-Titulo Original : The Nature Of Oaks The Rich Ecology Of Our Most Essential Native Trees-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: “With our hearts and minds focused on the stewardship of the only planet we have, the best way to engage in a hopeful future is to plant oaks! Let this book be your inspiration and guide.” -The American Gardener With Bringing Nature Home, Doug Tallamy changed the conversation about gardening in America. His second book, the New York Times bestseller Nature’s Best Hope, urged homeowners to take conservation into their own hands. Now, he turns his advocacy to one of the most important species of the plant kingdom-the mighty oak tree. Oaks sustain a complex and fascinating web of wildlife. The Nature of Oaks reveals what is going on in oak trees month by month, highlighting the seasonal cycles of life, death, and renewal. From woodpeckers who collect and store hundreds of acorns for sustenance to the beauty of jewel caterpillars, Tallamy illuminates and celebrates the wonders that occur right in our own backyards. He also shares practical advice about how to plant and care for an oak, along with information about the best oak species for your area. The Nature of Oaks will inspire you to treasure these trees and to act to nurture and protect them. Review “There’s a payoff for the environment, yes, but also for each of us, in the bonds of personal connection. Tallamy feels it, down to the last acorn.” -The New York Times “The sturdy, steadfast oak is the perfect tree for troubled times.” -Washington Post “An affectionate yet scientifically rich look at an essential ingredient of the environment… A welcome addition to any tree hugger’s library.” -Kirkus “An excellent companion to Nature’s Best Hope” -Booklist “Douglas W. Tallamy has spread a message of people-powered biodiversity, to say that if humans have crowded out nature across the world, they can also invite it back in at close range.” -Landscape Architecture Magazine “The Nature of Oaks reads like a biography, chronicling the life of these symbols of strength and their relationships over the seasons with numerous characters of nature… It’s also practical, offering advice on selecting the best oak species for your area, and planting and caring for America’s National Tree.” -The Oregonian “Doug Tallamy’s personal detail and his conversational writing style keep the book relatable and readable while it delves into scientific matters.” -Horticulture “Packed with fascinating stories of ecological connections and wonders, this beautiful book is a hymn to the keystones of the forest, the oaks. A timely and much needed call to plant, protect, and delight in these diverse, life-giving giants.” -David George Haskell, author of Pulitzer finalist, The Forest Unseen, and Burroughs Medalist, The Songs of Trees; Professor, University of the South Powerfully engaging from start to finish, The Nature of Oaks is joyful, scientific storytelling at its best. -Rick Darke, landscape designer, lecturer, photographer, and coauthor of Gardens of the High Line “A fascinating and compelling book devoted to native oaks… With our hearts and minds focused on the stewardship of the only planet we have, the best way to engage in a hopeful future is to plant oaks, lots of them! Let this book be your inspiration and guide.” -The American Gardener “In this new and enlightening book, New York Times bestselling author Douglas W. Tallamy focuses his attention on the great monolith of the arboreal world: the mighty oak! It’s a rich explanation of exactly what oaks are and how they thrive, plus it’s got a bunch of tips for how you can maintain your own oaks!” -LitHub “You will not finish the book without realizing how important oak trees are to our ecosystem and the hundreds of animals that rely on them.” -The Scholar “An essential resource on protecting and preserving the most important tree.” -The Advocate “This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the natural world, engagingly written and dense with insights and fascinating facts.” -The Los Altos Town Crier ...

