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Fences for Pasture & Garden
by Gail DamerowWhether you’re trying to protect your garden from wildlife predators or want to keep your livestock from wandering too far, effective fencing can bring welcome peace of mind. Covering the pros and cons of a variety of fencing types, Gail Damerow shows you how to build a fence that works for your needs. With clearly illustrated instructions for building wire fences, rail fences, electric fences, woven fences, and more, you’ll soon be creating effective enclosures that are guaranteed to save you time, money, and worry.
Fences, Gates, and Bridges: And How to Make Them
by George A. MartinFirst published in 1887, Fences, Gates, and Bridges is an instructional guide to the best ways to build a variety of fences, gates, hedges, bridges, and culverts. The section on fences boasts a wealth of information on building various types of fences, including rail, composite, garden, board, and picket. It also explores how to construct an effective barbed wire fence, how to use a stone wall to reinforce a wooden fence, and highlights the pros of building portable fences. Fences, Gates, and Bridges is a classic manual for anyone who wants to build their own structures for their farm, large property, or quaint backyard.
Feng Crochet: Calming Projects for a Harmonious Home
by Nikki Van De CarFeng Crochet draws on the elements of Feng Shui to teach readers 30 peaceful, practical, crocheted crafts to infuse their spaces with positive energy and beautiful objects. Our homes are meant to be a refuge -- a place of calm, serene contemplation where we can recharge after a long day. Feng Crochet, the latest book from author and crafter Nikki Van De Car, teaches readers how to create a nurturing environment with simple, beautiful projects to crochet. Grouped by the five elements of Feng Shui (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water), the patterns in this book range from home decor (plant hangers, large baskets, lampshades, and scatter rugs) to small, precious items that add a touch of warmth and peace to any room (napkin rings, dreamcatchers, doilies, and curtain ties). Mindful prompts and meditations begin each project, while helpful tips on incorporating the principles of Feng Shui into both crafts and life are peppered throughout the book. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photography and charming line art, Feng Crochet asks crafters of all skill levels to look inward as they create objects to bring peace and tranquility to their most treasured spaces.
Feng Shui Book: Bring Good Luck to Your Home (Book-in-a-box Ser.)
by Jo RussellBased on the best-selling Book-in-a-Box kits, The Feng Shui Book is packed full of practical information and tools to teach you the principles of chi energy flowing through your home. You can now measure it room by room, and recognize and activate the good luck areas. This is feng shui made easy!
Feng Shui Made Easy, Revised Edition: Designing Your Life with the Ancient Art of Placement
by William SpearThe first edition, released in 1995, was lauded by seasoned practitioners and beginners alike. And no wonder. While most of the early English-language books on feng shui were dauntingly mystical or relied on complex calculations or culturally specific design practices, Feng Shui Made Easy took a more holistic approach, clearly explaining the fundamentals while guiding readers on an inner journey of understanding.Thoughtfully written and beautifully illustrated, the book is structured around an "architecture of consciousness" that is really the inner landscape. The book explores each "house" of the bagua--the chart representing one's journey through life; relationships with parents, loved ones, and community; creativity; spirituality; and connectedness to the source of life--and the symbolism of the corresponding I Ching trigram. Feng Shui Made Easy helps readers discover the nature of these connections, as well as learn what obstructions must be removed to change fixed patterns of behavior and restore balance, harmony, and inner peace--a process that, when combined with external adjustments, results in increased success and lasting change in all areas of life.This revised edition expands on the author's intuitive approach with new sections on health, children's environments, and ecological concerns and sustainable practices. The author also corrects misconceptions about feng shui and uses fascinating case studies to share valuable insights he gained from interactions with his clients and readers.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Feng Shui and Health: Using Feng Shui to Disarm Illness, Accelerate Recovery, and Create Optimal Health
by Nancy SantopietroA groundbreaking paperback original offers advice, charts, and checklists for fostering wellness through home furnishing placement and design. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
Feng Shui for Healing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Wellness in Your Home Sanctuary
by Rodika TchiAccessible ancient wisdom for a happy modern home.Creating a powerful and healing home sanctuary is the essence of feng shui—the Chinese system of designing a space based on how energy flows. Feng Shui for Healing is a modern interpretation of this ancient wisdom, presented with empowering advice and step-by-step guidance for using your own space to nurture wellness and vitality.Improper feng shui can keep you from feeling comfortable in your home and keep you stuck in old thoughts, stubborn habits, and stalled health goals. But with this book, you can learn to free up that energy with simple, time-tested feng shui home edits—like adding imagery that fosters a lighter mood and happier relationships. When the energy in your space moves freely, you'll feel better inside and out.Feng Shui for Healing is your accessible guide to:Practical exercises—Discover simple rituals to sanctify your time and space, with actionable steps you can take right away.Mindful pauses—Simple breathing exercises are included throughout to help you slow down and check in with yourself as you take on this powerful home energy work.The 9 life areas—See how feng shui can enhance and protect family, friends, prosperity, health, reputation, career, creativity, relationships, and knowledge.Make your home more comfortable and restorative with this fun and easy start to feng shui.
