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Garden Alchemy is a hands-on guide for do-it-yourself gardeners who want to turn their garden into gold using natural recipes and herbal concoctions (while saving both time and money!).This gardening recipe and project book is packed with over 80 ideas to naturally beautify your garden, using organic methods that regenerate your soil and revitalize your plants. By following the processes that are closest to nature, it brings the gardener in sync with the garden, allowing plants to thrive with less effort and less cost.Recipes for mixing your own potting soils and homemadeorganic fertilizers give you the freedom to choose what ingredients make their way into your garden. Step-by-step instructions for building a compost pile, concocting soil tests, and constructing inexpensive DIY seed-starting equipment are accompanied by gorgeous, full-color, step-by-step photography. You’ll also find recipes for natural pest deterrents and traps, garden teas, and growth-boosting foliar sprays to help your garden grow strong all season long.Garden Alchemy starts with home experiments to help you get to know your soil and customize recipes for your individual needs. The rest of the chapters share how to decipher and combine natural ingredients to make the best quality amendments and elixirs. Detailed descriptions of earth-based materials demystify common ingredients, such as mycorrhizae, biochar, and greensand, and help you learn how to fix common garden problems with minimal effort. The simple method of making use of what you have available supports plants better than brand-name products.Dozens of recipes and projects include:Homemade seed bombs, disks, and tapesGranular and liquid natural fertilizer recipes DIY rooting hormoneHerbal anti-fungal sprayPlant propagation instructionsSoil care recipes to adjust the pH and manage fertility13 specialty potting mixes7 clever traps for common garden pestsWritten by Stephanie Rose, the creative gardener, permaculturist, and herbalist behind the popular website Garden Therapy, this fun and beautifully illustrated book is packed with great ideas and inspiration for DIY gardeners who want to embrace their creativity and have more control of the garden’s care.

Discover how to work with nature, instead of against it, by employing permaculture techniques to create a garden that is not just more beautiful and productive, but also more resilient.While the word permaculture might sound intimidating, the principals behind it are not. The main goal of permaculture is to turn your space into a functioning ecosystem that’s less reliant on external resources and better able to sustain itself through many seasons of growth and change as it resists pests, diseases, and climate extremes. Whatever the size of your space, from a tiny patio garden to a big backyard, and whether you grow food, flowers, shrubs, trees, or a combination of all, The Regenerative Garden is here to help you become a better, more eco-conscious gardener.Through 80 DIY projects, author Stephanie Rose of the popular website Garden Therapy introduces you to basic backyard permaculture concepts in an easy-to-follow, logical way. Each of the six chapters represents a living element of the garden, capable of playing a valuable role in its constant regeneration, including soil, water, plants, climate, ethics, and community. As you check these projects off your to-do list, you’ll find you’ve reduced your long-term work load, conserved water and other resources, turned your yard into a habitat for wildlife, and learned to grow perennial foods in creative ways.The 80 featured projects include step-by-step instructions on how to:Employ intensive planting to reduce weeding and watering choresUse living mulches to amend the soilBuild self-watering planters and wicking beds to reduce water useInstall a rain garden to catch runoffPlant a wildlife hedge to support creatures and create a windbreak and noise bufferCompost projects and systems to repurpose waste on-siteMake a butterfly migration station to support pollinators of all sortsA healthy, organic, regenerative garden is a perfect example of a self-sustaining ecosystem; everything works in tandem, is intricately connected, and comes full circle to create its own never-ending cycle of life.

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The Wild & Free Garden is your guide to creating a stunning outdoor space using found materials, free resources, community connections, and your own creativity. Imagine designing a beautiful and inspiring garden at a cost far less than you ever thought possible. Author Stephanie Rose of Garden Therapy® shows you how to do just that by tapping into the sharing economy, where you can find a wealth of free or low-cost materials with exceptional quality and style. The secret is knowing where and how to look.The benefits of Stephanie’s approach reach far beyond free stuff. The Wild & Free Garden returns you to the roots of community building and shows you how to create a garden that reflects your individual style, creativity, and personality. You’ll spend less, waste less, and uncover an abundance that money can’t buy. With every project and with every seed you plant, you’ll grow a deeper connection to your garden, your community, and yourself.Wild: Wildness is our history, when life was simpler, entwined with family and neighbors, and in tune with nature.Free: Freedom is our abundance, found by sourcing well-crafted, long-lasting items for free, celebrating personal style, and sharing with the community.Illustrated with vibrant color photography, The Wild & Free Garden teaches you to:Develop a sharing economy mindset and learn where to find the highest quality materials for freeEmbrace a no- or low-buy gardening lifestyle for a stylish, sustainable yard that reduces wasteIdentify your personal style and use it to design the garden of your dreamsBe inspired by the unique styles of other wild and free gardenersAccess community partners and programs for sourcing both information and materialsSave seeds and propagate plants for your own use or for a plant swapRepurpose furniture, architectural salvage, and hardscaping materials as standout features in your gardenGrow community projects with neighbors to strengthen bonds while sharing tools and skillsCollaborate with neighbors to share plant care, build a greenhouse, or set up a rainwater collection systemStephanie outlines everything you need to implement community projects such as a tool-lending library, seed exchange, or group purchasing club. Plus, find a dozen photo-illustrated step-by-step DIY projects that include building a dry riverbed, a wildflower lawn, and a vintage trailer as a guesthouse.More than just a gardening book, this is an invitation to join a movement that’s cultivating not just plants, but also stronger communities and a more sustainable world; just by stepping outside your door and accessing what is waiting for you.

Dieses Buch geht der Frage nach, wie angesichts einer viel diskutierten Reproduktionskrise die alltägliche Reproduktion und Regeneration gewährleistet werden kann. Symptome der Reproduktionskrise sind neben der Zunahme psychischer Belastungen und Erkrankungen eine steigende Zahl erwerbsunfähiger Menschen und der Anstieg von Arbeitsausfällen.