Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Keep pesky weeds from invading your garden with this compact guide from organic gardening expert, Barbara Pleasant.Gain a necessary understanding of how garden weeds grow, from their ability to self-propagate to their close resemblance to normal seedlings. Then dive into the preventative measures you can take to keep unwanted weeds out of the garden.Weeding methods include:Cover cropsSmother cropsMulchesHand weedi...

Do you have an old grapevine that needs training? A forsythia that has become too leggy? Evergreen shrubs that threaten to push through your first-floor windows? Have you just purchased a new home and feel mystified by the pruning chores ahead? If so, help is here in Pruning Trees, Shrubs & Vines.Pruning is one of the best things you can do for your plants and trees, if it's done the right way. When pruned regularly and properly, your plants stay vibrantly healthy. Floweri...

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Got clay soil? Need advice on the best plants to grow? Award winning expert Graham Rice explains how to amend clay soil so your can enjoy a wider range of plants and recommends the best plants to grow. He provides descriptive selections of attractive trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, bulbs and annuals for your clay soil. The right plants can solve your clay soil problem. North American Edition.

-"Wholesale food prices rose last month by the most in 36 years, and experts can't say how high they'll ultimately go."(Penn State© Live: April 4, 2011)-"Studies estimate that processed food in the United States travels over 1,300 miles, and fresh produce travels over 1,500 miles, before being consumed."-A well-known financial consultant says food prices are skyrocketing now.-The United States has two weeks' worth of stored grain.-Providing for your family m...

Many homes in the UK have gardens, varying from ‘pocket-sized’ to large estates, and many people now also have access to allotments and community gardens. But how can you make the most of your garden, and where do you start, if, like many people, you have no knowledge of the basics? Gardening: A Beginner’s Guide is packed full of information for every type of beginner gardener, from designing and planting up your garden to gardening indoors, there is something for everyone. Writt...

Millions of plants live well without human help.Indeed, millions of plants live so well that people call them weeds.Indoor plants can oxygenate and clean the indoor air of toxins.Dry and deodorize a damp house and air.Flowers, such as Boronia, can beautifully scent your home.Succulents, "cacti without prickles", like Aloe Vera and other Aloes, Echeverias, Hawothias, Mesembryanthemums, Sedums and Sempervivums – grow easily indoors on a sunny windowsill....