Wild Your Garden
Wild Your Garden

Author: Jim and Joel Ashton

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-02

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780241435816

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"It's up to every single one of us to do our bit for wildlife, however small our gardens, and The Butterfly Brothers know just how that can be achieved." Alan Titchmarsh Join the rewilding movement and share your outdoor space with nature. We all have the potential to make the world a little greener. Wild Your Garden, written by Jim and Joel Ashton (aka "The Butterfly Brothers"), shows you how to create a garden that can help boost local biodiversity. Transform a paved-over yard into a lush oasis, create refuges to welcome and support native species, or turn a high-maintenance lawn into a nectar-rich mini-meadow to attract bees and butterflies. You don't need specialist knowledge or acres of land. If you have any outdoor space, you can make a difference to local wildlife, and reduce your carbon footprint, too. "Wildlife gardening is one of the most important things you can do as an individual for increasing biodiversity and mitigating the effects of climate change. From digging a pond to planting a native hedge, the Butterfly Brothers can help you every step of the way." Kate Bradbury

Simply Stunning Seamless Quilts
Simply Stunning Seamless Quilts

Author: Anna Faustino

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2015-11-01

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1617450235

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The art quilter and author of Simply Stunning Woven Quilts returns with 14 new wallhanging projects using her exciting and original Outline Design style. Textile artist Anna Faustino never stops experimenting with the creative possibilities of quilting. In Simply Stunning Seamless Quilts, she shares her latest methods using fusible appliqué. With Anna’s step-by-step instructions, you'll gain confidence with a craft knife as you learn a variety of raw-edge finishing techniques. An inspirational gallery of Anna’s work accompanies the 14 projects with easily scalable patterns and tips for designing your own illuminated quilts. Surprisingly simple, Anna's techniques promise stunning results!

Koi Kichi
Koi Kichi

Author: Peter Waddington

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780952638117

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History of the development and breeding of nishikigoi, unusually-coloured carp (or koi), and the spread of the activity throughout the world, with information on keeping koi.

1519 All-Natural, All-Amazing Gardening Secrets
1519 All-Natural, All-Amazing Gardening Secrets

Author: Editors of Reader's Digest

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-02-03

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1621452077

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1,519 All-Natural, All-Amazing Gardening Secrets is filled with old-time wisdom, ingenious advice, surprising tips and expert tricks for the garden of your dreams. With less time, money and effort you can create a beautiful garden. We’ll show you how plan and design your garden, choose which plants are best for your climate zone, and maintain your dream garden. Here are just a few of the secrets you’ll find in this book: Want greener grass? Add some Epsom salts to a gallon of water and spread it on your lawn. Hoping for juicier tomatoes? Add a spoonful of sugar at just the right time. Trying to keep ants at bay? Make a hot chile and water mash and pour directly into the anthill. • COMPREHENSIVE AND HARDWORKING: This practical guide is loaded with solid hints, informative tips, surprising fixes and ingenious advice to grow the garden and lawn of your dreams. Covering everything from garden planning to design, understanding the zones, annual flowers and perennials, container plants and landscaping shrubs, vegetables, fruits and herbs, lawn care basics and repair, weeds and pests control, soil improvements, garden structures, and so much more. • ALL NATURAL SOLUTIONS: Simple solutions to common garden problems can often be found in your kitchen cabinets or recycling bins. From spritzing slugs with leftover coffee to capturing pesky flies and yellow jackets with simple soda bottle traps, this book brings together hundreds old tried and true ways to grow a better garden naturally without resorting to costly and harmful chemicals.

The EZ Guide to Building a Koi Pond
The EZ Guide to Building a Koi Pond

Author: Bob Long

Publisher:

Published: 2012-12-22

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 9781481252270

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Bring the relaxing sights and sounds of a water garden into your yardo Enjoy the colorful activity of koi as they dart and splash in a garden pond.o Grow regal water lilies, lotus and other aquatic plants.o Fall asleep to the soothing sounds of a backyard waterfall.Here is the complete guide to building a koi pond and raising these magnificent, ornamental fish. This book is chock full of useful information including:o Where to locate your pondo How to design and build a pondo Installing pond liners, pumps and filterso Adding fish and plantso Maintaining the fish pond through out the 4 seasonso Adding lighting to make your pond shine at nighto How to estimate the cost of building a pondo Free Pond Cost Calculator available with purchasePlan and build your own pond with the help of detailed instructions and easy to follow photos and drawings.

