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Paradise Under Glass: An Amateur Creates a Conservatory Garden

Ruth Kassinger · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Paradise Under Glass is a witty and absorbing memoir about one woman's unlikely desire to build, stock, and tend a small conservatory in her suburban Maryland home. Ruth Kassinger's wonderful story of the unique way she chose to cope with the profound changes in her life - a book...
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Decorate Fearlessly: Using Whimsy, Confidence, and a Dash of Surprise to Create Deeply Personal Spaces

Susanna Salk · Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

Featuring inspiring interiors from today’s top designers, Decorate Fearlessly shows us how to be bold and personal with our design choices, creating spaces that we love to live in. Decorate Fearlessly is both a photographic trove of fabulously designed homes—by such renowned...
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The Edible Front Yard: The Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan for a Beautiful, Bountiful Garden

Ivette Soler · Timber Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

People everywhere are turning patches of soil into bountiful vegetable gardens, and each spring a new crop of beginners pick up trowels and plant seeds for the first time. They're planting tomatoes in raised beds, runner beans in small plots, and strawberries in containers. But there...
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Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener: How to Create Unique Vegetables and Flowers

Joseph Tychonievich · Timber Press
Format: Print book

Itxs the holy grail of gardening a plant that perfectly matches your tastes and the conditions in your garden The hitch Youxre not likely to find it at your local garden center Youxre going to have to create it yourselfBut donxt worryxit isnxt hard After all gardeners have been doing it for centuries...
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The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants, an Illustrated Guide

Charlotte Adelman · Ohio University Press; 1 edition
Format: eBook

Winner of the 2012 Helen Hull Award, presented by the National Garden Clubs. Midwestern gardeners and landscapers are becoming increasingly attracted to noninvasive regional native wildflowers and plants over popular nonnative species. The Midwestern Native Garden offers viable...
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In-laws, Outlaws, and Granny Flats: Your Guide to Turning One House into Two Homes

Michael Litchfield · Taunton Press
Format: Book

In response to tight times, a remarkably upbeat and widespread change is taking place in households across America. Homeowners are creating second dwelling units--often called in-law suites, mother-in-law apartments, or granny flats. Second units make a lot of sense. They're perfect...
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The Savage Garden, Revised: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants

Peter D'Amato · Ten Speed Press; Revised edition
Format: Paperback

For fifteen years, The Savage Garden has been the number one bestselling bible for those interested in growing carnivorous plants. This new edition is fully revised to include the latest developments and discoveries in the carnivorous plant world, making it the most accurate and up to date...
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House Beautiful Blue: 350 Inspiring Ways to Decorate with Blue

Lisa Cregan · Hearst
Format: Print book

The definitive book on the most popular color in decorating--beautifully wrapped in gorgeous blue fabric.Filled with hundreds of decorating ideas that professional interior designers have used successfully in their own rooms, House Beautiful Blue explains how to showcase blue throughout...
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Style & Simplicity: An A to Z Guide to Living a More Beautiful Life

Ted Kennedy Watson · Sterling Signature
Format: Hardcover

Ted Kennedy Watson - acclaimed retailer, blogger, and stylist of the beautiful and unusual - has a passion for the art of display and an understanding of how distinctive touches make a space inviting. Here, in a lush, lavish, A-to-Z guide, he presents dozens of insider secrets and ideas...
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Women and Their Gardens: A History from the Elizabethan Era to Today

Catherine Horwood · Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover

From the golden age in English history to today’s gardeners and designers, this volume recognizes women’s contributions to gardening in Britain and around the world spanning more than four centuries. Despite growing vegetables for their kitchens, tending herbs for their...
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Lovable Livable Home: How to Add Beauty, Get Organized, and Make Your House Work for You

Sherry Petersik · Artisan
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

This New York Times bestselling book is packed with thoughtful advice and inspiring photos to help you create a home filled with beauty and meaning. In the three years since Sherry and John Petersik wrote their bestselling book Young House Love, they have bought a new house and had a new baby,...
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Pruning Simplified: A Step-by-Step Guide to 50 Popular Trees and Shrubs

Steven Bradley · Timber Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Paying a professional to prune your trees and shrubs is an unnecessary expense. You can tackle most trees and shrubs on your own, and Pruning Simplified by Steven Bradley makes it easier than ever to learn how to prune. He offers expert advice on the best tools for the job, specific details...
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The New Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Matthew Biggs · Firefly Books
Pages: 704
Format: Print book

Praise for the previous edition: "These three amazing authors have put together a must-have book for any vegetable grower." -- Washington Gardener "What is not included in this definitive and beautifully illustrated sourcebook on edible landscape?" -- The American...
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Landscaping for Privacy: Innovative Ways to Turn Your Outdoor Space into a Peaceful Retreat

Marty Wingate · Timber Press
Pages: 155
Format: Print book

The area around your home is your haven, your sanctuary, your refuge from the noise and irritation of traffic, eyesores, and nosy neighbors. Or at least it could be if there was some sort of barrier between your front yard and the sidewalk, or if you didn't have to stare at the back of the neighbors'...
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