-Titulo Original : Bringing Nature Home How You Can Sustain Wildlife With Native Plants, Updated And Expanded-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: “A fascinating study of the trees, shrubs, and vines that feed the insects, birds, and other animals in the suburban garden.” -The New York Times As development and habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. In Bringing Nature Home, Douglas W. Tallamy reveals the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife-native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing the food source for birds and other animals. But there is an important and simple step we can all take to help reverse this alarming trend: everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution toward sustaining biodiversity by simply choosing native plants. By acting on Douglas Tallamys practical and achievable recommendations, we can all make a difference. Review “A fascinating study of the trees, shrubs, and vines that feed the insects, birds, and other animals in the suburban garden.” -The New York Times “Provides the rationale behind the use of native plants, a concept that has rapidly been gaining momentum. . . . The text makes a case for native plants and animals in a compelling and complete fashion.” -The Washington Post “This is the ‘it’ book in certain gardening circles. It’s really struck a nerve.” -Philadelphia Inquirer “Reading this book will give you a new appreciation of the natural world-and how much wild creatures need gardens that mimic the disappearing wild.” -The Minneapolis Star Tribune “A compelling argument for the use of native plants in gardens and landscapes.” -Landscape Architecture “An essential guide for anyone interested in increasing biodiversity in the garden.” -American Gardener “I want to mention how excited I am about reading Bringing Nature Home. . . . I like the writing-enthusiastic and down-to-earth, as it should be.” -Garden Rant “An informative and engaging account of the ecological interactions between plants and wildlife, this fascinating handbook explains why exotic plants can hinder and confuse native creatures, from birds and bees to larger fauna.” -Seattle Post-Intelligencer “Tallamy explains eloquently how native plant species depend on native wildlife.” -San Luis Obispo Tribune “Will persuade all of us to take a look at what is in our own yards with an eye to how we, too, can make a difference. It has already changed me.” -Traverse City Record-Eagle “Delivers an important message for all gardeners: Choosing native plants fortifies birds and other wildlife and protects them from extinction.” -WildBird Magazine “There’s an increasing interest among homeowners and others to include more native species in their landscape, thanks to books like Bringing Nature Home, by Doug Tallamy, which extol the virtues of native plants over exotic ornamentals for attracting and sustaining beneficial insects.” -Andover Townsman “Doug Tallamy weaves an interesting story of how exotic invasive plants affect birds and other components of a healthy forests. It’s a compelling and important story to understand.” -The Bradford Era From the Back Cover “This updated and expanded edition. . . is a delight to read and a most needed resource.” -Cabin Life As Doug Tallamy eloquently explains, everyone can welcome more wildlife into their yards just by planting even a few native plants. With fascinating explanations and extensive lists of native plants for regional habitats, this scientifically researched book can help us all to make a difference. No prior training is needed to become a backyard ecologist-but Tallamys book can be a vital first set. For more information, please visit plantnative . About the Author Doug Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 97 research publications and has taught insect-related courses for 40 years. Chief among his research goals i...

-Titulo Original : Natures Best Hope (young Readers Edition) How You Can Save The World In Your Own Yard-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: This middle grade edition of the groundbreaking bestseller by Doug Tallamy will inspire kids to use their backyard to help save the planet. Douglas W. Tallamy awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestseller Natures Best Hope, Tallamy outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation that everyone can participate in regardless of age. In Natures Best Hope (Young Readers Edition), Tallamy empowers kids to use their own yards to help combat the negative effects of climate change. He does so by breaking down complex concepts into simple terms and real-world examples that kids can easily grasp. Black and white photographs help further clarify concepts. In addition to sharing the science, Tallamy encourages kids to take direct action. Some of these ideas include planting an oak tree (one of the most important tree species) at home. If that’s too large of a task, he suggests they can plant asters-a beautiful flower whose pollen bees use to feed their young. By helping the next generation see that they have power and agency over our collective future, this empowering book will drive home the positive point that kids are truly nature’s best hope...

-Titulo Original : The Layered Garden Design Lessons For Year-round Beauty From Brandywine Cottage-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: “Gardenmaking, in its finest form, is a celebration of life and of love. David and his book epitomize this.” -Lauren Springer Ogden Brandywine Cottage is David Culps beloved two-acre Pennsylvania garden where he mastered the design technique of layering-interplanting many different species in the same area so that as one plant passes its peak, another takes over. The result is a nonstop parade of color that begins with a tapestry of heirloom daffodils and hellebores in spring and ends with a jewel-like blend of Asian wildflowers at the onset of winter. The Layered Garden shows you how to recreate Culps majestic display. It starts with a basic lesson in layering-how to choose the correct plants by understanding how they grow and change throughout the seasons, how to design a layered garden, and how to maintain it. To illustrate how layering works, Culp takes you on a personal tour through each part of his celebrated garden: the woodland garden, the perennial border, the kitchen garden, the shrubbery, and the walled garden. The book culminates with a chapter dedicated to signature plants for all four seasons...

