Garden In The Hills

Author : Christine McCabe
Publisher : Pan Australia
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781741970333

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A Garden in the Hills charts the arrival of Christine McCabe from the inner west of Sydney and a courtyard garden of mostly dead plants, to The Oaks, a circa 1870 homestead and sprawling garden in the beautiful Adelaide Hills. Six weeks after Christine and her young, utterly urban family move into their new home, their new six-acre garden is due to open to the public as part of Australia's Open Garden Scheme. What follows is the story of a rank amateur thrown in at the deep end, attempting to master lawns, giant hedges and sprawling flower beds before she's had time to unpack... or buy a garden hose. Delightful, amusing and meditative, A Garden in the Hills takes you on a journey of discovery of the joys of gardening, and the beauty of the Adelaide Hills.

Author : Katharine Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Gardening
ISBN : OCLC:1244785082

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Author : Christine McCabe
Publisher : Pan Australia
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781742625751

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A Garden in the Hills by Christine McCabe Pdf

A Garden in the Hills charts the arrival of Christine McCabe from the inner west of Sydney and a courtyard garden of mostly dead plants, to The Oaks, a circa 1870 homestead and sprawling garden in the beautiful Adelaide Hills. Six weeks after Christine and her young, utterly urban family move into their new home, their new six-acre garden is due to open to the public as part of Australia's Open Garden Scheme. What follows is the story of a rank amateur thrown in at the deep end, attempting to master lawns, giant hedges and sprawling flower beds before she's had time to unpack... or buy a garden hose. Delightful, amusing and meditative, A Garden in the Hills takes you on a journey of discovery of the joys of gardening, and the beauty of the Adelaide Hills.

Author : Katharine Stewart
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780857907431

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A Garden in the Hills by Katharine Stewart Pdf

From the author of the Highland classic A Croft in the Hills, this illustrated book celebrates one of mankind's oldest pleasures. Month by month we are taken through a year in the life of Katharine Stewart's garden. The circle of the seasons is luminously evoked as we are told of the practicalities of gardening, cooking, bee-keeping and wine-making. Peppered with warm, personal insights, good humour and a love of living things, the joy of nature has never sounded so rewarding.

Author : Christine McCabe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Gardens
ISBN : 176076230X

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Adelaide Hills Gardens by Christine McCabe Pdf

The Adelaide Hills charts the evolution of gardening in Australia. And though anchored deeply in history, many of its gardens have their sights set firmly on the future. Old oak, elm and ash trees, planted long ago after memories of English gardens, live alongside stringybark eucalypts and native bush gullies, fruit-bearing orchards and wineries. All have thrived on the region's good rainfall, cool climate and natural springs. Over time, the Hills has weathered storms, droughts and fires. In response to these changing conditions, gardens, too, have changed. Heavily forested slopes have, in many cases, given way to veggie patches, free-ranging chickens and sheep, while Victorian rose and rhododendron hordes have made room for climate-compatible native flora. Encompassing twenty gardens, taking in grand Victorian estates and repurposed municipal water tanks alike, with evocative stories by Christine McCabe and sublime photography by Simon Griffiths, this book is a testament to the power of gardens to adapt, delight and restore.

Author : Elizabeth West
Publisher : John Jones Pub
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1871083079

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Garden in the Hills by Elizabeth West Pdf

In this sequel to Hovel in the Hills (available from Dufour), Elizabeth West continues her story of living a rustic life. She and her husband bought a semi-derelict cottage in the bare uplands of North Wales. Comfortable, and with their house repaired, they take on the challenge of their surroundings. Partly a how-to manual for keen country gardeners, partly a tale of moral and spiritual commitment, partly a love story, Garden in the Hills is a charming and powerful narrative by a skilled, natural writer. Originally published in 1980 by Faber & Faber.

Author : Elizabeth West
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Country life
ISBN : 0571115349

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Author : Harry Crews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Florida
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035068340

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Naked in Garden Hills by Harry Crews Pdf

"I am not perfect." It came out in a rush of breath. "See I thought I was. Thank God I ain't. See a perfect thing ain't got a chance. The world kills it, everything perfect. (Listen to him!) Now see a thing that ain't perfect, it grows like a weed. Yeah, like a weed! A thing that ain't perfect gets hand clapping, smiles, takes the wire an easy winner. But the world ain't set up right if you perfect. You lible to run right into a brick wall. Looks like suicide. All the weeds say, looka there, it suicide!"

