Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"An awe-inspiring guide that weaves together permaculture design, food resiliency, climate adaptation, community organizing, and indigenous wisdom that you can implement in your own backyard. This book has been crafted for beginner gardeners and large scale permaculturists alike . It is a step-by-step manual starting from your landscaping ideas and ending with seeds and trees confidently planted. However, this is more than just a guide to landscaping,...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book features a wide range of backyards from Kiwi heroes Kieran Read, Richie and Gemma McCaw, Sir Graham Henry, Wayne Smith, Wyatt Crockett, Sir Richard Hadlee, Izzy Dagg, George and Kayla Whitelock, Jason Gunn, Razor Robertson, Dan Carter's folks, Al Brown, Matt Watson, and Jason Kerrison. With themes including the inner-city sanctuary, the native haven, the Kiwi kid's playground, and the entertainer's utopia, there's something for everyone...
Author
Language
English
Description
If you live on a flood plain or wetland, you know the potential dangers-to you, your family, and your home. A major flood could strike at any time and you need to be prepared. But of even more immediate concern is the tiresome battle to keep your property free of minor floods and water seepage, which can be just as destructive-and costly-as a major flood. This all-purpose book guides you through the range of options you have to protect your property....
Author
Language
English
Description
Complete step-by-step instructions help you achieve a sustainable, efficient, and attractive yard. The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Landscape Projects is a hardworking, comprehensive manual for renovating, building, and "greening up" your landscape. Inside, you'll find complete directions for time-tested landscape building projects as well as new environmentally sustainable projects. From designing your landscape to putting the finishing touches...
Author
Language
English
Description
As the title suggests, this book covers steps to make it simpler for a home gardener to successfully grow the vegetables they can enjoy. Starting with soil preparation and understanding of pH value of the soil, fertilizing, methods of mulching, cultivating, and watering will provide the steps to have that perfect growing condition.
Then off to getting ready to plant your vegetables that will consist of planting methods, tools, and preparing for pest...
Author
Language
English
Description
Originating as a RMIT university pamphlet in 1989 for the purpose of discussing landscape architecture. The journal now boasts a diverse selection of contributors, focusing on contemporary landscape architecture themes. The journal is edited by a group of students, who select the articles pertinent of each edition. Kerb seeks to set the agenda for designers and architects, establishing a platform for new ideas and contemporary design theory. Kerb...
Author
Language
English
Description
The secret is out! This is the book that will teach you why some lawns and landscapes that are done by professionals, look so beautiful and crisp. There are 7 secrets that you need to know which are all shared in this book with no filler. Also, there are many tips on who and what to watch out for and how to stay on the safe side if you still rather hire a professional to make your landscape groomed and beautiful.
If you choose to do it yourself, this...
Author
Language
English
Description
Learn how to make a Californian home landscape more attractive and functional with California Home Landscaping, 4th Edition. This must-have resource is an updated edition of Creative Homeowner's award-winning best seller on landscaping California-style. The 48 featured landscape designs are created by professionals from the region and use more than 200 plants that thrive in California's climate. Detailed instructions for projects, such as paths, patios,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Landscaping with Stone, 2nd Edition, is a combination landscape design and project book in one, which has been updated with all new photographs. The first section of the book provides readers with a framework for incorporating stone in their landscape designs, including a look at the different types of stone used in landscapes, sources of inspiration, and ways to think about stone in relation to other landscape elements. The second part provides readers...
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
Este viaje por lugares extremos en América Latina empieza en México, a la sombra de una inmensa barriada de viviendas sociales de la década de 1960, cuando las colmenas de pisos baratos parecían la solución a la escasez de vivienda. Sigue visitando las villas miseria de Buenos Aires, los cerros de Caracas, las favelas de Río, las casas ampliables de Chile, las laderas de Medellín ahora salvadas por el Metrocable y diversas iniciativas de vivienda...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Pacific Northwest will be in full bloom with Northwest Home Landscaping, 4th Edition! Find inspiring ideas to make your home landscape more attractive and functional in this must-have resource that is an updated edition of Creative Homeowner's award-winning best seller on landscaping northwest-style. The 48 featured landscape designs are created by professionals from the region and use more than 200 plants that thrive in the northwest. Detailed...
