Backyard Homesteading

• Speaks to the homeowner who wishes to be self-sufficient and provide wholesome, homegrown food for his or her family
• Shows how to turn even a small urban or suburban yard into a small farm
• Runs the gamut from planting seeds to canning your own vegetables, from raising farm animals to preserving meat

Backyard Homesteading addresses the needs of many people who want to take control of the food they eat and the products they use—even if they live in an urban or suburban house on a typical-size lot.

Landscaping Solutions for Small Spaces

• 10 custom designs for small gardens, each addressing a specific gardening problem
• Detailed planting schemes that make the most of gardening space
• Plant recommendations for all regions of the country

Small yards often pose large problems for home gardeners. Adding too many plants and other elements leads to a crowded, chaotic look, but it is also easy to plan for too little, which can make even a small space seem sparse and under-planted.

Char-Broil® Everybody Grills!

• 200 recipes with step-by-step instructions
• Full-page color photographs illustrating each recipe
• Everything from quick appetizers, hearty salads, and sides to ribs, seafood, chicken—even desserts—can be prepared on the grill

Char-Broil's Everybody Grills! features 200 recipes for making everything from appetizers to desserts on the backyard grill. Sumptuous, color photographs accompany the recipes, which focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients, simple preparations, and bold flavors from across the country.

Southern Coastal Home Landscaping

• Landscape designs created by professionals from the region
• Range of tasks, from plant selection and care to building walks, walls, fences, and trellises
• Complete descriptions of over 175 plants, plus 350 color photos and illustrations

The latest addition to our award-winning, best-selling series of regional landscaping books, Southern Coastal Home Landscaping gives you inspiring ideas for creating a coastal home landscape, with is special challenges of salt air and high winds, among others.

Kitchens: The Smart Approach to Design

• The latest trends in appliances, countertops, work islands, cabinets, flooring, lighting, tile, and more
• Examples of kitchens designed by today's top designers
• Features such as "Go Green," "Top Ten List," "It's in the Details," "Smart Steps," and "What the Experts Say"

Kitchens: The Smart Approach to Design explains everything you need to know to take the design process from planning through shopping for cabinets and appliances, choosing finishing materials, and pulling together a one-of-a-kind look.

Ultimate Guide: Porches

• How to design a porch to fit any home
• Tips and techniques of professional porch builders
• Step-by-step building sequences of actual projects by pro builders; over 300 photos & illustrations

Adding a porch to a house provides additional—and unique—indoor/outdoor living space. Ultimate Guide: Porches leads you through the entire building process, from design through construction and finishing, all with the guidance of professional builders.

Bathrooms: The Smart Approach to Design

• Coverage of the latest trends in fixtures and popular materials such as stone, concrete, and glass
• Examples of bathrooms designed by today's top designers
• Features such as "Go Green," "Top Ten List," "It's in the Details," "Smart Steps," and "What the Experts Say"

Bathrooms: The Smart Approach to Design shows you how to plan, customize, and save by learning to think like a pro. You'll find everything you need to know about budgeting, designing and working with space, choosing fixtures, and more.