A fully-illustrated guide to growing your own fruit, vegetables, herbs and even mushrooms in small spaces. Edible Cities shows readers the principles of permaculture, green roofs, ideas for flats and balconies, vertical gardening and urban beekeeping, guerrilla gardening, case studies from across the world and more. Preface and contributions from Sepp Holzer and illustrated practical techniques. Discover inside: Principles of permaculture, Worldwide examples of urban gardening projects, Ideas...

Learn the ins and outs of proper bonsai design and care with this comprehensive Japanese gardening book.Japanese bonsai have long been admired throughout the world while their care and preservation have seemed shrouded in mystery. The Art of Bonsai is, however, a comparatively simple art to learn. Anyone with a love a plants, a little patience and this eminently practical book can create bonsai and keep a finished plant healthy and vigorous for generations...

How to cultivate a lot of home-grown vegetables from the smallest possible space. When space is at a premium, growing decent food to eat might seem an impossible task. Patio Produce is about just that; growing delicious, wholesome fruit and vegetables in the smallest spaces. It shows you how to make the most of pots and planters; how to create decorative but edible displays; how to plan for a reasonable yield; and how never to run out of at least something special to eat. If you have a bal...

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.

For everyone from beginners to masters, the one essential book to growing, grooming, and caring for your bonsai tree.Bonsai is the ancient craft of carefully regulating the growth and shape of trees in order to produce miniature versions of mature trees. Dating back over one thousand years to ancient Japan, bonsai trees are some of the most beautiful and meticulously looked-after plants in the world, and in recent years bonsai have exploded in popularity in the Wes...

Permaculture in Pots by Juliet Kemp. A month by month guide to what to sow and grow on a balcony or in a container garden with recipes for the kitchen too, using low impact permaculture principles. In these times of soaring food prices, growing food in cities is becoming the big urban trend. As demand far outstrips supply for allotments, Permaculture in Pots shows you how to get started with whatever space you have available appealing to those who feel powerless to meet their own subsistence...

"With this book, Robin Guenther and Gail Vittori show us how critical our green building mission is to the future of human health and secures a lasting legacy that will continue to challenge and focus the green building movement, the healthcare industry, and the world for years to come."—From the Foreword by Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building CouncilINDISPENSABLE REFERENCE FOR THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE DESIGN

“Companion Container Gardening: Using Easy Companion Planting Techniques to Get More from Your Small Space”Not everyone with a green thumb has the luxury of a plot of land or even a big backyard to grow the garden of their dreams. This guide will tell you everything you need to know in order to get fit the most garden in the smallest space, no matter how much room you have.One of the challenges of living in a small space is that you have to maximiz...

Garden designer, lecturer and broadcaster Matt James explores how to design an urban outdoor space, no matter the size or location - from balconies and roof terraces to courtyards, basement areas and front gardens, factoring in areas for relaxation, play and growing your own produce.There are 16 step-by-step projects including creating a 'living' green wall, planting under mature trees and making a gravel garden and 13 case studies showing great design in action, with examples from ...

Extend the life of your container garden beyond the summer months with an innovative system created by Sara Begg Townsend and Roanne Robbins. Beginning with a central woody plant, garden ornament, or eye-catching perennial, you'll learn how to swap in seasonal plants for a dynamic display that looks great year-round. This inventive guide presents 48 tried-and-true designs that yield endless variations. No matter the season, your container garden will be glowing with bursts of color and var...

A comprehensive manual to gardening in raised beds, with information on everything from construction, maximizing space and maintaining your garden.Raised bed gardening is the fastest-growing garden strategy today, and Raised Bed Revolution is the definitive guidebook to mastering this consistently proven and effective gardening method.Raised Bed Revolution provides you with information on size requirements for constructing raised beds, heigh...

IMPORTANT: This book contains 60 pages. Some of the information is written within the images and will not show up in the word count for pages published.You can become a successful container gardener. Learn common sense and down to earth ways to grow wonderful vegetables and herbs in pots.Easily make your own potting soil and understand your plants' root systems for choosing the correct container sizes. Sow seeds and transfer plants with the knowledge that will produce healt...