-Titulo Original : Northeast Foraging 120 Wild And Flavorful Edibles From Beach Plums To Wineberries (regional Foraging Series)-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: “An invaluable guide for the feast in the East.” -Hank Shaw, author of the James Beard Award-winning website Hunter Angler Gardener Cook The Northeast offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Leda Meredith as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Northeast Foraging include clear, color photographs, identification tips, guidance on how to ethically harvest, and suggestions for eating and preserving. A handy seasonal planner details which plants are available during every season. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Rhode Island...

-Titulo Original : The Northeast Native Plant Primer 235 Plants For An Earth-friendly Garden-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: Bring your garden to life-and life to your garden Do you want a garden that makes a real difference? Choose plants native to our Northeast region. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the environment-from reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly pollinators such as native birds, butterflies, and bees. Native plant expert Uli Lorimer of the Native Plant Trust makes adding these superstar plants easier than ever before, with proven advice that every home gardener can follow. This incomparable sourcebook includes 235 recommended native trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, wildflowers, grasses, sedges, and annuals. It’s everything you need to know to create a beautiful and beneficial garden. This must-have handbook is for gardeners in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, eastern Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont...

-Titulo Original : The Landscapes Of Anne Of Green Gables: The Enchanting Island That Inspired L. M. Montgomery-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND A REESE WITHERSPOON HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK “Will keep you up. In a ‘can’t put it down’ way. It’s ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ with XX chromosomes.” —The Skimm “Deliciously duplicitous. . . . equally as twisty, spellbinding, and addictive as Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl or Paula Hawkins’s The Girl on the Train.” —Library Journal (starred review) Amber Patterson is fed up. She’s tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne—a socialite and philanthropist—and her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale. Amber’s envy could eat her alive . . . if she didnt have a plan. Amber uses Daphne’s compassion and caring to insinuate herself into the family’s life—the first step in a meticulous scheme to undermine her. Before long, Amber is Daphne’s closest confidante, traveling to Europe with the Parrishes and their lovely young daughters, and growing closer to Jackson. But a skeleton from her past may undermine everything that Amber has worked towards, and if it is discovered, her well-laid plan may fall to pieces. With shocking turns and dark secrets that will keep you guessing until the very end, The Last Mrs. Parrish is a fresh, juicy, and utterly addictive thriller from a diabolically imaginative talent...

-Titulo Original : Botany For Gardeners, Fourth Edition An Introduction To The Science Of Plants-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: “This should be the cornerstone of every gardener’s library.” -Jeff Gillman, Director of the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens What happens inside a seed after it is planted? How are plants structured? How do plants reproduce? The answers to these and other questions about complex plant processes can be found in the bestselling Botany for Gardeners. First published in 1990 with more than 260,000 copies sold, it has become the go-to introduction to botany for students and gardeners. Now in its fourth edition, Botany for Gardeners has been expanded and updated. It features a revised interior, with new photos and illustrations that clarify the concepts clearer than ever before. Additional updates address scientific advances, changes in nomenclature and taxonomy, and more. As before, Botany for Gardeners shares accessible information about how plants are organized, how they have adapted to nearly all environments on earth, their essential functions, and how they reproduce...

-Titulo Original : Mushrooms Of The Pacific Northwest, Revised Edition (a Timber Press Field Guide)-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: Ideal for hikers, foragers, and naturalists, the Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest is a comprehensive field guide to the most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms found in the region. With helpful identification keys and photographs and a clear, color-coded layout, Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest is ideal for hikers, foragers, and natural history buffs and is the perfect tool for loving where you live. Covers Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia Describes and illustrates 493 species 530 photographs, with additional keys and diagrams Clear color-coded layou...

-Titulo Original : Gardening Can Be Murder How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, And Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: This fun, engrossing book takes a look at the surprising influence that gardens and gardening have had on mystery novels and their authors. With their deadly plants, razor-sharp shears, shady corners, and ready-made burial sites, gardens make an ideal scene for the perfect murder. But the outsize influence that gardens and gardening have had on the mystery genre has been underappreciated. Now, Marta McDowell, a writer and gardener with a near-encyclopedic knowledge of the genre, illuminates the many ways in which our greatest mystery writers, from Edgar Allen Poe to authors on today’s bestseller lists, have found inspiration in the sinister side of gardens. From the cozy to the hardboiled, the literary to the pulp, and the classic to the contemporary, Gardening Can Be Murder is the first book to explore the mystery genre’s many surprising horticultural connections. Meet plant-obsessed detectives and spooky groundskeeper suspects, witness toxic teas served in foul play, and tour the gardens-both real and imagined-that have been the settings for fiction’s ghastliest misdeeds. A New York Times bestselling author herself, McDowell also introduces us to some of today’s top writers who consider gardening integral to their craft, assuring that horticultural themes will remain a staple of the genre for countless twisting plots to come. “This book is dangerous. A veritable cornucopia of crime fiction and gardening lore, it faces the reader with multiple temptations-books to seek out, plants to obtain, garden tours to book.” -Vicki Lane, author of the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysterie...

