Author Dr. William Allan Plummer’s interest in nature was stimulated one winter by the sight of snowbirds, slate-colored juncos, in the family’s backyard in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. That same spring, he spotted the yellow-bellied sapsucker during its migration, and he was hooked. In Fronds and Anemones, he offers a collection of nature-based essays and articles, most of which appeared in the quarterly newsletter, Screeches, of Spencer Crest Nature Center, as well as in several other publications.  Fronds and Anemones begins with Plummer’s ...

Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was an artist, craftswoman, writer, and gardener; she is perhaps the most famous garden designers of her time. 'Gardens for Small Country Houses' was first published by Country Life in 1912, at a time when both Jekyll and Weaver were writing for the magazine. It covers the period when the Arts and Crafts Movement had evolved into country house architecture then complemented with gardens in the current style. 'Gardens for Small Country Houses' is a practical handbook which combines invaluable information on period garden design ...

First published in 1928, "Garden Maintenance" is a profusely-illustrated guide to gardening dealing with almost every subject related to it from selecting plants and creating lawns to exhibiting, constructing tennis course, and landscaping, and much more. This vintage book contains a wealth of timeless information and will be of considerable utility to modern gardeners both amateur and professional. Contents: "Development of Horticulture", "Landscape Gardening", "The Greenhouse", "Annuals", "The Herbaceous Border", "The Carnation Garden", "The Rose Garden" ...

Regardless of how much you spend on landscaping, plants and accents, without a beautiful lawn to complete the picture your home will be missing an important ingredient. Proper lawn care is the 'grass roots' effort which will make your home exterior outstanding and beautiful.

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"The Amateur Garden" is a classic guide to designing, maintaining, and even profiting from a beautiful garden. It looks in detail at the different plants and flowers that can be introduced, as well as such subjects as climate consideration, soil types, seasonal expectations, and much more. Highly recommended for green-fingered enthusiasts and collectors of vintage gardening literature. Contents include: "A Short History of Gardening", "My Own Acre", "The American Garden", "Where to Plant What", "The Cottage Gardens of Northampton", "The Private Garden's Public ...

This text forms a comprehensive handbook on growing crops under cloches, with information on a wide range of different vegetables, cropping, sowing, propagation, fruits, and much more besides. Written with the layman in mind, and complete with a plethora of detailed and useful illustrations, this text constitutes a great guide on the subject, and will be of particular interest to the novice gardener. The chapters of this book include: 'The Continuous Cloche'; 'Soil Preparation and Manuring'; 'Seed-Sowing, Spacing, and Warming'; 'Cropping, Continuity, Standardisation ...

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Are you looking for the best manual to build, manage, and maintain your Hydroponic Garden? Want to learn about mistakes and myths to avoid? Then Keep Reading... Water is an essential ingredient of all life, and it has an especially vital role in the life of plants. Water is a reliable vehicle that provides the transport of nutrients and energy to the cells within a plant. Unfortunately, the soil and environment that plants generally grow in are far from perfect. Therefore, the goal of hydroponics is to try to replicate what occurs in a perfectly natural ...