Gardening & Horticulture

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Growing with Gardening: A Twelve-month Guide for Therapy, Recreation, and Education - Paperback

$42.66

by Bibby Moore (Author)Growing with Gardening offers step-by-step guidance in planning a year-round horticultural program for therapy, recreation, or education. Developed under the auspices of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, it features more than 250 activities, organized by month, ranging from designing a raised plant bed and building a wheelchair-accessible garden to constructing a plant press and creating crafts from natural plant materials. More than 200 illustrations complement the ...

Growing and Propagating Showy Native Woody Plants - Paperback

$68.85

by Richard E. Bir (Author)Bir identifies some of the showiest woody plants native to the eastern United States and tells how to propagate and care for them. He describes more than ninety species of native plants, most illustrated with a color photograph, and includes several useful appendixes listing nurseries that stock these hard-to-find species. Back JacketDick Bir first explains the uses and value of woody plants in the landscape and outlines special techniques for their propagation and c...

Guide to Flowering Plant Families - Paperback

$105.30

by Wendy B. Zomlefer (Author)Understanding the flowering plants of any region begins with the recognition of families. This remarkable volume, created to serve students, professionals, and other plant enthusiasts, covers 130 temperate to tropical families common in North America with detailed illustrations and modern referenced commentaries. Each family discussion includes a diagnosis and summary of characteristics, distribution data, important economic members, and pollination ecology. The b...

A Pandemic Gardening Journal - Paperback

$10.64

by Matt Puchalski (Author)A MUST READ for anyone interested in gardening in confined spaces. A personal account of trial-and-error, self-reflection, and growth. With gorgeous pictures throughout, the reader feels the flow of time with every new plant introduced and new idea tested.During the global COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, one man discovers meaning in his own back yard. In this personal journey set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, author Matt Puchalski takes the reader with him during a year of...

$22.66

by Lucy Paterson (Author)Christmas Made Easy helps the reader create a more sustainable, enjoyable and stress-free Christmas. The book takes you throughout the year with a guide for each season, from preparing your garden in January to foraging and harvesting in September and October. The book shows you how to organise the tasks for Christmas throughout the year and in turn, creating further enjoyment of each of the seasons. The author Lucy wants to take you back to a more traditional and poc...

The Gift is to the Giver: Chronicles of a 21st Century Decade - Hardcover

$21.26

by Mark H. Gozonsky (Author)Mark Gozonsky's first collection of writings focuses on the problem of being a mostly-happy person in a manifestly unfair and troubling world. How to align the inner pep with the external bleakness? Marko explores this question in the context of his personal passions: calibrating athleticism and age; teaching high school English unconventionally to put it mildly; attempting to undo the damage his best intentions cause his big-by-Los Angeles-standards garden. Do the...

St Andrews - The Greenkeeper's Tale: Looking after the most famous golf course in the world - Paperback

$27.34

by Gordon Moir (Author)Gordon Moir, the author, is the former Director of Greenkeeping of St Andrews Links, and tells the inside story of managing the Home of Golf. Moir shares the story of the day-to-day workings on the huge complex, noting the highs and lows, challenges, and ultimately the rewards of being in charge.In this frank and honest memoir, he touches on his biggest and recurring challenge, which was preparing the Links for three Open Championships. Offering a glimpse behind the sce...

Learn to Landscape: An 8 Step System that Every Home Landscaping Beginner Needs to Know to Make Their Garden a Thriving and Yet Beautiful Masterpiece - Paperback

$28.76

by The Great Gardening Academy (Author)Discover how to transform your front lawn into a luscious landscape - even if you've never touched a shovel or planted a flower before. Are you tired of not spending as much time in your yard as you'd like because it's not cozy? Frustrated by the idea of spending thousands of dollars to make changes to your backyard? Do you wish you'd see more than just a patch of grass when you look out from your front porch? You're not alone - and the solution is right...

dear plant killers: a guide on how to be a good plant parent - Paperback

$12.96

by Krista Nicole Esse (Author)you're probably here because you have a hard time keeping plants alive. i'm here to tell you not to give up. plant care is not easy, but it's absolutely worth it. it takes time, care, and research to keep every plant alive. it's not always your fault if a plant dies... but most causes of death are avoidable. this book will help you understand the work it takes to keep a plant alive Number of Pages: 80 Dimensions: 0.22 x 6 x 4 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date...

Pickling Ripe and Green Olives - Paperback

$24.46

by Frederic T. Bioletti (Author)Frederic Theodore Bioletti (1865 - 1939) was an English-born American vintner. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley from 1889 to 1900, where he worked with prominent soil scientist Professor E.W. Hilgard. His work with Hilgard on the fermentation of wines under different conditions were significant in helping California vintners to refine their wine production practices and improving the resulting wines. Bioletti was the first chair of the Depar...