-Titulo Original : Weeds Of The Pacific Northwest 368 Unwanted Plants And How To Control Them-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: A comprehensive guide to the most common weeds of the Pacific Northwest, with essential information on their management and eradication Weeds are everywhere. They crowd out valuable agricultural crops, compete with the tomatoes and beans in your vegetable garden, spread rampantly along roadsides, and pop up from the tiniest cracks in sidewalks. In order to manage them, we must first learn how to identify them. Weeds of the Pacific Northwest is a guide to identifying, controlling, and eradicating over 300 species of weeds that gardeners and homeowners are likely to encounter in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Though they can all cause trouble, each weed is different. The hundreds of user-friendly photographs and detailed descriptions of each species here ensure that you can spot and treat any weed in your path. As the experts behind this book demonstrate, some plants can be killed by eating them, some by digging, some by smothering, and some only by the judicious application of chemical herbicides-and it is very important for you and your neighbors to know and understand the differences...

-Titulo Original : Superconvergence How The Genetics, Biotech, And Ai Revolutions Will Transform Our Lives, Work, And World-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: Superconvergence is brilliant. I cant recommend it more strongly. Sanjay Gupta MD, bestselling author, neurosurgeon, and Emmy-award winning chief medical correspondent (CNN) In Superconvergence, leading futurist and OneShared.World founder Jamie Metzl explores how artificial intelligence, genome sequencing, gene editing, and other revolutionary technologies are transforming our lives, world, and future. These accelerating and increasingly interconnected technologies have the potential to improve our health, feed billions of people, supercharge our economies, store essential information for millions of years, and save our planet, but they can also if we are not careful do immeasurable harm. The challenge we face is that while our ability to engineer the world around us is advancing exponentially, our processes for understanding the scope, scale, and implications of these changes, and for managing our godlike powers wisely, are only inching forward glacially. Luckily, in Jamie Metzl, we have a leading expert who integrates science, technology, history, politics, and international affairs to envision a future that most specialists, almost by definition, cannot see. In this bold and inspiring exploration of transformative human knowledge, Metzl gives us the definitive account of the technological precipice on which we stand and the map to where we go from here...

-Titulo Original : Pacific Northwest Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Alaska Blueberries to Wild Hazelnuts (Regional Foraging Series)-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: Discover what edible resources the Norwest has to offer with this handy guidebook. The Pacific Northwest provides a veritable feast for foragers, and with Douglas Deur as your trusted guide youll earn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Pacific Northwest Foraging include: *Clear, color photographs *Identification tips *Guidance on how to ethically harvest *Suggestions for eating and preserving A seasonal planner details which plants are available during every season. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska...

-Titulo Original : Northeast Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 111 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness (Medicinal Plants Series)-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: Wildcraft your way to wellness with this guide book to natures medicinal offerings! In Northeast Medicinal Plants, Liz Neves is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using over one hundred of the region’s most powerful wild plants. You’ll learn how to safely and ethically forage, and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include: *Clear, color photographs *Identification tips *Medicinal uses and herbal preparations *Harvesting suggestions. Lists of what to forage for each season makes the guide useful year-round. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers, naturalists, and herbalists in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont...

-Titulo Original : Teaming with Fungi: The Organic Grower's Guide to Mycorrhizae (Science for Gardeners)-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: “Accomplishes what few other books have-helping growers use mycorrhizae to improve the immune systems of plants. This natural union between plants and fungi is the foundation of our food web.” -Paul Stamets, author of Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World Teaming with Fungi is an important guide to mycorrhizae and the role they play in agriculture, horticulture, and hydroponics. Almost every plant in a garden forms a relationship with fungi, and many plants would not exist without their fungal partners. By better understanding this relationship, home gardeners can take advantage of the benefits of fungi, which include an increased uptake in nutrients, resistance to drought, earlier fruiting, and more. This must-have guide will teach you how fungi interact with plants and how to best to employ them in your home garden...

