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The Value of Weeds

Ann Cliff · Crowood Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

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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Growing Berries and Fruit Trees in the Pacific Northwest: How to Grow Abundant, Organic Fruit in Your Backyard

Tara Austen Weaver · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A beautiful guide to growing delicious fruit in Pacific Northwest climates, complete with selection, planting, and organic care for more than 75 cultivars of berries and fruit trees, as well as 10 master recipes with variations for preserving your bountiful harvest.This complete guide...
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CREATING SANCTUARY : sacred garden spaces, plant -based medicine, and daily practices to achieve... happiness and well-being

JESSI BLOOM · Timber Press
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback

We all need a personal sanctuary - a place where we can be in harmony with the natural world and can nurture our bodies, minds, and souls. And this sanctuary doesn't have to be an exotic destination, it can be in your own backyard. In her new book, Creating Sanctuary, bestselling...
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Seed Saving

CALEB WARNOCK · HOBBLE CREEK PR
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The goal of all seed saving is to prevent seeds from becoming wild. Stop wasting money on storebought seeds and create a garden you can truly call your own. With easytofollow instructions for lettuce, beans, corn, onions, and much more, you'll soon be creating your very own heirloom...
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Chicken DIY: 20 Fun-to-Make Projects for Happy and Healthy Chickens

Samantha Johnson · Lumina Media
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

The popularity of egg-laying chickens is on the rise. Sustainable and fun, raising chickens is one of the most interesting and rewarding backyard hobbies you can find. In Chicken DIY, aspiring chicken farmers will find creative plans and easy-to-follow construction tips for making a safe...
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The Martha Manual: How to Do

MARTHA STEWART · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Essential life skills from America's most trusted lifestyle expert - together in one beautiful and practical handbook, with hundreds of ideas, instructions, and inspirations

Martha Stewart is America's go-to source for the best answers to nearly every question. As an authority on the many...
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Pretty Tough Plants: 135 Resilient, Water-Smart Choices for a Beautiful Garden

Plant Select. · Timber Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Tough-but-beautiful plant picks

There's a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select - the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates - meets this need by promoting...
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Orchid Modern: Living and Designing with the World's Most Elegant Houseplants

Marc Hachadourian
Format: Paperback


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The Inspired Houseplant: Transform Your Home with Indoor Plants from Kokedama to Terrariums and Water Gardens to Edibles

Jen Stearns · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate go-to guide for aspiring indoor gardeners, this book offers inspiration and instruction to envision and create your own gorgeous in-home garden spaces.

With plentiful images and a distinctly modern and sophisticated feel, this book imparts both easy-to-follow advice...
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The bold dry garden : lessons from the Ruth Bancroft Garden

Johanna Silver · Timber Press
Pages: 235
Format: Print book

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...
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The New Organic Grower, 3rd Edition: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener, 30th Anniversary Edition

ELIOT COLEMAN · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

The Book that Started the Organic Farming Revolution

Since its original publication in 1989, The New Organic Grower has been one of the most important farming books available, with pioneer Eliot Coleman leading the charge in the organic movement in the United States. Now fully...

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Decks

David Toht · Taunton Press
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback

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.

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How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivate Green Space in Your Home and Heart

Summer Rayne Oakes · Optimism Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Potted plants aren't mere decoration; they offer a rare opportunity to find joy by caring for another living being.

Summer Rayne Oakes keeps over 750 live houseplants spanning 400 species in her Brooklyn apartment. She's an environmental scientist, an entrepreneur, and (according...
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Wild about Weeds: Garden Design with Rebel Plants

Jack Wallington · Laurence King Publishing
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Not all weeds are ugly uncontrollable brutes. Yes, they can be difficult and intimidating, but by learning how to grow weeds in unexpected ways you will become a better gardener with a more interesting garden. This book profiles over 50 weeds and shows you surprising ways to grow them,...
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Little Veggie Patch Co. DIY Garden Projects: Easy Activities For Edible Gardening and Backyard Fun

Matt Pember · Hardie Grant Books
Pages: 383
Format: Print book

The Little Veggie Patch Company is a Melbourne based business that specializes in everything that encompasses the edible garden. From the design, installation and maintenance of home, school and corporate veggie patches, to everything you will need to care for them, they are dedicated to helping...
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