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The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife

Nancy Lawson · Princeton Architectural Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists...
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Crazy About Cacti and Succulents

Ray Rogers · Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Pages: 119
Format: Book

Cacti and succulents are among the most bizarre and beautiful plants a gardener can grow - and included here are some of the most remarkable of them all: stapeliads and ceropegias. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has brought together master gardeners from across the country, who show how easy...
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Mailboxes: 20 Unique Step-By-Step Projects

G. E. Novak · Storey Publishing, LLC; 1ST edition
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Mailbox projects to match any ability, interest, and locale for both post- and house-mounted boxes. Instructions include stenciling, sponging, and applying other decorative paints.
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Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs

Michael A. Dirr · Timber Press
Format: Book

With Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs and Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates, Michael Dirr set the gold standard for horticultural reference. This season, Timber Press is proud to publish his seminal work, Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs, the most comprehensive visual...
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The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds: 322 Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs

Robert E. Gough · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Learn how to collect, save, and cultivate the seeds from more than 300 vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers, trees, and shrubs. It’s easy, and it’s fun! Authors Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough thoroughly explain every step in the seed-saving process. Descriptions of seed...
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Wiring Simplified: Based on the 2017 National Electrical Code®

FREDERIC P HARTWELL · PARK PUB
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

This 45th edition - part of a series continuously published for more than 80 years and based on the 2017 National Electrical Code - is a handy instruction manual that has been used by generations of readers to learn the "why" as well as the "how-to" of wiring practices....
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The Gardener's Guide to Common-Sense Pest Control: Completely Revised and Updated

William Olkowski · Taunton Press
Pages: 391
Format: Print book

This important resource gives homeowners hundreds of environmentally effective ways to control garden pests. Here are all the no- to low-toxicity remedies for ridding lawns, gardens, and trees of destructive invaders. From microscopic organisms that case plant-killing blights to burrowing...
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Modernique: Inspiring Interiors Mixing Vintage and Modern Style

JULIA BUCKINGHAM · HARRY N ABRAMS
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

This is an irresistible guide for all who crave the elegance and ease of modern style combined with the warmth of tradition. For the countless readers who are eager to create a home with a modern look while still keeping treasured pieces, designer Julia Buckingham outlines how to mix old and new,...
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The Rooftop Growing Guide: How to Transform Your Roof into a Vegetable Garden or Farm

Annie Novak · Ten Speed Press, 2016.
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Tapping into the expanding market for rooftop farming and green roofs, this is the first stylish, easy-to-use book for urban gardeners interested in utilizing their roof space for growing food. If you'd like to grow your own food but don't think you have the space, look up! In urban and suburban...
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Tomorrow's Garden: Design and Inspiration for a New Age of Sustainable Gardening

Stephen Orr · Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

With a keen eye for aesthetics matched by a strong concern for the environment, garden expertStephen Orr has developed a sense of what a modern garden should be: small, visually pleasing, andresponsible. In Tomorrow’s Garden, he presents gardens in 14 American cities that have been...
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The New Bohemians: Cool and Collected Homes

Justina Blakeney · Stewart, Tabori and Chang; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In The New Bohemians, LA-based designer Justina Blakeney defines the New Bohemians as creative individuals who are boutique owners and bloggers, entrepreneurs and ex-pats, artists and urban farmers. They embrace free-spirited, no-rules lifestyles and apply that attitude to all areas of their...
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