100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens
by Lorraine Johnson
A charming tale of history, creativity, natural inspiration, and a love of gardening. In 1913, Howard Dunington-Grubb and his wife, Lorrie, bought a small plot of land near Sheridan, Ontario, for the cultivation of ornamental plants. Local farmers thought they were crazy. But Howard and Lorrie, landscape architects recently arrived from England, were visionaries who dreamed of creating magnificent gardens in the colonial wasteland. Realizing that Canada had no nurseries that produced the plants...
Written with the author's trademark blend of enthusiasm and insight, My Natural History describes how gardening has always been Liz Primeau's therapy, obsession, and reward. Full of fascinating gardening lore, personal history, and practical insight (including what to do when you notice your son is growing funny tomatoes among your seedlings), this wonderful memoir of life at ground level is sure to be savored by readers who share Primeau's passion for the earth and all the good things that come...
Mermaid Primary Composition Journal (Primary Journal Composition Notebook, #2)
by Joy M Port
All the Dirt
by Rachel Fisher, Heather Stretch, and Robin Tunnicliffe
1001 Tips for Canadian Gardeners
by Patricia Hanbidge, Alison Beck, and Laura Peters
Best Garden Plants for British Columbia
by Marianne Binetti and Don Williamson
Street Farm is the inspirational account of residents in the notorious Low Track in Vancouver, British Columbia—one of the worst urban slums in North America—who joined together to create an urban farm as a means of addressing the chronic problems in their neighborhood. It is a story of recovery, of land and food, of people, and of the power of farming and nourishing others as a way to heal our world and ourselves. During the past seven years, Sole Food Street Farms—now North America’s largest...
Bravo for tomatoes, beans and kale. But what’s next for the ardent home gardener? Wheats, including farro, spelt and kamut, are surprisingly easy and very rewarding backyard crops. They can be planted as early as the ground can be worked in spring and harvested mid-summer to make room for fall crops. These ancient food sources can be milled for flour, sprouted or eaten as whole grains to retain their natural amino acids, fibre, vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids and probiotics, among other benefits....
The Prairie Gardener's Go-To for Vegetables (Guides for the Prairie Gardener, #1)
by Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau
All the most common questions about growing vegetables in the prairies are answered in this first installation of the new gardening series, Guides for the Prairie Gardener. Too often people think of vegetable gardening in the prairies as challenging, but certified master gardeners Sheryl and Janet are here to show you how rewarding it can really be. From planning to planting, they encourage you to take a hands-on approach with your prairie garden. They let you know when--and how!--to transplan...
Calgary Gardener (Prairie Gardener)
by Liesbeth Leatherbarrow and Lesley Reynolds
