A hardworking, step-by-step guide to the easiest, most affordable techniques for making more plants--houseplants, vegetables, flowers, and more.

Provides instructions for and explains the principles behind a variety of botany projects and experiments for home or school.

Contains descriptions and illustrations of over two thousand wild plants and animals common to North America, grouped in sixteen sections, including mammals, fishes, and trees; with identification charts and habitat guides.

"Makes the science of plant processes accessible to home gardeners." -The American Gardener Why do container plants wilt even when they've been regularly watered? Why did the hydrangea that thrived last year never bloom this year? Plant physiology-the study of how living things function-can solve these and most other problems gardeners regularly encounter. In How Plants Work, horticulture expert Linda Chalker-Scott brings the stranger-than-fiction...

In an era of cell phone addiction and ever-expanding cities, many of us fear we've lost our connection to nature--but Peter Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact. Whether we observe it or not, our blood pressure stabilizes near trees, the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses. Drawing on new scientific discoveries, The Heartbeat of Trees reveals the profound interactions humans...

"This lushly illustrated book from bestselling author Marta McDowell examines Laura Ingalls Wilder's relationship to the landscape and illuminates how it inspired the beloved Little House Books" --