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Permaculture Design is a powerful tool for creating systems that meet our humans needs while supporting the ecosystem as a whole. It applies ecological principles to designing gardens, farms, community projects and human settlements. The standard 72 hour Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is taught worldwide to farmers, gardeners, design professionals and everyday folk who are interested in creating a healthier, more equitable planet. Rosemary Morrow provides information on each unit of the PDC's curriculum. Using real life experience and gathered evidence of permaculture's effectiveness, this fully revised and updated edition contains a wealth of technical information for teaching a PDC. Included in this text are new findings in emerging disciplines, such as regenerative agriculture. An important text for teachers and students in the areas of:ArchitectureLandscape designEcologyGeographyRegenerative agriculturesAgro-ecologyAgro-forestry

MAKE YOURS A HYGGE HOME THIS CHRISTMAS - AS SEEN ON THIS MORNING'Such a beautiful book with so many suggestions for how we can get back to happiness. Just looking at it makes me happy' Holly Willoughby A gorgeous guide to the Danish art of creating a cosy, happy home from the internationally bestselling author, Meik Wiking.Our homes should be a place of comfort, a place to feel safe when we shut the door. Somewhere to be ourselves, to unwind and create special memories. Inspired by Danish design and traditions, this beautiful new book from Meik Wiking shares how to turn your home into a sanctuary and live like the happiest people in the world.With simple tips based on new research from The Happiness Institute in Copenhagen, this book reveals what makes a happy home tick. No matter how much space you have or what your budget is, Meik shows how you can use colour, light and space to create your happy place and celebrate cosiness the Danish way.Get your copy of the latest book from the author of THE LITTLE BOOK OF HYGGE now!'I love it, I love it, I love it. Just reading this makes you more content' Chris Evans

The only book you'll ever need for the garden you've always wanted.

A stylish, practical, modern guide to the world of pot plants and house plants, from the author of Prick.

<strong>Take your gardening skills to the next level and discover how to grow your favorite fruits, veggies, and herbs all year round with this comprehensive 2-in-1 guide to indoor and greenhouse gardening</strong><p>Are you looking for a way to get into gardening even with your limited space? Do you want to learn how to grow some of your favorite plants without waiting for the perfect season to grow them? Are you tired and weary of chemically treated produce and want to learn how to grow your own fresh organic veggies?</p><p>In this special bundle, Tom Gordon condenses his extensive gardening experience and shows you how to make the most of your indoor space to grow useful plants as well as stretch out the growing season of your favorite fruits, herbs, and veggies using a greenhouse.</p><p><strong>This bundle has all the information you need to grow plants indoors and in greenhouses. It contains the following books:</strong></p><ol><li>Indoor Gardening</li><li>Greenhouse Gardening</li></ol><p><strong>In <em>Indoor Gardening</em>, you''re going to learn:</strong></p><ul><li>How to work with the space available in your home and pick the right spots for your lush indoor garden</li><li>A crash guide to plant lighting for optimal growth, from positioning your plants to receive maximum sunshine to artificial lighting</li><li>How to choose the perfect containers or pots for the plant you want in your garden, depending on your gardening needs</li><li>Steps to help you choose the perfect gardening soil for your first or next indoor garden project</li><li>How to make your own excellent homemade gardening soil if you''re up for the challenge</li><li>...and lots more!</li></ul><p><strong>Finally, here''s what you''re going to discover in <em>Greenhouse Gardening</em>:</strong></p><ul><li>4 important factors to consider before getting started cultivating in a greenhouse</li><li>7 surefire tips to help you select the perfect site for your greenhouse</li><li>The ultimate crash guide to greenhouses and how to select the perfect one for your needs and budget</li><li>How to effectively control temperature and ambient conditions in a greenhouse</li><li>7 proven ways to keep a greenhouse warm even without electricity</li><li>Step-by-step instructions to help you cultivate succulent fruits, leafy green vegetables and herbs in a greenhouse</li><li>...and loads more!</li></ul><p>Ideal for new gardeners and experienced green thumbs alike, this special bundle has all the techniques, tactics and strategies you need to improve your repertoire of gardening skills and grow your favorite plants all year long.</p><h4>Scroll to the top of the page and click the "Buy Now" button to get started today!</h4>