-Titulo Original : Teaming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener s Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: Just as he demystified the soil food web in his ground-breaking book Teaming with Microbes, in this new work Jeff Lowenfels explains the basics of plant nutrition from an organic gardeners perspective. Where Teaming with Microbes used adeptly used microbiology; Teaming with Nutrients employs cellular biology. Most gardeners realize that plants need to be fed but know little or nothing about the nature of the nutrients involved or how they get into plants. Teaming with Nutrients explains how nutrients move into plants and what both macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients do once inside. It shows organic gardeners how to provide these essentials. To fully understand how plants eat, Lowenfels uses his ability to make science accessible with lessons in the biology, chemistry, and botany all gardeners need to understand how nutrients get to the plant and what they do once theyre inside the plant. Teaming with Nutrients will open your eyes to the importance of understanding the role of nutrients in healthy, productive organic gardens and it will show you how these nutrients do their jobs. In short, it will make you a better informed, more successful and more environmentally responsible gardener...

-Titulo Original : Botanical Art Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Watercolor, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Vellum, Pen and Ink, Egg Tempera, Oils, Printmaking, and More-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: “This comprehensive work covers the gamut of techniques… will take students from beginner to expert.” -The English Garden This definitive guide is the most thorough how-to available on every major technique of botanical artistry. The experts at the American Society of Botanical Artists offer step-by-step projects that move from introductory to advanced-so any level of artist can build on acquired skills. Helpful tutorials cover watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, vellum, egg tempera, oils, pen and ink, and printmaking. Filled with more than 900 photographs and stunning examples of finished art by the best contemporary botanical artists, Botanical Art Techniques is the authoritative manual on this exquisite art form...

-Titulo Original : Teaming With Microbes: The Organic Gardeners Guide To The Soil Food Web, Revised Edition-Fabricante : Timber Pres...

-Titulo Original : Sowing Beauty: Designing Flowering Meadows From Seed-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: James Hitchmough is well-regarded in the design world for his exuberant, colorful, and flower-filled meadows. His signature style can be seen in prominent places like London’s Olympic Park and the Botanic Garden at the University of Oxford. Using a distinct technique of sowing meadows from seed, he creates plant communities that mimic the dramatic beauty of natural meadows and offer a succession of blooms over many months—a technique that can be adapted to work in both large-scale public gardens and smaller residential gardens. Sowing Beauty shows you how to recreate Hitchmough’s masterful, romantic style. You'll will learn how to design and sow seed mixes that include a range of plants, both native and exotic, and how to maintain the sown spaces over time. Color photographs show not only the gorgeous finished gardens, but also all the steps along the way. ...

