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Essential Rainwater Harvesting: A Guide to Home-Scale System Design
Rob Avis - New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Design a rainwater harvesting system for any home in any climate. Water is a crucial resource increasingly under stress. Yet rainfall, even in arid climates, can make up a sizable portion of any home, acreage, or farm's water requirements if harvested and utilized with care. The key is appropriate... |
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The Modern House Bus: Mobile Tiny House Inspirations
KIMBERLEY MOK - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover
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Reborn as cozy homes, these retired school buses are ready to hit the road.For homeowners seeking a simpler life and apartment dwellers dreaming of their own space, tiny houses represent an inspiring, attainable ideal. For those fueled by wanderlust, converted buses -- they call them "skoolies"... |
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Less: A Visual Guide to Minimalism
RACHEL AUST - Alpha
Format: Hardcover
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Simplify life and amplify living by mastering the fundamentals of minimalism through this visual guide to embracing a minimalist lifestyleHow can living with less contribute to a greater sense of fulfillment? It seems contradictory, yet the minimalist lifestyle, which focuses on scaling... |
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Shrubs: Discover the Perfect Plant for Every Place in Your Garden
Andrew McIndoe - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover
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Andy McIndoe is one of the world's foremost woody plant experts. In Shrubs, he gives home gardeners the information and advice they need to pick the right shrub for every and condition. Shrubs are the perfect plant - they are low-maintenance, there is a variety for nearly every need,... |
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Year of No Clutter: A Memoir
Eve O Schaub - Sourcebooks
Format: Print book
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Eve has a problem with clutter. Too much stuff and too easily acquired, it confronts her in every corner and on every surface in her house. When she pledges to tackle the worst offender, her horror of a "Hell Room," she anticipates finally being able to throw away all of the unnecessary... |
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Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers
Book Riot - Abrams
Format: Paperback
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Clever and quirky cross-stitch patterns that proudly show off your love for all things literary Inside Book Riot's Lit Stitch, you'll find a number of badass, bookish cross-stitch patterns. Some of these are for bookmarks, others are for wall decor, and still others can take on a whole... |
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The Beauty of Home: Redefining Traditional Interiors
Marie Flanigan - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover
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The Beauty of Home combines refined elegance and innovative simplicity for a fresh, new perspective on traditional interior design. Magic doesn't necessarily follow a formula, but perhaps it does have a framework. Marie Flanigan's interiors are timeless and soulful -- immediately... |
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Hentopia: Create a Hassle-Free Habitat for Happy Chickens; 21 Innovative Projects
Frank Hyman - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback
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More eggs, less work! And more enjoyment for both the chickens and their keeper! That's the promise of Frank Hyman's Hentopia. From the Vending Machine Feeder to the Refilling Rainwaterer, Hyman's innovative building projects are designed to save time and money while keeping chickens... |
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Beautifully Organized: A Guide to Function and Style in Your Home
Nikki Boyd - Paige Tate Select
Format: Hardcover
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"Professional organizer Nikki Boyd has a gift of transforming a space into a captivating work of art. She sprinkles a little bit of glam and a whole lot of functionality into every space she touches." -Toni Hammersley, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Author of The Complete Book of Home... |
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Welcome Home: A Cozy Minimalist Guide to Decorating and Hosting All Year Round
Myquillyn Smith - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover
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Decorating for each season doesn't have to be overwhelming or expensive. Your home can be festive, stylish, and cozy with minimal effort and a limited budget--just ask The Nester! In Welcome Home, Myquillyn Smith guides you through creating and enjoying a seasonally decorated home with... |
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Best Perennials for Sun and Shade
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Paperback
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A quick-reference guide to planting perennials for gardeners with little experience and time Choosing perennials for a garden can be a daunting task, considering that there are thousands of choices. Yarrow? Columbine? Aster? To make the selection easier, this guide profiles the easiest-to-grow... |
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Lightly: How to Live a Simple, Serene, and Stress-free Life
Francine Jay - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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Do you ever feel like life is weighing you down? Like the stuff in your home, the to-dos in your schedule, the worries in your heart are too much? Make "lightly" your mantra, one lovely little word to live by, and transform your life.There's no shortage of decluttering books on the market,... |
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Home-Made Vintage: Over 40 quick and easy sewing projects
Christina Strutt - CICO Books
Format: Paperback
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If you long to give your rooms a vintage air and country-cottage appeal, you will love the retro floral prints and timeless designs of Home-Made Vintage, your perfect guide to creating handmade, easy elegance in your home. The book offers simple-sew projects to transform every room into... |
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Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live
Rob Dunn - Basic Books
Format: Paperback
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The surprising science of the creepers, crawlers, wrigglers, and runners that call our homes, home However domesticated our houses appear, they are wild beyond imagination. Look down in the basement, up in the attic, under the floorboards, and even in the showerhead, and you'll find... |
