Ideal for first-time foragers, this book features 70 edible weeds, flowers, mushrooms, and ornamental plants typically found in urban and suburban neighborhoods.
Presents a guide to growing and harvesting a variety of vegetables and herbs, with advice on storage and preparation techniques and recipes for vegetable dishes.
Describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that shows how to produce a large amount of food on a quarter acre of land, providing tips on soil types, weed control, canning and preserving, and cooking for self-sufficiency.
Merrick, a stylist turned florist, delivers an homage to all things flower-related in this opulent scrapbook-style gift book that will inspire creativity in some, and envy in others, toward the Instagram-ready lifestyle it portrays.
You can also identify subspecies and varieties. Many of these plants grow outside of New England, though, so this key is useful well beyond our region.