Better Homes & Gardens Water Gardening
Better Homes & Gardens Water Gardening

Author: Better Homes & Gardens

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2011-12-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780470919170

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The complete guide to water gardens, from ponds and pools to streams, fountains, waterfalls, rain gardens, bog gardens, and more There's nothing more calming than a beautiful, tranquil water garden and now, it's easier than ever to plan and create your own water garden at home. Better Homes and Gardens® Water Gardening gives you dozens of projects, complete with handy shopping lists, plant-by-number plans, and easy-to-follow instructions to guide you from inspiration to completion. You'll find comprehensive chapters covering all the basics of water gardening, including tips on selecting materials, simple installation techniques, basic maintenance steps, and much more. Includes more than 325 gorgeous color photos throughout, including step-by-step photos to guide you through the critical steps in projects Includes helpful seasonal-care charts and an encyclopedic listing of water garden and companion plants to help you easily identify where they grow best and how to care for them Features an entire chapter of plant-by-number water garden plans that are easy and simple to make, as well as tips from the Better Homes and Gardens Garden Doctor throughout With this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide, creating your own beautiful, soothing water garden at home has never been easier.

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

Author: Better Homes and Gardens

Publisher: Meredith Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13: 9780696224034

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Completely revised and updated with a fresh new design. More than 1,400 recipes—tested and perfected in the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen--including 400+ quick and easy ones. All-new 20-Minute chapter, which includes more than 45 fast meal solutions. More recipes on your favorite topics: Cookies, Desserts, Grilling and Slow Cooker. Plus, the Grilling chapter now features recipes for the turkey fryer and more recipes for the smoke cooker. At-a-glance icons identify Easy, Fast, Low-Fat, Fat-Free, Whole Grain, Vegetarian, and Favorite recipes. Simple menu ideas featured in every main-dish chapter. Updated Cooking Basics chapter includes need-to-know kitchen survival advice including food safety, make-ahead cooking, must-have timesaving kitchen gadgets and emergency substitution charts. Essential need-to-know information now conveniently located at the front of each chapter for easy reference helps ensure cooking success. More than 800 full-color photos of finished dishes, how-to demonstrations and food IDs. Hundreds of hints and tips, plus easy-to-read cooking charts. Bonus Material: Exclusive to cookbook buyers, an online menu component offers hundreds of menu ideas and more than 75 bonus recipes.

Better Homes & Gardens Perennial Gardening
Better Homes & Gardens Perennial Gardening

Author: Better Homes & Gardens

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-12-28

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0470878444

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Perennials are permanent fixtures in most home gardens, making this complete guide a perfect fit for any home gardener's library. This book will be a comprehensive and accessible reference for planning, planting, and caring for the most popular perennial plants, from the common hibiscus and peony, to new, must-grow varieties. With an easy-to-navigate package, in-depth coverage of basic techniques, and up-to-date information on new varieties and trends, it is perfect for gardeners of all skill levels, from novice to expert. Filled with colorful diagrams, helpful checklists that make shopping and planning a breeze, and easy-to-follow directions for all kinds of projects, it's the perfect guide to planning and maintaining a beautiful home garden, year after year. Chapters will include a primer on understanding perennials, guidance on selecting the best perennials for your region and situation, inspirational ideas for design, including color combinations and plant pairings. An entire chapter of plant-by-numbers plans will provide step-by-step guidance and inspiration for home garden designs. Special features include lists of top perennial plants and at-a-glance seasonal maintenance charts. More than 700 gorgeous color photos throughout, including a plant encyclopedia that features hundreds of perennials, categorized for convenience.

Better Homes & Gardens Gardening Made Simple
Better Homes & Gardens Gardening Made Simple

Author: Better Homes & Gardens

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2011-12-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780470638545

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The ideal guide to getting started for every beginning gardener Gardening Made Simple is a comprehensive step-by-step guide to creating beautiful gardens, including all the basics of planting, growing, and caring for trees, shrubs, flowers, fruits, vegetables, lawns and other greenery. With plenty of clear and explanatory full-color photographs, it gives beginners the inspiration and simple guidance they need to achieve their green-thumb dreams. A helpful introductory section covers basic tools and techniques and shows you how to choose the right garden plans and plants for your Zone, prepare your soil, manage pests, and prune, mulch, fertilize, and water with ease. Includes more than 65 step-by-step gardening projects Features 145 easy-to-grow plants, including sections on container gardening, growing your own vegetables, fruits, and herbs, flower gardening, landscaping with trees, shrubs, vines, and groundcovers, and foolproof houseplants Features more than 1,200 color photographs throughout, including step-by-step photos and shots of finished projects, as well as colorful illustrations and easy plant-by-number diagrams Includes handy Ask the Garden Doctor question-and-answer content, and Better Homes and Gardens Test Garden tips throughout No matter your gardening experience and skill level, Gardening Made Simple provides the inspiration, insight, and advice you need to grow the garden of your dreams.