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Life in the Garden
PENELOPE LIVELY - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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From the Booker Prize winner and national bestselling author, reflections on gardening, art, literature, and lifePenelope Lively takes up her key themes of time and memory, and her lifelong passions for art, literature, and gardening in this philosophical and poetic memoir. From the courtyards... |
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Life to the Extreme: How a Chaotic Kid Became America's Favorite Carpenter
Ty Pennington - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover
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As a kid, Ty Pennington had too much energy. He was chaotic, bouncing off the walls, and on a first-name basis with the local emergency room staff. Back then there wasn't public awareness of attention deficit disorder yet. People just thought Ty was rambunctious. A trouble maker. What do you do with... |
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Popular Mechanics How to Fix Anything: Essential Home Repairs Anyone Can Do
POPULAR MECHANICS. - Hearst
Format: Hardcover
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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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Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave
Joanna Gaines - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover
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#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. Using examples from her own farmhouse as well as a range of other homes,... |
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Gardening Under Lights: The Complete Guide for Indoor Growers
Leslie F. Halleck - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures
Roma Agrawal - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books . The wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind the Shard, Western Europes tallest building.. While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea... |
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The Garden in Every Sense and Season
TOVAH MARTIN - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover
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So much of gardening is focused on the monthly checklists, seasonal to-do lists, and daily upkeep - weed this area, plant these seeds, prune this tree, rake these leaves, dig this hole - frantically done all year long. But what about taking the time to truly enjoy the garden in every sense?... |
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Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist's Guide to Getting--and Staying--Organized
Amanda Sullivan - Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Paperback
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If you're looking to clean up but not clean out, if you want to declutter but don't want to throw out eighty percent of your stuff, if you want to be able to find matching socks in the morning but don't want a color-coded sock drawer, you've come to the right place. Organized Enough... |
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Elements of Family Style: Elegant Spaces for Everyday Life
Erin Gates - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author and popular lifestyle blogger Erin Gates shares everything you need to know about designing a beautifully stylish - yet practical and functional - family home through candid advice, inspirational ideas, and lessons learned.Loved by her readers for her chic... |
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Clutter Intervention: How Your Stuff Is Keeping You Stuck
TISHA MORRIS - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback
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Get to the Heart of Why It's So Hard to Let Go of Your Stuff What's your clutter actually covering up? Once you're aware of the real issue, letting go is simple and decluttering can happen immediately. Using step-by-step instructions and easy-to-understand explanations, Tisha Morris shows... |
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How To Build Your Own Tiny House
Roger Marshall - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback
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Tiny homes are all the rage these days, especially among young people new to the housing market, for people wanting a small dwelling as a second home or as a studio, and among singles and empty nesters. As millions are experiencing the "magic" of tidying up and reducing the number... |
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Life in the Studio: Inspiration and Lessons on Creativity
Frances Palmer - Artisan
Format: Hardcover
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To step into potter Frances Palmer's world is to be surrounded by the trappings of a life that has been intentionally - and painstakingly - built to maximize creativity. A light-filled, airy studio in which to make her pottery, with a corner always at the ready for her daily photo shoots.... |
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The Kinfolk Garden: How to Live with Nature
John Burns - Artisan
Format: Hardcover
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Since the launch of its magazine in 2011, Kinfolk has grown into an internationally recognized brand known for its minimalist aesthetic and strong community of inspiring and influential creatives. Kinfolk's books, with a combined 335,000 copies in print, have applied this lens to cooking,... |
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The Suburban Micro-Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People
AMY STROSS - Twisted Creek Press
Format: Paperback
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NEW FULL COLOR PRINT EDITION! (Coming March 2018) Reduce your lawn and your grocery budget. Take gardening to the next level!Would you like to grow healthy food for your table? Do you want to learn the secrets of farming even though you live in a neighborhood? Author Amy Stross talks straight... |
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Unearthed: Love, Acceptance, and Other Lessons from an Abandoned Garden
Alexandra Risen - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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In this moving memoir, a woman digs into a garden and into the past and finds secrets, beauty, and acceptance. Alex's father dies just as she and her husband buy a nondescript house set atop an acre of wilderness that extends into a natural gorge in the middle of the city. Choked with weeds... |
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Clean and Lean: 30 Days, 30 Foods, a New You!
