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The Magic of Children's Gardens: Inspiring Through Creative Design

Lolly Tai · Temple University Press
Pages: 359
Format: Hardcover

Children's gardens are magical places where kids can interact with plants, see where food and fibers grow, and experience the role of birds, butterflies, and bees in nature. These gardens do more than just expose youngsters to outdoor environments, they also provide marvelous teaching...
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Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live

Rob Dunn · Basic Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets in our basementsEven when the floors are sparkling clean and the house seems silent, our domestic domain is wild beyond imagination. In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn introduces us to the nearly...
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Ground Rules: 100 Easy Lessons for Growing a More Glorious Garden

Kate Frey · Timber Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

100 rules to garden by Gardening doesn't have to be difficult, and Kate Frey - expert gardener and designer - makes it easier than ever with her new book, Ground Rules. Frey distills the vital lessons gardening into 100 simple rules that will yield a gorgeous, healthy, and thriving...
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Starting & Saving Seeds: Grow the Perfect Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers for Your Garden

Julie Thompson-Adolf · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Grow fabulous food and flowers from seeds, then save seeds to make next year's garden even better. Creating dinner from food you've grown provides a fantastic sense of accomplishment. Now, imagine the pleasure of starting plants from seeds, tending them, planting them in your...
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Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Bring Out the Best in Your Child and You

Julie Morgenstern · Holt Paperbacks
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

The bestselling organizational guru takes on the ultimate time-management challenge -- parenting, from toddlers to teens -- with concrete ways to structure and spend true quality time with your kids. Would you ever take a job without a job description, let alone one that requires a lifetime...
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Grave Landscapes: The Nineteenth-Century Rural Cemetery Movement

James R. Cothran · University of South Carolina Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

During the Industrial Revolution people flocked to American cities. Overcrowding in these areas led to packed urban graveyards that were not only unsightly, but were also a source of public health fears. The solution was a revolutionary new type of American burial ground located in the countryside...
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Climate-Wise Landscaping: Practical Actions for a Sustainable Future

SUSAN REED · New Society Publishers
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Predictions about future effects of climate change range from mild to dire - but we're already seeing warmer winters, hotter summers, and more extreme storms. Proposed solutions often seem expensive and complex, and can leave us as individuals at a loss, wondering what, if anything,...
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New York Splendor: The City's Most Memorable Rooms

Wendy Moonan · Rizzoli
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Design authority Wendy Moonan takes the reader on a tour of some of New York City's finest residential rooms--past and present.The selection of interiors is about the "wow" factor--New York residential spaces that elicit gasps of pleasure and surprise when first seen. Some...
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Orchids Handbook: A Practical Guide to the Care and Cultivation to 35 Orchid Species and Types

Michael Tibbs · CompanionHouse Books
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Welcome to the Fascinating World of Orchids Growing orchids has never been more popular. Here is everything you always wanted to know about growing and caring for orchids, packed into one fascinating, easy-to-use volume. Orchids Handbook provides the beginner with commonsense advice on getting...
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Outdoor Paint Techniques and Faux Finishes, Revised Edition: 25 Great Outdoor Finishes for Plaster, Wood, Cement, Metal, and Stone

MARINAHENNIGSLOUISE NIVEN · Creative Homeowner
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

This practical guide to exterior decorating will inspire both beginning and more advanced decorators to revitalize your outdoor environment!25 weatherproof paint effects ideal for external walls, floors, and woodwork in your garden, patio, or porch5 surface options: plaster, cement, wood,...
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