May 14, 2013
New Arrivals · Gardening
These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Plant breeding for the home gardener : how to create unique vegetables & flowers
April 26, 2013
Tychonievich, Joseph.
215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
From teosinte to sh2 : A brief history of plant breeding -- The blank canvas : Making breeding goals -- The birds, the bees, and the tweezers : How to make a cross -- Genetics made easy : And why it matters -- Narrowing the field : Evaluating and selecting your favorites -- Beyond the backyard : Advanced techniques -- For example : How to breed select flowers and vegetables.
It's the holy grail of gardening: a plant that perfectly matches your tastes and the conditions in your garden. The hitch is, you're not likely to find it at your local nursery or garden center. You're going to have to create it yourself. But don't worry - it isn't hard. After all, gardeners have been doing it for centuries, simply by saving seed of the varieties that tasted or performed best. But you'll get even better results by following the advice in Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener. You'll learn how to set achievable goals in your breeding program; the ins and outs of genetics (in non-technical language!); how to pick the best parent plants; how to cross-pollinate; the best techniques to use for popular vegetables and flowers; and how to harvest and store seed. In no time at all, you'll be producing a tastier tomato, a perkier pepper, or a more ravishing rose!--COVER.
How to buy the right plants, tools & garden supplies : a home gardener's guide
April 26, 2013
Fox, Jim, 1957-
Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2013.
222 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
What to know before you buy -- Where to buy plants -- How to read a plant tag or catalog description -- How to choose healthy plants -- Tools and gear you'll need -- How to establish your new plants -- Supplies to keep your garden growing.
Tiny world terrariums : a step-by-step guide to easily contained life : from the creators of Twig Terrariums
April 23, 2013
Inciarrano, Michelle.
New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2012.
119 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
"A Melanie Falick book."
Introduction: The story of Twig Terrariums -- A brief history of terrariums -- What kind of terrarium will you make? -- Let's get Terrarin' -- Terrariums galore.
Presents a guide for creating terrariums, discussing how to select glass containers, layer soil, add moss, succulents, and other plants, and use figurines and toys to create to-scale scenes.
Flowers
April 23, 2013
Roehm, Carolyne.
New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, c2012.
[288] p. : ill. ; 37 cm.
Daffodil -- Tulip -- Lilac -- Lily-of-the-valley -- Peony -- Iris -- Rose -- Clematis -- Dahlia.
It has been more than a decade since Carolyne Roehm first shared her love of gardening and flower arranging. Now, for the first time ever, she turns her own photographic lens to that passion with Flowers, showcasing more than 300 images of the varieties in her abundant gardens, all captured at their most vibrant and exquisite moments throughout the season. With a gardener's intimate understanding and a designer's elegant eye, Roehm shows us the flowers she has cultivated for decades in and around Weatherstone, her historic Connecticut home. While alternating dramatic close-ups with portraits of lovely arrangements and sweeping views of her land, Roehm writes with wit, emotion, and affection of what flowers have meant to her, as well as of the joys and travails of the committed gardener's life. What began as a casual hobby ultimately became a multi-year endeavor, as Roehm used her camera to explore the special relationship a gardener enjoys with her carefully nurtured beauties. The outcome is a remarkably personal visual essay: sumptuous, surprising, and as revealing of the sensibility behind the camera as the magnificent species that stand before it. This beautiful objet d'art a flower garden in a book is Carolyne Roehm's most significant and singular volume yet.
Everyday roses : how to grow Knock Out® and other easy-care garden roses
April 19, 2013
Zimmerman, Paul, 1958-
Newtown, CT : Taunton Press, 2013.
185 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Buying roses -- Planting -- Mulching, watering, and feeding -- Disease and insects -- Pruning and grooming -- Roses in the landscape -- Suggested roses.
Touch a butterfly : wildlife gardening with kids
April 15, 2013
Sayre, April Pulley.
Boston, Mass. : Roost Books, 2013.
xiv, 207 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
The comfy spot -- Opening your ears -- Gardening in the rain -- Layer cake of life -- Oh, the itchies! Bathing, sunning, and anting -- The great escape -- Pile it on! Simple shelters -- What's on the menu? -- Water detectives -- Wooing with water -- Consider the wind -- Winter nest hunt -- Snowy day survey -- Planning your garden -- Going to the maps -- Sounds and space -- Sensing the soil -- The lessons of compost -- Preparing the ground -- Transplanting time -- Native plants -- Cacti for wildlife -- Planting the great ones -- Giving trees space to grow -- Celebrating snags -- Water gardening -- Mowing for wildlife -- When a fence is more than a fence -- Keeping the neighbors happy -- Butterfly seekers -- Finding the best spot for your butterfly garden -- Plants for a butterfly garden -- The caterpillar crawl -- Dragonfly encounters -- Creating dragonfly and damselfly habitats -- Bees and other awe-inspiring insects -- Toadally cool -- Bats are beautiful -- Berry eaters -- Sharing berries with the birds -- Welcome, seedeaters -- Symphony of seeds -- Insect eaters -- Hello, hummingbirds! -- A building materials buffet for the birds -- Cavity nesters -- Secrets to successful wildlife watching -- Wildlife blinds -- Hands and feet awareness -- What about mosquitoes? -- Reaching out to the community -- Getting your wildlife garden certified.
