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The Fine Art of Paper Flowers: A Guide to Making Beautiful and Lifelike Botanicals

TIFFANIE TURNER - Watson-Guptill
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring, practical and gorgeous guide to crafting the most realistic and artful paper flowers for arrangements, art, dcor, wearables and more, from San Francisco botanical artist Tiffanie Turner. The Fine Art of Paper Flowers is an elevated art and craft guide that features...
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Southern Living 50 Years: A Celebration of People, Places, and Culture

The Editors of Southern Living Magazine - Oxmoor House
Format: Print book

For the last 50 years, Southern Living magazine has reported on and photographed what makes the South so very unique and how it has evolved; it's distinct regions, its music, its homes, its gardens, its food, and most importantly, its people. Now, to mark its Golden Anniversary,...
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How to Grow Your Own Nuts: Choosing, Cultivating and Harvesting Nuts in Your Garden

Martin Crawford - Green Books
Format: Print book

This comprehensive book covers all aspects of growing, harvesting, processing and using nuts, based on forest gardening principles. Filled with gorgeous images of trees and nuts on the branch, as well as samples of nuts from different varieties, this book is essential reading for any nut-loving...
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100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive

Xerces Society. - Storey Books
Format: Print book

The international bee crisis is threatening our global food supply, but this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our pollinators. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation offers browsable profiles of 100 common flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees that attract...
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Root, Nurture, Grow: The Essential Guide to Propagating Houseplants

ROSE RAY - Quadrille Publishing
Format: Hardcover

You've created your own house of plants, so what's next? The authors of House of Plants follow up their successful debut book with Root, Nurture, Grow - a practical and detailed guide to propagating and sharing indoor plants.The stylish handbook shows you how to make the most of your favorite...
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The Inspired Houseplant: Transform Your Home with Indoor Plants from Kokedama to Terrariums and Water Gardens to Edibles

Jen Stearns - Sasquatch Books
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate go-to guide for aspiring indoor gardeners, this book offers inspiration and instruction to envision and create your own gorgeous in-home garden spaces.With plentiful images and a distinctly modern and sophisticated feel, this book imparts both easy-to-follow advice and creative...
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Encyclopedia of Garden Plants for Every Location: Featuring More Than 3,000 Plants

DK - DK
Format: Hardcover

Discover everything you need to transform your empty plot into a stunning garden oasis with this gardening encyclopedia.. This horticultural gem includes more than 2,000 recommendations from gardening experts and features valuable information and advice to expand on your gardening ideas....
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The Southeast Native Plant Primer: 225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden

Larry Mellichamp - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

Do you want a garden that makes a real difference Choose plants native to our Southeast region. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the environmentfrom reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly pollinators such as native birds, butterflies, and bees. Native plant...
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Simply Styling: Fresh & Easy Ways to Personalize Your Home

Kirsten Grove - Sterling
Format: Print book

Get the stylish and comfortable home youve longed forwithout breaking the bank or your back! Renowned interior stylist Kirsten Grove guides you every step of the way, going room by room and item by item, giving you the tools and tricks you need to create a space that captures your personality...
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Beekman 1802 Style: The Attraction of Opposites

Brent Ridge - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

You can't help what objects you fall in love with. But can you make that trendy new lamp jibe with your grandmother's heirloom dresser? The fabulous Beekman Boys answer with a resounding "Yes!" in their new book, Beekman 1802 Style. Through more than 200 stunning photographs...
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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism

Fumio Sasaki - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

The best-selling phenomenon from Japan that shows us a minimalist life is a happy life.Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo -- he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided...
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The Rural Diaries: What Moving to Mischief Farm Taught Me About What Really Matters in Life, Love, and Making Dandelion Wine

Hilarie Burton - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

The beloved actress and star of One Tree Hill, White Collar, and Lethal Weapon, Hilarie Burton, tells the inspiring story of leaving Hollywood for a radically different kind of life in upstate New York with her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan - a celebration of community, family, and the value...
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Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style

Joseph Tychonievich - Timber Press
Format: Print book

Rediscover a classic garden technique! Rock gardening - the art of growing alpines and other miniature plants in the company of rocks in order to recreate the look of a rugged mountaintop - has been surging in popularity. Time and space constraints, chronic drought in the American West,...
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Cool Flowers: How to Grow and Enjoy Long-Blooming Hardy Annual Flowers Using Cool Weather Techniques

