Creative + Frugal Garden Ideas is a free ebook with lots of ideas for your garden.
I’ve got easy instructions if you are new to downloads.
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Creative + Frugal Garden Ideas is a welcome to everything Empress of Dirt has to offer plus a way for you to get familiar with ebooks in general. Some of you have never downloaded an ebook before so this is a good way to get acquainted.
For more ebooks, also see creative ebooks for home and garden projects.
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It’s Time
Several of you have told me that you’re interested in ebooks but need some help with downloading your first one.
I’ve got your back! You’re welcome to download this free ebook to get the hang of it. And yes, it’s yours to keep (and enjoy!).
Already read ebooks? Excellent! Please download the ebook and add it to your collection!
Let’s get started.
What’s an ebook?
- Ebooks are digital files (like any other file on your computer).
- You can view ebooks on desktop computers, tablets, and smart phones and not intended for printing.
- Like any other file, after downloading it, it’s on your device as long as you keep it there. And you can read the book as many times as you like.
About the ebook
Creative + Frugal Garden Ideas by Melissa J. Will is a welcome guide to growing tips, DIY projects, and idea galleries here on Empress of Dirt.
Featuring highlights from this site, there’s dozens of images and ideas to encourage creativity in your garden-no matter what size or season.
How do I get my copy?
- All of the ebooks at Empress of Dirt are in PDF format-a popular choice for ebooks and other documents.
- This means you will first need Adobe Reader (don’t’ worry, it’s free) to view the ebook on your device.
- Some computers come with Adobe Reader already loaded.
If you’re not sure if you have it, try searching ‘Adobe Reader’ in the search box on your computer for your program files. - Otherwise, you can download it free here: download Adobe Reader.
Go ahead and check that you’ve got it (or go ahead and download it) and then you can get your free ebook.
Ok, I’ve got Adobe Reader, now what?
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1. Click the ADD TO CART button.
2. Follow the instructions on the screens.
The service I used for this is called SendOwl. If you order ebooks on other sites, they may use other services that look slightly different but the basic process is the same.
If you need more help, here’s what you’ll see. A shopping cart will open showing you have added one copy of the ebook to your cart.
Note that the quantity = 1 and the price is $0.
a) Click on Checkout.
A special offer may appear, offering you a nice discount on another Empress of Dirt item.
If you want it, click Yes please. If not, click No thanks.
b) Fill in your name (can be first name only) and email address. Then click Download files.
A brief message may appear saying Fetching files.
then you’ll see this:
You can choose whether you want to save the ebook file on your computer (download button) or save it to Dropbox (save to Dropbox button).
I’ll assume anyone choosing Dropbox is an account holder and already knows how to use it. Read on for saving to your computer.
d) If you choose to save it to your computer/device, click on ‘Download‘. This will start the file downloading to your computer.
Pay attention to the folder where your download is saving to. This is the number one problem people have with this: they forget where they saved it and ask me to figure it out! But guess what, I don’t know what your settings are. I’m just an Empress, not a mind reader. 🙂
When it’s complete, the ebook file is on your computer. If you don’t know where it is, search for the file name creative-frugal-garden-ideas_melissajwill.pdf.
You will also receive a thank-you email. It will also contain the link to your download in case you need to try again.
And now the best part: just double-click on the file to open it in Adobe Reader.
I hope you’ll give it a try!
Enjoy your ebook!
~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛
Want More?
You can see all of the Empress of Dirt ebooks here, plus, there are plenty of free printables with home and garden tips and ideas here.
Wendy Clements says
Thank you so much! I just loved the article you posted on the artist who makes garden art out of bowling balls! I’ll be trawling my thrift shop now. 🙂 I haven’t been to Seraphina Arts yet on Etsy, but it’s such a unique idea! And I love the other ideas I’ve seen from your blog.
Greg says
Thanks for the book. Its interesting looking at places that have an excess of water. Gardening here is all about water retention, drought tolerant species and defending against the rabbits and roos.
Melissa J. Will says
We have some drought years with water restrictions but not often, fortunately. Lots of other challenges though including hungry wildlife, very sandy soil, and many invasive plants. Such is gardening!
Wendy Johnson says
I was able to get the book, I can hardly wait to read it. Thank you.
Melissa J. Will says
Hi Wendy! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Julie Baswell says
Thank you so much for freely sharing all your inspirations. I have only scanned through the book just to make sure it downloaded everything. You can be sure I will thoroughly read it before going to bed tonight.
Melissa J. Will says
Wonderful! Thank you, Julie. 🙂
Teresa says
Thank you, you so awesome and so inspirational !
Melissa J. Will says
Very kind! Thank you, Teresa!
Heather says
I just received your email and tried to download the ebook, but when I hit checkout I get an error message.
Melissa J. Will says
Hi Heather, Thanks for letting me know. Could you refresh your browser and try again? I’m not sure what the problem could be but I see a lot of people are downloading so maybe that caused it.
Let me know if you have success or need more help. I’m here!
Betty says
Thank you so much for the ebook – I can’t wait to read it from beginning to end (and back again)! I look forward to your emails and this is a real treat, especially since it’s snowing and I’d rather be gardening. 🙂
Melissa J. Will says
Hi Betty,
You and me both! I’m already getting obsessed with spring and there’s still quite a way to go. Enjoy the book! 🙂