Kitchen gardening for beginners
April 15, 2013
Akeroyd, Simon.
New York : DK Publishing, 2013.
255 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Private edens : beautiful country gardens
April 15, 2013
Staub, Jack, 1951-
Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2013.
255 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm
Passion for plants, Marshall, VA -- Feeding the soul, North Salem, NY -- Water fall, Lakeville, CT -- Stewards to history, Aldie, VA -- One & one make one, Hudson, NY -- An educator's eye, Southbury, CT -- Living rooms, Potomac, MD -- Sense of place, Chadds Ford, PA -- A new perspective, New Preston, CT -- Harmonious convergence, Cockeysville, MD -- Divine inspiration, Washington, CT -- Northern exposure, Canaan, NY -- Grace land, Middleburg, VA -- Revival meeting, Lewisboro, NY -- An American story, Wrightstown, PA -- Peapack, NJ -- Manor reborn, Orange, VA -- One woman, one wilderness, Bedford Hills, NY -- Pilgrim's progress, Ashley Falls, MA.
Chelsea flower show : a centenary celebration
April 1, 2013
Elliott, Brent.
[London (Eng.)] : Frances Lincoln, 2013
194 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Backyard water gardens : how to build, plant & maintain ponds, streams & fountains
March 22, 2013
Fowler, Veronica Lorson.
Minneapolis, MN : Cool Springs Press, 2013.
176 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Getting started and planning your water garden -- A gallery of water gardens -- Understanding water garden components -- Building your water feature -- Fish and plants -- Maintaining your water feature.
Permaculture pioneers : stories from the new frontier
March 21, 2013
Hepburn, Victoria : Mellidora, 2011.
xx, 364 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
1st ed.
Pt. 1. The future in our hands -- Pt. 2. Pioneering spirits.
"Permaculture is much more than organic gardening. Arguably it is one of Australia's greatest intellectual exports, having helped people worldwide to design ecologically sustainable strategies for their homes, gardens, farms and communities. This book charts a history of the first three decades of permaculture, through the personal stories of Australian permaculturists. From permaculture co-originator David Holmgren, to ABC TV's Gardening Australia presenter Josh Byrne, the authors span the generations and the continent"--P. [4] of cover.
Liquid gold : the lore and logic of using urine to grow plants
March 21, 2013
Steinfeld, Carol.
Concord, MA : Ecowaters Books, c2007.
iv, 95 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Urine lore -- Unexpected urinals : uncommon and curious urinals -- Science and technology of using liquid gold -- Gold to green : Profiles of liquid gold at work in gardens and farms worldwide -- Frequently asked questions -- References.
Every day, we urinate nutrients that can fertilize plants - plants to could be used for beautiful landscapes, food, fuel, and fiber. Instead, these nutrients are flushed away and treated at high cost. Or they are discharged to waters where they overfertilize and choke off aquatic life. Urine accounts for most of the nutrients in domestic wastewater, and it usually carries no disease risk. Liquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants tells you how to put it to work as a resource. Starting with a short history of urine use (from ritual to medicinal to even culinary) and a look at some unexpected urinals, Liquid Gold shows how urine is used worldwide to grow food and landscapes, while protecting the environment, saving its users the cost of fertilizer, and reconnecting people to the land and the nutrient cycles that sustain the. That's real flower power!
Earth care manual : a permaculture handbook for Britain & other temperate climates
March 21, 2013
Whitefield, Patrick.
Hampshire : Permanent Publications, 2011.
468 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Permaculture in a nutshell
March 21, 2013
Whitefield, Patrick.
Hampshire, UK : Permanent ; White River Junction, VT : disributed by Chelsea Green Pub. Co., 2012.
80 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Derek Fell's grow this! : a garden expert's guide to choosing the best vegetables, flowers, and seeds so you're never disappointed again
March 20, 2013
Fell, Derek.
New York : Rodale, c2013.
xi, 404 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Be informed before you buy -- What every garden needs -- Space-saving ideas -- Enjoy the harvest -- Best choice vegetables -- Best choice annuals -- Best choice perennials -- Best choice lawn grasses.
Garden rescue : first aid for plants and flowers
March 20, 2013
Whittingham, Jo.
New York, NY : DK, 2013.
192 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Know your garden -- The edible garden. Vegetable rescue ; Fruit rescue -- The ornamental garden. Tree, shrub, and climber rescue ; Perennials, bulbs, and bedding rescue ; Lawn rescue -- A-Z of common pests and diseases.