Lisa Mason Ziegler - St. Lynn's Press
Format: Hardcover

Everyone longs for fragrant early spring blossoms – Snapdragons, Bells of Ireland, Sweet Peas, Sweet Williams and other beauties. But few grow them successfully in their own gardens because they haven’t learned the simple cool-weather techniques that make it possible. Expert...
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The New Greenmarket Cookbook: Recipes and Tips from Today's Finest Chefsand the Stories behind the Farms That Inspire Them

Gabrielle Langholtz - Da Capo
Format: Paperback

"There's a kind of magic that the Greenmarket holds, that even in this most urbanized of landscapes, we can eat a locally grown Bosc pear whose glorious taste can cause our experience of the world to shift." - From the foreword by Jim Oseland, SaveurFounded in 1976 with 12 farmers...
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The Kinfolk Home: Interiors for Slow Living

Nathan Williams - Ouur/Artisan
Format: Print book

New York Times bestseller When The Kinfolk Table was published in 2013, it transformed the way readers across the globe thought about small gatherings. In this much-anticipated follow-up, Kinfolk founder Nathan Williams showcases how embracing that same ethos - of slowing...
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Herbs & Spices: The Cook's Reference

Jill Norman - DK; Revised edition
Format: Hardcover

Herbs & Spices is the essential cook's companion, now redesigned and updated with all new recipes. A classic reference, the best-selling Herbs & Spices is a trusted resource in the kitchen, with more than 200 unique herbs and spices from around the world showcased alongside...
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An Unlikely Vineyard: The Education of a Farmer and Her Quest for Terroir

Deirdre Heekin - Chelsea Green
Format: Print book

Named one of the Best Wine Books of 2014 by The New York Times, An Unlikely Vineyard tells the evolutionary story of Deirdre Heekin's farm from overgrown fields to a fertile, productive, and beautiful landscape that melds with its natural environment. Is it possible to capture landscape...
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Straw Bale Gardens: The Breakthrough Method for Growing Vegetables Anywhere, Earlier and with No Weeding

Joel Karsten - Cool Springs Press; First edition
Format: Paperback

You'll find a bumper crop of vegetable gardening books on the shelves today, but it is a very rare title that actually contains new information. Straw Bale Gardens teaches gardening in a way that isn't only new but is thoroughly innovative and revolutionary to home gardening. It solves...
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May I Come In?: Discovering the World in Other People's Houses

Wendy Goodman - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Wendy Goodman has discovered and published stories on an astonishing array of private houses, notable for their character, personality, and flair, in her 30 years of design hunting. In May I Come In? she visits more than 75 that capture and express their owners' spirit and passions....
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Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening

Louise Riotte - Storey Publishing, LLC; 2 edition
Format: Print book

This classic has now taught generations of gardeners how to use the natural benefits of plants to protect and support each other. Here is a reader's complete reference to which plants nourish the soil, which keep away bugs and pests, and which plants just don't get along. Here is a complete...
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The New Southern Living Garden Book: The Ultimate Guide to Gardening

The Editors of Southern Living Magazine - Oxmoor House
Format: Print book

An all-new revised and updated edition, The New Southern Living Garden Book is THE definitive source on gardening from the brand Southern gardeners have turned to for nearly 50 years. Completely redesigned and updated for the first time in 10 years, the new edition features over 1,700 beautiful...
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Home

Ellen DeGeneres - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Print book

Ellen DeGeneres has bought and renovated nearly a dozen homes over the last twenty-five years, and describes her real-estate and decorating adventures as "an education." She has long cared deeply about design: "I think I wanted to be an interior designer when I was thirteen."
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Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time

Craig LeHoullier - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Print book

Savor your best tomato harvest ever! Craig LeHoullier, tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange, offers everything a tomato enthusiast needs to know about growing more than 200 varieties of tomatoes--from sowing seeds and planting to cultivating and collecting seeds at the end of the season....
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Simply Clean: The Proven Method for Keeping Your Home Organized, Clean, and Beautiful in Just 10 Minutes a Day

