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The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens: Simple Steps for Healthy, Happy Hens

KATHY SHEA MORMINO · Voyageur Press
Pages: 176
Format: Flexibound

Internationally known as The Chicken Chick, Kathy Shea Mormino brings an informative style and fresh perspective on raising backyard chickens to millions of fans around the world. An attorney by profession, Kathy is the founder and one-woman creative force behind her wildly popular and award-winning...
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Studio: Creative Spaces for Creative People

Sally Coulthard · Jacqui Small
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Art, craft and all things homemade have never been more popular and the trend for working from home continues apace. But it can be tricky to carve out a space in your house that lets you indulge your passion or earn a living from your creativity. Studio and study spaces are special places...
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Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees: Gardening Alternatives to Nonnative Species

Charlotte Adelman · Ohio University Press
Pages: 430
Format: Paperback

In this companion volume to the bestselling The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Plants, Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz offer another indispensible guide to replacing nonnative plants with native alternatives. This time, their subject is the native woody...
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Cabin Living: Discovering the Simple American Getaway

The Editors of Cabin Living Magazine · Lyons Press
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback

A tour through America's favorite cabins Created in partnership with Cabin Living magazine.An inspirational celebration of one of America's icons. Handsomely designed with more than 300 color photographs. Cabin Living is a collection of twenty-five of the best stories covering legacy cabins,...
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The New Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Matthew Biggs · Firefly Books
Pages: 704
Format: Print book

Praise for the previous edition: "These three amazing authors have put together a must-have book for any vegetable grower." -- Washington Gardener "What is not included in this definitive and beautifully illustrated sourcebook on edible landscape?" -- The American...
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Essential Pruning Techniques: Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers

Tony Kirkham · Timber Press
Pages: 404
Format: Print book

A master class on pruning Pruning is an essential part of garden maintenance; it is necessary to regulate and control growth and to encourage flowering and fruiting on trees and shrubs. It is also one of the most difficult parts of garden maintenance. To prune well, gardeners must have...
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Let It Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life

Peter Walsh · Rodale
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Sorting through a lifetime's worth of accumulated possessions can be a daunting and stressful process that millions of Americans confront every year. The need to downsize often arises at a momentous life change, whether you're an empty nester or retiree selling your family home, a newlywed...
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The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving

Jared Zystro · Seed Savers Exchange
Format: Print book

Filled with advice for the home gardener and the more seasoned horticulturist alike, The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving provides straightforward instruction on collecting seed that is true-to-type and ready for sowing in next year's garden. In this comprehensive book,...
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Beth Webb: An Eye for Beauty: Rooms That Speak to the Senses

BETH WEBB · Rizzoli
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The first book from the acclaimed Atlanta interior designer, known for elegantly collected interiors. Beth Webb believes that regardless of who we are or what kind of style we prefer, beauty and comfort are paramount for any home. Because each room is an environment, her design elevates...
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Square Foot Gardening: Growing Perfect Vegetables: A Visual Guide to Raising and Harvesting Prime Garden Produce

Cool Springs Press · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Is It Ripe?Even the most experienced homegrowers get a little apprehensive when harvest time comes around. You've spent so much time and energy and money to grow beautiful produce and now the moment of reckoning is at hand. Savvy shoppers looking for the best produce have similar concerns...
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Living with Plants: A Guide to Indoor Gardening

Sophie Lee · Hardie Grant
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Houseplants offer the perfect solution to the urban dweller lacking in space - indoor and outdoor. They are an easy and exciting way to transform the look and feel of your home, even if you are living in a space no bigger than a shoebox. As well as improving the air quality of your home...
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Solar Rooftop DIY: The Homeowner's Guide to Installing Your Own Photovoltaic Energy System

Mike Sullivan · Countryman Press
Pages: 184
Format: Print book

The do-it-yourself guide for converting your home to solar power Solar energy is clean, efficient, sustainable -- and expensive. Or is it? Many homeowners simply assume that the cost of solar panels is out of their reach, but in reality, the technology is quickly becoming attainable for the middle...
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Country Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land

Editors Of Storey. · Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Pages: 1072
Format: Print book

Reminiscent in both spirit and design of the beloved Whole Earth Catalog, Country Wisdom & Know-How is an unprecedented collection of information on nearly 200 individual topics of country and self-sustained living. Compiled from the information in Storey Publishing's landmark series...
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Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms

Erin Benzakein · Chronicle Books
Pages: 308
Format: Print book

From Erin Benzakein, a leader in the locaflor farm-to-centerpiece movement and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm, Cut Flower Garden is equal parts instruction and inspiration - a book overflowing with lush photography of magnificent flowers and breathtaking arrangements...
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Idiot's Guides: Tiny House Designing, Building, & Living

ALPHA. · Alpha
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Do you have what it takes to live tiny? Take the first step to achieving the dream of designing, building, and living in a tiny house (typically between 100-400 square feet) . Idiot's Guides: Tiny House Designing, Building, and Living is the one-stop guide into this innovative concept...
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Modern Homesteading

LIVING THE COUNTRY LIFE. · Weldon Owen
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

An accessible guide for the aspiring modern homesteader from the craftsmen at Living the Country Life magazine! Grow your own crops, raise backyard animals, and preserve your bounty for the winter months and beyond. Once upon a time, people had a real connection with the land. Instead...
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