space-saving espaliers for small spaces, propagation, grafting, pruning, and design essentials-such as selecting edible ground covers and choosing plants for fall colour. Also included are culinary suggestions and recipes for everything from herbal teas to tempura. From cold-tolerant cultivars of exotic fruit such as the new hardy lemon or yuzu, to surprising varieties of better-known garden staples, like columnade apple trees suitable to growing in pots and blueberries that bear pink fruit, this volume details the full range of unique and exciting options, making it an inspiring and easy-to-reference A-to-Z guide to growing extraordinary ornamental edibles across Canada."--; Subjects: Edible landscaping; Plants, Edible; Plants, Ornamental;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Raised bed gardening : a complete beginner's guide : grow everything from herbs to tomatoes in your own custom raised beds / by Nolan, Tara,1977-author.;: Are you eager to step into vegetable gardening but don't know where to start? With this guide to the nearly foolproof raised-bed technique, you'll be growing your own organic food in no time. Growing your own food is a satisfying experience as well as an investment that will pay you and the community back in a myriad of ways, including benefits for the earth, greater food security, and better health. But where do you start and what is the best way to approach creating a garden and growing food? The raised bed gardening technique, used by successful food gardeners for centuries, is simple and can be done pretty much anywhere. Building beds allows you to bring in the right materials, which might not exist in your own environment, and grow your own food year-round, if you so choose--no matter where you live. So whether your outdoor space is big or small, raised beds are the best choice for your first vegetable garden. Some water and a little love and attention is all you need be successful. In Raised Bed Gardening: A Complete Beginner's Guide, you will learn everything you need to know to prepare and execute your garden plan and grow and harvest your produce. The book includes: Plans for building quick-and-simple beds that you can make yourself with a few common tools; Details on how to build the right soil mix to fill your beds ; List of the easiest plants to grow as a beginner; Plant information, along with which plants work best with other plants; Planting advice, including spacing instructions; Advice on mulch, watering, and fertilizing; Organic pest control; How to harvest and store your produce; How to get the most out of your raised bed space. So get started on your path to becoming a gardener. No matter what your level of confidence, this book will give you the information and tools you need to succeed.; Subjects: Raised bed gardening.;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Plant science for gardeners : essentials for growing better plants / by Pavlis, Robert,author.;: Plant Science for Gardeners empowers growers to analyze common problems, find solutions, and make better decisions in the garden for optimal plant health and productivity. Most gardeners learn by accumulating rules--water once a week, never dry out snowdrop bulbs, prune lilacs after flowering, plant garlic in October--the list is endless. Rules take years to learn and yet leave you floundering when the unexpected strikes and plants look unhealthy, produce poorly, or die. There is a better way. By understanding the basic biology of how plants grow, you can become a thinking gardener with the confidence to problem solve for optimized plant health and productivity. Learn the science and ditch the rules! Coverage includes: the biology of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers; understanding how plants function as whole organisms; the role of nutrients and inputs; vegetables, flowers, grasses, and trees and shrubs; propagation and genetics; sidebars that explode common gardening myths; tips for evaluating plant problems and finding solutions. Whether you're a home gardener, micro-farmer, market gardener, or homesteader, this entertaining and accessible guide shortens the learning curve and gives you the knowledge to succeed no matter where you live.; Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Botany.; Gardening.; Plants.;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Painted blossoms : creating expressive flower art with mixed media by Schmitt, Carrie.aut; Tonia Jennyedt; Christine Polomskypht;: Flowers are organic, wonderfully forgiving subjects. Each one is unique; you can't paint one wrong! 'Painted Blossoms' encourages you to welcome creativity with ease as you discover ways to tend the garden within. In addition to watching yourself grow through seven different stepped-out flower projects, you'll learn basic design elements, how to get unstuck from the mud, how to carve your own stamps, cut your own stencils and more; Subjects: Vejledninger; Painting; Flowers in art; Art and Design; maleteknik; blomster; motiver; blomstermotiver; Flowers in art; Painting;; © 2015, North Light,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
A matter of taste : a farmers' market devotee's semi-reluctant argument for inviting scientific innovation to the dinner table / by Tucker, Rebecca,1986-author.;: Includes bibliographical references."How did farmers' markets, nose-to-tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with 'good food'? And are these practices really producing food that is morally, environmentally, or economically sustainable? Rebecca Tucker's compelling, reported argument shows that we must work to undo the moral coding that we use to interpret how we come by what we put on our plates. She investigates not only the danger of the accepted rhetoric, but the innovative work happening on farms and university campuses to create a future where nutritious food is climate-change resilient, hardy enough to grow season after season, and, most importantly, available to all ? not just those willing or able to fork over the small fortune required for a perfect heirloom tomato. Tucker argues that arriving at that future will require a broad cognitive shift away from the idea that farmer's markets, community gardens, and organic food production is the only sustainable way forward; more than that, it will require the commitment of research firms, governments, corporations, and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement agri-science innovations that do more than improve the bottom line. A Matter of Taste asks us to rethink what good food really is."--; Subjects: Food supply.; Food industry and trade; Food industry and trade; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural innovations.;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Heirloom plants : a complete compendium of heritage vegetables, fruits, herbs & flowers / by Harrison, Lorraine,author.; Etty, Thomas,author.;: Includes bibliographic references and index.; Subjects: Heirloom varieties (Plants); Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture; Herbs;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The mission by Brown, David W.,author.;: Includes bibliographical references and index.A narrative chronicle of NASA's deep-space mission to Jupiter's ocean moon, Europa, discusses the remarkable work of scientists who overcame formidable hurdles in their effort to determine if organic life exists elsewhere in the solar system.; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI

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