Feng Shui for the Soul: How to Create a Harmonious Environment That Will Nurture and Sustain You
by Denise LinnBestselling author of Sacred Space and feng shui expert Denise Linn demonstrates how to create environments of harmony, spiritual balance, and beauty at home—and in all areas of life. Part One explains how to develop your intuition to understand the deeper meaning of your home. This includes tips on dowsing, finding the hidden message of your surroundings, and how to deal with clutter. In Part Two, the author presents little-known information on how to activate the dynamic forces of nature within your home in order to revitalize your physical and spiritual health. In Part Three, you gain an understanding of the ancient tradition of the Native American Medicine Wheel and teachings on the four cardinal directions, allowing you to bring energy and spirituality into your home—and your life. Going much further than conventional works on feng shui, this unusual and practical book is a comprehensive look at both centuries-old techniques and the latest research. It shows how to create a domestic and professional environment where your spirit is nurtured so that you can be &“at home&” wherever you are—and at home with the universe.
Feng Shui in a Day (Just Try This)
by Barb RogersLiving in a garage, so poor she could barely feed her dog, and rapidly hitting bottom, author Barb Rogers was desperate to just try anything. She combated and overcame her situation by prayer, choosing to be happy, and improving the flow of chi in her life. And the results were nothing short of dramatic. In these three books, part of the Just Try This series, Rogers shares the simple methods that helped her triumph over incredible adversity. These books are down-to-earth and easy to use. Readers can incorporate Rogers' wisdom and exercises into their lives every day, and they can experience the same dramatic improvements that she did. Feng Shui in a Day offers Barb Rogers' quick and easy fixes to let the power of chi work its magic on any home, in any life. Organized room by room, the book offers invaluable tips for improving health, relationships, and careers by bringing order and serenity into any surrounding. So easy that anyone can practice feng shui for just pennies--and completely redo their home in only one day--the book contains clear, easy-to-use charts to show readers how best to direct chi in the bedroom, living room, office, bathroom, and hallways. "I did drastic feng shui and expected dramatic results... and I got them," writes Rogers. "In my mind, if you expect a little, that's what you'll get. Set your sights on the stars." By practicing the advice in Feng Shui in a Day, readers can experience the same dramatic results in all aspects of their lives.
