From Grass to Gardens: How to Reap Bounty from a Small Yard"Inspires, sustains, surprises, and consoles."--National Geographic Traveler (for River Time) "The good stuff . . . Not only good history, but an engaging intellectual autobiography."--Sue Hubbell, New York Times Book Review (for Dangerous Birds) Janet Lembke loves to garden. But when she moved into her urban home in Virginia, she only had one-eighth of an acre to work with: a small front yard and a small backyard. How she traded a postage-stamp lawn for an edible cornucopia is what this enchanting book is all about. Lembke joyfully guides us on her gardening journey, in chapters called: "Tomato Haven" "The Grass Extermination Project" "Tools of the Trade" "How a Garden Grows" "Herbs" "Flowers" "Vegetables" "Outwitting the Gardener" "Wooing the Green Man, Courting Dame Kind" and "Garden Dreams" From Grass to Garden is chock-full of tips and advice for gardeners with tiny plots, including what plants are compatible with others; garden paths and seating; what vegetables and plants work best in front versus backyards; and more. She offers everything a hopeful gardener needs to reap bounty for the kitchen table from what was once a small, pesky lawn. |
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... porch for sitting and sipping iced tea and reading in the summertime. More than that, front porch sitting is a time-honored Southern way of keeping track of neighborhood goings-on. And high ceilings inside the house were a must so that ...
... porch for sitting and sipping iced tea and reading in the summertime. More than that, front porch sitting is a time-honored Southern way of keeping track of neighborhood goings-on. And high ceilings inside the house were a must so that ...
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... porch that extends the entire width of the front. Downstairs consists of four rooms and a bath—if you count the capacious foyer as a room. Three bedrooms, a bath, and a laundry room occupy the upstairs. Above that stands a full ...
... porch that extends the entire width of the front. Downstairs consists of four rooms and a bath—if you count the capacious foyer as a room. Three bedrooms, a bath, and a laundry room occupy the upstairs. Above that stands a full ...
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... porch, possesses the dimensions of the house proper. A cavernous place with a dirt floor and a twelve-foot-high ceiling, it's eminently suited for use as a dungeon or habitat for one's pet dragon. But steel columns, big around as ...
... porch, possesses the dimensions of the house proper. A cavernous place with a dirt floor and a twelve-foot-high ceiling, it's eminently suited for use as a dungeon or habitat for one's pet dragon. But steel columns, big around as ...
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... porch stood two women, one tiny and elderly, the other taller and middle-aged, who asked if they might come in. They turned out to be mother and daughter, and the younger woman was taking her mother to visit all the places in which she ...
... porch stood two women, one tiny and elderly, the other taller and middle-aged, who asked if they might come in. They turned out to be mother and daughter, and the younger woman was taking her mother to visit all the places in which she ...
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... porch in a rectangular plastic box three feet high, while the short-handled sort are hung in brackets on a pegboard affixed to the porch wall. The baskets and buckets, along with the mini-tiller, rest on the floor below. In the first ...
... porch in a rectangular plastic box three feet high, while the short-handled sort are hung in brackets on a pegboard affixed to the porch wall. The baskets and buckets, along with the mini-tiller, rest on the floor below. In the first ...
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