Home and Garden – 琉璃社区 琉璃社区 Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:20:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 If I Had an Old House on the East Coast /store/if-i-had-an-old-house-on-the-east-coast.html Thu, 30 May 2024 23:58:43 +0000 /store/if-i-had-an-old-house-on-the-east-coast.html/if-i-had-an-old-house-on-the-east-coast If I had an old house on the East Coast I would fall in love at first sight.
It would grab me by the heart, and not let go.

With introspection and deep appreciation for the East Coast, this inspirational gift book shares a dream, in words and images, of falling in love with an old house and breathing new life into it. Exploring, with lyrical prose, everything from an old house's foundation to its layers of antique wallpaper to its decades-old gardens bursting with wildflowers, this book is a love letter to a vanishing way of life. Fully illustrated with gentle watercolours from celebrated local artist Kat Frick Miller, If I Had an Old House on the East Coast also includes practical tips for the old-home-owner, from how to clear your home of ghosts to instructions for making rosehip jelly and maple syrup.

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]]> 56178 Medicinal Herbs of Eastern Canada /store/medicinal-herbs-of-eastern-canada.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:40:52 +0000 /store/medicinal-herbs-of-eastern-canada Learn how to identify, collect, and prepare a variety of local wild plants, most growing right in your own backyard. Covering 73 different plants, each with detailed, full-colour illustrations and accessible tips, facts, and recipes, this essential guide makes it easy to benefit from your neighbourhood's wild offerings.

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]]> 83783 The Mermaid Handbook /store/the-mermaid-handbook.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:40:38 +0000 /store/the-mermaid-handbook The book mermaids-in-training have been waiting for. From history and folklore to recipes and tips for ocean preservation, as well as profiles and original illustrations of mer-maidens from around the world, The Mermaids Handbook features everything you need to know to follow the mermaid way of life.

Over 40 healthy and accessible recipes, developed by author Taylor Widrig of Mermaid Fare, a Nova Scotia鈥揵ased company specializing in wild and cultivated sea vegetables, include scrumptious starters like Mermaid Kaiso Seaweed Salad, new classics like Dulse, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwich and Creamy Wakame Casserole, as well as healthy snacks like Smoothie Bowls and Energy Bites, and even homemade beauty products, such as the Coconut Sea Hair Mask鈥攆or that salty sea-hair.

Includes an introduction by Dr. Alan Critchley with everything you've ever wanted to know about seaweeds and original 2-colour illustrations by artist Briana Corr Scott (The Book of Selkie).

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]]> 83781 Hope Blooms /store/hope-blooms.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:38:32 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/store/hope-blooms There is an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child, but Jessie Jollymore has experienced through the youth of Hope Blooms, an inner city initiative she founded that engages at-risk youth, that sometimes it takes the children to raise the village. A dietitian who worked in inner city health for 15 years, Jollymore witnessed the challenges people face every day with food security, isolation, discrimination, and poverty. An idea bloomed of creating sustainable, youth-driven micro-economies: growing local food systems, growing social enterprises, and mentoring youth to become leaders of change. This led to over 50 youth ages 6 to 18 leading the way in growing over 3,000 pounds of organic produce yearly for their community, building innovative outdoor classrooms, and building a successful Fresh Herb Dressing social enterprise, with 100% of proceeds going toward growing food, and scholarships for youth.

In this inspiring, vibrant book, the youth behind Hope Blooms tell the story of the social enterprise they built from the soil up, the struggles of "creating something from nothing," successfully navigating the world of business, and ultimately building resilience and leaving behind a legacy. Includes youth's words of wisdom, stories, and poetry, and over 75 colour photos.

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]]> 78938 Escape to Reality /store/escape-to-reality.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:37:20 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/?post_type=product&p=78940 Why do we garden? Why should we? How is gardening changing the world?

These are just some of the philosophical gardening questions pondered in this heartfelt and gorgeously designed book. An informed and personal reflection on gardening in Canada from the country's preeminent horticultural expert, Escape to Reality goes beyond the hows that are the focus of most gardening books and explores the whys. In short, narrative essays, topics range from garden and nature as therapy to who we are as gardeners and what life values we gain through the experience of gardening. It also includes some practical tips for cultivating and coexisting with your garden. Co-written with son, Ben Cullen, bestselling author and horticultural consultant Mark Cullen's newest book is sure to find a home on the shelves of mindful gardeners across the country, and beyond. Proceeds benefit the Highway of Heroes. Includes original illustrations.

