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The bold dry garden : lessons from the Ruth Bancroft Garden
Johanna Silver · Timber Press
Pages: 235
Format: Print book
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Celebrate and recreate the beauty of The Ruth Bancroft Garden! Ruth Bancroft is a dry gardening pioneer. Her lifelong love of plants led to the creation of one of the most acclaimed public gardens, The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California. The Bold Dry Garden offers unparalleled... |
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Cutting Back: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto
Leslie Buck · Timber Press
Pages: 280
Format: Print book
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What do you discover when you cut back? At thirty-five, Leslie Buck made an impulsive decision to put her personal life on hold to pursue her passion. Leaving behind a full life of friends, love, and professional security, she became the first American woman to learn pruning from one of the most... |
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Year of No Clutter: A Memoir
Eve O Schaub · Sourcebooks
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Eve has a problem with clutter. Too much stuff and too easily acquired, it confronts her in every corner and on every surface in her house. When she pledges to tackle the worst offender, her horror of a "Hell Room," she anticipates finally being able to throw away all of the unnecessary... |
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The Value of Weeds
Ann Cliff · Crowood Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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Weeds are wild plants that have survived in the face of centuries of hostility. Many gardeners who are unfamiliar with the versatility of weeds think of them as a nuisance. They can be good, bad, dangerous, or beautiful. Above all, they are tough. This essential guide explores the virtues... |
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Fix Your Garden: Get Your Outdoor Space Blooming in No Time at All
Jane Moseley · Portico
Pages: 111
Format: Print book
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Don't know what to do with a messy garden or bleak-looking balcony? Want to stake your claim on a little corner of a shared garden? No gardening experience whatsoever? This book is the perfect solution. Packed with tips and tricks to get your green fingers going, this beautifully illustrated... |
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Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness
Marie Tourell Soderberg · Penguin UK
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Other books will tell you how to be hygge. This is the only book that will show you. Though we all know the feeling of hygge instinctively, few of us ever manage to capture it for more than a moment. Now Danish actress and hygge aficionado Marie Tourell Søderberg has traveled the length... |
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Indoor Green: Living with Plants
Bree Claffey · Thames & Hudson Australia
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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A visual ode to the transformative power of the houseplant in home décor, with practical information for arranging your own indoor greenFor centuries, plants have transformed interiors. Today the plant-filled home is an inspiration to every avid shelter-blog reader or expert Pinterest-board... |
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The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife
Nancy Lawson · Princeton Architectural Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists... |
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Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change
Larry Weaner · Timber Press
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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"This beautiful book shows us that guiding natural processes rather than fighting them is the key to creating healthier landscapes and happier gardeners. An essential addition to our knowledge of sustainable landscapes." - Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home This lushly-photographed... |
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Decks
David Toht · Taunton Press
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback
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Building a deck is one of the most popular outdoor projects for home DIYers. The job takes time and effort, but if you have some basic carpentry skills and the right tools, and you work slowly, carefully, and safely, you can produce a great-looking deck that you can be proud of. Author... |
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The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan
ANDY COUTURIER · North Atlantic Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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Andy Couturier captures the texture of sustainable lives well lived in these ten profiles of ordinary - yet exceptional - men and women who left behind mainstream existences in urban Japan to live surrounded by the luxuries of nature, art, friends, delicious food, and an abundance of time.... |
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