Even those of us with the smallest suburban plots can make a delightful herb garden, and no matter how tiny it is a perpetual joy. Herbs ask so little and they give so much. All that the majority of our common herbs want is a fairly poor soil (the poorer the better for the aromatic herbs) and plenty of sunlight. People who know nothing of herbs imagine that it might be a dull garden consisting of only foliage plants. But there is no blue more beautiful than that of borage, whilst valerian, mallows, marigold and the stately mullein (to mention only a few examples) make lovely splashes of colour.
Permaculture is a verbal marriage of "permanent" and "agriculture." Australian Bill Mollison pioneered its development. Key features include: * use of compatible perennials; * non-invasive planting techniques; * emphasis on biodiversity; * specifically adaptable to local climate, landscape, and soil conditions;
"The garden is a symphony of colors, fragrances and songs. Create your own garden with these projects to enjoy and share." Projects include: Garden Song Quilt, Bird Song & Posy Aprons, Bloom Apron, Posy, Bloom and Bird Song Tea Towels, Posy Hot Pad, Bloom Pillow, Splash of Flowers Table Runner, Garden Mug Cozies, Panel Quilt, & Garden Stake Banners.
Hoffman brings us 200 years in the history of Blackwell, a small town in rural Massachusetts, in her insightful latest. The story opens with the arrival of the first settlers, among them a pragmatic English woman, Hallie, and her profligate, braggart husband, William. Hallie makes an immediate and intense connection to the wilderness, and the tragic severing of that connection results in the creation of the red garden, a small, sorrowful plot of land that takes on an air of the sacred.
Faye Kellerman - The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights
A must-have book for Faye Kellerman's many fans. The collection contains: One never-before-published short mystery, THE GARDEN OF EDEN, featuring Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus, who investigate the death of a next-door neighbour
