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Organize Your Way: Simple Strategies for Every Personality

KATIE MCMENAMIN · Sterling
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Stressing over the mess? Discover YOUR personal organizing style - and stay organized forever! Organization isn't one-size-fits-all. Different people need different solutions. Fortunately, Katie and Kelly McMenamin - the organizing gurus behind PixiesDidIt!® - have found the key to making...
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The Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Patio, Terrace, Backyard & Courtyard Gardening: An Inspiring Sourcebook Of Classic And Contemporary Garden ... Outdoor Spaces Of Every Shape And Size

JENNY CLIFTON · Lorenz Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Packed with ideas, examples and advice, with 60 projects, case-studies, plant lists and 850 photographs.
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Gardening Under Lights: The Complete Guide for Indoor Growers

LESLIE F HALLECK · Timber Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Gardening Under Lights details everything a gardener or hobbyist needs to know to garden indoors. Part One starts with the basics of photosynthesis, the science of light, and how to accurately measure how much light a plant needs. Part Two provides an overview of the most up-to-date tools...
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Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency: Grow Edibles * Raise Animals * Live Off the Grid * DIY

Cool Springs Press · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

DIY the self-sufficient way with over 60 detailed projects.Get ready to be self-sufficient.Whether tackling the garden, raising animals, learning more about alternative energy, or bettering your storage and preservation, Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency is the perfect starting...
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Practical Cactus and Succulent Book: The Definitive Guide to Choosing, Displaying, and Caring for more than 200 Cacti

Fran Bailey · DK
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Choose the right plant from 200 varieties of cacti and succulents, and learn how to grow and show them off with help from this comprehensive guide.How can you encourage your bunny ear cactus to flower and flourish? What is the best method for propagating an Echeveria or Kalanchoe? What...
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Architects' Homes

Bethany Patch · Images Publishing Dist Ac
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

This stunning book takes a rare glimpse into the intriguing and unique homes of some of the world's best-known architects. How do these architects design their own private domains? How do their furnishing styles impact on the structural integrity of the space? How do these individuals...
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Bug-Free Organic Gardening: Controlling Pest Insects without Chemicals

Anna Hess · Skyhorse
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback

Put down those harmful sprays and learn natural pest control! Are you sick and tired of pesky insects in your garden? Do you want to stay away from pesticides and harmful poisons that could be hazardous to your health and your garden? If you answered yes to both of those questions, Bug-Free...
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Camper Rehab: A Guide to Buying, Repairing, and Upgrading Your Travel Trailer

Chris Peterson · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Old campers have an appeal that reaches back in time and can send your imagination soaring. Let's face it: they are cool. Who hasn't seen one parked on a boulevard with a "for sale" sign and pictured it bouncing along behind the family car, ready for adventure and fun?...
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Home: The Best of The New York Times Home Section: The Way We Live Now

Noel Millea · Rizzoli
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Appealing and innovative houses that show creativity, ingenuity, and design savvy for all homeowners today. With striking photographs and compelling stories from its vast home-design archive, the editors of the New York Times's beloved Home section offer a look at how contemporary...
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Good Housekeeping Simple Cleaning Wisdom: 450 Easy Shortcuts for a Fresh & Tidy Home

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. · Hearst
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

This Good Housekeeping guide is so simple and smart it will make you WANT to clean! Get a sparkling home in a snap! Whether you're a cleaning enthusiast or a procrastinator, you're in luck, because no one knows how to keep a home fresh and tidy like the experts at Good Housekeeping....
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The Flower Book

Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Presented in a slipcase and perfect for gift-giving, The Flower Book explores 60 flowers, bloom-by-bloom in stunning portraiture. Lush macrophotography allows readers to see the details of each featured flower up close, from the amaryllis in spring, snapdragon in summer, and dahlia in fall...
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Mad About the House: A Decorating Handbook

KATE WATSON-SMYTH · Pavilion
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Expanding her award-winning blog of the same name, Kate Watson-Smyth shares her wealth of experience in buying, selling, and decorating houses to demonstrate how to make the most of every inch of the space you have. Packed full of ideas for every home and every budget, Kate will take readers...
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Urban Garden Design

Kate Gould · Kyle Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

A stunning guide for gardeners keen to transform small and awkward outdoor spaces into beautiful and practical escapes.From courtyards to rooftops, Kate Gould draws on her experience as an award-winning garden designer to provide tailored solutions and inspirational ideas.Covering topics...
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How to Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip

Hitha Palepu · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

It's time to pack perfect. Every trip, every time. Your journey starts here. When you travel, the journey is just as important as the destination - and packing is the first step. In How to Pack, Hitha Palepu, a former consultant who has traveled more than 500,000 cumulative miles...
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Hypertufa Containers: Creating and Planting an Alpine Trough Garden

LORI CHIPS · Timber Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Hypertufa containers - also known as troughs - are rustic, striking, versatile, and perfect for small, Alpine plants. A mix of cement, perlite, peat, and water, they are simple and affordable to make at home. Hypertufa Containers details everything a home gardeners needs to know to make...
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