This is a complete guide for the creative hobbyist who wants to take the next step & quit his or her day job to make a living from a creative passion. Part coaching handbook part practical nuts-&-bolts guidebook to developing a business plan that will work & be sustainable. Kari Chapin has spent the past 15 years working in marketing publicity & community relations & as a buyer crafter & stylist. She is the author of The Handmade Marketplace" & offers a popular line of e-courses." ...

James Wong is back putting his ethnobotanical expertise to use once again with over 100 new natural cheap & easy remedies showing you & those around you how to have a fantastically healthy year. Whether you're fed up with your hormones worried about your baby's nappy rash your partner is prone to a sore-throat or leg-waxing is proving just too expensive to maintain Grow Your Own Drugs: A Year With James Wong offers over 100 great new remedies to soothe all manner of common conditions & beauty problems
- whenever they might flare up. James shows how easy it to have access to the right ingredients whatever the weather with his easy-to follow seasonal focus
- whether you've got a window box a roof terrace a country garden (or a computer to order the goods online...). His seasonal planner takes you right through from Spring to Winter making sure you know what to plant when the best time to harvest & how to create your own mini-apothecary (or store-cupboard) at home. Packed with James's personal top tips & easy solutions for both growing & making remedies this is your must-have companion to help ward off any ailments & complaints which might crop up throughout the year the natural James Wong way.

Features: * Over 100 new remedies * New seasonal guide
- how to make sure you have all the ingredients you need for a healthy body & mind all year round * New non-gardener's guide: if you're not green-fingered or don't have a garden James reveals how to identify plants & how to source good quality ingredients online * More about James's personal inspirations: how he came to a career in ethnobotany how he goes about living his own GYOD year & why a seasonal approach is important & easy to adopt * James's top tips & new gift flashes (perfect for cheap thoughtful presents) * New case studies: how people who've tried & tested the remedies have got on * New HOME section: brilliant natural & cheap remedies for home life. Contains pet flea powder horsetail metal polish wood polish carpet deodoriser




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Whether you're struggling with insomnia the kids have eczema or your partner is feeling under the weather this book could have the answer. With easy recipes ethnobotanist James Wong shows how to make simple creams salves teas & much much more from the stuff growing in your window box the local garden centre or in the hedgerows. Using the flowers fruit roots trees vegetables & herbs that are all around us James provides preparations to help relieve a whole range of common conditions including acne anxiety cold sores & general aches & pains
- plus great ideas for beauty treats such as bath bombs & shampoos. Inspired by his grandmother in Malaysia who taught him about the health-giving properties of plants James uses his top class academic knowledge to show how easy
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- it is to make creams lotions lozenges & more which can help relieve the symptoms of a variety of common complaints. He reveals how many plants contain the same active ingredients as over-the-counter drugs & chooses his Top 100 plants to grow or buy complete with ideas for a whole range of uses. So unleash the power of plants & soothe the symptoms of everyday ailments the natural way.


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No longer do we need a walled vegetable garden to grow succulent fresh produce for the kitchen. Large patio pots & grow bags can bring this useful hobby to the smallest of spaces. This is a book that introduces the basics in a picture-packed format. Everything that you could want for your new personal eating experience is here from veggies through herbs & fruits to the kitchen & the recipes to use for it all. Its all very accessible & simply laid out. It guides you one step at a time to become a real gardener. ...

Carol Klein is passionate about propagation. Her own garden Glebe Cottage in Devon as seen on Gardeners World is almost grown entirely from cuttings & seeds & in this book shes on a mission to share her joy in working with nature to cultivate the plants she loves. Too often gardeners are intimidated by propagation assume its not for them & go for ready-grown plants from the garden centre. But Carol a gifted communicator with her infectious enthusiasm boundless horticultural expertise & easy practical explanations shows just how simple & satisfying it is to grow your own plants not to mention sustainable & cheap. She demonstrates step-by-step how to divide herbaceous perennials nurture seedlings or grow new stock from root cuttings stems or leaves showing how there is no mystique involved & anybody can do it. In Grow Your Own Garden Carol" offers a refreshing new approach to propagation & just as she did with " Grow Your Own Veg" she brings her own unique style to an inspirational accessible & practical guide that will have great appeal to novices & more experienced gardeners alike." ...

No month-by-month journal has ever made it so easy for the gardener to get the most from their veg plot. Carol Klein & the RHS experts consider every stage in the process. From buying seed sowing planting & feeding to harvesting & effective storage. ...

Highly sought after Venus flytraps are becoming extinct in their native habitat of the southern USA because of their value ...

What happens when you take an empty fish tank add some pond water scoop in some frogspawn...and wait? Curious young minds will love learning about how frogs grow in this picture book which combines story with information. Previously part of the acclaimed Read & Wonder" series " Growing Frogs" has been re-launched in the new " Nature Storybooks" series with a brand new look." ...

Produced in association with the Royal Horticultural Society the titles in this series have become standard works of practical gardening reference. Each book is illustrated with easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrations that clearly guide the reader through all the essential techniques of successful gardening. This manual supplies information on growing conventional & more exotic fruits from soft tree & warm temperate fruits to nuts & currants. ...

In Growing Great Boys" parenting guru Ian Grant shows how to work with the essential character of boys using understanding & emotional support to raise passionate hard-working sensitive funny fearless & strong men. " Growing Great Boys" is brimming with practical advice on raising sons from the vital preschool years through to the challenge of teens. With chapters on the roles of mums & dads & on the special challenges faced by single parents plus hot tips "es & action labs to encourage parents to take a hands-on approach this book will help you to coach your son to succeed in the game of life." ...