Becky Rapinchuk - Touchstone
Format: Paperback

From the cleaning and homekeeping expert and creator of the wildly popular Clean Mama blog comes a simple and accessible cleaning guide with a proven step-by-step schedule for tidying a home in just ten minutes a day.Becky Rapinchuk, the "Clean Mama," understands that many...
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The Martha Manual: How to Do

MARTHA STEWART - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Essential life skills from America's most trusted lifestyle expert - together in one beautiful and practical handbook, with hundreds of ideas, instructions, and inspirations Martha Stewart is America's go-to source for the best answers to nearly every question. As an authority on the many...
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Aquaponic Design Plans, Everything You Need to Know: Backyard to Profitable Business

David H Dudley - Dudley Enterprises
Format: Paperback

Aquaponic Design Plans, Everything You Need to Know, from Backyard to Profitable Business Shows you how to easily produce and abundance of Fresh Organic Produce and Plentiful Healthy Fish Feed Your Family Healthy Food, Barter and/or Sell Surplus Everything from Beginner Basics to Operating...
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Wabi-Sabi Welcome: Learning to Embrace the Imperfect and Entertain with Thoughtfulness and Ease

Julie Pointer-Adams - Artisan
Format: Hardcover

"An antidote to the veneer of perfectionism so often presented by books of its kind, Wabi-Sabi Welcome offers readers license to slow down and host guests with humility, intention, and contentment." - Nathan Williams, founder of KinfolkWabi-Sabi Welcome is sharing...
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A Beautiful Mess Happy Handmade Home: Painting, Crafting, and Decorating a Cheerful, More Inspiring Space

Elsie Larson - Potter Style
Format: Book

Step inside the world of Elsie and Emma, the sisters behind the dcor 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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Tiling: Step-by-Step (Better Homes & Gardens Do It Yourself)

Better Homes & Gardens - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Clear, step-by-step instructions and stunning photos illustrate techniques to select, install, maintain, and repair tile.Dozens of projects for floors, walls, countertops, showers, backsplashes, and fireplaces.Lists of materials, time, skills, and tools needed for each project.Practical...
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Southern Gardener's Handbook: Your Complete Guide: Select, Plan, Plant, Maintain, Problem-Solve - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee

Troy B. Marden - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

The complete guide to select, plan, plant, maintain, and problem-solve for gardeners living in the South.Every season in the South presents a gardening opportunity. Take advantage of all of them by choosing the perfect plants! Using the right plants makes gardening not only easier, but more...
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The Clean 20: 20 Foods, 20 Days, Total Transformation

Ian Smith - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestsellerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of SHRED and Blast the Sugar Out, the ultimate guide to clean eating!What is clean eating? In his newest diet book, Dr. Ian K. Smith teaches readers the benefits of clean eating and how to implement...
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How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged

DK PUBLISHING. - DK
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 of popular...
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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
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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Country Farmhouse

Cindy Cooper - 83 Press
Format: Hardcover

The simple elegance of farmhouse charm is the combination of comfort and timeless character. Each home is filled with styles ranging from vintage to industrial farmhouse, featuring rustic siding, calming paint tones, and plenty of natural light. From rural cabin escapes to farmhouse style...
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The flower-powered garden : supercharge your borders and containers with bold, colourful plant combinations

Andy Vernon - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Discover the joy of a flower-driven garden! For many gardeners, the low-key colors of the naturalistic gardening movement are just too quiet. Andy Vernon, a self-professed flower fanatic, is one of these gardeners. In The Flower- Powered Garden, he urges everyone to embrace one of the most...
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Vegetable Gardening Wisdom: Daily Advice and Inspiration for Getting the Most from Your Garden

Kelly Smith Trimble - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Sometimes the best gardening advice comes in tidbits shared over the backyard fence from a sage neighbor. In Vegetable Gardening Wisdom, Master Gardener Kelly Smith Trimble shares her tried-and-true ideas and guidance for finding success and enjoyment in every aspect of vegetable gardening....
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Nature into Art: The Gardens of Wave Hill

Thomas Christopher - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

"Like Wave Hill itself, these pages make an indelible impression - wildly intimate, possibility-laden, provocative - leaving me wide awake and hungry for a visit." - Margaret Roach, author of A Way to Garden Wave Hill, a world-renowned public garden in the Bronx, boasts a classic...
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The Energy Wise Home: Practical Ideas for Saving Energy, Money, and the Planet

