Hubbard, Improved Green Squash, Winter-heirloom - untreated - sustainable - vegetable seeds

July 31, 2006: Vintage, antique, old-timey. Use your own choice of words to apply to collecting venerable items. Antique automobiles, vintage clothing, and heirloom seeds. All have their unique charm and attraction to certain aficionados. Numerous authoritative books have been written about antique automobiles and vintage clothing to informally educate the reader in those subjects. Now, I?m pleased to see a book written that performs the same function for home gardeners. My...

Sustainable Living for Your Home, Neighborhood and Community is about your home-inside and outside-and how you can use less energy, spend less money, and enjoy it more. It's filled with specific energy-saving and money-saving ideas that are either free or very low-cost. They'll help you and, without any additional effort, also help your environment.

Gr 1-4-While a first glance at these slim, liberally illustrated guides may cause an oversimplification flag to rise in the heart of seasoned gardeners, the books do provide beginning readers with a surprising amount of solid information. Each book has nine chapters consisting of one to two pages of large-print text offering basic facts and instruction. Subjects include choosing what, where, and how to plant; using a hardiness-zone map; weeding; watering; and other facts of special importance...