Art of Japanese Architecture
Art of Japanese Architecture

Author: David Young

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2019-03-26

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1462906575

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The Art of Japanese Architecture presents a complete overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. The book begins with a discussion of early prehistoric dwellings and concludes with a description of works by important modern Japanese architects. Along the way it discusses the iconic buildings and architectural styles for which Japan is so justly famous--from elegant Shinden and Sukiya aristocratic villas like the Kinkakuji "Golden Pavilion" in Kyoto, to imposing Samurai castles like Himeji and Matsumoto, and tranquil Zen Buddhist gardens and tea houses to rural Minka thatched-roof farmhouses and Shinto shrines. Each period in the development of Japan's architecture is described in detail and the most important structures are shown and discussed--including dozens of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The aesthetic trends in each period are presented within the context of Japanese society at the time, providing a unique in-depth understanding of the way Japanese architectural styles and buildings have developed over time and the great variety that is visible today. The book is profusely illustrated with hundreds of hand-drawn 3D watercolor illustrations and color photos as well as prints, maps and diagrams. The new edition features dozens of new photographs and a handy hardcover format that is perfect for travelers.

The Quick and the Rest
The Quick and the Rest

Author: Frank Nacozy

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-12-30

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1493154427

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At the age of five, Tony Huarte receives a prophesy from an erotic gypsy woman a birthmark, he is told, reveals that he has a special gift of quickness. Pilar, the sensuous, spell-casting fortune-teller, is also a world-class flamingo dancer. She takes Tony under her wing and introduces him to 40s jazz music, inspiring his lifetime love of jazz. As early as ten, Tonys elite quickness and determination, spurred on by Pilar and his uncle Pablo, enable him to have early triumphs in the youth boxing tournaments. Set against the 50s - 80s jazz scene, The Quick and The Rest is a 120,000 word fiction novel. It is the chronicle of a young boy of simple emigrant parents who discovers that he is gifted with elite reactions and hand-eye coordination. His profession as a boxer and the aftermath take him and his boyhood football companion Charlie on a wild odyssey through the brutal championship fights, the bright lights of the jazz world, the dangerous contacts with criminals, the adventure of an epic sail, and the encounters with many stunning, but problematic, women. Tonys penchant and magnet for violence outside the ring leave him with a smashed right hand, several dead men and his challenge for the top of the professional boxing world severely, as well as his physical and mental well-being, jeopardized. These violent engagements are, for the most part, the result of his obsession with highly desirable women and the fast living that accompany them.

Garden Ponds, Fountains & Waterfalls for Your Home
Garden Ponds, Fountains & Waterfalls for Your Home

Author: Editors of Creative Homeowner

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2017-04-01

Total Pages: 611

ISBN-13: 1607654377

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Garden Ponds, Fountains & Waterfalls for Your Home provides essential information on designing and installing all types of home water gardens, from naturalistic to formal, plus fountains, waterfalls, streams, and bog gardens. Readers will learn how to construct each of these structures, as well as how to design bridges and stepping-stones.

Garden Ponds
Garden Ponds

Author: Dennis Kelsey-Wood

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2006-05-01

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1620080052

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In this colorful Garden Ponds Made Easy title, authors Dennis Kelsey-Wood and Tom Barthell have provided an essential guide for first-time pond enthusiasts. The authors outline all of the considerations for starting out with a new pond, including determining the site, style, size of the pond, and deciding on the construction of the pond (whether preformed, concrete, or fiberglass). Garden Ponds offers a chapter on water which discusses water chemistry factors, volume of the pond, and pond surface. Other important factors involve the aeration, filtration, drainage, and maintenance of a clean (algae-free) pond. Special features, including waterfalls, fountains, and watercourses, electricity, and landscaping are addressed in detail, all accompanied by color photographs and drawings. A chapter on pond construction details every step of the project from creating a blueprint to securing the foundation. The infinite choices involved with stocking the pond with fish and plants can be overwhelming for the first-time pond owner, and the authors give excellent advice about making smart choices for a harmonious, beautiful garden pond. A special chapter on seasonal pond care gives the pond keeper recommendations for maintaining the pond all year long. Resources and glossary included.

Orange Coast Magazine
Orange Coast Magazine

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1993-09

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Orange Coast Magazine is the oldest continuously published lifestyle magazine in the region, bringing together Orange County¹s most affluent coastal communities through smart, fun, and timely editorial content, as well as compelling photographs and design. Each issue features an award-winning blend of celebrity and newsmaker profiles, service journalism, and authoritative articles on dining, fashion, home design, and travel. As Orange County¹s only paid subscription lifestyle magazine with circulation figures guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulation, Orange Coast is the definitive guidebook into the county¹s luxe lifestyle.