Feng Shui that Makes Sense: Easy Ways to Create a Home that FEELS as Good as it Looks
by Cathleen MccandlessFinally, a feng shui book that replaces non-sense with common sense! You don't need to be a professional designer or a feng shui expert in order to have a beautiful, comfortable home. Feng Shui That Makes Sense takes you step-by-step through the process of using feng shui principles to easily create a home that will please your eye, relax your body, inspire your mind, and lift your spirit. This book will help you: * Easily create a home of beauty, harmony, and comfort * Learn basic feng shui principles that work every time in every space * Improve the look and feel of any room in your home * Discover the origins of popular feng shui myths and misunderstandings * Enhance the areas of your home relating to Love, Money, Health, Family, and more * Apply feng shui principles to your landscape and garden * Integrate nature and natural materials into your living space * Clear your home of unwanted energy * Create a home that nurtures and inspires you physically, mentally, and spiritually * Understand how and why your environment affects you the way it does
Feng Shui, Orion Plain and Simple (Plain and Simple)
by Sarah BartlettA practical guide to the art of feng shui.Filled with easy-to-use tips and techniques for improving the energy in your life, this book will teach you to harmonize and lay out spaces in your home to enhance your personal energy, improve your overall wellbeing, and bring good fortune and balance into your life.Includes information on how to:Declutter to clear the energy in your homeUse the Chinese bagua (number square) to map out rooms to enhance energyEmploy the five elements to harmonize the energy of your homeUse feng shui for the exterior of your home and outside landscapingThis wonderful primer will be hailed by anyone interested in interior design, Chinese legend and lore, and the creation of healing and harmonious living spaces.
Feng Shui: Seeing Is Believing
by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche Jampa LudrupIn this pithy and practical handbook, Ven. Jampa Ludrup lays out the fundamentals of feng shui without any of the opaque mysticism that sometimes clouds the practice. "The aim of this book," he writes, "is to help you have more happiness in your life." Through his easy-to-understand instructions, diagrams, and photos, Ludrup illustrates how simple alterations to the layout of your home can vastly improve specific areas of your life-romance, prosperity, health, or whatever is troubling you. With nothing more than this book and a good compass, you can rearrange your house, your fortune, and your life. The book comes with a handy pocket-sized chart that you can carry with you to job interviews or first dates - any important events - so that you can be confident that you will be able to achieve the best possible outcome.
Feng Shui: The Living Earth Manual
by Stephen SkinnerThe ancient Chinese art of Feng-Shui, the basis of man's relationship with the land, has practitioners and followers throughout the Western world, from rural communities to big cities. Not just an Eastern practice any more, Feng-Shui can be found around the globe.Feng-Shui is an art that stresses the importance of living in harmony with nature. The Chinese believe that the earth has channels of energy known as 'dragon-lines', comparable with the meridians of the human body, and the buildings, towns and rooms should be designed and constructed so as not to obstruct these channels. According to the principles of Feng-Shui, living in harmony with the earth's field of energy will promote prosperity, peace and happiness.Living Earth Feng Shui is a fascinating book which outlines how Feng-Shui can be applied on a small or large scale, in the busiest cities or the smallest room. Author Stephen Skinner outlines its history and philosophy, clearly showing how it can be used to determine the site and arrangement of dwelling places in order to enhance the quality of life of the inhabitants. This is the perfect book for those new to Feng-Shui or someone who is interested in expanding their knowledge.
Fermented Vegetables, 10th Anniversary Edition: Creative Recipes for Fermenting 72 Vegetables, Fruits, & Herbs in Brined Pickles, Chutneys, Kimchis, Krauts, Pastes & Relishes
by Kirsten K. Shockey Christopher ShockeyThis updated and revised bestselling guide to fermenting vegetables shares 65 new recipes, 8 new vegetable and fruit entries, 12 new producer profiles, 4 new fermentation techniques, and a greater emphasis on zero-waste processes. Since the first edition of Fermented Vegetables was published in 2014, enthusiasm for fermentation has bubbled over—in part, because of the ongoing research into the importance of gut health. Unlike other forms of food preservation, fermenting offers the benefit of boosting gut health while introducing unique flavors into ordinary dishes. Kirsten and Christopher Shockey have been at the forefront of the fermentation movement and are two of its most widely respected teachers. Fermented Vegetables has become the go-to reference for people who want to start fermenting; its broad scope, accessible recipes, and attractive package, combined with the Shockeys&’ authority, are a winning combination. The second edition of the book builds on the success of the first, with new techniques like using Japanese pickle beds and turning ferments into seasoning pastes and powders. It includes 65 new recipes; other recipes that utilize fermented foods have been revised to minimize the use of animal products and alcohol. In addition, the authors have written 8 new fruit and vegetable entries and 12 new profiles, which feature producers from around the world. All information about the science of gut health has been updated to reflect the enormous amount of research that has been done over the last decade.
