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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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"A Rich Spot of Earth": Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Garden at Monticello

Peter J. Hatch · Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

Were Thomas Jefferson to walk the grounds of Monticello today, he would no doubt feel fully at home in the 1,000-foot terraced vegetable garden where the very vegetables and herbs he favored are thriving. Extensively and painstakingly restored under Peter J. Hatchs brilliant direction,...
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Talking Dirt: The Dirt Diva's Down-to-Earth Guide to Organic Gardening

Annie Spiegelman · Perigee Trade; Original edition
Format: Book

A lively and practical guide to organic gardening from a renowned garden expert. Annie Spiegelman's down-to-earth wit and wisdom create the perfect primer for anyone with a passion for home-grown veggies or fresh-cut flowers, no matter what their skill level, location, or resources....
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Keep Out!: Build Your Own Backyard Clubhouse: A Step-by-Step Guide

Lee Mothes · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 223
Format: Paperback

Build your own unique backyard playhouse. In this inspiring guide, Lee Mothes shows you how easy it is to construct the hideout of your kids' dreams. With simple step-by-step instructions and plenty of innovative ideas to engage kids throughout the building process, the whole family...

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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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The Complete Guide to Stonescaping: Dry-Stacking, Mortaring, Paving & Gardenscaping

David Reed · Lark Crafts
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

Two bestselling books - now in one comprehensive volume! Together, The Art & Craft of Stonescaping and The Art & Craft of Stonework make up the best beginner-friendly guide available for anyone wanting to build stone walls (freestanding, retaining, dry-stacked or mortared)...
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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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Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City

Eric Toensmeier · Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Paperback

When Eric Toensmeier and Jonathan Bates moved into a duplex in a run-down part of Holyoke, Massachusetts, the tenth-of-an-acre lot was barren ground and bad soil, peppered with broken pieces of concrete, asphalt, and brick. The two friends got to work designing what would become not just...
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Straw Bale Gardens: The Breakthrough Method for Growing Vegetables Anywhere, Earlier and with No Weeding

Joel Karsten · Cool Springs Press; First edition
Format: Paperback

You'll find a bumper crop of vegetable gardening books on the shelves today, but it is a very rare title that actually contains new information. Straw Bale Gardens teaches gardening in a way that isn't only new but is thoroughly innovative and revolutionary to home gardening. It solves...
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Growing Tasty Tropical Plants in Any Home, Anywhere:

Laurelynn G. Martin · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Imagine a cup of coffee brewed from beans grown right in your own kitchen. Or juice from an orange harvested from the living room. A salad sprinkled with olives plucked from a tree in the dining room. It's now possible in any climate, with Growing Tasty Tropical Plants in Any Home,...
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Dream Bathrooms: Design Yourself & Save - Features New Products & Materials - Step-by-Step Instructions

Creative Publishing International.

Inspiration and information to build the bathroom of your dreams

This is the first bathroom remodeling book to fully address every phase of the process, including inspiration, design and execution. Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Dream Bathrooms features luscious

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Speed Decorating: A Pro Stager's Tips and Trade Secrets for a Fabulous Home in a Week or Less

Jill Vegas · Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

She does it all!  Decorate your house at top speed, using Jill’s practical, stylish tips that will transform any abode instantly.  For every room in the house, hot design ideas from the definitive insider.  How to make a home (large or small) absolutely  beautiful.  Fast...
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