This book is full of simple stain-fighting solutions that don't require harmful chemicals. Your grandmother knew how to get red wine stains out of an Oriental carpet, and how to make an oil-smeared shirt look like new. Now, with this book, you too can draw upon generations of housekeeping wisdom to clear up even the most stubborn smudges, specks and splotches. This indispensable, easy-to-use resource teaches you how to identify each type of stain, then explains what to do if the stain is fresh, if it's set, or even if it's already been laundered or treated without effect. Discover with common household products can help prevent stains; learn how to stock your emergency stain-fighting kit; uncover the most effective natural products for stain removal, including the super stain-fighters you already have in your refridgerator or pantry.

Natural Stain Removal Secrets

Martin, Deborah L.

Self-Help

Crestline Books

Over 400 entries of the most practical, up-to-date gardening information ever, collected from garden experts and writers nationwide! "Gardens are places to renew yourself in mind and body, to reawaken to the truth and beauty of the natural world, and to feel the life force inside and around you. And the organic way to garden is safer, cheaper, and more satisfying. Organic gardeners have shown that it's possible to have pleasant and productive gardens in every part of this country without using toxic chemicals. They make their home grounds an island of purity."--Robert Rodale

Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Green Resource for Every Gardener

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Rodale Books

A guide to planning and planting a beautiful, bountiful garden includes all-organic, low-work techniques for building healthy soil and hundreds of ideas for easy-care plants and gardens in a "tips" format that is easy to follow.

Rodale's Low-Maintenance Gardening Techniques: Shortcuts and Time-Saving Hints for Your Greatest Garden Ever

Ellis, Barbara W.

Benjamin, Joan

Rodale Pr

Rodale's Low-Maintenance Landscaping Techniques: Shortcuts and Timesaving Hints for Your Greatest Garden Ever [Apr 01, 2000] Ellis, Barbara W.; Benjamin, Joan and Martin, Deborah L. ...

Rodale's Low-Maintenance Landscaping Techniques: Shortcuts and Timesaving Hints for Your Greatest Garden Ever

Grow joy in your home with Deborah L. Martin'sYour Houseplant's First Year, featuring illustrations by artist Yu Kito Lee! Being a good plant parent doesn't mean lavishing your plant with artisanal water, the shiniest pots, or the fanciest fertilizers. It's about consistent, loving care. No matter whether you choose to bring home an easy-growing peace lily or a strong-willed fiddle-leaf fig, the friendly, expert advice packed inside these pages will help you give your plant everything it needs to thrive. -Discover the care that's best for your own special sprout -Troubleshoot problems and help your plant achieve its full potential -Expand your plant family with simple propagation tips -Record special moments--from your plant's arrival in your home to milestones in growth Get ready to enjoy a natural, healing bond; new confidence in your plant-parenting abilities; and pride in every achievement your sprout reaches.Your Houseplant's First Year will be your trusted guide as you grow together!

Your Houseplant's First Year: The Care and Feeding of Your First Grown

Castle Point Books

The Complete Compost Gardening Guide: Banner Batches, Grow Heaps, Comforter Compost, and Other Amazing Techniques for Saving Time and Money, and ... Most Flavorful, Nutritious Vegetables Ever

Develop mature compost right in your garden. Barbara Pleasant and Deborah Martin explain their six-way compost gardening system in this informative guide that will have you rethinking how you create and use your compost. With your plants and compost living together from the beginning, your garden will become a nourishing and organic environment that encourages growth and sustainability. You’ll also find that the enriched soil requires less tending, weeding, and mulching, so you can do less back-breaking work for the same lush, beautiful results.

Pleasant, Barbara

Storey Publishing, LLC.

Stop that stain-without hard work or harmful chemicals!Want to get rid of stains without resorting to toxic chemicals? This little guidebook reveals how the most ordinary kitchen staples-lemon juice, vinegar, club soda, baking soda, salt, even potatoes-can be transformed into safe but super stain-fighters. You'll learn how to beat all the biggies: Red wine. Spaghetti sauce. Chewing gum. Ink. Blood. Grease. Grass stains. Perspiration. Lipstick and makeup. Cat urine. Chocolate. And these are just a sampling! From crayons on the wall to water rings on the furniture, salad oil on your blouse, cat vomit on the floor, motor oil on your jeans, Kool-Aid on the carpet, and Grandma's cordial all over the tablecloth, this indispensable little volume tells you how to identify the stain, what to do if it's fresh, if it's set, or (shudder) if it's already been laundered or treated without effect. From coffee and tea to rust and mildew, readers will find useful stain preventives, how to stock your emergency stain-fighting kit, what each stain-buster is good for, the most effective natural products, and-of course-the super stain fighters you already have on your shelves. Stains are listed alphabetically for easy reference. So next time a spill threatens to ruin your day-or your clothes-don't panic, reach for Natural Stain Removal Secrets (That Work!)