Ferns of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide (Reference and Field Guides)
by Gil NelsonThis is the first field guide in 25 years to treat Florida's amazing variety of ferns. Color plates feature more than 200 images, some of which include rare species never before illustrated in color. Includes notes on each species growth form and habit, as well as general remarks about its botanical and common names, unique characteristics, garden use, and history in Florida. All professional or amateur botanists, plant lovers, and gardeners will want this important book in their libraries.
Ferns: Indoors - Outdoors - Growing - Crafting
by Mobee WeinsteinA concise, creative, practical guide to growing these amazing plants, drawn from the award-winning volume The Complete Book of Ferns.A more concise version of The Complete Book of Ferns, focused on practical use for gardeners, Ferns offers botanical information, indoor and outdoor growing and care information, details on propagation, display ideas, and even craft projects. With numerous color photos, it will help you add a new dimension to your home or backyard garden reflecting the beauty and wide variety of this hardy plant that dates back to before the time of the dinosaurs.Acclaim for The Complete Book of FernsWinner of an American Horticultural Society Book Award“A lovely and multifaceted exploration . . . as useful as it is educational.” —Publishers Weekly
Fertilizers for Free: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-203 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin Ser.)
by Charles SiegchristSince 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
Festival Architecture (The Classical Tradition in Architecture)
by Sarah Bonnemaison Christine MacyWith contributions from provocative art and architectural historians, this book is a unique exposition of the temporary architecture erected for festivals and the role it has played in developing Western architectural and urban theory. Festival Architecture is arranged in historical periods – from Antiquity to the modern era – and divided between analyses of specific festivals, set in relation to contemporary architecture and urban design ideas and theories. Illustrated with a wealth of unusual and rarely-seen images from the European festival tradition, this is a fascinating outline of the history of festival architecture ideal for postgraduate architecture and urban design students.
Festival Cities: Culture, Planning and Urban Life (Planning, History and Environment Series)
by John R. Gold Margaret M. GoldFestivals have always been part of city life, but their relationship with their host cities has continually changed. With the rise of industrialization, they were largely considered peripheral to the course of urban affairs. Now they have become central to new ways of thinking about the challenges of economic and social change, as well as repositioning cities within competitive global networks. In this timely and thought-provoking book, John and Margaret Gold provide a reflective and evidence-based historical survey of the processes and actors involved, charting the ways that regular festivals have now become embedded in urban life and city planning. Beginning with David Garrick’s rain-drenched Shakespearean Jubilee and ending with Sydney’s flamboyant Mardi Gras celebrations, it encompasses the emergence and consolidation of city festivals. After a contextual historical survey that stretches from Antiquity to the late nineteenth century, there are detailed case studies of pioneering European arts festivals in their urban context: Venice’s Biennale, the Salzburg Festival, the Cannes Film Festival and Edinburgh’s International Festival. Ensuing chapters deal with the worldwide proliferation of arts festivals after 1950 and with the ever-increasing diversifycation of carnival celebrations, particularly through the actions of groups seeking to assert their identity. The conclusion draws together the book’s key themes and sketches the future prospects for festival cities. Lavishly illustrated, and copiously researched, this book is essential reading not just for urban geographers, social historians and planners, but also for anyone interested in contemporary festival and events tourism, urban events strategy, urban regeneration regeneration, or simply building a fuller understanding of the relationship between culture, planning and the city.
