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Huw Richards set himself a challenge - to grow his own fruit and veg for free for a year. He succeeded, and now wants to help you do the same. Can't afford a raised bed? Try repurposing an old wooden pallet. Don't want to spend money on buying plants? Look in the fridge and your kitchen...

The universal appeal of Laura Ingalls Wilder springs from a life lived in partnership with the land, on farms she and her family settled across the Northeast and Midwest. In this revealing exploration of Wilder's deep connection with the natural world, Marta McDowell follows the wagon trail of the beloved Little House series. You'll learn details about Wilder's life and inspirations, pinpoint the Ingalls and Wilder homestead claims on authentic archival maps, and learn to grow the plants and vegetables featured in the series. Excerpts from Wilder's books, letters, and diaries bring to light her profound appreciation for the landscapes at the heart of her world. 

The Allotment Keeper's Handbook is a no-nonsense guide to managing your own organic vegetable patch. Packed with invaluable advice, from how to choose an allotment and test its soil to knowing your chickweed from your chicory, it offers an enjoyable and inspiring shortcut through the trials, errors and frustrations of starting a kitchen garden.

When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains plants and then become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of toxic substances. Teaming with Microbes offers an alternative to this vicious circle and details how to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web. You’ll discover that healthy soil is teeming with life - not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms.

Brought to you by Penguin. **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** The Garden Jungle is about the wildlife that lives right under our noses, in our gardens and parks, between the gaps in the pavement, and in the soil beneath our feet. Wherever you are right now, the chances are that there are worms...

Brought to you by Penguin. Stay green, stay gorgeous! In his debut book, gardening enthusiast Jonny Hincks – known by over 2 million followers online as @gardenwithjonny – brings his signature humour, relatable advice and down-to-earth, no-fuss approach to gardening with one aim: for you to...

A month by month treasury of gardening advice, inspiration and knowledge from the nation's favourite gardener. National treasure and presenter of ITV's hugely popular Love Your Garden, Alan Titchmarsh brings us his month by month almanac of garden knowledge, facts, advice and inspiration. Here...

当不可预测的都市生存节奏撞上你对治愈系阳台花园的渴望，这份反内耗的生活方式指南将帮你打破养护失败的死循环。别再被社交媒体上那些完美无瑕的绿植照片绑架了，种植不该成为你原本就疲惫不堪的生活中的另一块重...

تخلص من عقدة الكمال وابنِ حديقة شرفة خضراء تلائم جدولك المزدحم، لتجد الهدوء وسط فوضى الحياة العصرية. إن كنت تعيش أسبوعًا متقلبًا وتعود إلى منزلك منهكًا، فهذا...

Cultive um refúgio verde na sua varanda, mesmo com uma rotina urbana caótica e horários altamente imprevisíveis. Transforme esse espaço em um oásis particular, ideal para recarregar as energias após um dia exaustivo. Esqueça a pressão e descubra uma jardinagem terapêutica, desenhada...

Trasforma il tuo balcone in un giardino urbano rilassante, sconfiggendo lo stress da imprevisti e le agende caotiche. Dimentica l'ansia della perfezione botanica e abbraccia un approccio al verde gentile e flessibile, pensato su misura per chi torna a casa senza energie dopo giornate infinite...

Transforma el estrés urbano en calma cultivando un oasis verde, incluso con una agenda caótica y falta de tiempo. Dile adiós a la frustración de las plantas marchitas y abraza un método de jardinería urbana diseñado para la vida real, llena de prisas y cambios repentinos de planes. Si...

忙しい毎日のスキマ時間に耳を傾けるだけで、完璧主義を手放し、ベランダに自分だけの小さな癒やしの空間を作る実践的なガーデニングガイドをお届けします。急な残業や不規則なスケジュールに追われ、心身ともに疲...

The local mayor has a dinner date with death... With school out for the summer, dinner ladies Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are off on holiday to the picturesque village of St-Martins-on-the-Water. But on their first night, their meal at the hotel ends in disaster, when the local mayor is found dead on the restaurant floor, supposedly poisoned by his dinner. The village has a history of poisoning, and the locals are convinced the Poisoner is back. Immediately suspicion turns on Margery and – in particular – Clementine.

Ready to grow your own slice of perpetual summer, no matter the weather outside? Dreaming of fresh herbs in February while the world’s still scraping ice off windshields… but unsure where to start? If so, this book’s for you, greenhouse dreamer. And it’s time to make those dreams come true. Whether you’ve dabbled in gardening or your biggest green achievement is fridge mold, Greenhouse Gardening for the Absolute Beginner is your no-fuss, step-by-step roadmap to a thriving year-round garden.

No Dig guru Charles Dowding uses 40 years of growing experience to recommend which crops to grow successfully together, how to time it right, and how to harvest in particular ways, to grow the tastiest, pest-free crops as space-efficiently as possible. Carrots between lettuces, fennel between...

Learn a road map to healthy soil and revitalized food systems for powerfully addressing these times of challenge. This audiobook equips producers with knowledge, skills, and insights to regenerate ecosystem health and grow farm/ranch profits. Globally recognized soil advocate and agroecologist Nicole Masters delivers the solution to rewind the clock on this increasingly critical soil crisis in her first book For the Love of Soil. She argues we can no longer treat soil like dirt.

Discover the incredible power of herbs and superfoods, which often contain far more antioxidants than the commonly praised blueberry. These natural wonders also possess anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antibacterial properties that have supported human health for centuries. Imagine boosting your health with simple ingredients already in your kitchen. This guide provides practical knowledge to help you unlock the full potential of nature’s medicine cabinet safely and affordably.

Meadowland gives a unique and intimate account of an English meadow’s life from January to December, together with its biography. In exquisite prose, John Lewis-Stempel records the passage of the seasons from cowslips in spring to the hay-cutting of summer and grazing in autumn, and includes the biographies of the animals that inhabit the grass and the soil beneath: the badger clan, the fox family, the rabbit warren, the skylark brood and the curlew pair, among others.

The fundamentals of permaculture are simple: care for people and the Earth, and share what you have. With these in mind, practitioners promote a system with a sense of respect for all life on the planet. You may, however, be anxious about not knowing what to do. After all, not everybody knows about permaculture. But don’t worry–you don’t need to be an expert to start your own permaculture garden.