-Titulo Original : Master Recipes From The Herbal Apothecary: 375 Tinctures, Salves, Teas, Capsules, Oils, And Washes For Whole-Body Health And Wellness-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: “This incredible, in-depth, and easy-to-access resource is a must for all of us who wish to learn more about healing ourselves through the plant world.” -Shiva Rose, actress, activist, and founder of The Local Rose JJ Pursell, the bestselling author of The Herbal Apothecary, is back with a complete, one-stop resource for herbal remedies that heal and nurture the whole family. Master Recipes from the Herbal Apothecary offers safe, trusted natural remedies written by a board-certified naturopathic physician. It starts with master recipes for tinctures, salves, teas, capsules, oils, washes, and more. Once you understand how to make these basic formulations, you can access the more than 375 specific recipes that address a range of health concerns from the common cold and headaches to insomnia and digestive issues. Comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and beautifully packaged, Master Recipes from the Herbal Apothecary will become your go-to guide for sustained health and wellness. Review “This incredible, in-depth, and easy-to-access resource is a must for all of us who wish to learn more about healing ourselves through the plant world. This is part of the herbal-remedy canon on my kitchen counter.” -Shiva Rose, actress, activist, and founder of The Local Rose “Divided into logical and practical sections of preparation, botanical information, and recipes, this “how-to” does a superior job of introducing readers to the basics. A solid DIY herbal directory for the home medic and readers of herbalism and natural medicine.” -Library Journal From the Back Cover New from JJ Pursell, author of the bestselling Herbal Apothecary, a comprehensive resource of more than 375 tested herbal remedies. Heal yourself and your loved ones with safe, natural treatments written by a board-certified naturopathic physician. From tinctures and salves to teas and oils, these recipes address a wide range of health concerns for men and women of all ages, including colds and flu, headaches, insomnia, digestive issues, muscle discomfort, and other ailments. Wide-ranging and thoroughly researched, Master Recipes from the Herbal Apothecary should be on the shelf of everyone interested in making natural solutions part of their sustained health. About the Author Dr. JJ Pursell is a Naturopathic physician, acupuncturist, author, and entrepreneur. She owned and operated a small chain of herb shoppes over 13 years in both Portland, Oregon, and Brooklyn, New York. In 2014 she transitioned into writing and published her first book in 2015. Since retiring from retail she has continued to write, speak, formulate, consult, and spend time seeing patients. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introduction If you’ve found yourself here, it’s likely because you want to feel empowered to care for yourself and your family with herbs as an alternative to over-the-counter or prescription pharmaceuticals for common ailments. Or maybe you are seeking knowledge about the traditional ways of healing for an ongoing health issue. Perhaps you’ve already begun exploring herbal medicine and have developed a more serious interest-you are ready to learn and to incorporate herbal remedies into your daily self-care routine. Whatever the reason, I invite you to explore the recipes that follow at your own pace and as you need them. When I was a budding herbal enthusiast in my twenties, I referred to books very similar to this one but often had to look in multiple volumes to find what I needed. In this book, I’ve done my best to create an inclusive, concise reference that is easy to use. The first chapter provides you with basic recipes for the thirteen most useful delivery methods and applications of herbal remedies-along with background about which is best suited to what type of ailment and why. It also describes sixty herbs that are basics in the medicine cabinet. The following...

-Titulo Original : Southeast Medicinal Plants Identify, Harvest, And Use 106 Wild Herbs For Health And Wellness-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: Wildcraft Your Way to Wellness In Southeast Medicinal Plants, herbalist CoreyPine Shane is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 106 of the region’s most powerful wild plants. Readers will learn how to safely and ethically forage, and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines, including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification tips, medicinal uses and herbal preparations, and harvesting suggestions. Lists of what to forage for each season makes the guide useful year-round. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers, naturalists, and herbalists in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. From the Back Cover With its wealth of botanical diversity, the Southeast provides an abundance of healing herbs accessible to all. Whether you are just starting out or are looking to deepen your herbal knowledge, this book is your essential companion for finding, identifying, sustainably harvesting, and safely using the most important wild medicinal plants. About the Author CoreyPine Shane is founder of the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine in Asheville, North Carolina, and has been seeing clients, teaching classes, and presenting lectures for more than 25 years. Visit him at blueridgeschool.org...