JEFF DONDERO - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

When picking out a home, there are a number of aspects to keep in mind: location, size, and layout. One issue that many people neglect is energy conservation, which is quickly becoming one of the most important aspects of modern life. How do make your home energy wise? Where do you start?...
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The Grumpy Gardener: An A to Z Guide from the Galaxys Most Irritable Green Thumb

Steve Bender - TI Inc. Books
Format: Hardcover

Definitive gardening advice - along with a story or two - for the novice or expert from one of the nations most-trusted, and Grumpy, sources.. Gardeners from across the country have turned to Southern Living Senior Garden Editor Steven Bender - known affectionately as "The Grumpy Gardener"...
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It's Beautiful Here: Homes that Make Your Heart Skip a Beat

Megan Morton - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover

Beautiful homes (and the people who make them) from the unrivaled queen of interiors Interior fulfillment can be fleeting. Linen cupboards crash from a ten to a two in a blink and couch cushions need to be eternally fluffed. It's Beautiful Here attempts to capture the moments of domestic...
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The Art of Gardening: Design Inspiration and Innovative Planting Techniques from Chanticleer

R. William Thomas - Timber Press (OR)
Format: Hardcover

Discover a world of beauty and creativity! Chanticleer has been called the most romantic, imaginative, and exciting public garden in America. It is a place of pleasure and learning, relaxing yet filled with ideas to take home. And now those lessons are available for everyone in this stunning...
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The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife

Nancy Lawson - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover

In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists...
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The Seasons of My Mother: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers

Marcia Gay Harden - Atria Books
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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domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home

Domino. - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

From the editors of domino magazine comes your essential guide to discovering your personal style and creating a space you love.Since launching in 2005, domino has attracted a fiercely loyal following, which looks to the brand as the definitive source for decorating and style....
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Deep South Month-by-Month Gardening: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year - Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi

Nellie Neal - Cool Springs Press
Format: Print book

Our acclaimed Month-by-Month Gardening series gets a fresh update for gardeners located in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. For years, do-it-yourself gardeners in the southern United States have brought their questions to “the Garden Mama” herself, Nellie Neal, for her lifelong...
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Grow All You Can Eat in Three Square Feet

DK Publishing - DK Publishing
Format: Print book

Want to grow your own vegetables and food, but don't have enough space for a garden? Don't let lack of space get in the way of growing healthy, organic foods at home. Apartment dwellers, schoolteachers, and anyone else who wants to grow a lot of food in a little space will find a great...
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Country Living Tiny Homes: Living Big in Small Spaces

COUNTRY LIVING. - Hearst
Format: Hardcover

Bigger isn't always better: Country Living offers a look inside more than 25 tiny homes that maximize function and style. Downsizing has become a big trend - and many people are choosing to live small and smart in compact houses that don't require huge mortgages or upkeep. Country...
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Cultivating Garden Style: Inspired Ideas and Practical Advice to Unleash Your Garden Personality

Rochelle Greayer - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

In Cultivating Garden Style, Rochelle Greayer shares ways to create outdoor areas that are charming, comfortable, appealing, and reflect individuality. It features twenty-three unique garden styles accompanied by advice on how to recreate the look. Simple step-by-step projects, like how to make...
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Grow. Food. Anywhere.: The New Guide to Small-Space Gardening

Mat Pember - Hardie Grant
Format: Flexibound

Grow. Food. Anywhere. is the must-have guide for anyone who has ever had a desire to grow their own food. Authors Mat and Dillon, of the Little Veggie Patch Co. provide a comprehensive and authoritative guide to gardening in any space, all in their own unique and entertaining style. Whether...
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The New Bohemians Handbook: Come Home to Good Vibes

Justina Blakeney - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

The New Bohemian Handbook guides readers in beautifully simple techniques for adding good vibes and style to living spaces. Packed with hundreds of ideas for bringing positive energy to your home, the book features exercises and activities for thinking about rooms in new ways....
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Better Than New: Lessons I've Learned from Saving Old Homes

Nicole Curtis - Artisan
Format: Print book

A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller For the first time, Nicole Curtis, the star of the megahit HGTV and DIY Network show Rehab Addict, reveals her private struggles, her personal victories, and the inspiring lessons we can all learn from them. Part celebrity...
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