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Fine Gardening Beds & Borders: design ideas for gardens large and small

Editors & Contributors of Fine Gardening · Taunton Press

A collection of the most popular design ideas, planting solutions, and quick front- and backyard fixes that the editors of Fine Gardening have to offer. Fine Gardening Beds and Borders offers easy planting solutions for creating gardens that add color and texture, help zone a property,...
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Modern Country: Inspiring interiors for contemporary country living

Caroline Clifton-Mogg · Jacqui Small LLP; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The countryside remains a vital part of French life, but that does not mean that French country houses are set in decorative aspic. When designing modern houses, it is natural to employ contemporary design solutions, but these same types of solution and innovations work equally as well...
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House Beautiful Quick Changes: Fresh Looks for Every Room

House Beautiful (Editor) · Hearst
Format: Hardcover

Become a “quick change” artist, with the first in a brand-new series from House Beautiful!This stunningly photographed book brims with simple, smart suggestions for transforming any room in your house—and outdoor spaces too. Each chapter covers a different technique or style,...
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The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture: Creating an Edible Ecosystem

Christopher Shein · Timber Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Once a fringe topic, permaculture is moving to the mainstream as gardeners who are ready to take their organic gardening to the next level are discovering the wisdom of a simple system that emphasizes the idea that by taking care of the earth, the earth takes care of you. The Vegetable...
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A Beautiful Mess Happy Handmade Home: Painting, Crafting, and Decorating a Cheerful, More Inspiring Space

Elsie Larson · Potter Style

Step inside the world of Elsie and Emma, the sisters behind the décor blog A Beautiful Mess. With tiny budgets and a crafty, can-do attitude, they overhauled each room in their first homes with DIY projects using family photos, vibrant fabrics, flea-market finds, and affordable furniture....
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Teaming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition

Jeff Lowenfels · Timber Press

Just as he demystified the soil food web in his ground-breaking book Teaming with Microbes, in this new work Jeff Lowenfels explains the basics of plant nutrition from an organic gardener's perspective. Where Teaming with Microbes used adeptly used microbiology; Teaming with Nutrients...
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How to Grow Fruits, Vegetables & Houseplants Without Soil: The Secrets of Hydroponic Gardening Revealed

Rick Helweg · Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.

Dirt-free, low-cost, space-saving, low in pesticides, and environmentally friendly, hydroponic gardening the art of growing plants without any soil is a method already used by millions for growing healthy, vibrant plants by everyday gardeners. In Greek, hydro translates to water and ponos...
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Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste: Heirloom Seed Savers in Appalachia

Bill Best , · Ohio University Press; 1 edition

The Brown Goose, the White Case Knife, Oras Speckled Bean, Radiator Charlies Mortgage Lifter?—?these are just a few of the heirloom fruits and vegetables youll encounter in Bill Bests remarkable history of seed saving and the people who preserve both unique flavors and the Appalachian...
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What's Wrong With My Fruit Garden?: 100% Organic Solutions for Berries, Trees, Nuts, Vines, and Tropicals

David Deardorff · Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Its the question most commonly heard in every garden whats wrong with my? And with the bestselling Whats Wrong With My Plant? and Whats Wrong With My Vegetable Garden?, weve answered it for flower borders, perennial gardens, and vegetable beds. Whats next? One of the most challenging parts...
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The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach

Ben Falk · Chelsea Green Publishing

The Resilient Farm and Homestead is a manual for developing durable, beautiful, and highly functional human habitat systems fit to handle an age of rapid transition. Ben Falk is a land designer and site developer whose permaculture-research farm has drawn national attention. The site is a terraced...
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