-Titulo Original : The Well-tended Perennial Garden The Essential Guide To Planting And Pruning Techniques, Third Edition-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: “This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice.” -Real Simple Whether you are a new gardener or a green thumb, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is here to help you successfully plan, plant, and tend your garden. This hardworking guide includes thorough details on the essential practices of perennial care-included deadheading, pinching, and thinning-along with growing information for specific species and cultivars, on-trend garden design advice, a monthly planting and maintenance schedule, and details on native plants and gardening for wildlife. The Well-Tended Perennial Garden will be your ally in the quest for a beautiful, well-maintained garden. Review “When it was first published, Tracy’s book took the gardening world by storm. Undoubtedly, this new version will become indispensable, too.” -Ruth Rogers Clausen, Essential Perennials “This book encourages large, lush garden beds after determining soil types, moisture conditions, sunlight and shade, wind direction, and existing vegetation and structures. . . . The maintenance needs and planting and maintenance schedule sections that follow offer guidance not often found in gardening literature. . . . This third revised edition is worthy of purchase for its 50 new plants, including some native species important to pollinators and for human enjoyment.” - Booklist “There is no denying the excitement that the new edition of The Well-Tended Perennial Garden stirs in the hearts of gardeners and readers. This is a beautiful book, but more importantly it contains tested and true advice for home gardeners, both experienced and novice. . . . the perennial enthusiasts among us will find it difficult to resist adding this alluring incarnation to their home libraries.” - NYBGs Plant Talk “Techniques for maintaining perennials are thoroughly described at a level of detail that is hard to find elsewhere. . . . Although beautifully illustrated and designed this is not a book that will end up sitting on the coffee table. It is one that professional and amateur gardeners will be constantly reaching for.” - Gardens Illustrated “DiSabato-Austs extensive experience in horticulture informs the significant insights she presents in all parts of this edition, making this a valuable reference for any perennial plant gardener.” - Choice “From beginners to master gardeners, this book has tips for everyone. Filled with colourful photographs and a helpful encyclopedia, it is not only informative, but makes learning about gardening fun and exciting.” - The Week “An even more effective ally in your quest to create a beautiful, healthy, and well-maintained perennial garden.” - Michigan Gardener “ The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is a good read for those who love to garden and a great reference for plant maintenance in future years.” - Journal Star “As always, packed with down-to-earth advice on designing and maintaining beautiful perennial gardens.” - The American Gardener “A book that gardeners of all levels should have as part of their library.” - The Ozaukee Press “This is the updated and expanded third edition of this highly regarded book. . . . Covers everything you need to know to create and maintain your own perennial garden, from maintenance, care and pruning to reliable performers.” - The Oregonian “My go-to reference for learning which perennials to cut back and which ones to leave alone.” -Omaha World-Herald “Remains the best book on the topic.” -New Jersey Herald From the Back Cover The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is the most thorough book on the essential practices of perennial care. Drawing on her years of expe­rience as an acclaimed horticultural designer, Tracy DiSabato-Aust offers tested, practical wisdom for creating a beautiful garden year-round. The A-to-Z encyclopedia clearly discusses the pruning and maintenance needs of the most useful perennial species. A month-by-month planting an...

-Titulo Original : Natures Best Hope A New Approach To Conservation That Starts In Your Yard-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: Review “Doug Tallamy lays out all you need to know to participate in one of the great conservation projects of our time. Read it and get started!” -Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction “Tallamy is one of the most original and persuasive present-day authors on conservation.” -Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University “Doug Tallamy is a quiet revolutionary and a hero of our time, taking back the future one yard at a time. In Nature’s Best Hope, he shows how each of us can help turn our cities, towns and world into engines of biodiversity and human health.”-Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and Our Wild Calling “Here is one area where individual action really can help make up for all that government fails to do: your backyard can provide the margin to keep species alive. Mow less, think more!”-Bill McKibben, author of Falter “Tallamy shows how to transform yards into ecological wonderlands full of vibrant life. Your local birds, butterflies, and plants will thank you for learning from his wise advice.”-David George Haskell, author of The Forest Unseen, Pulitzer finalist, and The Songs of Trees “This is a handbook for not only transforming your own yard, but for talking to your neighbors, the teachers in the paved schoolyard next door, and your town councilors about connecting one green haven to another to build wildlife corridors that become, as Tallamy puts it, a Homegrown National Park.”-Anne Raver, award-winning columnist and author of Deep in the Green “A clarion call to go native: acting locally in your yard or neighborhood and thinking globally about the biodiversity crisis.”-Scott Freeman, author of Saving Tarboo Creek “Doug Tallamy’s inspiring vision of a human landscape capable of supporting a wondrous diversity of life is powerfully articulated in Nature’s Best Hope.”-Rick Darke, landscape designer, lecturer, photographer, and coauthor of Gardens of the High Line “A revelatory guide whose application can begin just outside our doors.” -Booklist “Tallamy provides answers in a down-to-earth, personalized style…this is an essential addition to most gardening collections.” -Library Journal “Nature’s Best Hope advocates not just a horticultural revolution, but a cultural one, bridging the human-dominated landscape and the natural world.” -Smithsonian Magazine “An inspiring and necessary book…Tallamy is so important in today’s ecological efforts…everyone can (and should) read his writings.” -The Garden Club of America “An outstanding book, full of deep insights, and practical advice.” -Dennis Liu, Ph.D., Vice President for Education, EO Wilson Biodiversity Foundation “A full-blown manifesto that calls for the radical rethinking of the American residential landscape, starting with the lawn.” -The Washington Post “If you’d like to turn your own little postage stamp of native soil into a conservation effort, Nature’s Best Hope, is a great place to begin.” -New York Times “Nature’s Best Hope isn’t just what we can do with boots on the ground; it’s about fighting for a changed cultural mindset. We can experience the health, wellness, and resiliency of life if we’re willing to embrace all of the messy complications that make this world worth experiencing in all its wild promise.” -The American Gardener “In a world full of doom and gloom, Dr. Tallamys latest book is an uplifting and empowering guide to how each and every one of us can be part of the conservation movement and it all starts with native plants.” -In Defense of Plants “To support conservation efforts, you need look no farther than your own backyard… Nature’s Best Hope offers practical tips for creating habitat that protects and nurtures nature.” -National Geographic “Even a single person acting boldly with [Tallamy’s] goal in mind could be a crucial source of inspiration for others around them.” -Associated Press “If you’re concerned about doing something good for the e...

