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Once Upon a Farm: Lessons on Growing Love, Life, and Hope on a New Frontier

Rory Feek · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Sometimes, it's not only what we plant but where we're planted.

Now raising their 3-year old daughter, Indiana, alone, after Joey's passing, Rory Feek digs deep into the soil of his life and career to share the choices made and lessons learned that helped turn a middle Tennessee...

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Discoveries in the Garden

James B Nardi · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

New softcover
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How to Raise a Plant: and Make It Love You Back

Morgan Doane · Laurence King Publishing
Pages: 112
Format: Flexibound

Aimed at a new generation of indoor gardening enthusiasts, this book is a perfect guide for anyone keen to see their plant offspring thrive. Gaining ground on food and pet photos on social media, plants have found popularity in the small home, and are being proclaimed the new stars of Instagram....
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How to Propagate 375 Plants: A Practical Guide to Propagating Your Own Flowers, Foliage Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Climbers, Wet-Loving Plants, Bog and Water Plants, Vegetables and Herbs

RICHARD ROSENFELD · Lorenz Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Plants propagate themselves naturally in the wild, using all kinds of ingenious techniques. This practical book explains the most effective techniques for propagating hundreds of different types of plants. The book begins with growing plants from seed, covering everything from lettuces...
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Musings of an Energy Nerd: Toward an Energy-Efficient Home

Martin Holladay · The Taunton Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

In this fascinating collection of postings from his popular "Musings of an Energy Nerd" blog, Green Building Advisor's Martin Holladay cuts through the hype and myths about energy efficiency, sustainability, and green building to present the very best ways to make your home...
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Micro Living: 40 Innovative Tiny Houses Equipped for Full-Time Living, in 400 Square Feet or Less

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

For everyone who's ever dreamed of simplifying their life and downsizing their home, Micro Living offers an insider's look at what tiny house living is really like.

Best-selling author and tiny house enthusiast Derek "Deek" Diedricksen profiles 40 tiny - but practical...
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How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged

DK PUBLISHING. · DK
Pages: 142
Format: Hardcover

Can't keep a houseplant alive, no matter how hard you try and how good your intentions are? This is the book for you. You need this book. Give plants a chance.

Help your plant live with survival tips and learn the simple ways not to kill your plants.With over 50 different types...

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Black & Decker Complete Guide to Bathrooms 5th Edition: Dazzling Upgrades & Hardworking Improvements You Can Do Yourself

Cool Springs Press · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

BLACK+DECKER Complete Guide to Bathrooms brings you design advice, how-to instructions, and all the facts you need to achieve the bathroom of your dreams on your own.

This fifth edition of the perennial bestseller from the BLACK+DECKER Complete Guide series covers all the bases...

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Private Italian Gardens

PAOLO PEJRONE · Electa
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

A must-have for garden lovers, this stunning book introduces private Italian properties never before seen by an international public. Located on the properties of well-known Italian families, such as the Agnellis, the thirteen gardens showcased in this book are the creations of one of Italy's...
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The Art of the Natural Home

Rebecca Sullivan · Kyle Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

This book is perfect for those interested in sustainability, natural products and mindfulness. It's all about taking the time to create your own homemade products, from facemasks to floor polish and from medicinal honey to massage oil. Taking inspiration from her grandmother's generation,...
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Wiring, Updated 7th Edition: Current with 2017-2020 Electrical Codes

COOL SPRINGS PRESS. · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 335
Format: Paperback

BLACK+DECKER's latest edition of the bestselling home-improvement book in North America for more than a decade is completely updated to conform to 2017-2020 national electrical codes.

For more than ten years, BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Wiring has been the bestselling...
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The Seasons of My Mother: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers

Marcia Gay Harden · Atria Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In this poetic and inspiring memoir, one of America's most revered actresses uses the imagery of flowers and the art of Ikebana to depict the unique creative bond that she has had with her mother throughout the years - and how, together, they are facing her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's...
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Cambridge College Gardens

Tim Richardson · White Lion Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

For students and alumni, their families, Cambridge locals and for lovers of private gardens, Tim Richardson's book on the most exquisite gardens in and around the university of Cambridge's colleges combines brilliant research and elegant prose with stunning photography by Clive...
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The Weaving Explorer: Ingenious Techniques, Accessible Tools & Creative Projects for Working with Yarn, Paper, Wire & More

Deborah Jarchow · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Weaving is a highly accessible craft - over, under is the basic technique - but the stumbling block for many would-be weavers has been the high cost of a commercial loom. The Weaving Explorer removes that barrier, inviting crafters and artists to try out an amazing range of techniques...
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Organization Hacks: Over 350 Simple Solutions to Organize Your Home in No Time!

CARRIE HIGGINS · Adams Media
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Fix your cluttered cabinets, overflowing drawers, and messy living areas with these tips, tricks, and project ideas from Carrie Higgins, the organization expert of the Making Lemonade blog.

Carrie Higgins has made it her mission to share fresh ideas for the home on her blog...
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