San Antonio College Library

"ORGANIC GARDENING - the science and art of gardening by incorporating the entire landscape design and environment to improve and maximize the garden soil's health, structure, texture, as well as maximize the production and health of developing plants without using synthethic commercial fertilizers, pesticides, or fungicides."

Shows you how to use our native plants, soil, and growing conditions to produce organically healthy gardens, lawns, and landscapes without harmful chemicals.

Tukey, a self-confessed mowing addict, answers the growing demand for organic grass with a comprehensive volume of natural lawncare information. Step by step, he takes readers through the many elements that work together to form a healthy, organic lawn.

"Let the garden experts at Rodale help you create your most successful garden ever. Learn how to use natural and chemical-free methods to grow vegetables and fruit, perennials, annuals, bulbs, herbs, and trees and shrubs and maintain your landscape all year-round. Now throughly revised and updated, this encyclopedia features new organic pest controls, improved growing techniques, the latest soil recommendations, and promising new gardening trends"--Page...

Already loved for its friendly advice, vegetable-specific information, and unwavering commitment to organic methods, America's best-selling vegetable-gardening book now covers more plants and offers smart new solutions for small-space and extended-season gardening.

Penny Livingston, of the Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas, California, leads viewers through the history of permaculture and its principles. She discusses permaculture as an agricultural practice that increases biodiversity and helps us to understand our place in the ecosystem. She also touches on other food system trends, including seasonal eating and community supported agriculture.

In a brief history, Buchanan posits that to many people, Shaker refers to a style of furniture, but that Shakerism was first a religion and then a way of life. The Shakers were especially successful as gardeners; not only did they produce their own food, they developed a major business selling vegetable seeds and medicinal herbs. Quoting extensively from The Gardener's Manual, published in 1635, the author describes their approach to gardening as...

Focusing on containers, trellises, and raised beds, this book shows how everyone can garden, including those with physical limitations like arthritis or location limitations like apartment-dwellers without backyards.