Our yards are extensions of our home, and can be every bit as inviting and personal as our favorite rooms. O'Keeffe applies the principles of interior design to exterior design, helping reading design a space, create a mood, choose furniture, and anticipate the effects of time. -- adapted from jacket

"Published on the 200th anniversary of his death, Napoleon is an unprecedented portrait of the emperor seen through his engagement with the natural world. One of the greatest generals in history, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) has for centuries attracted great male writers, who invariably identify with him. Ruth Scurr rejects the shibboleth of the "Great Man" theory of history, instead following the dramatic trajectory of Napoleon's life through gardens,...

A fully illustrated, practical guide that explains how to follow a sustainable approach to food and fashion. Live sustainably with style-- grow fruits and vegetables, cook them, create natural dyes, then make your own clothes with five full-size pattern sheets. Focused around five crops (blackberry, nettle, onion, red cabbage, and rhubarb) that can be foraged or grown in an allotment, planter, or container. Bella Gonshorovitz-- fashion designer, dressmaker,...

Rhyming text illustrates how small acts become powerful seeds that improves oneself and the community.

Follows the lives of botany enthusiasts, Peter Collinson, John Bartram, Philip Miller, Carl Linnaeus, Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, whose shared passion for plants gave rise to the English love affair with gardens.

While helping take care of his great-aunt's rose bush, young Douglas learns about family members who have done the same, starting with his great-great-grandfather, and comes to see how each is still part of that bush.

Karen Brewer's imagination gets the best of her when she decides that her neighbor, Mrs. Porter--who has wild gray hair, wears black robes, and has a garden full of mysterious herbs--must be a witch. Karen Brewer vive al lado de la Sra. Porter, quien usa vestidos largos y tiene el cabello gris y salvaje. La Sra. Porter tiene un gato negro llamado Medianoche y siempre está trabajando en su jardín. Karen no debería espiar a la vecina, ¡pero está...

'In Kiltumper' is a memoir of life in rural Ireland and a meditation on the power, beauty, and importance of the natural world.