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Landscaping with Edible Plants in Texas: Design and Cultivation

Cheryl Beesley · Texas A&M University Press
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback

In this complete reference to integrating edible plants into a wide range of private and public landscapes, landscape designer Cheryl Beesley thoroughly answers the questions of how to plant, where to plant, and what to plant. She covers garden layout, bed construction, and fencing options...
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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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The Complete Book of Home Cleaning: 276 Green & Natural Tips, Tricks, and Strategies for a Clean & Happy Space

Toni Hammersley · Weldon Owen
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

The follow-up to the bestselling Complete Book of Home Organization, the Complete Book of Home Cleaning is a foolproof, eco-friendly guide to cleaning your home. From establishing routines, making schedules, and DIYing green cleaning solutions to help keep every area of your home neat,...
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Built-Ins Idea Book

Heather J Paper · Taunton Press
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Built-ins make a house more functional, livable, personal, and comfortable. A smaller kitchen with well-placed built-ins can be more efficient and inviting than a great big kitchen. A bathroom may become instantly more useful and less cramped with the addition of just one or two well-placed...
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Southwest Gardener's Handbook: Your Complete Guide: Select, Plan, Plant, Maintain, Problem-Solve - Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Southern Nevada, Utah

Diana Maranhao · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Intermediate to advanced home gardeners who are interested in learning how to be even more successful in their Southwest garden need this book on their bookshelves!This handbook offers information about how to select plants best-suited for arid Southwest environments (states which include...
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The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books

Marta McDowell · Timber Press
Pages: 390
Format: Hardcover

"For gardeners, botanists, and fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder, this book looks at the beloved Little House on the Prairie author's relationship to nature." - Publishers Weekly The universal appeal of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books springs from a life lived in partnership with the land,...
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Projects to Get You Off the Grid: Rain Barrels, Chicken Coops, and Solar Panels

Instructables.com · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Instructables is back with this compact book focused on a series of projects designed to get you thinking creatively about thinking green. Twenty Instructables illustrate just how simple it can be to make your own backyard chicken coop, or turn a wine barrel into a rainwater collector....
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New Bathroom Idea Book

Jamie Gold · Taunton Press
Pages: 217
Format: Paperback

The bathroom continues to be one area of the house that homeowners are willing to spend money on. This all-new edition of Bathroom Idea Book--a virtual designer's notebook of ideas, inspiration, and information--will bea homeowner's first step in turning a dream bath into a real one, whether...
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Black & Decker Small Space Workshops: How to Create & Use a Downsized Workshop. BONUS: 12 Complete Benchtop Projects

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

Are you a frustrated woodworker or crafter whose need to create is inhibited by a lack of space? If you have downsized from your large family home or simply chosen to take up residence in an apartment or condo, you don't have to give up on your dreams of working with your hands!With...
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Life Unstyled: How to embrace imperfection and create a home you love

Emily Henson · Ryland
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Life Unstyled is about taking inspiration from real homes that are beautiful, creative and inspiring but at the same time a little rough around the edges, with signs of everyday life evident throughout. We are bombarded by perfect interiors, images that aren't attainable because they have...
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Real Life Organizing: Clean and Clutter-Free in 15 Minutes a Day

Cas Aarssen · Mango
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback

#1 Amazon Best Seller!Real Life Organizing offers clutter free storage solutions and advice that can help you create a Pinterest worthy home on a small budget: Learn how to organize your home, simplify life and have more time for the things you love. Organizational expert Cassandra 'Cas'...
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The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: The Essential Guide to Planting and Pruning Techniques, Third Edition

Tracy Disabato-Aust · Timber Press
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

"This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice." - Real Simple Gardeners everywhere have benefited from the trusty advice, reassuring tone, and helpful illustrations of The Well-Tended Perennial Garden. Now this completely revised third edition introduces a new generation...
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Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist's Guide to Getting--and Staying--Organized

Amanda Sullivan · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 229
Format: Paperback

If you're looking to clean up but not clean out, if you want to declutter but don't want to throw out eighty percent of your stuff, if you want to be able to find matching socks in the morning but don't want a color-coded sock drawer, you've come to the right place. Organized Enough offers...
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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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Feels Like Home: A Practical Guide to Styling Your Space

Jason Grant · Hardie Grant Books
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover

Let acclaimed stylist and blogger Jason Grant show you how to transform your house into a beautiful home with this practical DIY guide to becoming your own interior stylist. Feels Like Home is a practical guide on how to become your own interior stylist and create beautiful spaces. Jason...
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