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      • Gardening
        February 2020

        Plant Compositions in Natural Gardens

        by Richard, Peter

        Natural gardens don't have to be wild and messy. The author, a landscaper and natural garden specialist, shows how native flowers, shrubs and trees can be used to create a deliberately designed yet natural garden paradise. He explains which plants feel at home next to each other and where they thrive and prosper, which points to bear in mind when buying and transporting the plants – and how to plant and cultivate them properly. With helpful planting sketches, numerous ideas for semi-natural plant compositions and detailed plant lists.

      • Gardening
        January 2019

        Butterflies in My Garden

        Gardening with butterfly-friendly plants

        by Kremer, Bruno P.

        Many species of butterflies are disappearing due to their loss of natural habitat. What would make more sense than to create a garden for butterflies? Simply grow the plants the caterpillars like to eat, and plants that adult butterflies feed on. This book portrays 40 butterfly species that can be supported efficiently in the garden, and furthermore introduces 80 butterfly-friendly plants. With a wide variety of plants and the additional arrangement of suitable garden structures your garden can make an important contribution to butterfly conservation.

      • Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts
        March 2020

        Calligraphy - The Postcard Book

        by Lach, Denise

        The Postcard Book ist a collection of the 40 most beautiful images from the publication "Calligraphy". The 40 postcards can be ripped out individually.

      • Gardening
        February 2019

        Permaculture

        Principles and practical examples on organic gardening

        by Bachmann, Christoph / Bührer, Eva / Forster, Kurt

        A garden for self-sufficiency, vegetables from the balcony, urban community gardening, or agricultural production – permaculture can be realized in diverse ways. The idea behind it is simple enough: If we care for nature, nature will care for us. Permaculture is fascinating an increased number of people wanting to eat healthy and locally produced food and to whom conscientious use of nature is important. The book presents the basics of permaculture and, based on ten principles, displays permaculture elements and functions. The development of a permaculture system is easily and clearly explained, and you are shown and explained step by step how initial ideas turn into a plan and practical implementation. Furthermore a number of practice examples are provided: e.g. an urban community garden, a forest garden, a permacultural water landscape in a house garden, or goat farming in housing estate.

      • Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts
        March 2016

        ReDesign

        Sew New – Fashion from Old Clothes

        by Frau Jona&son,

        This book is a journey. Your starting point is the wardrobe and your first activity is thorough stack-taking and sorting out. Put in box three what you rarely or never use: this is the material for making your new clothes. Now, let the sewing begin and let us see where the journey leads us. Based on 45 projects Frau Jona&son shows how old clothes can be transformed into individual fashion of high-quality design without great sewing knowledge. The instructions are accompanied by a wealth of information about eco and fair trade fashion, making this compendium more than a practical workbook.

      • Lettering & calligraphy
        September 2015

        Script Journeys

        Inspiring Scripts from Around the World

        by Lach, Denise

        If you love typography, the alphabet of one culture will hardly be all you are interested in, for unknown symbols and shapes arouse curiosity and often enthusiasm. Denise Lach has embarked on more than one journey to the world of script. In India, Ethiopia or Tibet she has spent time documenting complex as well as simple characters, playful shapes and flashy colours which she then translated into her own visual art. Script offers great design possibilities by repeating, turning, mirroring and rotating letters, but also by experimenting with rhythms, contrasts, colours and line widths, to name but a few. In addition to calligraphic techniques, Denise Lach introduces examples from printmaking, fabric printing, collage making and digital techniques.

      • Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts
        October 2016

        Calligraphy

        A book of Contemporary Inspiration

        by Lach, Denise

        It is fascinating how renowned typographic artist Denise Lach translates photographic nature motifs into typographic images. Nature provides an extremely rich source of inspiration and we are invited to look closely in order to train our eye and to enhance our powers of observation. When doing artwork employing script, similar to the contemplation of nature, meditative and sensual experiences flow together. More than the legibility of the script, the author values the creative freedom with which the motifs are transformed to a typeface of individual character. Our handwriting offers everyone a very personal approach to written textures and its varied design possibilities. Besides joy and enthusiasm the play with different writing tools and script takes little previous knowledge. In brief: Calligraphy in its experimental form How script transforms into textures and images Inspiration and information about the artful application of script

      • Gardening
        February 2019

        Gooseberries

        100 Varieties

        by Niggli, Claudio / Frei, Martin / Schlettwein, Daniela (Hrsg.) / ProSpecieRara, (Hrsg.)

        Worshiped by few, tolerated by some, rejected by many. Gooseberries are uncomfortable in cultivation, but they are the richest in species of all berries. The present work will be the first monograph on known, but also on unnamed gooseberry varieties. The color richness and variety of forms is presented in 101 detailed variety descriptions with photographs. Important general features and pomological aspects are explained and illustrated with schematic drawings.

      • Gardening
        February 2019

        Big Garden – Few Time

        by Bross-Burkhardt, Brunhilde

        How to have fun and enjoy your garden despite the lack of time: that’s the main issue of this publication. By good planning, suitable plant selection and restriction to the essentials, the effort for the garden can be kept low. Although being close to nature and the responsible use of resources are very important to the author.

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