What if vegetation surged in our cities, transforming them into true, flora-rich forests? What would be the resulting urban ecosystems? The Green Dip, an ongoing research project conducted by The Why Factory at Delft University of Technology, is a visual manifesto that examines greening solutions for cities and studies the architectural strategies used to incorporate vegetation into buildings. The Green Dip imagines a worldwide urban forest - from Beijing to Singapore, Dubai, Moscow, Kinshasa, Paris, New York, or Sao Paulo.

Uploaded June 2025

In our urban forests and designed landscapes, trees stand as the most important and resilient green elements. Arboricultural Practices by Lindsey Purcell is an essential guide for all green professionals--including arboricultural consultants, arborists, urban foresters, landscape architects, landscape contractors and tree owners and managers--offering comprehensive insights into aligning arboricultural practices with urban forestry initiatives and sustainability goals.

Uploaded June 2025

Growing flowers in pots is a charming and accessible way to enhance any space, from large gardens to small city apartments. Get the pots right, and your garden will take on a cheerful energy of its own. They are the bubbles in the champagne, the cherries on the cake, the final flourish that brings a beautiful garden to life. And with pots, there is one iron rule: more is more.

Uploaded June 2025

A gorgeous visual survey of the rose, exploring our enduring connection to one of nature's most universally beloved flowers. "A rose is a rose is a rose." A collection of more than 200 stunning images, The Rose Book celebrates the world's most iconic flower from petal to thorn, fashion to fragrance. Thoughtfully paired to reveal intriguing juxtapositions, these diverse works showcase the exciting ways the rose has inspired across time and cultures within and beyond the garden.

Uploaded June 2025

Beyond the Root Cellar is the inspiring guide that proves that—with a little ingenuity—the savvy grower can successfully select, harvest, store, and sell vegetables throughout the off-season, providing their family and community the local food they need during winter months. Sam Knapp built Offbeet Farm, a winter storage farm in interior Alaska, from the ground up. For the last four years, his success at Offbeet Farm has been a testament to the many benefits of growing crops for wintertime sales.

Uploaded June 2025

An accessible exploration of how herbs can be used for medicinal and culinary purposes year round, from gardening to cooking--you'll learn how to use herbs in a myriad of life-changing ways. Herbs in Every Season offers gardeners, herbalists, cooks, and homesteaders a new way of looking at herbs throughout the year. Herbalists will learn how an herb's growth habits inform its medicinal capabilities, and gardeners will gain insight on herbs as integral culinary plants for the kitchen garden, pollinator plants for perennial borders, and key ingredients for a home apothecary.

Uploaded June 2025

In 2006, Perrine and Charles Hervâe-Gruyer set out on a mission to discover a new form of agriculture that provides organic crops and creates meaningful employment in the local community. Using a combination of biointensive methods and permaculture design, with they have named 'ecoculture', and backed by scientific research, resulted in their farm producing abundantly, sequestering carbon and freeing up land for Nature.

Uploaded June 2025

What if, instead of relegating our vegetable patch to a remote corner of the backyard, we brought it forward? What if we integrated edibles into our decorative landscapes, letting vegetables, herbs, fruits, and berries share prime real estate alongside our patios, pools, even our front walkways? Equal parts inspiration and instruction, and filled with an abundance of ideas and information, The Food Forward Garden is a lushly illustrated guide to how we can make better use of our outdoor spaces without sacrificing style.

Uploaded June 2025

In A Life in the Garden, horticultural icon Barbara Damrosch imparts a lifetime of wisdom on growing food for herself and her family. With writing that's engaging, elegant, and accessible, Barbara welcomes us to garden alongside her. Personal, thoughtful, and often humorous, this book offers practical DIY insights that will inspire gardeners, cooks, and small-scale farmers of every level of experience.

Uploaded June 2025

This colourful guide will introduce you to the fundamentals of horticulture. It is written in a clear and accessible style and covers the principles that underpin growing plants for the garden and allotment, with reference to how these are tackled by professionals. With highlighted definitions, key points, and illustrated in full colour, this book will be a useful companion as you progress in the study and practice of horticulture.

Uploaded June 2025