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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Small-Space Gardening

Chris McLaughlin · Alpha
Pages: 331
Format: Print book

* Creative strategies for gardens on balconies, ledges, fire escapes, planting beautiful borders and walkways, kids gardens, and much more
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Harvest: Unexpected Projects Using 47 Extraordinary Garden Plants

Stefani Bittner · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Harvest is a beautifully photographed guide to growing, harvesting, and utilizing 47 unexpected garden plants to make organic pantry staples, fragrances, floral arrangements, beverages, cocktails, beauty products, and more.Every garden--not just vegetable plots--can produce a bountiful...
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Ask the Bugman: Environmentally Safe Ways to Control Household Pests

Richard Fagerlund · University of New Mexico Press
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback

You open the kitchen cabinet, reach for the jar of peanut butter, and there on its top are mice droppings. What's the safest means to be rid of the mice? In Ask the Bugman, Board Certified Entomologist Richard Fagerlund offers advice on pest control drawn from answers to commonly asked...
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Trowel and Error: Over 700 Tips, Remedies and Shortcuts for the Gardener

Sharon Lovejoy · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Ever since she was old enough to help her grandmother in the garden, Sharon Lovejoy has spent her life working with plants--and along the way, through "trowel and error," she's accumulated hundreds and hundreds of remedies, tips, short-cuts, and cure-alls. Now Ms. Lovejoy--author...
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The New Terrarium: Creating Beautiful Displays for Plants and Nature

Tovah Martin · Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

If you live in the city but want to be close to nature . . . If you call the countryside home but have no time to step outside . . .If you are confined to an office fifty hours a week . . . If your home needs the soothing touch of the natural world . . . In The New Terrarium, Tovah Martin,...
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American Horticultural Society Practical Guides: Hanging Baskets

DK Publishing · DK ADULT; 1st edition
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback

This new generation of compact, attractive handbooks solves garden problems and showcases important plant groups. Endorsed by the American Horticultural Society, every handbook includes clear instruction and full-color photographs to help inspire confidence and ensure success.
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Prints Charming by Madcap Cottage: Create Absolutely Beautiful Interiors with Prints & Patterns

John Loecke · Abrams
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Layers of pattern bring serious style to any interior - and the pages of every shelter magazine currently feature this well-loved look. This bright, lively interior design book is like no other: it shows readers how to choose and use pattern (whether on upholstered furniture, walls, and floors,...
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Perennials: The Gardener's Reference

Susan Carter · Timber Press
Format: Illustrated]

Perennials play a central role in today's gardens. Choosing specific plants, however, can be daunting. Is this plant hardy in my area? How big does it get? When does it bloom? Perennials: A Gardener's Reference answers these and many other questions for more than 2,700 species and cultivars...
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And I Shall Have Some Peace There: Trading in the Fast Lane for My Own Dirt Road

Margaret Roach · Grand Central
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover

Margaret Roach worked at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia for 15 years, serving as Editorial Director for the last 6. She first made her name in gardening, writing a classic gardening book among other things. She now has a hugely popular gardening blog, "A Way to Garden." But despite...
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The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Contentment, Comfort, and Connection

Louisa Thomsen Brits · Plume
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

When life gets hectic, work grows stressful, and the days fly by, unplug and tune in. Hygge (hoo-gah) is a Danish word but a universal feeling of being warm, safe, comforted, and sheltered - an experience of belonging to the moment and to each other. Hygge anchors us, reminding us to slow...
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