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Garden Renovation: Transform Your Yard Into the Garden of Your Dreams

Bobbie Schwartz · Timber Press
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback

A do-it-yourself guide to a complete garden rehab Gardens, just like houses, sometimes need makeovers. The changes can be as minor as replacing a shrub or as major as pulling everything up and starting from scratch. No matter the size of your space or the scope of the project, the sage...
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The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books

Marta McDowell · Timber Press
Pages: 390
Format: Hardcover

"For gardeners, botanists, and fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder, this book looks at the beloved Little House on the Prairie author's relationship to nature." - Publishers Weekly The universal appeal of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books springs from a life lived in partnership with the land,...
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Heirloom Vegetable Gardening: A Master Gardener's Guide to Planting, Seed Saving, and Cultural History

William Woys Weaver · Voyageur Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

"This book is sure to be a modern classic and is one of the most important books on gardening in the current century." - Jere Gettle, founder, Baker Creek Heirloom SeedsHeirloom Vegetable Gardening has always been a book for gardeners and cooks interested in unique flavors, colors,...
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The Writer's Garden: How gardens inspired our best-loved authors

Jackie Bennett · Frances Lincoln
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Great things happen in gardens. No one can doubt the importance of the garden in Roald Dahl's life as it was here where he worked, and here that he created James and the Giant Peach. And where would Jane Austen have been if she had never seen a 'walk', an ornamental lake, or a wilderness?Gardens...
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Good Housekeeping Simple Cleaning Wisdom: 450 Easy Shortcuts for a Fresh & Tidy Home

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. · Hearst
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

This Good Housekeeping guide is so simple and smart it will make you WANT to clean! Get a sparkling home in a snap! Whether you're a cleaning enthusiast or a procrastinator, you're in luck, because no one knows how to keep a home fresh and tidy like the experts at Good Housekeeping....
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Vegetable Gardening: The Complete Guide to Growing More Than 40 Popular Vegetables in Any Space

Carol Klein · i-5 Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

At a time when natural, organic food is at a premium and consumers want to know where their food comes from, a home vegetable garden seems like a no-brainer. Vegetable Gardening shows readers how to go from "backyard to table" in plots of any size - whether you live on a large...
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The Less Is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yard

SUSAN MORRISON · Timber Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Small space, big solutions When it comes to gardens, bigger isn't always better. A larger space requires more plants, more furniture, more maintenance, and more time. A smaller space takes less time to design, install, and care for and makes it easier for gardeners to take advantage of every...
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Outstanding American Gardens: A Celebration: 25 Years of the Garden Conservancy

Page Dickey · Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Format: Hardcover

The Garden Conservancy is celebrating its 25th anniversary with this beautifully illustrated book that documents a selection of the outstanding public and private gardens it has worked with since its founding in 1989. The book showcases eight gardens the conservancy has helped preserve...
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The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: The Essential Guide to Planting and Pruning Techniques, Third Edition

Tracy Disabato-Aust · Timber Press
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

"This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice." - Real Simple Gardeners everywhere have benefited from the trusty advice, reassuring tone, and helpful illustrations of The Well-Tended Perennial Garden. Now this completely revised third edition introduces a new generation...
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Container Gardens: Over 200 Fresh Ideas for Indoor and Outdoor Inspired Plantings

The Editors of Southern Living Magazine · Oxmoor House
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Lack of space? Lack of time? No gardening experience? Need inspiration? No matter the issue, Southern Living magazine has the answer so that anyone can have a beautiful garden year-round using the brand's newest book on container gardening. Container Gardens is a smart and sensible guide...
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domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home

Domino. · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

From the editors of domino magazine comes your essential guide to discovering your personal style and creating a space you love.Since launching in 2005, domino has attracted a fiercely loyal following, which looks to the brand as the definitive source for decorating and style. The brand's...
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Victory Gardens for Bees: A DIY Guide to Saving the Bees

Lori Weidenhammer · Douglas and McIntyre
Pages: 226
Format: Print book

Who knew modern civilization may be brought down, not by plagues or war, but by bees? Or, more correctly, by no bees? This book investigates the growing problem of bee mortality and offers practical measures we can all take to help. In ecological terms, bees play a critical role in the survival...
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Butterfly Gardening: The North American Butterfly Association Guide

Jane Hurwitz · Princeton University Press
Pages: 288
Format: Flexibound

An indispensable and lavishly illustrated guide to creating a garden that attracts and sustains butterfliesButterfly gardening creates habitats that support butterflies, connecting us with some of the most beautiful creatures in the natural world and bringing new levels of excitement and joy to gardening....
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Clean My Space: The Secret to Cleaning Better, Faster, and Loving Your Home Every Day

MELISSA MAKER · Avery Publishing Group
Pages: 298
Format: Print book

The wildly popular YouTube star behind Clean My Space presents the breakthrough solution to cleaning better with less effort Melissa Maker is beloved by fans all over the world for her completely re-engineered approach to cleaning. As the dynamic new authority on home and living, Melissa...
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Plumbing

Steve Cory · The Taunton Press
Pages: 249
Format: Print book

Stanley's Plumbing: A Homeowner's Guide is a comprehensive, visual handbook packed with step-by-step photographs and authoritative, reliable information. Eventually, every homeowner needs to repair, replace, or upgrade a plumbing fixture. Save heaps of money by learning how to do it yourself....
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