The Elves of Lily Hill Farm is the true story of Penny Kellys meeting with a group of elves and the deal she makes with them to produce one-hundred tons of grapes from a mere thirteen acres of vineyards--without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. As a result of their deal, Penny inadvertently enters the private world of plants, insects, animals, devas, and nature spirits where communication among them is common but the rules are all different. As the elves teach her a series of intense and powerful lessons, an amazing drama emerges between people and nature, both struggling to survive in a world where communication between them has been lost. ...
Excerpt from Horsford s Autumn Supplement, 1918: Cold Weather Plants and Lily Bulbs Early-set tulips and other fall bulbs may not require much covering, but those set late should have it, and almost all herbaceous perennials set in the fall Should be well protected against the warmer spells of weather which come in winter. It is the warmer Spells followed by extreme cold ones which do the damage. If, when hardy plants are once frozen in for the winter, they could stay so until severe frosts are past in the spring, they would seldom be injured. This covering should not be, removed in spring until danger of severe frosts is past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In ...