Natural Stain Removal Secrets: Powerful, Safe Techniques for Removing Stubborn Stains from Anything

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Fair Winds Press

Grab a front row seat for the sights and sounds of feeding, nesting, and bathing birds right in your backyard using these tips shared by experienced birders. Whether the aim is to attract tiny hummingbirds or large and raucous blue jays, or lay out the welcome mat for temporary visitors stopping in during their seasonal migration, Best-Ever Backyard Birding Tips by Deborah L. Martin explains how to play up various landscape features and how to appreciate what happens in the backyard "birdscape." 
The book targets all skill levels, offering new birders a few basics while intriguing longtime birders with new ideas. Here readers will learn: -why moving water, even a single dripper, will make a difference in which birds visit the yard -how to plan an entire bird garden that offers food, shelter, and water for bathing and drinking -what seeds and foods appeal to birds at different times of the season -how to attract new species of birds no matter which region of the country they live in -what type of shelter keeps baby birds safe until they are ready to leave the nest
Birders will enjoy reading features such as "Everybody Wins" (birding practices that benefit nature and the environment) and "Budget-Wise Birding" (free or inexpensive ways to feed and attract birds). They'll also find step-by-step illustrations for installing a water feature, building a simple tray feeder, and converting a craft-style birdhouse into a suitable residence.

Best-Ever Backyard Birding Tips: Hundreds of Easy Ways to Attract the Birds You Love to Watch

The Secrets of Backyard Bird-Feeding Success by Deborah L. Martin Discover the joys of attracting winged wonders to your backyard. From seeds and suet to the best bird-attracting plants and other bird-friendly fare, you'll find easy, practical, and low-cost ways to entice birds into stopping by regularly. You'll learn the best tips and secrets from experienced birders, experts, and longtime backyard bird-feeders to welcome birds to every part of your yard and garden. Learn why your feeders may be packed with visitors at certain times of the year and completely ignored at other times—and how you can keep birds coming to your landscape even when they have little interest in traditional seed feeders. Offer a variety of foods, such as seeds, nuts, nectar, berries, and even bugs at the right time of year, and you'll be amazed at who shows up to dine. Add a few special features to your landscape, such as a birdbath or small fountain, and keep company with birds every day of the year. Find 100 of the most popular backyard feeder birds in the gallery and discover their preferred foods and feeder styles, along with behavior and migration details so you can anticipate and prepare for your favorite bird's arrival.

The Secrets of Backyard Bird-Feeding Success: Hundreds of Surefire Tips for Attracting and Feeding Your Favorite Birds

Science & Math

Koch, Arlene

Nature & Ecology

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Natural Stain Removal Secrets

Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Green Resource for Every Gardener

Rodale's Low-Maintenance Gardening Techniques: Shortcuts and Time-Saving Hints for Your Greatest Garden Ever

Rodale's Low-Maintenance Landscaping Techniques: Shortcuts and Timesaving Hints for Your Greatest Garden Ever

Your Houseplant's First Year: The Care and Feeding of Your First Grown

The Complete Compost Gardening Guide: Banner Batches, Grow Heaps, Comforter Compost, and Other Amazing Techniques for Saving Time and Money, and ... Most Flavorful, Nutritious Vegetables Ever

The Complete Compost Gardening Guide: Banner Batches, Grow Heaps, Comforter Compost, and Other Amazing Techniques for Saving Time and Money, and ... Most Flavorful, Nutritious Vegetables Ever

Natural Stain Removal Secrets: Powerful, Safe Techniques for Removing Stubborn Stains from Anything

Best-Ever Backyard Birding Tips: Hundreds of Easy Ways to Attract the Birds You Love to Watch

The Secrets of Backyard Bird-Feeding Success: Hundreds of Surefire Tips for Attracting and Feeding Your Favorite Birds