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From the highly acclaimed author of The Photographer of the Lost, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick They need him to remember. He wants to forget. 1918. In the last week of the First World War, a uniformed soldier is arrested in Durham Cathedral. When questioned, it becomes clear that he has no...

Unearthed is the story of how Claire Ratinon found belonging through falling in love with growing plants. For years, her troubled relationship with the land of her birth left her feeling unwanted, but reconnecting with nature allowed her finally to put down roots. Like many diasporic people of colour, Claire grew up feeling cut off from the natural world. She lived in cities, and stuck with the belief that success and status could fill the space where belonging was absent. Through learning the practise of growing food, she unpicked her beliefs about who she ought to be.

From a New York Times bestselling author, a wildlife ecology expert and environmental advocate provides readers with the next step in their ecological journey. In How Can I Help?, Tallamy tackles the questions commonly asked at his popular lectures and shares compelling and actionable answers...

Växter och blommor berör oss på många sätt – både genom sitt utseende och sin doft. Hydrolater, även kända som växtvatten, bevarar dessa blommor och deras doft, och kan därför kallas växternas själ. Växtvattnet från olika blommor har mycket olika effekter på vår kropp och sinne. I denna guide till växtvattnet lär du dig exakt hur du använder varje blomma för att uppnå hälsa, läkning eller avslappning.

I asked X's Grok, "what are the best plants to grow in a food garden". Here's what I got.

I asked an "AI" (X/Grok 2 beta), "how big of a garden do i need to plant to feed myself". This is what I got. I also followed up with additional questions, since I wasn't satisfied with the first response. Eventually I was able to work it down to a much smaller plot and to answer for a purely vegan diet.

Welcome to the world of tomato gardening. There’s nothing as sweet and good as a sun-warmed tomato fresh from the garden on a hot summer afternoon. It’s no wonder that tomatoes are the most popular vegetable in America (though botanically, tomatoes are a fruit). Cordell’s audiobook walks you through the steps in raising tomatoes – through starting tomato seeds, planting (and tricks for planting tomatoes early), and staking and caging tomatoes.

A bestseller in the making, this is the true story of a unique friendship between two people who had nothing—and ultimately everything—in common. Carol Wall, a white woman living in a lily-white neighborhood in Middle America, was at a crossroads in her life. Her children were grown; she...

From Katie Vaz, author of Don’t Worry, Eat Cake, the beloved Make Yourself Cozy, and The Escape Manual for Introverts, comes My Life in Plants. Her newest book tells the story of her life through the thirty-nine plants that have played both leading and supporting roles, from her childhood to her wedding day. Plants include a homegrown wildflower bouquet wrapped in duct tape that she carried on stage at age three, to a fragrant basil plant that brought her and her kitchen back to life after grief. 

In this simple but complete guide we will see how to plant marijuana indoors and outdoors, starting with feminized seeds, regular, auto flowering or cuttings, keeping in mind that not all varieties of marijuana are the same, so it is best to start with seeds of high quality. Buying excellent feminized auto flowering seeds is good advice for inexperienced growers. This book elaborates the art of marijuana growing. It gives all the necessary know-how in step by step comprehensive manner.