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What do our gardens say about us?Monty Don has spent many years travelling the world, from America to Japan, from Italy and the Adriatic to Spain and the Mediterranean, getting under the skin of a country through its gardens and gardening traditions. In British Gardens, he finally brings his focus to home, journeying from the northern tip of Scotland to the Cornish coast, seeking to understand what our gardens tell us about ourselves as a nation. Encompassing historical gardens and public parks, mountains and seascapes, urban gardens and rural nurseries, glasshouses and community plots, each encounter is another link in a larger story of British identity: marks of ingenuity, eccentricity, and adaptation to changing environments. From Northumbria's Alnwick Gardens and Beatrix Potter's Lake District farmhouse to the rewilded walled garden on the Knepp Estate and the story of Britain's first garden gnome, Monty's account brings in an astonishing range of British experience. Accompanied by a landmark five-part series on BBC2, and illustrated by stunning photography from Monty's long-time collaborator Derry Moore, British Gardens is a definitive, and uniquely British, account of a nation like no other.

Cultural upheavals have brought enormous change to the world of art. This sweeping history, covering more than 200 years, puts recent changes in a revealing new context. Here's the how and the why of changing perspectives that make and break reputations, often reversing who is considered a master one day and who is unknown the next. Each generation of experts believes their own taste is the last word, confident in their opinions about the art that was the best of their time. As the author writes, "People are inclined to view past changes in taste as unique misjudgments that will not happen again; they are incredulous that Botticelli was forgotten and Vermeer overlooked until the late 19th century. They cannot imagine how foolish people were to reject the paintings of Van Gogh or of Picasso and the Cubists, or how angry the Armory Show made many art lovers. How unthinking, how stupid, they think, not realizing that the pattern has been repeated again and again in the past and will be in the future. We now recognize that the process is a continual one. Each past canon was established for good reason; there are no mistakes, there is only history. Many of the favored artists of any period including our own will drop from favor, something that art dealers never tell their clients, or museum curators their boards." Today, museums, critical judgments, and collectors have gone through a dramatic shift. There has been an emergence of new aesthetic standards based on identity, race, justice, and an embrace of diversity. Words such as "masterpiece" have been all but banished in the artworld. One of America's most respected museum curators and art scholars, Theodore E. Stebbins, is uniquely able to put recent shifts in the canon within the context of a regular, generational shift in taste that tells us much about the value that is placed on art--including who decides what matters and what does not--and art's unpredictable future. Profusely illustrated throughout, fascinating, controversial, deeply informed, Rethinking American Art is for any art lover who wants a greater understanding of the constant process of change.

Discover the Ultimate Guide to Herbal Remedies!Are you tired of searching for natural solutions to your health problems and not finding reliable information? Look no further!This Book is your go-to resource for mastering the art of tincture making, whether you're a beginner or an expert. It offers step-by-step instructions and a wealth of knowledge on over 80 herb tinctures, including popular herbs and powerful mushrooms.Struggling to find effective, natural remedies for common health issues?

Both deeply moving and highly comic, Carl Gorham's memoir tells the story of his unique relationship with his magical Norfolk garden and how it guided him through bereavement and recovery to ultimate triumph.

Renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar presents a beautiful keepsake collection of teachings, reflections, and insights on the plant world and herbal healing, featuring diverse voices from the community of herbal teachers and practitioners.  A beloved teacher and leader in the herbal healing world for more than 50 years, Rosemary Gladstar's curated this collection explore key themes in herbalism, including:  *The sacred teachings of the plants *The importance of preserving knowledge of the plants' healing properties and the work of herbal healers *The practices of gardening and gathering herbs in the wild *The power and passion of the herbal community *The rich value of living with gratitude and reverence for the Earth, and a deep connection to the plant world.  Many of the quotes are original to this collection, excerpted from Gladstar's private correspondence and conversations. Her narrative voice introduces each theme, and the text is accompanied by stunning photographs and artwork celebrating the beauty and wonder of plants.

We face a biodiversity crisis and a climate meltdown. Our food systems are broken, our soils are depleted and our seeds are owned by global corporations. The mainstream response to these crises drowns out the Indigenous perspectives and solutions that offer pathways to ecological, cultural and socio-economic sustainability as well as greater connection to food in our everyday lives. This book salutes Indigenous food heroes from across Aotearoa and Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa whose inspiring stories show how change begins locally and on a small scale. Written by verified Hua Parakore farmers, activists, Indigenous researchers and Indigenous food sovereignty leaders Jessica Hutchings and Jo Smith, Pataka Kai encourages a return to Indigenous values and practices to achieve kai sovereignty and wellbeing for Mother Earth and her people.

TheFUTURES Series steps into the garden and marvels at the changes that mightarise there in years to come - guided by horticulturalist and TV expert, MarkLane.

From a New York Times bestselling author, a wildlife ecology expert and environmental advocate provides readers with the next step in their ecological journey. In How Can I Help?, Tallamy tackles the questions commonly asked at his popular lectures and shares compelling and actionable answers that will help gardeners and homeowners take the next step in their ecological journey. Topics range from ecology, evolution, biodiversity and conservation to restoration, native plants, invasive species, pest control, and supporting wildlife at home. Tallamy keenly understands that most people want to take part in conservation efforts but often feel powerless to do so as individuals. But one person can make a difference, and How Can I Help? details  how. Whether by reducing your lawn, planting a handful of native species, or allowing leaves to sit untouched, you will be inspired and empowered to join millions of other like-minded people to become the future of backyard conservation.

The Vintage Farmhouse Garden is the first garden design book to focus on the vintage-inspired farmhouse aesthetic and how to bring it to your outdoor space—no farm required.

A hand-painted compendium of common and rare breed chickens by the Sunday Times bestselling gardenerIt is my hope that this book will help you discover, or reconfirm, which chicken breeds are your favourites and encourage you to keep them yourself, or at least to remember them.The gardener and artist Arthur Parkinson has kept happy chickens all his life, and is on a mission to prove that you can too. In Hen Party, he distils everything he has learnt about his feathered friends into one gloriously illustrated bantam-sized guide.Spotlighting more than fifty breeds from the classy Ancona to the lavishly laced Wyandotte, Arthur explores each hen's quirks and qualities alongside gorgeous watercolour paintings of his 'ladies'. Later in the book he shares detailed advice that will equip you with the practical skills to look after chickens in your own garden, whether the most common breeds or the most perilously rare - for as Arthur notes, if we don't celebrate all hens great and small, the lesser-known varieties may well disappear.Joyful and inspiring, Hen Party is for anyone dreaming of the good life.

A captivating photographic portrait of twenty-five gardens by the UKs foremost creative talents, including world-renowned artists, musicians, actors, writers, producers and designers.