-Titulo Original : Emily Dickinsons Gardening Life The Plants And Places That Inspired The Iconic Poet-Fabricante : Timber Press-Descripcion Original: Review “Offers an excuse (if one is necessary) to linger yet again over the observations of a poet who, as Dickinson herself proclaimed, ‘was always attached to Mud’…wandering through this book, we can smell the hyacinth that bloomed on the poet’s windowsill in winter, hear the thrum of hummingbird wings, smell the cooking odors from the kitchen and imagine Dickinson pruning, staking, digging - and listening and watching.” -The New York Times Book Review “Emily Dickinsons garden might not get as much love in Dickinson as it did in real life, but thats all the more reason to read this book.” -Bustle “Dickinson admirers will find much that is new and affirming here, while this will also delight all who love plants and readers who enjoy unusual approaches to biography.” -Booklist “A must-have keepsake for Dickinson fans.” -Literary Ladies Guide “Delightful…Part biography, part poetry, and a whole lot of gardening inspiration.” -Pages and Cup “In these pages, you are beside Emily Dickinson’s elbow-feeling the dense heat of summer, noting the gay attire of the scarlet runner beans, learning the skills of an ultra-observant plantswoman, finding the poetry in nature.” -Tovah Martin, horticulturist, lecturer, and author of The Garden in Every Sense and Season “Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life evokes the vibrant, vanishing world of the poet’s nineteenth century and reminds us of our still more charged responsibilities as twenty-first-century gardeners.” -Marta Werner, professor of English, Loyola University, Chicago “This engaging book imagines our great poet’s days among her plants and flowers.” -Judith Farr, author of The Gardens of Emily Dickinson “A visual treat as well as a literary one… ‘Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life’ will be deeply satisfying for gardeners and garden lovers, connoisseurs of botanical illustration, and those who seek a deeper understanding of the life and work of Emily Dickinson.” -The Wall Street Journal “Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life offers an enchanting perspective on one of America’s most celebrated literary figures.” -Bookriot “Deftly weaving together poems, plants, and historical detail, the book takes us down the same pathways that Emily Dickinson trod.” -Bellewood Gardens Garden Diary “In Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life, we get not just Dickinson’s history, but a slice of horticultural history, plus a charming palette of plants for a poet’s garden.” -A Way to Garden “Marta McDowell brings Emily Dickinson to life as a gardener, one who was as enchanted and passionate about the plants and flowers of the Homesteads gardens, the wildflowers of the field, and those she grew in a little conservatory… Its a gardeners life, one who happened to be a poet.” -Growing Interest “Makes a beautiful connection between pen and trowel.” -The Financial Times “Marta McDowell invites the reader to enter the seasonal world of the enigmatic poet, providing an intimate portrait of her gardening universe…an elegant reminder of how gardens and landscapes nurture the creative life.” -The Mercury “For those who might welcome literary odes to plants and flowers, with history added to the mix.” -The Santa Fe New Mexican “An absolute treasure trove.” -Greenfield Recorder “This is a lovely addition to any gardening or poetry library.” -Green Valley News “Charmingly engaging… Dickinsons poems, historical photographs, lovely botanical art and excerpts from letters are woven throughout the book.” -Empire-Tribune “A book that beautifully combines history, gardening, poetry and perseverance.” -The News Tribune “A book to treasure… A full color, lushly illustrated homage to an enigmatic woman who was not only a brilliant poet, but a keen observer of the natural world around her.” -Literary Ladies“Offers an excuse (if one is necessary) to linger yet again over the observations of a poet who, as Dickinson herself proclaimed, ‘was always attached to Mud’…wandering through this book, we can smell the hyacinth that bloomed on ...