Grow a few square feet of green no matter where you live.“A colorful (and meticulous) how-to guide for creating gorgeous indoor and outdoor window boxes.”—Real SimpleMeet the window box: by far the most accessible garden for any skill level, space, or quality of light. Whether your window faces south where the sun floods in or north with nothing but shade, these indoor and outdoor projects show you how to easily grow succulents, he...

"Bonsai art is the display of a landscape - without the landscape."?--NobuKajiwara ?This quote couldn't be truer. Growing and sculpting bonsai trees can be quite a satisfying hobby. It is a hobby however, that requires a tremendous amount of patience. When you take a simple sapling and mould it to your desire, you'll be rewarded with a beautiful piece of art you can truly be proud of!?The term bonsai literally means plant in a pot or tray planting. Bonsai however is much more than simply a...

Save Space & Save TimeDo you want a successful garden or mini farm in your backyard?Do you not know where to start to create a sustainable organic garden?Do you worry that your garden won’t be something to be proud of?A sustainable organic garden is within reach.It doesn’t matter if you are looking for a successful garden or a successful mini farm because this book can help you either way. You can create a sustainable organic garden right in your bac...

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...

The only thing better than growing marijuana is growing it fast. This lucrative cash crop is in great demand for its medicinal and recreational benefits-and with this easy-to-understand primer, you can realize profits from pot in less time than it takes to grow tomatoes. You can manufacture the greatest and grandest ganja when you learn how to:Grow top crops indoors or outGerminate seeds in as few as 24 hoursRotate vegetative and flowering cycles

Interested in fishes and plants? Why not start your very own Aquaponics system? It's a combination of hydroponics and aquaculture!Many people will think such a system is amazing, and it is. The fishes will pass nutrients to the plants, and the plants will create food for the fishes. The cycle goes on.You can really spend time creating Aquaponics system right from your house, and slowly improve the system by scaling it bigger. Interested?This ebook compiles tons of t...

The first book on growing, grooming, and caring for the Japanese potted trees from the man known as “one of the world’s leading bonsai experts” (The India Telegraph).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 ...

The world of houseplants just got tastier with this colorful guide to growing edible plants indoors!Houseplant enthusiasts will be delighted to discover the range of tropical plants that can be grown in containers indoors, in any location. Laurelynn and Byron Martin, owners of Logee's Plants for Home & Garden, are nationally renowned for their expertise in growing fruit-bearing and tropical plants indoors. Their colorful guide features photos and complete care guid...

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...

Bonsai—the Japanese art of training plants to form elegant sculptures—is an age-old craft that appeals to gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Bountiful Bonsai presents a radical, new approach that applies bonsai techniques to everyday container gardening, instantly turning houseplants and herbs into beautiful and unusual bonsai sculptures!Bonsai expert Richard Bender not only expects his plants to look good but also expects to yield pleasant fragrances, fresh herbs and frui...

This concise Storey BASICS® guide teaches novice gardeners how to successfully keep indoor plants beautiful and healthy. Learn how to choose the best plants for your home and what each species needs in terms of location, water, sunlight, and fertilizer. Covering the basics of repotting, pruning, and dealing with pests, Ellen Zachos shows you how to keep your houseplants looking vibrant for years to come. Soon, you’ll be watching over a collection of thriving plants that add a lively dose o...