"Learn to diagnose and treat every kind of common plant problem, from tulip fire to blossom wilt to leaf scorch."--P. [4] of cover.
The grafter's handbook
March 12, 2013
Garner, R. J. (Robert John), 1907-
White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green, 2013.
320 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
First published in 1947 by Cassell Illustrated.
Ed. statement from foreword.
Paradise lot : two plant geeks, one-tenth of an acre, and the making of an edible garden oasis in the city
February 19, 2013
Toensmeier, Eric.
White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., 2013.
234 p., [8] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Johnny Appleseed and the American orchard : a cultural history
February 14, 2013
Kerrigan, William, 1963-
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
xiii, 231 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Machine generated contents note: 1.Seeds -- 2.Becoming Johnny Appleseed -- 3.Suckers -- 4.Walking Barefoot to Jerusalem -- 5.To Serve God or Mammon? -- 6.Yankee Saint and the Red Delicious.
How to grow perennial vegetables
February 14, 2013
Crawford, Martin, 1961-
Totnes : Green, 2012.
224 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Cover subtitle: Low-maintenance, low-impact vegetable gardening.
Perennial vegetables are a joy to grow and require a lot less time and effort than annuals. In this book Martin Crawford gives comprehensive advice on all types of perennial vegetable (edible plants that live longer than three years), from ground-cover plants and coppiced trees to plants for bog gardens and edible woodland plants. There are many advantages to growing perennial vegetables, for example: They need less tillage than conventional vegetables and so help retain carbon in the soil ; The soil structure is not disturbed in their cultivation and more!
The beautiful edible garden : design a stylish outdoor space using vegetables, fruits, and herbs
February 8, 2013
Bennett, Leslie, 1978-
Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, c2013.
vii, 211 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Principles for successful edible garden design -- Creating your beautiful edible garden -- The beautiful edible front yard -- The beautiful edible backyard -- Beautiful edible container gardens, window boxes, side yards, and other small spaces -- Planting and maintaining your beautiful edible garden.
The four season farm gardener's cookbook : from the garden to the table in 120 recipes
February 7, 2013
Damrosch, Barbara.
New York, NY : Workman Pub. Company, c2012.
v, 485 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Pt. 1. The garden -- Introduction: why grow your own food -- The soil -- The layout -- The crops: what to grow -- The crops: how to grow -- Making it easy -- Pt. 2. The kitchen -- Introduction -- Appetizers and sandwiches -- Soups -- Salads and dressings -- Egg dishes -- Pasta, grains, and legumes -- Summer vegetables -- Cooking greens --Earthy vegetables -- Meat and seafood dishes -- Desserts.
The layered garden : design lessons for year-round beauty from Brandywine Cottage
February 7, 2013
Culp, David L.
Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2012.
312 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
The layered garden -- The garden at Brandywine Cottage -- Signature plants through the seasons -- What is beauty?.
This book takes inspiration from Brandywine Cottage in Pennsylvania, a garden famous for its gorgeous and ever-changing display of plants. This non-stop parade of colour is created by "layering" - interplanting many different species in the same area so that as one plant passes its peak, another takes over.
Longleaf, far as the eye can see : a new vision of North America's richest forest
January 2, 2013
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012.
x, 176 p. : col. ill. ; 27 x 32 cm.
The Legend -- Where People Came to Heal and Play -- A Most Peculiar Entertainment -- The Tree -- How to Know You're Standing under Longleaf -- The Prometheus Pine -- The Forest -- Tigers of the Bog -- A Very Old Woodpecker Has the Last Word on Fire -- The Range -- Fire and Rain -- In Defense of Our Country -- The Future -- Where City Meets Forest : Gardens Made by Longleaf -- Making Fire Possible Again -- Epilogue: Longleaf's Future Starts Here.
Longleaf forests once covered 92 million acres from Texas to Maryland to Florida. These grand old-growth pines were the "alpha tree" of the largest forest ecosystem in North America and have come to define the southern forest. But a complex web of factors has reduced those forests so that longleaf is now found only on 3 million acres. Fortunately, longleaf forests are once again spreading across the South. This book invites readers to experience the astounding beauty and significance of the majestic longleaf ecosystem.
Storey's guide to growing organic orchard fruits : market or home production, site & crop selection, planting, care & harvesting, business basics
December 14, 2012
Barney, Danny L.
North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2012.
543 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Where we came from and where we are -- Selecting a winning site and crops to match -- Designing or redesigning your orchard -- Preparing or upgrading your orchard site -- Selecting pome fruit crops and varieties -- Selecting stone fruit crops and varieties -- Obtaining and planting your trees -- Nutrient management -- Orchard floor management -- Disease management -- Pest management -- Pruning and training -- Fruit thinning and harvesting -- Marketing an orchard business.
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