Ian K. Smith - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Building on the principles in Ian K. Smith's bestselling The Clean 20, Clean and Lean introduces four new important components to the eating plan:--A full day-by-day 30-day weight loss diet--Intermittent fasting (skip breakfast, lose weight) --A pure, simple, effective exercise... |
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150 Best of the Best House Ideas
Francesc Zamora Mola - Harperdesign
Format: Print book
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Packed with hundreds of pages of beautiful and inspirational color photographs of homes from around the world, a visually stunning resource and guide - part of the successful 150 Best series - featuring the latest in modern home construction and design.A comprehensive collection of single-family... |
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Trees of Power: Ten Essential Arboreal Allies
Akiva Silver - Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Paperback
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The organic grower's guide to planting, propagation, culture, and ecology Trees are our allies in healing the world. Partnering with trees allows us to build soil, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife populations, grow food and medicine, and pull carbon out of the atmosphere, sequestering... |
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Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style
Joseph Tychonievich - Timber Press
Format: Print book
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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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Attracting Birds and Butterflies
Barbara Ellis - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Paperback
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A quick-reference guide to attracting birds and butterflies for gardeners with little experience and time.In the eye of a bird or butterfly, the typical suburban landscape resembles an unfriendly desert. Closely mowed lawns, tightly clipped shrubs, raked-up borders, and deadheaded flowers... |
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Happy Cactus: Cacti, Succulents, and More
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff - DK
Format: Hardcover
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In-depth profiles, care tips, and display inspiration for more than 50 popular cactus and succulent varieties.Your cactus might be surviving, but is it happy? There's so much more to these little green plants than just keeping them alive. Get right to the point with practical advice from... |
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Simply Living Well: A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home
Watkins, Julia - HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
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Recipes, DIY projects, and inspiration for a beautiful and low-waste life, from the creator of @simply.living.well on Instagram
In this timely and motivational guide, author Julia Watkins shares rituals, recipes, and projects for living simply and sustainably at home. For every... |
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The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife
Nancy Lawson - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Faves: Restaurant Faves Made Easy at Home
Taste of Home - Reader's Digest/Taste of Home
Format: Paperback
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Amp up your dinner routine with more than 100 restaurant copycat dishes made at home! Skip the delivery, avoid the drive thru and keep that tip money in your wallet, because Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Favorites brings America's most popular menu items to your kitchen. Inside Taste... |
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Beginner's Guide to DIY & Home Repair: Essential DIY Techniques for the First Timer
Jo Behari - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback
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Start doing your own household repairs and simple renovations without the expense of calling in a professional!Complete beginner's reference guide to household repairs and simple renovationsLearn basic DIY skills and get expert guidance to get the job doneSimple presentation for the DIY novice,... |
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The Aromatherapy Garden: Growing Fragrant Plants for Happiness and Well-Being
Kathi Keville - Timber Press, 2016.