History and horticulture in 21 of the world's best royal gardens

Margery Fish was the voice of gardening in the 1960s and her advice and enthusiasm for horticulture has stood the test of time. In her imaginative adaption of the traditional cottage garden style that she saw disappearing around her, she brought together old-fashioned plants and contemporary plants in the same vein.Today's mixed borders are a direct descendant of the style Margery Fish created at East Lambrook Manor in Somerset, now once again open to the public. Cottage Garden Flowers covers plants that grow easily and naturally in our soil, including easy, adaptable pubs, perennials and shrubs, such as Astrantia, columbines, daffodils, daisies, Dianthus, foxgloves, hollyhocks, Japonica, old roses, Phlox, Primula, or Virburnum. No longer in danger of being forgotten, these traditional flowering plants have now res-established their place at the heart of garden design. Graham Rice, the widely published gardening author and the former London Evening Standard gardening correspondent, has reviewed the plant names in the original text, providing a plant name section at the back of the book. This allows readers to identify current plants from the old Latin names within the text.

Facsimile of 1940 Edition. An Agricultural Testament is Sir Albert Howard's best-known publication and remains one of the seminal works in the history of organic farming movement. The work focuses on the nature and management of soil fertility, and notably explores composting. At a time when modern, chemical-based industrialized agriculture was just beginning to radically alter food production, it advocated natural processes rather than man-made inputs as the superior approach to farming. It was first published in England in 1940. Since this book first appeared in 1940, it has been regarded as one of the most important contributions to the solution of soil rehabilitation problems ever published. More importantly, it is regarded as the keystone of the organic movement.Louis Bromfield called it "the best book I know on soil and the processes which take part in it." Soil Science called it "the most interesting and suggestive book on soil fertility which has appeared since King's Farmers of Forty Centuries." And Mother Earth News recently called it "the most basic of all introductions to organic farming by the founder of the modern movement."The object of the book was to draw attention to the loss of soil fertility, brought about by the vast increase in crop and animal production, that has led to such disastrous consequences as a general unbalancing of farming practices, an increase in plant and animal diseases and the loss of soil by erosion. Howard contended that such losses can be repaired only by maintaining soil fertility by manufacturing humus from vegetable and animal wastes through the composting process. He stressed, too, a little-known nutritional factor, the mycorrhizal association, which is the living fungous bridge between humus in the soil and the sap of plants.

This is the story of two men from a remote Wiltshire village, father and son Joseph and Josiah Lane, stonemasons, whose lives stretched across the Georgian period, from 1717 to 1833. They became grotto builders, men of artistic genius, acknowledged experts in their speciality, but the sort of ordinary craftsmen whose achievements are not normally recorded in the official pages of history. They were responsible for many of the mysterious, decorative, thrilling grottoes which appeared during the 18th century in English gardens, built to enhance the romantic, poetic and artistic landscapes created by rich landowners. From Stourhead to Fonthill, Wycombe Abbey, Wimborne St Giles, Bowood, Bowden Park, Painshill and Oatlands Park, Claremont, Castle Hill, Ascot Place, Belcombe and Norbiton House, Joseph and Josiah constructed brick, timber and limestone caverns, tunnels, bath houses, gambling dens and cascades. Some were profusely decorated with shells, coral spars, slivers of crystal, amethysts, feldspar and calcite fragments, some appeared savage and rough hewn. Christina Richard has pieced together the story of the lives and work of Joseph and Josiah for the first time from a wide range of local and national sources, and has enhanced her account with imaginative descriptions of village and family life at the time for people of their station. The result is an affectionate and revealing portrait of these two extraordinary men, who contributed so much to the elegance of England's wonderful 18th century gardens.