Gardening & Horticulture

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Taming Wildflowers: Bringing the Beauty and Splendor of Nature's Blooms Into Your Own Backyard - Hardcover

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by Miriam Goldberger (Author)The Garden Writers Association has recognized Taming Wildflowers with a Silver Award of Achievement Wildflowers are the jewels of spring and summer everywhere. Families drive miles to witness their beauty in wild landscapes. Now, gardeners are discovering that they can easily and successfully cultivate these hardy native wonders right at home, for year-after-year enjoyment. Wildflower farmer and floral designer Miriam Goldberger believes that wildflowers belong as...

A Garden to Dye for: How to Use Plants from the Garden to Create Natural Colors for Fabrics and Fibers - Hardcover

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by Chris McLaughlin (Author)Home-grown botanical dyes are in, and they're part of today's shift toward natural and organic living. "A new generation discovers grow-it-yourself dyes," says the New York Times. And you don't have to have a degree in chemistry to create your own natural dyes.It just takes a garden plot and a kitchen. A Garden to Dye For shows how super-simple it is to plant and grow a dyer's garden and create beautiful dyes. Many of these plants may already be in our cutting, cot...

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Heaven Is a Garden: Designing Serene Outdoor Spaces for Inspiration and Reflection - Hardcover

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by Jan Johnsen (Author)Why do some gardens make us feel so wonderful, relaxed and refreshed? Using ideas based on ancient and modern practices, this book shows how you can uplift yourself and others in a serene setting designed for "unplugging" and relaxing. Whether you are intending to create a lovely garden or just thinking about a future outdoor haven, Heaven is a Garden will help you see your backyard in a whole new light and reawaken an awareness of the wonders of Nature. "Simplicity, Sa...

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The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff - Hardcover

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by Dee Nash (Author)This is one of those "especially for now" kinds of books, when food security appears on our basic to-do list. It's about growing food closer to where we live, whether it's on a condo deck, in a backyard or in a community garden. The 20-30 Something Garden Guide gives that active, mostly urban, 20-30 cohort a fun, non-intimidating introduction to the basics of gardening. More than ever, they want to know where their food comes from, and they're hip to the importance of good...

Microgreens: : A Beginner's Guide to the Benefits of Cultivation and Consumption - Paperback

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by Julia Winchester (Author)Microgreens may be exactly what your diet needs. Fresh, organic greens like this are packed with nutrients difficult to find in such concentrations anywhere else. What are they? Why are so many people talking about them? If you haven't heard of them before, you soon will. In Microgreens: The Beginner's Guide to the Benefits of Cultivation and Consumption, Julia Winchester walks the reader through the history of microgreens and the basics of choosing and cultivating...

Wheatgrass: Growing and Juicing for Better Nutrition - Paperback

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by Julia Winchester (Author)There is no one that shouldn't learn about the health benefits and the good-for-you qualities of wheatgrass. In fact, if you are like most people, you need this. Do you eat fast food on a regular basis? Do you find yourself pushing those greens to the side of your plate at each meal? Perhaps you do wish you could eat a more health-based diet but think it's too hard to do so. Even if you are eating a healthy diet for the most part, chances are high of you not gettin...

The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving - Paperback

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by Lee Buttala (Editor), Shanyn Siegel (Editor), Jared Zystro (Contribution by)Winner of the American Horticultural Society Award for Excellence In Garden Book Publishing Winner of the Silver Medal for Best Reference from the Garden Writer's Association Filled with advice for the home gardener and the more seasoned horticulturist alike, The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving provides straightforward instruction on collecting seed that is true-to-type and ready for sowing in nex...

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Farmsteads of the California Coast: With Recipes from the Harvest (Homestead Book, California Cookbook) - Hardcover

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by Sarah Henry (Author), Erin Scott (Photographer)Explore the Coast of California, Map Local Farms, and Meet a Dozen Diverse Growers"A terrific book about some of my favorite farms." -Michael Pollan, author, activist, and professor"A true celebration of meaningful work and beauty--the values that are at the heart of these farmsteads are the values we all must learn." -Alice Waters, James Beard award-winning chefFeaturing some of the most scenic farm locations in the country, Farmsteads of the...

Cool Flowers: How to Grow and Enjoy Long-Blooming Hardy Annual Flowers Using Cool Weather Techniques - Hardcover

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by Lisa Mason Ziegler (Author)Everyone longs for fragrant early spring blossoms - Snapdragons, Bells of Ireland, Sweet Peas, Sweet Williams and other beauties. But few grow them successfully in their own gardens because they haven't learned the simple cool-weather techniques that make it possible.Expert flower grower Lisa Zeigler profiles 30 long-blooming stars of the spring garden, the "hardy annuals" that thrive when they are planted during cool conditions (instead of waiting until the warm...