Better Homes & Gardens Ask the Garden Doctor
Better Homes & Gardens Ask the Garden Doctor

Author: Better Homes & Gardens

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-12-28

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0470878428

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A comprehensive question-and-answer guide to gardening, packed with accessible advice from the experts at BH&G. This book will be filled with easy solutions to everyday gardening dilemmas, from battling lawn weeds to deterring pests, all in an affordable, user-friendly package. Organized season-by-season, it will be easy for gardeners to identify problems as they appear in their gardens, with solutions organized by plant type, making it easy to locate related problems and solutions together. Each entry will offer short, informative notes on hundreds of common gardening challenges. This beautiful package will stand out from all other gardening advice books on the market, as each entry is accompanied by beautiful 4-color photographs throughout, demonstrating what to look for and how to resolve it. The book will be organized into four sections, by season, and by plant type within each season, making it easy to locate the topics you're looking for. Over 600 beautiful color photographs accompany the entries, to offer step-by-step troubleshooting guidance and helpful ID photos for common pests and diseases. More than 35 detailed plant charts by regional area, to help with specific planting needs. A detailed, extensive index makes this a hardworking, easy-to-use reference every gardener will want to keep at home.

Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-step Landscaping
Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-step Landscaping

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 9780696241635

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From the Publisher: A new edition of Better Homes and Gardens(r) best-selling landscaping book. Packed with 408 pages of all-new material from the editors of Better Homes and Gardens(r) books, this complete landscaping guide has everything you need to know transform your yard. More than 700 stunning photographs and 100 complete step-by-step projects show you how to improve grading, plant successfully, build a deck, and much more. Plus an all-new plant encyclopedia with 95 plant photos! It's everything you need to know to improve your view. Step-by-step plans for patios, edging, walls, fences, water gardens, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, garden sculpture, and more. Cost estimate, time needed to complete, skill level, and material list included with every project. Hundreds of inspiring photographs, ideas, and plans.

Better Homes and Gardens Garden Fresh Meals
Better Homes and Gardens Garden Fresh Meals

Author: Better Homes and Gardens

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2012-10-03

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 0544186516

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Make every meal a fresh and flavorful delight! These days, millions of people are discovering that cooking with vegetables, fruits, and herbs from their backyard gardens or local farmers’ markets is a great way to eat more healthfully. Garden Fresh Meals from Better Homes and Gardens offers delicious recipes that make the most of your seasonal bounty—from light summer salads to comforting autumn soups to hearty winter roasts. With a broad range of innovative, great-tasting, and easy-to-prepare meals, this gorgeous cookbook offers something for everyone in the family to savor. Plus, helpful cooking tips are peppered throughout the book, including plenty of advice on choosing and preparing the best and freshest ingredients. • Cook your way through the year with more than 150 recipes organized by cooking method, offering a simple way to find a recipe that matches your mood • Find inspirations in stunning full-color photographs throughout • Get informed with a seasonal produce guide filled with information on what’s in season when, how to select the ingredients at their peak, and storage and prep tips • Eat right with complete nutritional information for every recipe Garden Fresh Meals provides everything you need to know to make the most of homegrown produce or farmers’ market finds.

Do It Yourself: DIY Ideas (Better Homes and Gardens)
Do It Yourself: DIY Ideas (Better Homes and Gardens)

Author: Better Homes and Gardens

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2012-07-20

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0544186222

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Projects and tips for every room For more than 75 years Better Homes and Gardens has been one of America's most trusted sources for information on home decorating. Do It Yourself, a popular BHG special interest publication, puts a youthful, crafty spin on DIY decor. With refreshing ideas, clear directions, and beautiful photographs, this book will inspire DIY enthusiasts of all skill levels to spruce up their spaces—in a weekend or less. The 200+ fun, approachable home improvement projects in this book give readers achievable, stylish, and affordable ways to transform their living spaces. Projects run the gamut from quick and easy ideas that can be completed in an hour or two to more involved and time-consuming improvements, but all can be accomplished in a weekend or less. Projects cover every room of the home: kitchens, bathrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, bedrooms, home offices, hobby rooms, and storage spaces, as well as outdoor living areas Includes both "hard" projects, such as tiling a backsplash, and "soft" projects, like embellishing a pillow or making over a piece of furniture Chapters focus on walls and floors, lighting, window treatments, decorative accents, storage, furniture, and more Concise step-by-step instructions are accompanied by full-color photos and/or illustrations For DIYers who aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves and try something new, DIY Ideas provides all the inspiration and instruction needed to create the home of their dreams.