Stop Landscaping, Start LifeScaping - Paperback

$26.95

by Monique Allen (Author)Are you craving a landscape that truly represents you and bridges your connection to nature? Are you overwhelmed with how to get there? Confused by all the gardening "how-to" books that don't seem to fit your style? Frustrated by projects not going as you thought?In STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping, Monique Allen, landscape designer, contractor, and fine gardener, speaks frankly about why you become caught in a spiral of false starts and unsatisfying projects.Thro...

Tweets, A Twitter Feed of Short Stories - Paperback

$13.99

by Janet Hasselbring (Author)Tweets, A Twitter Feed of Short Stories is a collection of stories written by the author over the years and includes thoughts and reflections on various multifarious subjects, such as her family farm, travels, birds - one of her favorite topics, and gardening. Many of Jan's articles and personal essays have won national excellence awards from NAMPA (National Adult Mature Publishing Awards), among them the 2020 award for her story, "If I Had a Bucket List..." Numbe...

The Science and Romance of Selected Herbs Used in Medicine and Religious Ceremony - Hardcover

$129.53

by Anthony K. Andoh (Author) The author has accomplished a feat worthy of the greatest botanist's life's work. He has painstakingly labored to scientifically and correctly classify some of the world's plants which are held in highest esteem, either for their medicinal value or for their religious and spiritual significance. In so doing, he has managed to demonstrate that legend and lore, as well as medicinal practices and herbal usage of traditional doctors, can be scientifically supported. T...

Foraging For Beginners: This book includes: Identifying Mushrooms in North America + Identifying Medicinal Plants in North America + Identifyi - Paperback

$42.59

by Mona Greeny (Author)Mushroom foraging! Does the term make you feel weak in the knees? Do you get all excited when you see documentaries and YouTube videos of other foragers and wish you could do the same? Does the sight of wild trails fill you with excited anticipation? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you have the potential to be an expert mushroom forager.And yet, although you have the passion for this exotic yet simple hobby, you probably don't know how and where to ...

Ernie and Edie's Beautiful Garden - Paperback

$20.50

by Alice Howie (Author), Alice Howie (Illustrator)Ernie and Edie walk the reader through their beautiful garden. They explore where food comes from, the importance of worms, as well as learning about the other creatures that live in the garden.This charming tale of two echidnas sharing the joys of the garden, is sure to inspire your little one to pick up a spade and grow their own tomatoes! Number of Pages: 22 Dimensions: 0.06 x 8.5 x 11 IN Publication Date: October 22, 2021

$37.60

by Roz Chandler (Author)A journey that involved so much more than growing flowers.Participants came together from all corners of the UK, USA and Europe to join an 8-month course on growing cut flowers. From homes in many acres in Scotland to apartment blocks in London with rented raised beds, they all had a common love of flowers.But these people found so much more than that. This book details some of their lives and experiences as they learned not only how to grow cut flowers, but a great de...

Mystical Magical Medicinal Mushrooms - Paperback

$20.50

by Jerrold Puckett (Author)Unlock the secrets of cultivating medicinal mushrooms with this practical guide. Whether you are an experienced grower or a curious beginner this book will teach you everything that you need to know to successfully grow and harvest these potent fungi. From choosing the right substrate to doing sterile culture, each step in the process is clearly explained. With in-depth profiles of nine different medicinal mushrooms, including their unique growing requirements and m...

$21.58

by Kael J. Miller (Author), Tullip Studio (Illustrator)Grace and Graham's garden is a book to make kids excited about gardening. It is designed to ignite a will to be outside and to live free. It follows two children who fall in love with gardening and grow together with their garden. Number of Pages: 24 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: September 24, 2023

$18.36

by Chelsey Bozarth (Author), Moran Reudor (Artist)Journey with two sisters into their Winter Garden where they learn the magic of growing plants from seeds to seedlings. Experience the joy of planting in the winter to prepare for springtime veggies and flowers Number of Pages: 28 Dimensions: 0.06 x 8 x 8 IN Publication Date: November 27, 2023

Claude Monet Daily Planner 2025: Water Lilies Painting Artistic French Impressionism Art Flower Organizer - Paperback

$16.18

by Shy Panda Press (Author) Number of Pages: 132 Dimensions: 0.28 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: October 07, 2024

$34.56

by Elizabeth Lawrence (Author)When Elizabeth Lawrence's A Southern Garden was first published in 1942, it was the only book to address the needs of gardeners in Zones 7 and 8--an area that ranges from Richmond to San Antonio and on up the West Coast to Seattle. Although many books are now available for this region, gardeners frequently return to A Southern Garden for inspiration.More than eighty years later, Lawrence's information is still fresh, her style of writing still delightful. She not...

Garden Perennials for the Coastal South - Paperback

$42.66

by Barbara J. Sullivan (Author)Finally: a book that addresses the unique challenges of gardening in the coastal South.Master Gardener Barbara Sullivan provides an authoritative guide for gardeners from Tidewater Virginia to Florida and all along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, an area taking in USDA Zones 7b, 8, 9, and 10. Combining helpful gardening advice with an A-to-Z plant guide that describes more than 1,000 plant varieties and cultivars, Garden Perennials for the Coastal South wi...

