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New England's preeminent ecologist reveals 30 landscapes of spectacular natural beauty that are easily accessible from nearby roadsides.

This beginner-friendly guide for gardeners in the Northeast addresses two of the biggest concerns a gardener has: keeping out deer and adding native plants.

With month-by-month regional vegetable gardening information, 50 detailed plant profiles, and color photographs throughout, this is the essential guide for vegetable gardeners in Tennessee.

Bring your garden to life—and life to your garden! Do you want a garden that makes a real difference? Choose plants native to our Midwest region. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the environment—from reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly pollinators such as native birds, butterflies, and bees. Native plant expert Alan Branhagen makes adding these superstar plants easier than ever before, with proven advice that every home gardener can follow. This incomparable sourcebook includes 225 recommended native ferns, grasses, wildflowers, perennials, vines, shrubs, and trees. It’s everything you need to know to create a beautiful and beneficial garden. This must-have handbook is for gardeners in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

With month-by-month regional vegetable gardening information, 50 detailed plant profiles, and color photographs throughout, this is the essential guide for vegetable gardeners in South Carolina.

Few insects are more important than bees, wasps, and ants. They maintain the garden’s biological balance, fertilize vegetables, fruits, and flowers, and recycle nutrients within the soil. It’s no exaggeration to say that a garden can’t be understood without an understanding of its insects. Bees, Wasps, and Ants explores the importance of the Hymenoptera and explains how gardeners can encourage (or discourage) them in the garden. Part One includes a summary of their biology and a tour of what role they play in each part of the garden. Part Two takes a closer look at the individual groups within the family, including sawflies, horntails, woodwasps, parasitic wasps, predatory wasps, bees, and ants. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

This ultimate local guide to growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs provides you with insider advice on climate zones, average frost dates, and growing season details across New Jersey. Information includes details on sun, soil, fertilizer, mulch, water, and the best varieties for your region. A garden planning section helps with design and crop rotation, and monthly lists explain what to do from January through December. In-depth profiles of fifty edibles round out the information and help ensure a can't-miss harvest.

An indispensable guide to finding and identifying the mushrooms of the Northeast.

Learn from a pro exactly what it takes to grow your dream garden in the South. Expert plantsman Mark Weathington packs decades of wisdom into this defi nitive guide, from a comprehensive A–Z guide of the best plants for the region, to how to work with southeastern climates, seasons, and soils. Pore over design ideas for all types of outdoor spaces, and follow a quick-glance, year-round maintenance chart tailored to southern specifi cs. Filled with insider tips, this go-to manual should be on the shelf of anyone who gardens in the unique conditions of the Southeast.

A passionate wild foods and native plants expert, Judith Larner Lowry tracks down local varieties and traditions. Along the way she shows you what to look for, when and where to look, and how to gather in a responsible way. An A to Z guide for foraging year-roundDetailed information for safe identificationSuggestions for sustainable harvesting and wild food gardensTips on preparation and use

Gardeners in the Pacific Northwest are lucky indeed. Ample rainfall, good soil, and moderate temperatures grant us a long and hospitable growing season capable of yielding an ever-changing menu of seasonal and hyper-local food. But how do you maximize that brief summer heat so your tomato dreams can come true? Which month should you sow the carrot or beet seeds? And come October, how can you make all those raked leaves work for you?  In this straightforward and encouraging book, Lorene Edwards Forkner answers these questions while covering the many eccentricities of gardening in western Washington and Oregon, and southern British Columbia. Monthly planting guides show exactly what you can do in the garden from January through December. The skill sets go beyond the basics with tutorials on seed saving, worm bins, and more. This book also includes a comprehensive gardening primer and an A to Z of edibles—a detailed, invaluable source for the region’s tried-and-tested varieties.  Rain or shine, peas or potatoes, this is your guide to producing a bountiful, year-round harvest in the Pacific Northwest.

With this savvy guide you’ll learn what to look for, when and where to look, and how to gather in a responsible way. A seasonal guide for foraging year-roundDetailed information for safe identificationCollecting tips for sustainable harvestingTips for preparation and use

Expert plantsman and Northwest native Paul Bonine knows all the insider tips for growing a spectacular garden in our region—on both sides of the mountains. Together with seasoned garden writer Amy Campion, he packs more than 25 years of wisdom into this defi nitive guide, from a comprehensive list of the best plants, to how to work with our diverse climates, seasons, and soils. Striking photographs showcase plants and how to use them in a variety of design styles. Filled with essential advice for distinct ecoregions in Oregon, Washington, and southwest British Columbia, this go-to manual should be on the shelf of every Pacific Northwest gardener.

With month-by-month regional vegetable gardening information, 50 detailed plant profiles, and color photographs throughout, this is the essential guide for vegetable gardeners in Virginia.

With its wealth of botanical diversity, the Midwest provides an abundance of healing herbs accessible to all. Whether you are just starting out or are looking to deepen your herbal knowledge, this book is your essential companion for finding, identifying, harvesting, and safely using the most important wild medicinal plants.

"Brognano populates the cosmos of these poems with a smattering of hard-luck characters, lovers attempting (sometimes successfully) to grasp fleeting moments of carnal gratification and transcendent connection, seekers with hints of transport in their eyes, and flora and fauna anthropomorphized intensely enough to suggest a panpsychist metaphysics. With an almost Dickensian gift for savagely ironic nomenclature and suggestions of a mischievous cosmic will that takes a little too much perverse delight in teaching humbling lessons, Brognano's poems offer us a lens through which the world feels richer, wilder, more unique, and wittier than it does to the naked eye"--

Crisp cucumbers, leafy greens, fresh snap peas, and vine-ripened melons are just a few of the delights awaiting gardeners in Southern California. While the climate can present gardeners with challenges, there are many ways to have a productive garden and an ever-changing menu of seasonal food.  How do you use the summer heat to grow the most delicious tomatoes? Which months are the best for sowing carrot or beet seeds? How can you make the most of your bountiful harvest during the winter months? Geri Miller answers all these questions and more. Monthly planning guides show exactly what you can do in the garden from January through December, and you’ll learn skills that go beyond the basics with tutorials on overwintering, making seed pots, drying herbs, and building cold frames. Also included are a comprehensive gardening primer and an A to Z of edibles—a detailed, invaluable source for the region’s tried-and-tested varieties. Whether you are just starting your season or looking for ways to extend it, this is your guide to producing a bountiful, year-round harvest in Southern California.

These poems squeeze grief through a cider press and heap addiction high on a wood pile. Smith's debut returns us to the forest, where she unearths a tenderness that aches, splinters, and renews.

An indispensable guide to identifying, harvesting, and using medicinal plants in the Southwest.

Keep this savvy guide handy to follow wild food recommendations by season, and learn exactly what to look for, where and when to look, and how to gather in a responsible way.An A-to-Z guide for foraging year-roundDetailed information for safe identificationCollecting tips for sustainable harvestingIdeas for preparation and use

Douglas Deur, a lifetime Northwest forager and specialist in Native American plant traditions, shares his insights and experiences, showing you what to look for, when and where to look, and how to gather in a responsible way.A seasonal guide for foraging year-roundDetailed information for safe identificationSuggestions for sustainable harvestingTips on preparation and use

A passionate wild foods expert, Leda Meredith emphasizes local varieties and traditions, showing you what to look for, when and where to look, and how to gather in a responsible way.A seasonal guide for foraging year-roundDetailed information for safe identificationCollecting tips for sustainable harvestingTips for preparation and use