Böcker av Richard W. Bender

Home winemaking is easy and fun for anyone with this collection of 148 creative recipes that forego specialty grapes and instead use a wide range of readily available fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs to create combinations such as Black Currant Peach, Ginger Green Tea Sake, Orange Chocolate Habanero, and Vanilla Rose Petal.

Bonsaithe Japanese art of training plants to form elegant sculpturesis an age-old craft that appeals to gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Bountiful Bonsai presents a radical, new approach that applies bonsai techniques to everyday container gardening, instantly turning houseplants and herbs into beautiful and unusual bonsai sculptures!Bonsai expert Richard Bender not only expects his plants to look good but also expects to yield pleasant fragrances, fresh herbs and fruits for his table. He shows readers how to create "e;instant bonsai"e; by shaping a range of common houseplants, including: Fragrant hibiscus and jasmineKitchen herbs such as rosemary and thyme Luscious fruits like cherries and oranges Medicinals such as tea tree and camphor laurel This beautifully illustrated volume provides all the information you need to get started, from plant choice advice to care requirements and bonsai "e;carving"e; tips. Suitable for indoor gardening, or shaping exquisite bonsai fruit trees for outside gardens, Bender turns a finicky art into a hobby accessible to all. Bonsai have graced Japanese homes for centuries; now they can yield useful crops that will simultaneously satisfy your artistic sensibility and also provide some wonderful meals!