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Fox-Nahem: The Design Vision of Joe Nahem

Anthony Iannacci · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 271
Format: Hardcover

Over 30 years, Joe Nahem of Fox-Nahem has built a reputation for creating classic, contemporary, bespoke, and highly creative interior designs. The first book on his career, Fox-Nahem presents his most luxurious, exuberant, and refined interiors that showcase his own personal vision of modernism....
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The Gardener's Garden: Midi Format

TOBY MUSGRAVE · PHAIDON
Pages: 472
Format: Print book

The inspirational resource for garden designers and garden-lovers - now available in a compelling compact format.The ultimate garden book - both a collection of gardens from around the world and a resource for those seeking inspiration on garden design and planting. Featuring over 250 permanent...
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101 Organic Gardening Hacks: Eco-friendly Solutions to Improve Any Garden

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

Create simple solutions for growing organic gardens!The word "hack" has a multitude of meanings these days, but if you ask garden author Shawna Coronado what a hack is, she might just wave her hand toward her own back yard. She could be pointing at the garden bench she created...
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The Secret Gardeners: Britain's Creatives Reveal Their Private Sanctuaries

VICTORIA SUMMERLEY · Frances Lincoln
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The Secret Gardeners is a captivating photographic portrait of the private gardening passions of 25 of the UKs foremost artists, designers, actors, producers, composers, playwrights, sculptors and musicians. Accompanying meaty essays explaining the owners inspiration and passion are photographs...
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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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House Jungle: Turn Your Home into a Plant-Filled Paradise!

Annie Dornan-Smith · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback

House Jungle is a joyful, illustrated introduction to indoor gardening, presented with a decorator's eye. The vibrant drawings and hand-lettered text of author-illustrator Annie Dornan-Smith show how to prepare the perfect container and select plants based not only on their light and watering...
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Hot Color, Dry Garden: Inspiring Designs and Vibrant Plants for Year-Round Beauty

NAN STERMAN · Timber Press
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback

Dry weather defines the southwest, and it's getting dryer. A water becomes more precious, our gardens suffer. If we want to keep gardening, we need to revolutionize our plant choices and garden practices. Hot Color, Dry Garden provides home gardeners wit a joyful, color-filled way to exuberantly...
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Hygge & West Home: Design for a Cozy Life

Christiana Coop · Chronicle Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Tastemakers Christiana and Aimee of Hygge & West know that the key to making a house into a home is in the decoration - whether that means embracing natural elements, creating cozy spaces, making room for family, or finding your own personal charm in every space. Hygge & West Home...
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Outdoor Woodworking

GMC Editors · GMC Publications
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

Outdoor Woodworking is an impressive new title containing over 30 projects, all ideal for the garden, patio or deck. There are some projects ideal for those just starting out in woodworking and others that will challenge even the experienced woodworker. All of the projects include clear...
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Dahlias: Beautiful Varieties for Home & Garden

Naomi Slade · Gibbs Smith
Pages: 236
Format: Hardcover

Fall blooms for an explosion of color in the garden. The dahlia is a fabulous cutting flower for the home garden. Cut one bloom, and ten more appear on the plant. Blooming late summer to the first frost of autumn, this native of Mexico provides explosions of color in home gardens. The author's...
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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

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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Planting for Honeybees: The Grower's Guide to Creating a Buzz

Sarah Wyndham-Lewis · Quadrille Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Of the 25,000 known species of bee worldwide, only seven species are honeybees. Bees and plants have a sophisticated and delicate symbiosis. In recent years, the shrinking of green spaces has endangered the honeybee. Now Planting for Honeybees shows you how you can help these delightful...
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Popular Mechanics How to Fix Anything: Essential Home Repairs Anyone Can Do

POPULAR MECHANICS. · Hearst
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

For any home repair, big or small, homeowners can turn to this practical and portable reference. Got a squeaky floor or a rattling door? Is your grout a color you don't recognize anymore? From quick fixes like linking broken chains and patching drywall to more involved projects like replacing...
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The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse: How to Design and Build a Net-Zero Energy Greenhouse

Lindsey Schiller · New Society
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Fresh, local nutrient-dense fruits vegetables are hard to find in winter in cold climates. Growing warm-weather crops like tomatoes, bananas, avocados, and other perennials is nearly impossible using conventional structures. The solution for millions of backyard and small-scale commercial...
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English Arts & Crafts Furniture: Projects & Techniques for the Modern Maker

Nancy R Hiller · Popular Woodworking Books
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

"Arts & Crafts" has come to be a name for a style of decorative arts, but just try to pin it down. It's a huge challenge, because it encompasses such a broad variety of work. Early pieces, such as some of those by William Morris, draw from more ornate Victorian artifacts....
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