The Crafty Gardener: Inspired Ideas and DIY Crafts From Your Own Backyard

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The Crafty Gardener: Inspired Ideas and DIY Crafts From Your Own Backyard Author: Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: Mango Media
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Pages: 240 Illustrations and other contents: four color photos throughout Language: English ISBN: 9781633538702 Category:

100 Ideas, Crafts and How-tos for GardenersFans of Square Foot Gardening, Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden, Welcome to the Farm, and Compact Farms will love The Crafty Gardener. Awakening the gardener in all of us: Gardening allows us to live in a much more human way, grounded in nature and connected to Mother Earth and all she provides. Even if your garden is just a hanging basket of cherry tomatoes or a windowsill filled with herb pots, you will still reap the benefits of gardening. DIY crafting and gardening: Gardening adds pleasure to your life and gives you a sense of calm. With your garden, you are quite literally growing a bounty of blessings. Lifelong gardener and bestselling author Becca Anderson has put her love of crafting and of gardening together in this book of inspired DIY ideas. More than a gardening book: Along with gardening tips and secrets for growing flowers, herbs and veggies, Anderson shares dozens of how-to’s in this delightful guide on making candles, potpourri, bath salts, essential oils, floral waters, tinctures, liquors, pickles jams and even fountains, birdhouses and fairy doors. The perfect gift for any gardener! Readers will learn: Time-tested gardening secrets How to garden in big and small spaces Recipes for home-grown vegetables and fruits How to preserve and ferment How to make DIY garden decorations and fixtures Anderson’s own gardening stories that will inspire, motivate, and lift the spirit A gardening book filled with DIY projects, wisdom, and joy

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"Whether you are great at gardening or just getting started, this book is packed with DIY ideas and ways to garden no matter how big or small your home or yard is. Not only that but she explains different types of flowers and herbs and how to use them beyond just gardening. Whether it's essential oils or preserving your own produce, this book will break it all down for you!" - Ask Away Blog

Author Biography

Becca Anderson is a writer, gardener and teacher living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally from Ohio, Becca’s background in sustainability and landscaping inspired her to become a part of the seed-saving and seed-sharing community with chapters across the US and Canada. Becca Anderson credits her first grade teacher as a great inspiration and runs several popular classes and workshops including “How to Put Your Passion on Paper.” Anderson is currently at work on a book about the healing power of gardening.