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Garden-Pedia: An A-To-Z Guide to Gardening Terms - Paperback

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by Pamela Bennett (Author), Maria Zampini (Author)Quick: do you know the difference between hardpan and hardening-off? Between a native and a nativar? A cold frame and a cloche? Do you wish someone would write a book that explains in simple English what all those gardening terms mean - just give you the stuff you need to know, so you can be a knowledgeable gardener? Veteran horticulturists Maria Zampini and Pam Bennett have done just that. Garden-pedia is written to fill the need for a clear,...

The Right-Size Flower Garden: Simplify Your Outdoor Space with Smart Design Solutions and Plant Choices - Hardcover

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by Kerry Ann Mendez (Author)Today, the reality of a "bigger is better" garden no longer holds the same allure as a "small is beautiful" one. We're busy, we're aging, and the demands of the garden can feel overwhelming. What to do? Make smarter use of the space we have and the plants we select, says garden expert Kerry Ann Mendez. In The Right-Size Flower Garden, she shares her successful recipe for having a garden we can manage and love again...the right-size, low maintenance, drought toleran...

The Cancer Survivor's Garden Companion: Cultivating Hope, Healing and Joy in the Ground Beneath Your Feet - Hardcover

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by Peterson Jenny (Author)THE BOOK IN 19 WORDS: A CANCER PATIENT DISCOVERS THAT GARDENING IS GOOD MEDICINE - AND FINDS A POWERFUL HEALING PARTNER IN HER OWN BACKYARD. Jenny Peterson is a breast cancer survivor. Her long road through cancer treatment was hard, emotional and often deeply depressing. The one thing that pulled her out of the darkness was her desire to be able to garden again. Peterson credits her garden with clearing her mental fog and overcoming her depression, physical limitat...

The Suburban Micro-Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People - Paperback

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by Amy Stross (Author)Nonfiction Book Awards 2018 Gold Winner Foreword INDIE Awards 2018 Gold Winner (Hobbies & Home category) Nautilus Book Awards 2018 Silver Winner (Green Living & Sustainability category) Reduce your lawn and your grocery budget. Take gardening to the next level Would you like to grow healthy food for your table? Do you want to learn the secrets of farming even though you live in a neighborhood? Author Amy Stross talks straight about why the suburbs might be the i...

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How to Build a Natural Swimming Pool - Hardcover

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by Wolfram Kircher (Author), Andreas Thon (Author), Noel Kingsbury (Foreword by)Natural swimming pools are the biggest news for gardeners since green roofs. The water is cleaned by aquatic plants instead of chlorine so it is gentle on the eyes and healthy for swimmers. These self-cleaning ecosystems are beautiful to look at and provide a valuable water source for dragonflies, honeybees and other beneficial insects. Wolfram Kircher has researched extensively into the low-nutrientdependent plan...

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Naturalistic Planting Design - Hardcover

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by Nigel Dunnett (Author)Nigel Dunnett's gardens and landscapes have lifted the spirits of city dwellers for decades. They are beautiful, uplifting places that resonate with the energy of the natural world and stop us in our tracks. But how does he achieve these plantings with their successional waves of colorful perennials, elegant grasses, and pollinators at work with so few demands on irrigation and other natural resources? In this book he shares his inspiration, philosophy and working met...

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Growing Perennial Foods: A Field Guide to Raising Resilient Herbs, Fruits, and Vegetables - Paperback

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by Acadia Tucker (Author), Krishna Chavda (Illustrator)Acadia Tucker's long love affair with perennial foods has produced this easy-to-understand guide to growing, harvesting, and eating them. A regenerative farmer and gardener deeply concerned about global warming, Acadia Tucker believes there may be no better time to plant perennials. Sturdy and deep-rooted, perennials can weather climate extremes more easily than annuals. They can thrive without chemical fertilizers and pesticides. And the...

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Growing Good Food: A Citizen's Guide to Backyard Farming - Paperback

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by Acadia Tucker (Author), Joe Wirtheim (Illustrator)Growing Good Food is a beginner's guide to growing your own herbs, fruits, and vegetables using organic and sustainable practices. It's for home gardeners who want to raise food on their own patch of soil--all while cultivating a microbe-rich, carbon-sucking, regenerative foodscape. Acadia Tucker, a regenerative farmer, gardener, and climate activist, invites us to think of gardening as civic action. By building organically-rich soil, even ...

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Sowhow: A Modern Guide to Grow-Your-Own Veg - Paperback

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by Paul Matson (Author), Lucy Anna Scott (Author) SowHow is an innovative grow guide for every modern gardener. With its fresh, bright design and clear-cut know-how, the sleek reissue of this little book provides expert advice and encouragement to get growing whether you're looking to fill a garden, allotment, or a patio pot.When you're growing veg for the first time it can be hard to know where to start and even more difficult to find inspiring advice that isn't completely incomprehensible.....

