More and more, people are discovering that roses can be a valuable addition to the landscape. However, many people mistakenly assume that roses are easy to grow.

This e-handbook gives you the 10 easy steps to successfully growing beautiful roses including choosing the type of roses, location, feeding, watering, pruning and more. 34 pages.

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The tea garden is a sensory delight, producing colors, scents and flavors to enjoy throughout the season -- and the plants are easy to grow.

This e-handbook discusses what tea is and its different variations. You'll learn how to plant, maintain and harvest a tea garden, including what herbs to use. Brewing and herbal tea blends are also covered. Relax with a cup of herbal tea from your own garden or give tea blend packages as gifts. 36 pages.

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During the California Gold Rush and later the Yukon Gold Rush, sourdough was so much a part of their diet that the prospectors were known as "sourdoughs." Most of us associate sourdough with this time period, but baking with sourdough is being rediscovered.

With the help of the e-handbook, you can learn the history of sourdough, how to get a sourdough starter and adapt standard recipes to sourdough. Recipes in this handy guide include:

• Sourdough Pumpernickel
• Sourdough Banana Bread
• Sourdough Brown Biscuits
• Apple Muffins
• Blueberry Breakfast Bread
• Sourdough Poultry Dressing
• Sourdough Cherry Cobbler

Once you have a sourdough starter, the possibilities are endless — not to mention delicious! 36 pages.

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There’s something so elemental about a good bread. It’s satisfying! It makes you feel well fed. And if it’s a bread you’ve made yourself, you also feel a lovely sense of gratification. In addition, you can make breads you’ll never find in any store or bakery.

This e-handbook teaches you the basics of making good bread, from Cinnamon Raisin Bread to Monkey Bread. Chapters include:

• Ingredients That Make the Difference
• Basic Techniques of Breadmaking
• Basic Bread Recipes
• White Breads
• Wheat and Other Grains
• Specialty Breads
• Unleavened Bread

With the help of this handy resource, you'll be able to make bread you can brag to your friends about! 36 pages.

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Gardening in containers gives the plant lovers, no matter the size his gardens, the extra gift of flexibility. If you live in a condominium, apartment or small home where space is at a premium, container gardening takes on a new significance.

This e-handbook covers the basics of successful gardening in containers, such as how to plant and maintain gardens in and around your house or apartment. Chapters include:

• Containers
• Planting Mixes
• How to Plant
• Fertilizing
• Watering
• Pests and Problems
• Flowers for Containers
• Vegetables in Containers
• Herbs in Containers

One of the best parts of gardening in containers is that it’s fun and easy! 36 pages.

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Cooked dried beans provide vitamins, minerals, fiber and in combination with grains or dairy products provide all the essential amino acids of complete protein.

This e-handbook describes the different kinds of beans, how to grow your own beans and helpful cooking information. Also included are recipes for soups, stews and other main dishes such as:

• Split Pea Soup
• Black Bean Soup
• Minestrone
• Louisiana Red Beans & Rice
• Lentil-Rice Stew
• Fried Chick Peas with Garlic

With this handy guide, you can use beans more than just bean soup, baked beans, and chili. 36 pages.

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Eating flowers planted and cared for by your own hands is one of the many joys of being a gardener. Edible flowers are more than just beautiful garnishes for your dishes; they add flavors, textures, and aromas that no other food category can mimic.

This e-handbook shows you the best blossoms for eating, how to prepare flowers for eating and commonsense precautions. Flowers listed in this handy reference guide include:

• Basil Flowers
• Chamomile
• Chive Blossoms
• Dill Flowers
• Hibiscus
• Lavender
• Marigolds
• Roses

Also included are recipes featuring these flowers as seasoning. 32 pages.

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Honey can enrich most any food. The distinctive flavor can be enjoyed as just a hint of a teaspoon in a salad dressing or in the full richness of the flavor in a dessert.

This e-handbook illustrates the versatility of honey. Beginning with a brief description of the different types of honey, this handy guide has suggestions on how to use honey right out of the jar, how to cook with honey and delectable recipes that include:

• Honey Root Beer
• German Pancakes
• Raisin Bread
• Cashew Nut Coffee Cake
• Honey Cranberry Sauce
• Honey Baked Beans
• Peanut Butter Candies
• Honey Ice Cream

There is also a section that gives you tips on raising your own honey crop. What a sweet deal! 36 pages.

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Oats are easily digested, provide good quality protein, are a source of several B vitamins mand make a good energy food for active outdoor people.

This e-handbook guides you through the different types of oats, what to buy and a variety of ways oats and oatmael can be used. Recipes in this handy guide include:

• Granola
• Oatcakes
• Currant Oat Scones
• Oat Maple-Walnut Muffins
• Wheat-Oat Bread
• Carrot-Oatmeal Cookies
• Carob Oat Brownies

No matter how you prepare your oats, it's a delicious way to enjoy a food that's not only good, but good for you! 38 pages.

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From polished white to wild rice, this e-handbook tells you what you need to know about rice-from buying it using it. Contains a list of the different types of rice and their characteristics and recipes including Easy Chicken Rice Soup, Rice and Shrimp Salad, Carrot and Chicken Pilaf and Cranberry, Wild Rice and Sausage Stuffing. Recipes for rice are practically limitless! 39 pages.

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