Books like Victory gardens by Victor R. Boswell

A former Japanese POW survivor in post-war Malaya journeys to the secluded Garden of Evening Mists to learn from a reclusive gardener, uncovering secrets of war and forgiveness amid the country's turbulent fight for independence.

A practical guide to growing abundant, organic vegetables and herbs, the 10th Anniversary Edition expands the original with new crops, extended season tips, and fresh photography for home gardeners across North America.

Garden Revolution shows how an ecological approach to planting can lead to beautiful gardens that buck much of conventional gardening's counter-productive, time-consuming practices. Instead of picking the wrong plant and then constantly tilling, weeding, irrigating, and fertilizing, Larry Weaner advocates for choosing plants that are adapted to the soil and climate of a specific site and letting them naturally evolve over time.

By combining the insights of two outstanding authors, it offers a model that anyone can follow. Inspired by examples, you'll learn the strategies for making and maintaining a diverse, layered landscape - one that offers beauty on many levels, provides outdoor rooms and turf areas for children and pets, incorporates fragrance and edible plants, and provides cover, shelter, and sustenance for wildlife. The Living Landscape is your roadmap to a richer, more satisfying garden. Describes how home gardeners can help support sustainability and biodiversity through including in their garden plants that provide food for birds and bugs and serve as a pollination source for bees, including suggested plants for every climate and region. --Publisher's description.

Maur og meitemark, møll og marihøner - i selv en bitte liten hage kan vi finne hundrevis av insekter, småkryp og små pattedyr som alle spiller en viktigere rolle i det store samspillet enn man kanskje skulle tro. Med en vittig tone og barnlig iver gir insektforskeren Dave Goulson oss de mest fascinerende historier fra det mangfoldige og myldrende livet som du finner like utenfor din egen inngangsdør, under hagehellene, i buskene og trærne og i plenen som du skulle ha klippet. (Eller, skulle du egentlig det?) Vi opplever nå en dramatisk nedgang i bestanden av insekter og store tap i verdens artsmangfold, noe som vil kunne få fatale konsekvenser for verden slik vi kjenner den hvis utviklingen ikke snur. I møte med dette er det lett å føle seg maktesløs og handlingslammet. Men selv om skremmende fakta ligger til grunn, handler Den ville hagen om hvordan vi med helt enkle grep kan skape små oaser for småkryp og insekter i våre egne hager. Goulson minner oss på det store i det små - og gir konkrete råd om hva vi kan gjøre for å bedre forholdene for de små heltene i hagen.