Grow your way to happiness with Home-Grown Harvest, the practical handbook for a more sustainable life.Whether you have a large country garden or a small backyard in the city, this essential guide to the 'Good Life' will help you on your journey to becoming more self-sufficient – which is something we all need to be thinking about. Climate change, industrial farming with its reliance on chemicals, rising food prices, fears over food security or just a desire to spe...

“A useful and a wonderful resource whether you grow on a balcony, rooftop or in the ground.” —Yolanda Burrell, owner of Pollinate Farm and Garden SupplyOnce a fringe topic, permaculture is moving to the mainstream as organic gardeners discover the wisdom of a simple system that emphasizes the simple idea that by taking care of the earth, the earth takes care of you. The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture is for home gardeners of every skill—with an...

With SPOtLESS, Shannon and Jen have made cleaning easy and foolproof and, now, with their new book SPEEDCLEANING - they make it fast.So you want to ditch the dust in record time? Blitz the bathroom before guests arrive? Flat out and on the go. the last thing you want to do after a hectic day (or on the weekend) is clean the house. But help is at hand! the undisputed Domestic Guru, Shannon Lush, and Jennifer Fleming have written SPEEDCLEANING for everyone who wants a clean house but doesn't...

Do you live in an apartment with a balcony, fire escape or rooftop terrace? Most city dwellers neglect these spaces or use them for nothing more than hanging laundry and storing bicycles. And for a long time, so did I.Several years ago I decided to transform my under-used balcony from a lifeless concrete pad into a little garden in the sky. Every year I grow a small harvest of vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, beans and peas, and more than enough herbs to satisfy our culinary n...

This is a comprehensive handbook for the total novice and the practiced gardener alike, covering all aspects of the subject to ensure you can reap the rewards with your home-grown fruit, vegetables and herbs.Offering invaluable information on soils, fertilizers, tools and pest control, this book also includes a month-by-month calendar to enable gardeners to keep on top of their essential tasks. This all-absorbing hobby offers fantastic benefits, both nutritionally and financially, ...

The long-awaited new book from the authors of the blockbuster bestseller Spotless.It's almost a decade since the original Spotless took Australia by storm, selling more than half a million copies and launching Shannon Lush as Australia's most trusted domestic guru. Now the original team of Shannon Lush and Jennifer Fleming has written the book that everyone has been asking them for - an A-Z of stains and stain removal that will become the new trusted household companion. Shannon's t...

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 with a significantly higher nutritional value than what you typically purchase in grocery stores contain. On top of that, harvesting your own plants will force you to get out, exercise, and ex...

From the host of HGTV's Dig In: "If you live in limited quarters, are just starting out, and want to grow most-likely-to-succeed plants, have a read." — The Philadelphia InquirerEdibles continue to be popular choices for gardeners, and beginning gardeners are no exception. Author William Moss takes a beginning gardener through all the steps needed to grow vegetables and fruits in any setting, regardless of the available (or desired) size. This book...

" Very likely the best book ever written on growing food in the Pacific Northwest, and it sets a whole new standard for garden writing ."— Mark MacDonald, West Coast SeedsGrow more food, with less work, in any yard—now completely revised and expanded!Are you itching to start your own garden or grow more in the one you have, but feel that gardening is too challenging or time-consuming for you...

Maria Rodale shares her top organic gardening secrets season-by-season in a guide that offers straight-forward, easy-to-follow gardening basics so that youcan enjoy a beautiful, bountiful, organic garden all year long!Spring explainshow to prepare for, plan, and plant your garden, as well as how to start your own seeds, improve soil health, create the best compost, build a raised bed, and harvest early crops.

How To Grow Healthy Organic vegetables In Only 16 Square FeetIf you would like to grow your own healthy vegetables but have limited space to do so, then this is the book for you! Best-Selling authors James Paris and Norman J Stone combine their knowledge of self-sufficiency and growing organic vegetables to present this book on square foot gardening.This method of growing vegetables in small spaces, combines Raised Bed Gardening with the co...

This is the ultimate beginner’s guide to establishing and tending an organic kitchen garden in any urban space, no matter how small, written by the YouTuber and TikToker known as Spicy Moustache.Do you live in the city and yearn for the space and time to grow your own food and live more connected with nature and the seasons? Rebel Gardening shows that anyone can grow a garden of delicious organic fruit and vegetables, wildlife-friendly wildflowers and abundant herb...