Cultivating Life : 125 Projects for Backyard Living download ebook DJV, PDF, FB2
9781579653828 English 1579653820 The American backyard is becoming an extension of our living space, one that serves as kitchen, family room, and a place to entertain friends--not to mention a garden that provides fresh produce for our table. "Cultivating Life's" host Sean Conway and producer Lee Alan Buttala provide simple solutions and timely ideas for outdoor living, cooking, gardening, and entertaining--whether on rural acreage, a suburban subdivision, or even the smaller outdoor spaces of urban dwellers. From how to grow your own hanging tomato garden to the ins and outs of designing an outdoor kitchen, "Cultivating Life" is chock-full of easy-to-do projects and inspiring ideas. You'll learn how to build a corncrib store-it-all for backyard clutter, portable herb and salad gardens that can keep greens and fresh herbs within easy reach, and low-maintenance planters for the gardener on the go. There are inspiring but practical sections on how to store seed, grow microgreens, and propagate begonias. Recipes for outdoor dining are scattered throughout the text, as are tips on elegant outdoor entertaining. With ideas large (how to plant--and eventually prune--a copper beech hedge) and small (using heirloom bean voitives for a graceful finishing touch to a table setting), "Cultivating Life" demonstrates that reconnecting to the land and living a better life is as easy as stepping out your own back door., The idea book to outdoor living, by the imaginative team behind the popular television series Cultivating Life . The backyard is being transformed from an underused patch of grass into the new great room, an extension of Americans' living space. For many months of the year, it can serve as kitchen, family room, and a place to entertain friends and neighbors. Based on ideas from their television series Cultivating Life , Sean Conway and Lee Buttala show how to make outdoor living easier, with simple crafts such as making sun-print tablecloths, time-honored gardening techniques, and stylish ideas for patios and borders. The versatile projects in this book will enhance any outdoor space. An easy-to-build portable salad table is ideal for growing your favorite greens just outside the back door. A simple and inexpensive water garden adds a touch of elegance to any patio or terrace. And, with clear step-by-step instructions, woodworking projects-such as a bird feeder, a bamboo trellis, or a porch swing-can be tackled in a weekend. Generously illustrated with beautiful photographs, fun sidebars, and expert tips, Sean Conway's Cultivating Life will inspire readers to make their backyards refuges for enjoying life to the fullest and to make reconnecting to the land as easy as stepping out the back door.
9781579653828 English 1579653820 The American backyard is becoming an extension of our living space, one that serves as kitchen, family room, and a place to entertain friends--not to mention a garden that provides fresh produce for our table. "Cultivating Life's" host Sean Conway and producer Lee Alan Buttala provide simple solutions and timely ideas for outdoor living, cooking, gardening, and entertaining--whether on rural acreage, a suburban subdivision, or even the smaller outdoor spaces of urban dwellers. From how to grow your own hanging tomato garden to the ins and outs of designing an outdoor kitchen, "Cultivating Life" is chock-full of easy-to-do projects and inspiring ideas. You'll learn how to build a corncrib store-it-all for backyard clutter, portable herb and salad gardens that can keep greens and fresh herbs within easy reach, and low-maintenance planters for the gardener on the go. There are inspiring but practical sections on how to store seed, grow microgreens, and propagate begonias. Recipes for outdoor dining are scattered throughout the text, as are tips on elegant outdoor entertaining. With ideas large (how to plant--and eventually prune--a copper beech hedge) and small (using heirloom bean voitives for a graceful finishing touch to a table setting), "Cultivating Life" demonstrates that reconnecting to the land and living a better life is as easy as stepping out your own back door., The idea book to outdoor living, by the imaginative team behind the popular television series Cultivating Life . The backyard is being transformed from an underused patch of grass into the new great room, an extension of Americans' living space. For many months of the year, it can serve as kitchen, family room, and a place to entertain friends and neighbors. Based on ideas from their television series Cultivating Life , Sean Conway and Lee Buttala show how to make outdoor living easier, with simple crafts such as making sun-print tablecloths, time-honored gardening techniques, and stylish ideas for patios and borders. The versatile projects in this book will enhance any outdoor space. An easy-to-build portable salad table is ideal for growing your favorite greens just outside the back door. A simple and inexpensive water garden adds a touch of elegance to any patio or terrace. And, with clear step-by-step instructions, woodworking projects-such as a bird feeder, a bamboo trellis, or a porch swing-can be tackled in a weekend. Generously illustrated with beautiful photographs, fun sidebars, and expert tips, Sean Conway's Cultivating Life will inspire readers to make their backyards refuges for enjoying life to the fullest and to make reconnecting to the land as easy as stepping out the back door.