A complete reprint of the 1935 booklet, Farmhouse Plans, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with forty small house designs, in a twenty-first century edition with Internet sources of working drawings and construction details. This new 88 page softcover book is packed with illustrations, floor plans and photos of unique "Growing Houses" that were created to help farm families during the Great Depression. It includes a new forward and commentary by architect Donald Berg.
A complete reprint of the 1935 booklet, Farmhouse Plans, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with forty small house designs, in a twenty-first cent...
Is your yard pretty enough to justify the time, toil and expense that you put into it? If not, here's your chance to learn from yesterday's practical home landscapers. They got great results by working with nature and by using inexpensive, hardy common or native plants and by nurturing local wildflowers and wild vines. They harvested their landscape by using fruit orchard trees for decoration and for shade. They used vegetables and herbs as borders and shrubs. They used wild vines and grapes for shade and decoration on porches, arbors and verandas. And, they enjoyed their yards all year by...
Is your yard pretty enough to justify the time, toil and expense that you put into it? If not, here's your chance to learn from yesterday's practical ...
