Flower Gardening

Discover the exquisite beauty of peonies and the art of growing them in cold climates with this guide. The Art of Growing Peonies is an essential resource for anyone interested in cultivating these stunning blooms, explicitly tailored to thrive in colder environments. Listen about Charlotte Kilcher’s Peonies and get Peony Tips and Tricks from Rita Jo Schultz, Alaska’s Peony Pioneer.

Phantasievolle Geschichten und zauberhafte Illustrationen lassen uns eintauchen in die Welt der Kräuter. Sie verführen uns, die Sehnsucht des Schachtelhalmes zu verstehen, die Liebe des Löwenzahnes zu teilen, oder den Schmerz der Brennnessel zu fühlen. In 11 kurzweiligen Erzählungen verraten bekannte Heilkräuter ihre ganz eigenen zum Teil verblüffenden Geschichten. Natur pur und mit Herz!

From Katie Vaz, author of Don’t Worry, Eat Cake, the beloved Make Yourself Cozy, and The Escape Manual for Introverts, comes My Life in Plants. Her newest book tells the story of her life through the thirty-nine plants that have played both leading and supporting roles, from her childhood to her wedding day. Plants include a homegrown wildflower bouquet wrapped in duct tape that she carried on stage at age three, to a fragrant basil plant that brought her and her kitchen back to life after grief.

A lot of gardeners just hang up their gardening tools for the winter and wait until the weather becomes warmer, but this should not be the case. Depending on your local weather, gardening during the winter may simply be less than the ideal, or you may be working with frozen soil. Regardless of the situation, winter offers any ambitious gardener an opportunity to explore many options that may not be available during the warmer seasons. There is no reason for you not to keep your thumb green throughout the entire year.

Kann man Blumen essen? Warum stinken manche Bäume? Und wer hat im Park unter der Wiese gewühlt? Natur ist überall - auch in der Stadt! Mäuse, Hummeln, Kaninchen und manchmal sogar Waschbären sind deine Nachbarn. Flechten, Moose und Blumen finden in winzigen Spalten und Asphaltrissen ihren Lebensraum. Ganz in deiner Nähe warten kleine und große Abenteuer auf dich. Eine Kürbispflanze ziehen, Übernachten im Garten oder Tiere auf dem Bahnsteig beobachten.

Haben Sie gewusst, dass Blumen sprechen können? Naja, nicht wirklich. Aber viele Blumen haben eine Bedeutung. Die rote Rose zum Beispiel. Sie steht für die Liebe. Die Hyazinthe ist die Blume der Treue, wenn sie zur Hochzeit geschenkt wird. Und bei Vergissmeinnicht sagt der Name ja schon alles. Traut sich ein Verehrer nicht, seiner Angebeteten zu sagen, dass er in sie verliebt ist, dann könnte er ihr einfach Rosen schenken. Dann weiß sie gleich, was er ihr mitteilen will, und er muss es nicht direkt aussprechen. Der Verehrer hat seine Liebe also durch die Blume gestanden.

Seed Babies piques the child's interest about how seeds grow. It provides interesting information about seeds in a conversational style between two brothers and the various seeds they encounter. These seeds offer grammatical advice, chastises poor reasoning, provide enlightening information, and will often encourage the boys to go and discover answers to their questions themselves.

The author would like to stress the importance of growing the right type and mix of veggies. This way you get a better crop and useful veggies that usually go hand in hand with each other. Don't try to do too much too soon. Don't try to start planting when it's too cold outside. The lowest soil temperature for planting is 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The best soil temperature is around 50 degrees to 60 degrees.

Budding backyard scientists can start exploring their world with this stunning introduction to these flowery show-stoppers - from seeds to roots to blooms. Learning how flowers grow gives kids beautiful building blocks of science and inquiry.

If you're looking for something that's space-efficient but can produce high yields, raised bed gardening would be the best option for you to try. Besides being efficient when it comes to space, it also solves a number of other issues, such as dealing with difficult soil as well as your garden's accessibility.

It's time for a trip to the pumpkin patch! Find out how pumpkins grow. See the many things we do with pumpkins. Let's carve a jack-o'-lantern. Spooky! What happens in fall? Find out in the Fall's Here! series, part of the Cloverleaf Books™ collection. These nonfiction audiobooks feature kid-friendly text to make learning fun!

Butterflies bloom as delicately as flowers in this magnificent story of beginnings, middles and ends: eggs, caterpillars, and finally butterflies.