Books published by LONE PINE PUB

Ontario is an ideal place to grow a huge variety of vegetables, and there are plenty of healthful and economic benefits to having your own garden. Whether you have a traditional backyard space or several containers on a high-rise balcony, you can grow a season-long supply of tasty produce. Best-selling garden writer Laura Peters provides all you need to know to dig in: * Basics such as light, soil, exposure and frost tolerance * Almost infinite garden styles, including raised beds and limited space gardening * Preparing the garden and selecting which vegetables to grow where * Recommended varieties, including new, traditional, heirloom and unusual selections * Seasonal care, including mulching, weeding and watering * Tips throughout, including how to extend the growing season and what to do with your harvest * Organic approaches to management of pests and diseases * An appendix featuring companion plants and relationships * Helpful hardiness maps, and delicious colour photos throughout. * From A to Z--yummy artichokes, arugula and asparagus, through to healthy kale and peculiar kohlrabi, leeks and okra, all the way to colourful peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and zucchini--it's all here in this informative gardening guide.

Traditionally, plants were used to treat and cure whatever ails, from cuts and burns to colds and flu, from stress and insomnia to arthritis and hemorrhoids. Now you can harness nature's healing power in your garden. In this book, which has been seven years in development, veteran garden writers Alison Beck and A.H. Jackson feature some of the most common and easy-to-grow plants that also have medicinal qualities. Each of the 87 accounts includes: - medicinal properties - historic and contemporary healthful, healing uses - height, spread and hardiness - prominent features such as habit, flower colour and bloom time - planting information, including sun and soil requirements - tips on where and how to include it in your garden - recommended species and varieties - problems and pests - 175 colour photos. By no means a medical resource, this gardening guide is simply that-- a how-to for growing medicinal plants.

A handy introductory guide to the birds of the East Coast. Over 80 species are featured. Each account includes colour illustrations, a photograph of the bird's egg and detailed information such as common and scientific name, the bird's size and voice, a range map, a photograph of the bird's egg, along with information on nesting, size of the egg and incubation period.

Over 80 species of birds common to Ontario are featured in this easy-to-use introductory field guide. Colour illustrations and extensive natural history are featured in each two-page account.

This fascinating, fact-filled book is an excellent introduction to the avian populations of British Columbia. Over 80 species of birds are featured with two pages devoted to each species. A full-colour illustration of each bird includes key identifiers. You'll also find information on each bird's common and scientific name, its size and voice, a range map, a photograph of the bird's egg, along with information on nesting, size of the egg and incubation period.Each account also includes illustrations of similar species. Take this book along on your next wilderness or backyard adventure and identify the feathered friends you meet along the way!