eBooks and Audio Downloads

Making a Rock Garden

2018-12-08T08:00:00+00:00

A short look at building a rock garden, right from the rocks themselves and how to arrange them, to choosing and placing the plants, touching wall and bog gardens, too. In this little monograph, the author is trying to draw the eyes of U.S. gardeners in to the intimate beauty of this neglected hobby.

ABC of Vegetable Gardening

2018-12-08T08:00:00+00:00

This how-to book includes chapters on getting ready, mapping the garden, planting, seeds, early work, house plants, fruits, hot beds and cold frames, and small gardens. There is even a chapter "expressly for women."

The Vegetable Garden: A Manual for the Amateur Vegetable Gardener

2018-12-08T08:00:00+00:00

This book is a good reference on vegetable gardening. It covers the economic value of a vegetable garden, planning and locating the garden, maintaining soil fertility, hotbeds, garden tools, sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, growing and storing vegetables, managing garden pests, and fall garden work.

Organic Gardener's Composting

2018-12-08T08:00:00+00:00

The art and science of composting is presented in a humorous and readable manner from the basic elements to the in-depth science. An entire chapter is devoted to composting with red worms (vermiculture), and detailed information is provided on building different types of composting units. The history of the organic gardening movement is included as well as an annotated bibliography of works on the subjects of composting and food gardening.

Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway

2018-12-08T08:00:00+00:00

Gardening expert Steve Solomon has written extensively on gardening techniques for the home gardener. Water conservation is the focus of this work, along with more information on how to have the healthiest plants in your garden through "fertigation", appropriate plant rotation, and soil preparation.

The Flower Garden: A Handbook of Practical Garden Lore

2018-12-07T08:00:00+00:00

This book is a good reference on the perennial flower gardening and landscaping. It contains information on growing the plants from seed and explains how to grow and care for the traditional garden flowering plants, bulbs, trees, and shrubs. There are sections covering all aspects of ornamental gardens including water gardens and caring for house plants in the winter.

The Mythological Zoo

2018-12-06T08:00:00+00:00

A book of rhyming poems and illustrations of classic mythological beasts.

Little Playfellows

2018-12-06T08:00:00+00:00

A short story collection of events about a little boy learning a lesson for that day, who receives a reward without knowing it will happen.

The House That Jack Built

2018-12-06T08:00:00+00:00

It is a cumulative tale that does not tell the story of Jack's house, or even of Jack who built the house, but instead shows how the house is indirectly linked to other things and people, and through this method tells the story of "The man all tattered and torn", and the "Maiden all forlorn", as well as other smaller events, showing how these are interlinked.

The Little Red Hen

2018-12-06T08:00:00+00:00

An old English folk tale with colorful illustrations about a little red hen living in a barnyard. She spends almost all of her time walking about the barnyard.

The Old Man's Bag

2018-12-06T08:00:00+00:00

An illustrated short children's story and rhymes.