Diplomatic Tours in the Gardens of Versailles Under Louis XIV - Hardcover

$107.03

by Robert W. Berger (Author), Thomas F. Hedin (Author)One of the functions of Louis XIV's Versailles was to provide a setting for the receptions of ambassadors, heads of state, and other visiting dignitaries who conducted diplomatic and political business with France. These activities became particularly important after Versailles was proclaimed the new seat of the monarchy and government in 1682.Diplomatic Tours in the Gardens of Versailles Under Louis XIV is the first book to examine how th...

Flora's Empire: British Gardens in India - Hardcover

$122.40

by Eugenia W. Herbert (Author)Like their penchant for clubs, cricket, and hunting, the planting of English gardens by the British in India reflected an understandable need on the part of expatriates to replicate home as much as possible in an alien environment. In Flora's Empire, Eugenia W. Herbert argues that more than simple nostalgia or homesickness lay at the root of this "garden imperialism," however. Drawing on a wealth of period illustrations and personal accounts, many of them little ...

The Pleasure Garden, from Vauxhall to Coney Island - Hardcover

$129.98

by Jonathan Conlin (Editor)Summers at the Vauxhall pleasure garden in London brought diverse entertainments to a diverse public. Picturesque walks and arbors offered a pastoral retreat from the city, while at the same time the garden's attractions indulged distinctly urban tastes for fashion, novelty, and sociability. High- and low-born alike were free to walk the paths; the proximity to strangers and the danger of dark walks were as thrilling to visitors as the fountains and fireworks. Vauxh...

$40.43

by Thierry Mariage (Author), Graham Larkin (Translator)The World of André Le Nôtre Thierry Mariage. Translated by Graham Larkin "A stimulating effort to contextualize Le Nôtre's career and to relate the 'French formal garden' to the cultural and political environment of Louis XIV's reign."--French History "This ambitious book is intellectually significant, well researched, and cogently presented. . . . Excellent."--Geographical Reviews "A substantial contribution to the study of seventeenth-c...

The Archaeology of Garden and Field - Paperback

$47.18

by Naomi F. Miller (Editor), Kathryn L. Gleason (Editor)The Archaeology of Garden and Field Edited by Naomi F. Miller and Kathryn L. Gleason "This volume focuses on the archaeology of cultivated land in gardens and fields. However, the techniques and bibliographies it provides have much broader applications and will prove useful to archaeologists who do not consider themselves landscape archaeologists."--American Antiquity "One of the few well-focused source books available on methods for stu...

$137.63

by C. C. L. Hirschfeld (Author), Linda B. Parshall (Editor), Linda B. Parshall (Translator)C.C.L. Hirschfeld was perhaps the most important writer on gardens and landscape in eighteenth-century Germany. Acclaimed as the "father of landscape garden art," he was influential not just in Germany but also in France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Russia. Popular with both experts and amateurs, Hirschfeld's writings had a significant effect on the development of European garden d...

Tradition and Innovation in French Garden Art: Chapters of a New History - Hardcover

$129.98

by John Dixon Hunt (Editor), Michel Conan (Editor), Claire Goldstein (With)In the absence of any modern history of French garden art, this volume offers twelve chapters that review some of the most interesting and innovative moments of French garden history. This series of studies traces a progression from what is taken as the golden age of French garden art, in the late seventeenth century, up to the present, when a renaissance of French design theory and practice is clearly visible.By explo...

$42.75

by Cotton Mather (Author), Pradyumna P. Karan (Author), Shigeru Iijima (Author)" From the busy streets of Tokyo to the secluded shores of Kyushu, from the volcanoes of Hokkaido to the temples of Kyoto, the treasured landscapes of Japan are brought to life in this concise visual guide. Drawing upon years of observation, Cotton Mather, P.P. Karan, and Shigeru Iijima explore the complex interaction of culture, time, and space in the evolution of landscapes in Japan. The authors begin with a disc...

Florida Landscape Plants: Native and Exotic - Paperback

$28.00

by John V. Watkins (Author), Thomas J. Sheehan (Author), Robert J. Black (Author)Praise for previous editions: "A must-have guide."--South Florida Sun-Sentinel "A godsend to new gardeners.... This one is worth having."--Naples Daily News "Indispensible for both novice and experienced gardeners."--Lakeland Ledger "The bible of Florida landscaping...listings for more than 400 plants containing excellent information about cultural and climatological requirements, seasons of maximum color, and be...

The Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and the World's Most Beautiful Orchid - Paperback

$22.95

by Craig Pittman (Author)2012 Florida Book Awards, Silver Medal for Florida Non-Fiction "FANTASTIC. If I did not know most of the main players I would have thought the author had a vivid and twisted imagination."--Paul Martin Brown, author of Wild Orchids of Florida"A fascinating true story of obsession, greed, and lust for the unobtainable. Reminds me a great deal of The Maltese Falcon. This rare flower is definitely the stuff that dreams are made of."--Ace Atkins, author of Devil's Garden a...