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]]> 78940 An East Coast Wedding Planner /store/an-east-coast-wedding-planner.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:36:27 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/store/an-east-coast-wedding-planner An East Coast Wedding Planner was designed with the East Coast couple in mind. Steeped in tradition鈥攕uch as the thought that every celebration should be planned while keeping the ocean at heart and that there's nothing better than a good down-home kitchen party that rocks into the wee-hours of the morning鈥攚hile infusing true Maritime hospitality meaningfully. An accessible and beautiful keepsake book that brings the knowledge of a passionate East Coast wedding planner, Katelyn Bellefontaine of Elegant Productions, with practical experience planning weddings of every shape and size in Atlantic Canada for nearly a decade.

Whether newly engaged and local or planning a destination wedding on the East Coast, An East Coast Wedding Planner is there for readers every step of the way, from month-by-month wedding checklists to curated questions to ask all vendors, to how to prioritize and budget for your perfect day. Includes full-colour photos of diverse East Coast weddings as well as original calligraphy from Scribble and Script.

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]]> 78937 From Seed to Centrepiece /store/from-seed-to-centrepiece.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:31:34 +0000 /?post_type=product&p=51922 The rich soils and climate of Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley are home to over 150 types of flowers, grasses, and foliage from May until November. As a flower farmer, Amanda Muis Brown of Humble Burdock Farms uses her innate understanding of the unpredictable Maritime growing season and a palette of farm fresh flowers to create stunning and joyful designs with all of the colour, chaos, and texture of the natural world.

With lyrical, narrative text, From Seed to Centrepiece takes readers through a year on the farm, showcasing the joys and obstacles of planning, growing, maintaining, and celebrating local flowers. Divided into seasonal chapters, subdivided by month, readers will learn what is growing and when; what to look out for, how to prepare, cultivate, and enjoy their own flower gardens. Includes profiles of the author's favourite flowers, as well as sidebars on farm wildlife, tips and tricks for keeping your cut flowers beautiful. Complete with over 300 stunning colour photographs of the farm, its flowers, and arrangements and decorations鈥攆rom flower crowns to holiday centrepieces and kid-friendly crafts鈥攆or every season.

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]]> 51922 Atlantic Coastal Gardening /store/atlantic-coastal-gardening-2.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:30:16 +0000 /store/atlantic-coastal-gardening-pb.html/atlantic-coastal-gardening-pb With a focus on sea-hardy flowers, vegetables, herbs, and shrubs, this highly visual narrative guide teaches gardeners on the North Atlantic coast how to cultivate, design, maintain, and enjoy coastal gardens. Chapters feature techniques for gardening in the coastal climate year round, gathering and growing seeds, simple, natural recipes for the seaside garden harvest, solutions to poor soil quality, and more!

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]]> 56127 Atlantic Coastal Gardening /store/atlantic-coastal-gardening.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:23:52 +0000 /store/atlantic-coastal-gardening Denise Adams has had a lifetime of gardening experience at the threshold of the Atlantic Ocean. In Atlantic Coastal Gardening she offers personal, practical tips, techniques, and inspirational advice for creating healthy, beautiful coastal gardens.With a focus on sea-hardy flowers, vegetables, herbs, and shrubs, Adams鈥檚 suggestions are accessible to both budding and blossomed gardeners. Grow with your property, with tips on which plants to purchase, grow, or avoid, and learn how to cultivate your natural surroundings to their full potential, year round. Atlantic Coastal Gardening includes everything from creative composting to gathering and growing seeds, simple, natural recipes for the seaside garden harvest, solutions to poor soil quality, and plenty more!Includes over 300 vibrant images of stunning coastal gardens and scenery on Nova Scotia鈥檚 South Shore.

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]]> 94050 Plants for Atlantic Gardens /store/plants-for-atlantic-gardens.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:16:46 +0000 /store/plants-for-atlantic-gardens.html/plants-for-atlantic-gardens With all the special challenges associated with gardening in Atlantic Canada, in-depth information and genuine inspiration are even more important. Plants for Atlantic Gardens is your go-to resource for growing perennials, shrubs, and trees on the East Coast. Well-known gardening columnist Jodi DeLong profiles over 100 of the best species for planting in Atlantic Canadian gardens. Each plant description includes essential gardening information, such as growing requirements, hardiness, height, and bloom period. In an accessible, friendly writing style, Jodi also tells prospective gardeners about the plant's natural history in the region and shares her own experiences-both good and bad!

The book includes a hardiness map, Jodi's list of preferred further reading, and short sidebars on useful topics like soil type, native plants, and pollinators. Over 200 colour photos provide readers a great opportunity to truly assess each plant's suitability for their own gardens.

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