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The Wildlife Gardener's Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to Increasing the Biodiversity in Your Garden - Paperback

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by Jackie Bennett (Author)The ultimate guide to encouraging wildlife into the garden all year round. Taking a month-by-month approach, The Wildlife Gardener's Almanac is packed with ideas, advice, tips and checklists, to give gardener's the best chance to make their contribution to conserving our native flora and fauna, no matter what size their garden. Each chapter of this beautifully illustrated book presents an introduction to the wild plants and creatures to expect at that time of the y...

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Low-Water Landscaping for Dummies - Paperback

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by Teri Dunn Chace (Author)Say goodbye to water-guzzling lawns and create beautiful, landscape designs Low-Water Landscaping For Dummies will teach you to preserve one of our most critical natural resources while simultaneously maximizing your curb appeal. Ditch wasteful, inefficient irrigation methods like sprinkler systems and learn how to embrace designs that save water. This book guides you through different styles of landscaping, introduces you to uniquely drought-tolerant plants, and p...

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Flowering Plants & How to Grow Them - Paperback

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by Parker T. Barnes (Author) Number of Pages: 38 Dimensions: 0.2 x 7 x 4.5 IN Publication Date: May 30, 2023

Camellia: Plant overview and guide - Paperback

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by Mixa Lungu (Author)Make your best choise With detailed descriptions of each species, this book is the ultimate resource for any plant lover or gardener.Whether you're interested in creating a terrarium, bonsai, or simply growing plants in your garden, this book has something for everyone. Learn how to distinguish between different species of trees, flowers, and shrubs, and discover the fascinating history and cultural significance behind each plant. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or ju...

Plantas Medicinales: Usos, glosario, cultivos, plantas, hierbas medicinales - Paperback

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by Edición Emd (Author)La plantas han sido usadas como medicina alrededor del mundo por milenios: fueron la medicina original en todas las culturas y en las civilizaciones más grandes. Es muy triste constatar cómo, en muchos países occidentales, el siglo XX vio a la medicina herbal ser degradada a "terapia complementaria" o "terapia alternativa", cuando en realidad merece tenerun lugar principal en todo lo referente al cuidado de la salud. Países orientales como China reconocen completamente ...

30 Zinnia species: Make the right choice - Paperback

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The Organic Gardening Handbook: Tips and Techniques for a Thriving Garden - Paperback

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by Jane Hogan (Author)The Organic Gardening Handbook is a comprehensive guide for anyone interested in growing their own organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs. This book is packed with practical information, tips, and tricks that will help you create a thriving garden that's free of harmful chemicals and pesticides. Learn how to choose the right plants for your garden, soil preparation, seed selection, plan your garden layout, and maintain your plants with proper care and feeding to harvestin...

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by Kirsten Chang (Author)Avocados are bumpy fruits used to make many delicious dishes. In this low-level title, leveled text and colorful photos help young readers learn about the avocado's life cycle. A picture glossary provides support for unfamiliar terms, and special features highlight what avocados need to grow, show how avocados are used, and put the steps of the avocado's life cycle in one place. Dimensions: 0.28 x 9.23 x 6.76 IN Publication Date: August 01, 2023

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by Kirsten Chang (Author)Bell peppers are crunchy, colorful, and delicious! Through vibrant images and leveled text, this title helps young readers explore the life cycle of bell peppers from seed to fully grown pepper. A picture glossary helps readers understand unfamiliar terms, while special features lay out the life cycle of a bell pepper, show what they need to grow, and provide examples of how people use bell peppers. This colorful book is sure to engage beginning readers! Dimensions: 0...

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by Kirsten Chang (Author)Roses are known for their colorful blooms. But how do these fragrant flowers grow? In this title, readers follow the growth of roses from seeds to blooms through vibrant photos and leveled text. Special features highlight what roses need to grow, show how people use roses, and put the steps of a rose's life cycle in one place. A picture glossary provides support for unfamiliar terms. Readers will enjoy learning about these beautiful flowers! Dimensions: 0.28 x 9.26 x ...

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by Kirsten Chang (Author)Pineapples grow in the tropics. But how do these sweet, juicy fruits start, and what do they need to thrive? In this title, young readers follow the growth of pineapples from cuttings to ripened fruits. Leveled text and vibrant photos make it easy to follow along, and special features highlight what pineapples need to grow and how the fruits are used. A final graphic puts the pineapple's life cycle in one place, and a picture glossary adds support for challenging term...

Spider Ivy Plant: Plant Guide - Paperback

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by Andrey Lalko (Author)Discover the Health Benefits of House PlantsDid you know that having house plants in your home can improve your health and well-being? Studies have shown that plants can help to reduce stress, boost productivity, and even purify the air we breathe. And with the help of my new book, you can learn how to easily and quickly grow any house plant, no matter your level of experience. Unlock the Secrets to Growing Thriving House PlantsWhether you're a seasoned plant parent or...

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