Gardening info ebook “A Guide to Flower Gardening: Gardening with Bulbs” includes topics An Introduction to Bulb Flowers, Popular Types of Bulb Flowers, How to Divide Bulbs Properly,... More > Popular Bulbs for the Home Gardener, Understanding Bulb Flowers, The Most Well Known Bulbs – Daffodils and Tulips, Gardening with Bulbs – Part 1, Gardening with Bulbs – Part 2, Buying and Planting Bulbs the Right Way, Caring for Your Bulbs Properly, Enhance your Garden with Fall Bulbs, Fall Blooming Flowers and The First Flowers of Spring...< Less
A compost pile is actually a fast-track method of changing crude organic materials into something resembling soil, called humus. But the word “humus” is often misunderstood, along with... More > the words “compost,” and “organic matter.” And when fundamental ideas like these are not really defined in a person’s mind, the whole subject they are a part of may be confused. So this chapter will clarify these basics.
Compost making is a simple process. Done properly it becomes a natural part of your gardening or yard maintenance activities, as much so as mowing the lawn. And making compost does not have to take any more effort than bagging up yard waste...< Less
Shelter Gardens is located in Columbia, Mo. It is a beautiful garden provided by the Shelter Insurance Company and free to the public. A walk through the garden brings a sense of peace and serenity... More > for those who often take a work or weekend break to renew their spirits.< Less
Recent legislation has focused public attention in no small degree upon the subject of pure food.
Just what goes into the composition of the food we eat is becoming more a matter of inquiry by the... More > consumer.
It is doubtful if the law requiring the constituents of tinned goods and seal packages to be printed on the outside of packages meets the full requirements of the case.< Less
It has been my desire to reconstruct the two books, "Garden-Making" and "Practical Garden-Book"; but inasmuch as these books have found a constituency in their present form, it... More > has seemed best to let them stand as they are and to continue their publication as long as the demand maintains itself, and to prepare a new work on gardening. This new work I now offer as "A Manual of Gardening." It is a combination and revision of the main parts of the other two books, together with much new material and the results of the experience of ten added years.< Less
It has been my desire to reconstruct the two books, "Garden-Making" and "Practical Garden-Book"; but inasmuch as these books have found a constituency in their present form, it... More > has seemed best to let them stand as they are and to continue their publication as long as the demand maintains itself, and to prepare a new work on gardening. This new work I now offer as "A Manual of Gardening." It is a combination and revision of the main parts of the other two books, together with much new material and the results of the experience of ten added years.< Less
Bonsai is the art of growing plants in a container or pot artistically styled and over time to look like a tree but of shorter height. Growing bonsai is both an art and horticulture science nurtured... More > since thousands of years. Today it is a hobby enjoyed by the general public.
“Bonsai Gardening” is a simple and easy to understand e-book that aids as a quick-start guide for novice bonsai gardeners. The reader would be surprised to know how simple it is to create authentic bonsai< Less