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A Place to Call Home: Tradition, Style, and Memory in the New American House
Gil Schafer, III. · Rizzoli
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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For award-winning architect Gil Schafer, the most successful houses are the ones that celebrate the small moments of life - houses with timeless charm that are imbued with memory and anchored in a distinct sense of place. Essentially, Schafer believes a house is truly successful when the people... |
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The Reason for Flowers: Their History, Culture, Biology, and How They Change Our Lives
Stephen Buchmann · Scribner
Pages: 342
Format: Print book
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Cultural history at its best - the engaging, lively, and definitive story of the beauty, sexuality, ecology, myths, lore, and economics of the world's flowers, written by a passionately devoted author and scientist, and illustrated with his stunning photographs.Flowers, and the fruits that... |
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The Plant Lover's Guide to Ferns
Sue Olsen · Timber Press
Format: Hardcover
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Ferns are renowned for their diversity and shade tolerance. But these captivating foliage plants can also play many different roles in the garden. They add rich texture and detail to shady landscapes, and are perfect for softening edges and creating pleasing transitions. Their often brilliantly... |
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Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants
Jane Goodall · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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Renowned naturalist and bestselling author Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world. In her wise and elegant new book, Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm for botany to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around... |
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Southern Coastal Living: Stylish Lowcountry Homes by J Banks Design
Joni Vanderslice · Gibbs Smith
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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"The first book on the award-winning J Banks Design Group reveals the luxurious but relaxed home and lifestyle on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. " Attention to detail. Luxury without pretense. Lifestyle Design. Casual elegance. These are the standards that J Banks Design... |
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Private Gardens of Paris
· Flammarion
Format: Hardcover
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An exclusive glimpse into the hidden world of secret Parisian gardens. A hidden landscape lies behind Paris’s urban facades. Whether grandiose or modest, manicured or untended, these secret gardens, rarely seen by casual passersby, are timeless enclaves that provide verdant refuge... |
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Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control
Jessica Walliser · Timber Press
Pages: 240
Format: Book
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It may seem counterintuitive to want bugs in a garden, but insects are indeed valuable garden companions. Especially those species known for eating the bugs that eat plants. Assassin bugs, damsel bugs, and predatory stink bugs are all carnivores that devour the bugs that dine on a garden.Attracting... |
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The Book of Orchids: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World
Mark W Chase · University Of Chicago Press
Pages: 656
Format: Hardcover
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One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Yet orchids retain an air of exotic mystery - and they remain remarkably misunderstood and underappreciated. The orchid family contains an astonishing array of colors, forms, and smells that captivate growers from all walks of life... |
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The Plant Lover's Guide to Tulips
Richard Wilford · Timber Press, 2015.
Pages: 222
Format: Print book
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Tulips steal the show in spring when their bright, finely cut flowers light up the garden. Their incredible color range includes almost every imaginable hue from pure white through pastels, rich reds and purples to near black, while their shapes are equally varied and may be short-stemmed,... |
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Gardener of Versailles: My Life in the World's Grandest Garden
Alain Baraton · Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Pages: 290
Format: Hardcover
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INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards -- 2014 FinalistFor gardening aficionados and Francophiles, a love letter to the Versailles Palace and grounds, from the man who knows them best. In Alain Baraton's Versailles, every grove tells a story. As the gardener-in-chief, Baraton lives on its grounds,... |
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