Festive: Simple recipes, crafts and traditions for the perfect Christmas
by Francesca StoneMake Christmas magicIn this book, you'll find easy, accessible ways to embrace your festive spirit and create lasting memories with the family with a collection of traditions - old and new - including simple recipes, styling tips and crafts to make your celebrations meaningful and beautiful without the big spend.By using traditional, low-cost ingredients to create simple and tasty festive recipes and foraging, recycling, and using inexpensive items from around your home for cosy styling and beautiful crafts to keep or give as gifts, you can have a perfect, budget-friendly and more sustainable Christmas.Recipes will include Mini gingerbread house biscuits, Brie and cranberry waffles, Christmas Cake and Mince pies, with styling tips covering how to dress your front door, tree and shelves, and crafts ranging from honeycomb paper trees to creating needle felted ornaments, recycled wax candles and natural beaded garlands.This is a book you'll reach for year on year.
Fforest: Being, Doing & Making in Nature
by Sian TuckerCalming to the soul and good for us all, spending time outdoors offers us precious breathing space away from the stresses and strains of modern life. This inspirational guide celebrates the life enhancing effect of nature and encourages you to try the pursuits that would have been second nature to previous generations - from walking in the dark with only the light of the moon and stars to guide you, to wild swimming, forest bathing and sleeping under canvas. It will inspire you to re-discover the joy of sky and clouds, night and tides, stars and silence. <P><P>Photography by Finn Beales
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers: The Ultimate Guide to Flowers Growing West of the Rocky Mountains
by Margaret ArmstrongMargaret Armstrong, a prolific book cover designer and illustrator, spent a few years traveling around the western United States at the beginning of the twentieth century, and in 1911 she was one of the first women to descend to the floor of the Grand Canyon. There she discovered some new flower species and began writing and illustrating the exquisite and thorough Field Book of Western Wildflowers.This was the first comprehensive handbook to supply detailed information about the plethora of flowers growing in the western United States and includes detailed information on seventy-five plant families, like water-plantain, lily, buttercup, poppy, mustard, hydrangea, plum, rose, cactus, wintergreen, figwort, and valerian families, and many others.Armstrong includes information on key characteristics of each species, including height, leaf and petal features, colors, where each flower can most likely be found, ideal conditions they flourish in, and much more.
Field Confirmation Testing for Suspicious Substances
by Rick HoughtonFrequently a substance found at a port of entry, waste site, laboratory triage facility, or even in a hazardous materials emergency will be labeled and purportedly identified. But law enforcement and other first responders cannot take this claim at face value, as the accuracy is not confirmed and must be verified. A comprehensive handbook for on-th
Field Guide for the Identification of Damage on Woody Sentinel Plants
by Alain Roques Michelle Cleary Iryna Matsiakh René EschenThis guide is intended as an aid for managers of sentinel plantings, botanical gardens or arboreta, as well as phytosanitary inspectors, who may have knowledge of common pests and diseases of woody plants, but may not know the likely cause of damage that they have not encountered before. It aims to provide a tentative identification of relatively broad groups of organisms and not definitive identification of the causal agents. Hence, the pictures in this guide need to be regarded as typical examples of the described symptoms. There are chapters that explain how to use the guide, followed by keys (for different organs of conifer and broadleaf species) to guide the user to the relevant sections of the book, based on the questions entomologists and pathologists ask themselves when looking at a damaged or diseased tree in a fashion similar to how a doctor interrogates a patient to arrive at a diagnosis. The largest part of the book is devoted to the description and illustration of damage types and typical causes of the observed damage. The last chapters provide instructions for taking and preserving samples for further identification by an expert, notification of relevant authorities, and a glossary.
Field Guide to Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac: Prevention And Remedies
by Susan Carol HauserThis handbook takes the mystery out of identifying these common weeds and provides useful antidotes for treating their irritating, itching rashes. Photos show the plants in every season, and detailed drawings help readers pinpoint the culprit in the woods or in their own backyards. Hauser distinguishes between home remedies that really work and those that can actually aggravate the poison, tells how to treat each poison differently, and explains how to prevent the offending vines from growing in the yard. The perfect reference for homeowners, parents, gardeners and hikers, this is easy to read and informative. Susan Carol Hauser is a writer and gardener who lives in Bemidji, Minnesota.