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As an interesting note, in 1716, Thomas Fairchild successfully crossed one species with another. It is designed to help the novice understand the fundamentals of how plants grow, reproduce and how they are classified.While it is written with the beginner...

There are also helpful tips scattered among the pages, such as placing stuffed peppers in a muffin tin or tube pan to keep them upright during cooking.Familiar kitchen ingredients are also rated and recommended, with the common brands of many everyday...

Gourd containers and masks were treasured and passed down for generations.The Complete Book of Gourd Craft is a comprehensive look at this fascinating history and a wonderful handbook for even a beginner to use to create their own works of art.

The World War Two story of how the '' rose came to be is even known by gardeners who have never grown a rose. We hope this spotlight on some of our members' favorites is a nice change of pace for your Saturday morning.

It is compact, well-written and easy to understand. It explains botanical classifications and Latin terms in a way that even the novice will understand.Readers on both sides of the ‘Pond' will be interested in the dates of introduction and in many cases,...

A comfortable place for friends to gather to watch the ball game.Shed furnishings tend to be casual and reflect the individualism of the Sheddist who decorated it. Many Sheddists find they cannot stop with one shed.

Willie Fieldmouse crept to an open window one night and the New Folks had seed catalogs spread all over the room and were making their orders. What if the New Folks had traps and guns?

However, there are detailed diagrams and descriptions of the various patterns and methods these artisans used.Historically, basket makers were the poorest of the poor, using their craft to put food on the table.

Canadian and American gardeners will appreciate that she's included the hardiness zones for each plant as well.If a plant has culinary use, recipes with photographs accompany the description.

After that, it was a small step to graduate to the various trees and shrubs.I already knew an oak tree from a maple, but after my experience with my first field guide, I wanted to know about red oaks, white oaks, overcup oaks and chestnut oaks! This prompted...

With meager resources and restricted travel he managed to put together a collection of 1,117 different varieties of pomegranates. We hope this spotlight on some of our members' favorites is a nice change of pace for your Saturday morning.

The author even includes a recipe section with delicacies such as Cattail Pollen Bread and Acorn Burgers to get you started. He stresses that potential foragers be totally confident in the identification of any plants they decide to harvest.

The reader takes a journey through history as Carolyn describes each variety and where it originated, sometimes naming specific families or individuals responsible for preserving these wonderful treasures.

After Pearl Harbor, the GCA was instrumental in establishing the Victory Garden movement here in the US and tirelessly taught gardening, preserving and cooking classes, even experimented with the recently introduced ‘freezing machines' as an alternate...

It gives the reader a clearer understanding of the life-cycle and how they are all connected. While it can lay waste to a vegetable patch, the lovely sphinx moth adult pollinates many night-blooming flowers.I highly recommend this book for the hobbyist...

Once that is mastered, she moves on to more intricate patterns and techniques. I enjoyed seeing the outstanding photography and am anxious to get started making my own baskets! You can find scissors, needle nose pliers, twine or thread large needles and...

He gives us tips on seed starting, windbreaks, and frost protection along with dealing with soil quality, bugs, disease and climate, which applies to anyone who has more than a couple tomato plants.

She lists cautions at the end of each herbal description and insists that reasons for not taking a specific tea are as important as those for doing so.The bulk of this book is an extensive glossary of plants.

You can also fill your garden with these plants without much of a dent in the pocketbook. I give it two ‘green thumbs up'. I was happily surprised to find many of his suggestions growing in my own garden and the image showing the cover of the book is...

Suitable for inquisitive toddlers, or young readers anxious to read books on their own, this exquisite book is rich with information tailored to youngsters.I do not normally use actual parts of the book in my reviews, but the family has graciously permitted...

It is such a complete list that it even tells the cook what percentage of the vegetable is lost to peeling or trimming. There are also categories for Fried Vegetables, Grilled Vegetables, Braised Vegetables, Sauces and Roasted Vegetables.While the cookbook...

Janet Chadwick takes a no-nonsense approach to preserving the harvest with tips on preparing smaller batches, time saving cutting and freezing techniques and organizational advice.

The book is bursting with photographs and gardeners will appreciate the botanical names in each description. The Native American Garden respects traditions and spotlights native plants.

Nineteenth Century gardeners also loved these colorful images and the companies made prints available for framing at that time too. We hope this spotlight on some of our members' favorites is a nice change of pace for your Saturday morning.

Author Billy Goodnick demystifies landscaping and speaks to us in a casual conversational tone that makes this a fun book to read, even if you don't have a yard. How many maintenance hours do they require?

She would be happy to know that her life continues to inspire generations of ‘garden girls' around the globe.is now a museum with programs as diverse as etiquette lessons for children, to a holiday open house in December.

When I discovered that the system was too dry, I manually loosened the pile and added a little moisture and things resumed cooking. Since the oldest material is on the bottom, it is the first to turn to black gold.If you need a large amount of compost,...