Author
Language
Español
Description
Los paisajes culturales que se presentan en este libro destacan el patrimonio natural y cultural de Chile y su historia, y contribuyen a fomentar el orgullo nacional por los bienes paisajísticos y culturales situados a lo largo de nuestra loca geografía chilena. Por lo mismo, proponen una correspondencia entre las culturas que los formalizaron y determinaron en su acción transformadora, con la sociedad y el territorio en que se situaron. Muchos...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Interest in the environment has never been greater, yet how much do each of us understand and engage with it? Geography and geology feel like forgotten schoolroom lessons, and most of us admire the landscape without guessing at the many visible clues to the 4 billion years of history that formed it.
How to Read the Landscape will change the way you look at the world, by presenting a visual vocabulary with which to understand the land beneath your...
Author
Language
English
Description
Transform Your Garden with Sustainable Ornamental Planting Ideas Are you tired of traditional gardening methods that consume excessive resources and harm the environment? Do you long for a garden that not only captivates with beauty but also contributes to a sustainable future? Look no further! "Sustainable Ornamental Planting Ideas" is your ultimate guide to creating an eco-friendly, stunning garden that aligns with your values. In this groundbreaking...
Author
Language
English
Description
Originally published in 1908, this book is a detailed guide to the creation and ongoing management of a garden rockery. The book is intended for both the beginner and the experienced gardener and is still of great practical use today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in available, high quality,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Want to do your part in helping your local pollinators flourish? Pollinator Friendly Gardening makes it easy. Are you interested in growing a naturally healthy garden? How about making sure your local environment helps bees, butterflies, and birds survive and thrive? If you are a beekeeper, are you looking for the ideal plants to keep your colony happy? Pollinators such as monarch butterflies and bees are under threat, and more and more gardeners...
Author
Language
English
Description
Would you like to learn to braid a plant support arrow, cast a flower vase in concrete, or set your own pedestal in stone? Rustic Garden Projects is filled with attractive ideas for making your garden homey, decorative, and unique this gardening season. From the simple to the sophisticated, quick to time consuming, follow these step-by-step instructions to build elegant, functional items for your garden and patio.
Discover such delightful do-it-yourself...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Your lawn is a representative of you and your home it shows your neighbors and visitors how much time and effort you are willing to put into keeping your home looking good. Organic lawn care is becoming much more prevalent for many home owners, but knowing how to effectively plant and grow a lawn, keep weeds away and kill bugs without using chemicals and unnatural law products can be complicated and downright confusing in many cases. This book was...
Author
Language
English
Description
Veronica Fowler's comprehensive step-by-step manual shows you not only how to install your water garden, but maintain it entirely on your own. Backyard Water Gardens teaches you how to install liners, pre-formed shapes, containers, and aboveground pools and fountains. From there, it helps you choose plants, add them to your garden, fertilize, prune, divide, and ward off pests and diseases. But Fowler's book goes far beyond the basics, covering all...
20) Leave Me a Lawn
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
“Leave Me A Lawn” lays out the best ways to make a great lawn without having to buy hundreds of dollars’ worth of chemicals and supplies. I'll talk about how to add fertility to the soil, how to water to keep the grass growing up and the water bill down, and how to keep your lawn mower serviced and working. And we'll pick up a lot of other helpful tips along the way.
Looking for an older book we don’t have?
Printed books not owned by Santa Fe Public Library that were released more than 6 months ago can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. Limit: 3 per calendar month.
Looking for a newer item we don’t have?
Suggest the library purchase a new book, DVD, audiobook, or music CD through your account. Limit: 30 active requests at a time. Submit Purchase Suggestion