Provides an illustrated guide to North American wild edible plants. In this edition, Foster revises Angier's foraging handbook, updating the taxonomy and adding more than a dozen species. Scientific information for a general audience and full-color illustrations combine with intriguing accounts of the plants' uses, making this a practical guide for modern-day foragers. --From publisher description.

Guide to selecting plants for dry climate conditions with extensive plant lists and how-to-grow information.

"With step-by-step tutorials for every technique, unique annotated illustrations showing exactly where to make the cut, and detailed instructions for over 800 garden plants, this is the definitive practical guide.--Page [4] of cover.

"A lavishly illustrated cartography of fragrance that charts the botany and geography of perfume composition"--

"Learn how to create an edible forest garden--perfect for gardeners and growers at any scale! Includes over 100 cold-hardy berry bushes, fruit and nut trees, perennial vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, mushrooms, and more. When market gardener Dani Baker attended a permaculture workshop at her local Cooperative Extension office in upstate New York, she was inspired by its message of working with nature to create a thriving edible garden ecosystem....

"The book will feature 235 northeastern natives that are the easiest for the home gardener to find and grow. Introductory chapters will address the why and how of growing native plants. Two-thirds of the book will consist of the plant entries that focus on the must-have information that readers are looking for. The geographic area covered will be Maine south to Delaware, west to Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, including all of NY State and the New...

The presence of birds, bees, and butterflies suggests a healthy, earth-friendly place. These most welcome guests also bring joy to those who appreciate watching them. Now, you can turn your yard into a perfect habitat that attracts them and, more importantly, helps them thrive. Acclaimed author and expert entomologist Jaret C. Daniels provides all the information you need in this must-have guide for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North...

Guide to over 100 plants guarenteed to thrive in the most difficult conditions.

Lush, green trees. Rainbow colored birds. The jungle may look beautiful, but dangerous, hungry creatures are slithering, slinking, and swimming in the tropics. Meet a snake that can eat an antelope, a tree that can kill you, and the ants with the most painful sting in the world. The jungle can be a terrifying place!--

Guide to choosing and caring for plants that will attract ans sustain wildlife, including a directory of 95 plants describing their blooming season, height, width, US zones and beneficial wildlife.