Country Journal 1996 - Abstracts

Country Journal 1996
TitleSubjectAuthors
A legacy of barns.Home and gardenJohn Sillick
All we want for Christmas is ... a lot more than our two front teeth. (Country Journal staff writers give out their wish lists)Home and gardenCristin Marandino
Beautiful, fool-proof pansies. (growing techniques)Home and gardenCarol Polson
Building a firewood rack.Home and gardenBill Turgeon
Building a hearth extender: this easy-to-make addition is an important safety guard for any fireplace. (includes a totaling of costs)Home and gardenRoy R. DeSimone
Building a multi-use barn. (includes a related article on helps, reprinted from 'Building a Multi-Use Barn')(Small Barns)Home and gardenJohn D. Wagner
Building the appliances. (American intensive gardening)Home and garden 
Buzz bombs that bite: it takes mighty quick hands to swat horseflies and deerflies on the attack in summer. (includes a related article on protecting livestock)Home and gardenScott Weidensaul
Capturing the beauty of birds. (photography)Home and gardenArthur Morris
Create your own herb garden: plans and ideas to extend the possibilities for garden-making. (sources are included)Home and gardenCathy Wilkinson Barash
Design an eco-yard: turn your high-maintenance lawn into an environmentally friendly perennial garden to draw birds, butterflies and admiring looks.Home and gardenJim Wilson
Drawing the battle lines: when the worlds of farmers and non-farmers collide, the fighting can be fierce and the resentment strong. (the problems in rural Litchfield County, CN)Home and gardenDenise Dowling
Eagle eyes. (bird watching for eagles)Home and gardenBruce E. Beans
Early winter bird watching. (annual Christmas Bird Count event: includes how to join or set up a count area)Home and gardenJanet Cappiello Blake
Fresh from the winter garden. (a Pennsylvania winter garden of kale)Home and gardenNancy Crabb
Garden pests and how to control them: Country Journal's guide to what, besides yourself, loves fresh flowers and vegetables. (16 insect pests)(includes a list of helpful books)Home and garden 
Get the cold facts. (eight common beliefs about colds are examined for the facts)Home and gardenKaren Springen
Great herbs - in any order. (growing culinary herbs)Home and gardenWalter Chandoha
Green and roughsawn: for bargain lumber, and odd-sized timbers, a local sawmill is just the place. (includes tips on drying green wood, and a list of sources)(Small Barns)Home and gardenDrew Langsner
Hammocks. (includes sources for purchasing hammocks)(Buyers Guide)Home and garden 
Hearth Products Association preview. (wood, pellet and gas stoves for home heating: includes related articles)(Special Advertising Feature)(Directory)Home and gardenJim Hermann, Sharia Wagy
How to make a tin cookie cutter. (includes a listing of materials needed: plus recipes, and materials sources)Home and gardenCatherine H. Latane
Jewels in the treetops: after wintering in the tropics, warblers return to North America each spring. (includes other related articles plus a guide to identifying warblers)Home and gardenScott Weidensaul
Log home preview. (National Association of Home Builders. Log Homes Council standard homes)(Special Advertising Feature)(Buyers Guide)Home and gardenJim Cooper
Master gardeners have the answers. (advice)(includes related article on master gardener training)Home and gardenMark Freeman, Sheryl De Vore
Natural house cleaning. (non-toxic easy-to- find substances)Home and gardenCarla Foth Monto
No post, no fence. (posts are a necessary part of fence building)Home and gardenJon Vara
Not your grandma's pumpkin pie. (cooking with pumpkins, includes recipes)Home and gardenPatti Bess
Old-time fragrant gardens. (includes directory of plant suppliers)Home and gardenCathy Wilkinson Barash
Ordinary animals - extraordinary uses. (donkeys, burros, llamas, and Jack Russell terriers)Home and gardenJohnnye Montgomery, Linda Williams
Panelized & modular home preview. (includes geodesic dome homes: and related articles)(Special Advertising Feature)(Directory)Home and garden 
Plant your November garden: how to grow vegetables now for a fresh harvest into late fall and beyond. (includes a related article on preparing brussels sprouts and other fall vegetables for cooking)(Cover Story)Home and gardenMark Freeman
Principles of kitchen design: get building permits for the work you will do yourself.(Country Kitchens)Home and garden 
Properly splitting and stacking firewood. (includes a list of various wood types and their heat equivalent to fuel oil)Home and gardenWarren Thayer
Roger Tory Peterson: August 28, 1908 - July 28, 1996.(Obituary)Home and gardenCristin Marandino
Romancing the old rose: old-fashioned rosebushes are hardy, fragrant, heavy with blossoms - and overlooked by most gardeners today. (Includes a brief description of 18 varieties of old-time roses, and a listing of sources)(adapted from 'Theme Gardens')Home and gardenBarbara Damrosch
Saving the land. (includes tips on how to start a land trust, plus other related articles)(Cover Story)Home and gardenAurelia C. Scott
Seeds the promise of life: saving our garden heritage. (includes a list of books, a list of seed-saver groups, and a note on the company, Seeds of Change)Home and gardenValerie Kanter
Solar gardening. (growing methods)(includes sources for growing a solar garden)Home and gardenLeandre Poisson, Gretchen Vogel Poisson
Surface materials: well-chosen materials mean pleasant working conditions. (includes related articles on selecting cabinets and sinks)(Country Kitchens)Home and gardenJon Vara
The art of porch-sitting.(Porches: Special Section)(Cover Story)Home and gardenHugh Stevens
The best tillers and cultivators to own: a guide to matching hand and power tools to you, and to your garden. (includes related articles)(Made for the Country)(Buyers Guide)Home and gardenGary Martin, Zach Thomas
The birds will come. (how to lure birds to a backyard)Home and gardenCynthia Berger
The environmental kitchen.(Country Kitchens)Home and gardenHank Huber
The farm kitchen.(Country Kitchens)Home and gardenSteve Taylor
The legacy of wood joints. (includes glossary of joint terms)Home and gardenDan Marvin
The ultimate garden companion. (making scarecrows)Home and gardenKathryn Walters
Timber frame preview.(Special Advertising Feature: Timber Frame Business Council)(Buyers Guide)(Directory)Home and garden 
Warm and cozy through the winter. (installing radiant floor heat: includes sources)Home and gardenAlan Saunders
Whacking weeds: how to choses and use a weed trimmer - powered and otherwise.(Buyers Guide)Home and gardenGary Martin
What barn? What frame? Thoughts on the notion of barn-building, craftsmanship, and permanence. (includes related articles)(Small Barns)Home and gardenPeter V. Fossel, Nick Wooden
You don't have to fry green tomatoes. (includes recipes)Home and gardenA.D. Livingston
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