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New Landscaping Ideas that Work

Julie Moir Messervy · Taunton Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

The most comprehensive source of inspired design ideas and practical solutions for all landscaping and outdoor living spaces. Practical design advice as well as over 350 innovative ideas combine to give homeowners the only sourcebook they'll need to make smart design, buying, and installation...
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Tiny House Basics: A Guide to Living the Good Life in Small Spaces

Joshua Engberg · Mango
Pages: 204
Format: Print book

Tiny House Basics is an adventure! In their debut book, tiny house experts Shelley and Joshua Engberg show you how you can join the revolution to downsize without giving up everything you hold dear. This is not about downsizing drastically or giving up a lot of your necessities for a comfortable...
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Making House: Designers at Home

Dominic Bradbury · Rizzoli
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

This book celebrates inventive and inspired homes that are at once original and the product of visionary designers at the height of their powers. Making House features the houses and apartments of leading interior, furniture, and product designers - homes by designers, as designed for themselves...
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The Permaculture Promise: What Permaculture Is and How It Can Help Us Reverse Climate Change, Build a More Resilient Future on Earth, and Revitalize Our Communities

Jono Neiger · Storey Books
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Permaculture is a sustainability buzzword, but many people wonder what it actually means and why it is relevant. Originally coined by combining the words permanent and agriculture, permaculture has evolved into an optimistic approach connecting all the systems of human life: gardening,...
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The Life In Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity

Reeser Manley · Tilbury House Publishers
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Gardeners can play a significant role in helping to sustain native plant diversity and providing refuge for threatened species of insects and sanctuary for birds, amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals.Horticulture experts Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto share their own experiences...
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Sidewalk Gardens of New York

Alicia Whittaker · Monacelli Press
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

"New York City looks nothing - nothing - like it did just a decade and a half ago. It's a place of newly gorgeous waterfront promenades, of trees, tall grasses and blooming flowers on patches of land and peninsulas of concrete and even stretches of rail tracks that were blighted...
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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, can be done.Sue...
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Branches & Blooms: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Magical Centerpieces, Wreaths, Garlands, and Other Unexpected Arrangements

Alethea Harampolis · Artisan
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

(Originally published in hardcover as The Wreath Recipe Book) Alethea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo, authors of The Flower Recipe Book and founders of Studio Choo, provide more than 100 step-by-step projects to make with flowering and leafy branches. In the spring, readers can create a cherry...
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English Houses: Inspirational Interiors from City Apartments to Country Manor Houses

Ben Pentreath · Ryland
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

In this timeless and beautiful book, renowned architectural and interior designer, writer, shop-keeper and blogger Ben Pentreath presents a fresh and insightful overview of the classic English style.Visiting 12 very different homes, Ben explores and appraises the unique spirit of the English...
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Detox Your Home: A Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life and Bringing Health into Your Home

Christine Dimmick · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 196
Format: Hardcover

Cancer affects 1 in 2 persons, and nearly everyone has an autoimmune-related disease or allergy. We live in a world where the incidence of illness grows as fast as the GDP. Industrialization has created a world that puts products before human and environmental health. Exercise and eating...
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101 Essential Tips: Growing Vegetables

DK · DK
Format: Paperback

Whether you're growing vegetables in a container garden, you have a dedicated plot outside, or you're an advanced gardener looking to add to your knowledge, 101 Essential Tips: Growing Vegetables has something for you. Supplement your diet and add healthy food while you develop...
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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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Open House: Reinventing Space for Simple Living

AMANDA PAYS · Gibbs Smith
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Transforming older homes into modern, functional, open spaces filled with natural light. Author Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen share ideas for remodeling older homes to create modern, open floor plans while sharing lessons learned along the way. Topics include tricks of seeing through...
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Modern Vintage Style

Emily Chalmers · Ryland Peters & Small
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

In Modern Vintage Style, Emily Chalmers - interiors stylist and owner of hip boutique Caravan - shows how using vintage items in a contemporary context can introduce humor, flair, and personality to any home. Think antique and brand new, machine-made and handcrafted, shiny smooth and distressed,...
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Kitchen Ideas You Can Use, Updated Edition: The Latest Styles, Appliances, Features and Tips for Renovating Your Kitchen

Chris Peterson · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

From the latest in backsplashes to elegant faucet fixtures, Kitchen Ideas You Can Use, Updated Edition helps you create the kitchen of your dreams. The kitchen is one of the most popular DIY home renovation projects, with simple upgrades and wholesale renovations both contributing to the value...
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