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In Spring Rain, writer and gardener, Marc Hamer, now in his 60s, shares his path to contentment from difficult beginnings. Through the prism of family gardens, he reflects on how we reconcile our childhoods with where we end up as adults. Growing up in a violent home, as a young boy, Hamer found solace and safety in his small back garden. In particular, in its shed, where he stumbled across an incomplete set of old encylopaedias. These books, and observing the plants and insects in his private kingdom, began his lifelong love of learning and openness to the world.

【Metagriシリーズ第１弾】

農業の常識を超越する「Metagri 」（Ｍｅｔａ（超越）＋Ａｇｒｉ（農業））

「ＮＦＴ×農業」

あまり馴染みのない言葉の組み合わせかもしれません。

本書は、「造語から事業を創る」農情人（のうじょうじん）が、「ＮＦＴ」をキーワードに〝儲かる農業〟を実現する方法を執筆しています。

In this global gardener’s guide to creating a resilient, climate-wise garden, learn how to adapt your garden to cope with volatile weather extremes and other effects of a rapidly changing climate. It’s no longer gardening as usual. Heat waves, droughts, flooding, violent storms…the...

Ever wonder if plants sleep or why their leaves are shaped a certain way? The inner workings of the plants you love are revealed and celebrated in this guide by botany expert Dr. Scott Zona. A Gardener’s Guide to Botany is not just another book on how to grow plants. Instead, it’s a...

Take charge of your family’s food security by learning how to grow your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs—and right along with them, you’ll nurture your own inner strength, too. Food insecurity affects millions of people worldwide. Without access to well-stocked stores or nutritious, fresh...

Growing up in an ex-mining town in Nottinghamshire, Arthur Parkinson never wanted a dog, or a cat, or a pony - just hens. As a kid, he was known as 'chicken boy', a taunt Arthur now proudly reclaims with his crested coterie that includes countless hens, from Sheila the white Silkie to Clarissa the champagne-coloured Buff Cochin. A personal and humorous memoir of Arthur's life amongst his hens, this is an invitation to discover the joy that is only possible in the company of these intriguing creatures.

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.

Quando ci siano fuori ad attenderci un orto o un giardino, non si vorrebbe far altro. È la pace. Un senso di pienezza. Quella beatitudine che fa assaporare il vento, le nuvole nel cielo azzurro, il pendio di una collina, uno scroscio di pioggia. Quasi si ha pudore di riconoscersi appagati per così poco. Più facile sfoggiare tutto quello che ci hanno condizionato a desiderare ma non è mai servito a renderci felici. Cedendo a un desiderio che aveva da sempre, quello di vivere in campagna, l'autrice si trasferisce in un podere. Dove si scopre analfabeta.

This is your down-to-earth, complete manual for achieving great gardening results with your own rich, organic soil. How do you recognize healthy soil? How much can your existing soil be improved? What are the best amendments to use for your soil? Let Building Soil answer your questions and be...

あなたが「家庭菜園」をする理由は、何ですか？トマト、ピーマン、キュウリ。これらの定番野菜を作ることは、全く否定しません。でも、ちょっとだけ待ってください！どうせなら、「家庭菜園でしか

“McDowell’s gorgeous book opens an ivy-covered door to new information about one of the world’s most famous authors.”—Angelica Shirley Carpenter, editor of In the GardenNew York Times bestselling author Marta McDowell has revealed the way that plants have stirred some of our most...

“Uprooted reveals how a late-life uprooting changed Dickey as a gardener.” —The Wall Street Journal When Page Dickey moved away from her celebrated garden at Duck Hill, she left a landscape she had spent thirty-four years making, nurturing, and loving. She found her next chapter in...

“Reynolds gives us a much-needed reason for hope. The gardener, the conservationist, the city planner, and the nature lover will all be inspired for this wonderful book shows how thousands of even small wildlife friendly gardens can provide habitat for embattled wildlife around the world.”...

Transform a weedy plot into a thriving vegetable garden by following simple steps achieved in a few hours and with plants in the ground from day one. The crucial factor is understanding that not only is there no need to dig over the soil, but by minimising intervention you are actively boosting soil productivity. This is the essence of the No Dig system that Charles Dowding has perfected over a lifetime growing vegetables.

A gardening book unlike any other, RHS How to Garden When You Rent brings together projects, inspiration and handy know-how specifically tailored to people who rent. With chapters designed around lease lengths, listeners will find something for their outdoor space, whether they plan to rent for just a few months or expect to stay in their home for a several years or more.

David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth present 100 home projects designed to inspire and empower anyone who wants to help save our native flora and fauna in the face of habitat loss and climate change. This book focuses on saving creatures and plants that are especially vulnerable but that can be successfully helped by our efforts, such as bees, frogs, butterflies, birds, trees, and wildflowers. 

Cultivating herbs for medical use is an ancient and powerful practice—ginger to boost your immune system, basil to ease your morning sickness, garlic to soothe your child’s cough—all these are there in your own kitchen closet. Plus, you can have 71 more science-backed ailments and their remedies in your backyard at your fingertips. But that’s just the beginning…your body’s natural wisdom is just waiting to be unlocked. But our modern, harsh chemicals can block that potential from ever being realized.

Join Joe Sugg, our favourite YouTube star, on a journey to discover the healing powers of nature in a noisy digital world. Having grown-up in the rise of the digital age and as one of the UKs biggest TV and online stars, Joe knows better than anyone how it feels to be overwhelmed by the world wide web and its endless stream of content. Experiencing feelings of anxiety and burnout, Joe has come up with his very own creative and practical ways to let nature in, that are accessible no matter where in the world you live, from the city to the seaside.

Beth Fraser has spent the last few years growing her business from scratch. She's turned the walled garden at Applemore House from an overgrown jungle into a beautiful and productive flower farm. A sudden change of circumstances means she has to find a way to make it pay more - and fast. 

Gibt es ein glückliches Leben ohne Garten? Für Marc Hamer sicher nicht! Monat für Monat und in leuchtenden Momentaufnahmen erzählt er von seiner Arbeit als Gärtner auf dem britischen Anwesen der alten Lady Miss Cashmere. Anschaulich und literarisch-philosophisch beschreibt er die kleinen und großen Wunder der Natur, zwischen Rosen und Magnolien, Käfern, Würmern und Bienen. Dabei kombiniert er Achtsamkeit und Wissen über die Natur mit der Freude am Gärtnern. So blickt er mit poetischer Weisheit und einer lebensbejahenden Haltung auf den ewigen Kreislauf vom Werden und Vergehen.