Creative Homeowner Press,U.S. Gardening for All Seasons: Your How-To Guide to a Thriving & Blooming Garden Year-Round

Provides instructions for fixing plumbing problems ranging from leaky faucets to dishwasher installations, along with information on different water systems, industry codes, products, sustainable solutions, and techniques. Gardening for All Seasons: How to Have Plants Blooming Year-Round is a comprehensive, practicalguide to keeping your garden vibrant and blooming through every season. Whetheryou're a beginner or a seasoned gardener, this guide offers clear,accessible advice to help you create and maintain a thriving garden all yearlong. Organized into three sections and 11 informative chapters, the bookcovers everything from designing your garden and mastering essential techniquesto season-specific planting strategies. You’ll find in-depth profiles of over 165flowers, ground covers, trees, shrubs, and herbs, each with specific careinstructions and a focus on year-round interest. The guide also includes over780 vivid photos and illustrations, helpful tips for transplanting, startingfrom seed, and nontoxic pest control methods. Special features include a seasonalblooming schedule, a handy glossary, and a detailed index to make navigatingyour gardening needs effortless. With clear guidance on everything from annualsand perennials to ground covers and herb gardens, this book is your go-toreference for creating a garden that evolves and thrives across spring, summer,fall, and winter. Gardening for All Seasons is your essential guide to maintaining a colorful, thrivinggarden year-round. Featuring expert advice, over 165 plant profiles, 780+photos and illustrations, and care tips for every season, this accessible bookwalks you through design, planting, maintenance, and natural pest control. Witha seasonal blooming schedule and easy navigation, it’s perfect for gardeners ofall levels. Ultimate Guide: Plumbing is an updated and expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's comprehensive, best-selling plumbing how-to book. The most up-to-date products and techniques are covered. For the how-to information, strong emphasis is placed on doing things correctly, so all the projects use only code-compliant techniques. Author Merle Henkenius prepares the do-it-yourselfer to handle any plumbing task in the home, from replacing a washer in a leaky faucet to cutting and joining cast-iron vent pipes. The book also gives readers an overview of a house's plumbing system, including supply, waste, and vent piping, and explains the basic physics that keep everything working well. So in addition to learning how to plan and complete each project, readers learn how to spot and improve outdated or dangerous techniques and materials in their home's plumbing system. Autorid: John D. Wagner