Author : Imtiaz Fiona Griffiths
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781525590740

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The Hills Around Me by Imtiaz Fiona Griffiths Pdf

A great romance and a life with horses form the lynchpins around which Imtiaz Fiona Griffiths’ nostalgic memoir revolves. Coming along for the ride, we have guest appearances by dodgy bookmakers, fast racehorses, slow tortoises, gregarious Jesuits, and a host of other fascinating characters. Griffiths’ story takes us on a journey through pre and post-independence India: from her childhood spent in railway “hill stations”; to adventures in the horse-racing world of Calcutta in the 1950’s and 1960’s; to building her dream racehorse stud farm with her husband Mike in the hills of rural Bihar. A final transition to life in Canada forms the bookend to a joyous and poignant read.

Author : Katherine Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Country life
ISBN : 0753195054

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A Garden in the Hills by Katherine Stewart Pdf

Month by month we are taken through a year in the life of Katharine Stewart's garden. The circle of the seasons is luminously evoked as we are told of the practicalities of gardening, cooking, bee-keeping and wine-making.

Author : Jon-Erik Lappano
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554987993

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Tokyo Digs a Garden by Jon-Erik Lappano Pdf

Winner of the 2016 Governor General's Literary Award for Young People's Literature — Illustrated Books Tokyo lives in a small house between giant buildings with his family and his cat, Kevin. For years, highways and skyscrapers have been built up around the family’s house where once there were hills and trees. Will they ever experience the natural world again? One day, an old woman offers Tokyo seeds, telling him they will grow into whatever he wishes. Tokyo and his grandfather are astonished when the seeds grow into a forest so lush that it takes over the entire city overnight. Soon the whole city has gone wild, with animals roaming where cars once drove. But is this a problem to be surmounted, or a new way of living to be embraced? With Tokyo Digs a Garden, Jon-Erik Lappano and Kellen Hatanaka have created a thoughtful and inspiring fable of environmentalism and imagination. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6 With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

Author : Tad Hills
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375870866

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Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills Pdf

Inspire a lifelong love of reading with an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird in this sequel to the New York Times bestselling picture book, How Rocket Learned to Read. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY School Library Journal • Publishers Weekly "A perfect choice to inspire new readers and writers." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Rocket loves books and he wants to make his own, but he can't think of a story. Encouraged by the little yellow bird to look closely at the world around him for inspiration, Rocket sets out on a journey. Along the way he discovers small details that he has never noticed before, a timid baby owl who becomes his friend, and an idea for a story. Tad Hills, the creator of the beloved Duck & Goose series delivers another heartwarming story, filled with fresh, charming art making this a favorite for story time. Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books--now airing on PBS!

Author : Roy Diblik
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604693348

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The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden by Roy Diblik Pdf

“A veritable goldmine for gardeners.” —Plant Talk We’ve all seen gorgeous perennial gardens packed with color, texture, and multi-season interest. Designed by a professional and maintained by a crew, they are aspirational bits of beauty too difficult to attempt at home. Or are they? The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden makes a design-magazine-worthy garden achievable at home. The new, simplified approach is made up of hardy, beautiful plants grown on a 10x14 foot grid. Each of the 62 garden plans combines complementary plants that thrive together and grow as a community. They are designed to make maintenance a snap. The garden plans can be followed explicitly or adjusted to meet individual needs, unlocking rich perennial landscape designs for individualization and creativity.

Author : Lawrence D. Hills
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780571280919

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Comfrey by Lawrence D. Hills Pdf

Comfrey is noted by both organic gardeners and herbalists for its great usefulness and versatility. Of particular interest is the 'Bocking 14' cultivar of Russian Comfrey. This strain was developed during the 1950s by Lawrence D. Hills, who founded the organic gardening organization now known as Garden Organic. Lawrence D. Hills was the world authority on comfrey. In this book, he wrote for farmers and gardeners in all countries, showing how this useful plant could be cultivated in both tropical and temperate zones to produce a crop equally rewarding for gardener, smallholder and mechanized farmer. Subtitled 'Past, Present and Future,' on its publication in 1976, this was the most comprehensive survey of the properties and cultivation of comfrey ever, and Comfrey remains undoubtedly the essential book on the subject, as well as a lasting testament to Lawrence D. Hills's indefatigable efforts to achieve a better understanding of it.

Author : Prem Singh Arya
Publisher : M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997-11
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 8175330562

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Vegetable Growing in Hills by Prem Singh Arya Pdf

The book includes a description on vegetables raised through direct seeding; importance of seeds in vegetable production; vegetable seed production in the hills; manures and fertilizers; irrigation; drainage; mulching; weed flora and their control; vegetable cropping; off-season vegetable production; vegetable protection from insect-pests and diseases, and frost.