Format: Print book
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Immerse yourself in the healing power of fragrance! The Aromatherapy Garden explains how fragrant plants can be as therapeutic as they are intoxicating, and how easy it is to add this captivating element to gardens large and small. It reveals the scents, secrets, and science behind fragrant... |
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Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy
CaliKim - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback
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If you want to grow healthy vegetables at home, but have hesitated because it seems too hard and time consuming, Organic Gardening for Everyone is your perfect hands-on guide - an "if I can do it, you can do it" case study that addresses your concerns and gets you started.... |
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Vern yip's design wise : your smart guide to a beautiful home
Vern Yip - Running Press
Format: Print book
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Vern Yip is one of the most beloved and recognizable interior designers in America. Over the course of his near-decade at HGTV, he has counseled thousands of people on beautifying their homes on limited budgets. Through his shows, as well as in his regular column "Learn from Vern"... |
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Woodworking for the Garden: 16 Easy-to-Build Step-by-Step Projects
Alan Bridgewater - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback
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Create fabulous garden features with the ideal material: Wood!16 stylish outdoor projects from trellises and planters to decking, fences, chairs, benches, tables, sheds, pergolas and moreStep-by-step instructions, construction diagrams, and materials lists accompany each projectOver 300 photos... |
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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
Fumio Sasaki - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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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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Container Vegetable Gardening: Growing Crops in Pots in Every Space
Liz Dobbs - CompanionHouse Books
Format: Paperback
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Big Flavor from Small Spaces! This book will show you how to use the latest practices of high-density patio gardening to grow delicious vegetables, herbs and fruits in containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets. Imagine the satisfaction of diving into a plate full of food that you grew... |
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Distinctly Modern Interiors
Emily Summers - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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The first book by AD 100 designer Emily Summers, featuring interiors that celebrate a new idea of American modernism.Weaving mid-century Continental furniture and modern art by the likes of Frank Stella and Jasper Johns into important American homes, Summers has created a vast collection... |
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The Flower Book
Dk. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book
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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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Microfarming for Profit: From Garden to Glory
Dave DeWitt - Torrey House Press
Format: Book
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NOTE Products binding problem now fixed. This useful, entertaining guide gives prospective microfarmers the dirt on realistic essentials for turning a garden into a moneymaking enterprise?The author advises on such basics as business plans and sales techniques profiles a range of actual... |
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Start Your Own Cannabis Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to the Marijuana Industry
Javier Hasse - Entrepreneur Press
Format: Paperback
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Everything You Need to Start and Run a Successful Cannabis Business From retailers to growers, producers, and suppliers, there's a seemingly never-ending list of startup opportunities in this emerging market. In Start Your Own Cannabis Business, cannabis, biotech, and entrepreneurship... |
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Macrame for Home Decor: 40 Stunning Projects for Stylish Decorating
Samantha Grenier - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Learn how easy it is to make upscale, modern home dcor using natural macram craft cords!40 macram projects for making stylish, modern home dcor12 essential knots that every home crafter needs to know, and how to tie each oneStep-by-step illustrations, clear instructions, and beautiful color... |
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No-Waste Kitchen Gardening: Regrow Your Leftover Greens, Stalks, Seeds, and More
Katie Elzer-Peters - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback
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No-Waste Kitchen Gardening is a fun and colorful exploration of the amazing results you can get by re-growing vegetable cutoffs and scraps into harvestable, edible plants. Stop tossing your carrot stumps, loose cilantro sprigs, lettuce and cabbage stalks, and apple cores in the trash!... |
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Terrain: Ideas and Inspiration for Decorating the Home and Garden
GREG LEHMKUHL - Artisan
Format: Hardcover
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Named one of the Wall Street Journals Best Interior-Design Books to Give as Holiday Presents Founded in a historic nursery in southeast Pennsylvania, Terrain is a nationally renowned garden, home, and lifestyle brand with an entirely fresh approach to living with nature. Its an approach... |
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Plant Parenting: Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers
Leslie F. Halleck - Timber Press
Format: Paperback
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"Everything a plant parent needs to take their plant collection - and plant knowledge - to the next level." - Maria Failla, founder, Bloom & Grow Radio podcast Do you have a passion for houseplants? A desire to grow more tomatoes? Do you want a garden bursting with... |
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Countertop Gardens: Easily Grow Kitchen Edibles Indoors for Year-Round Enjoyment
Shelley Levis - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback
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Whether you have a huge yard in a warm climate or a tiny apartment in a city with harsh winters, you can grow edibles year-round in the comfort and convenience of your own kitchen!Countertop Gardens will make you an expert in the world of indoor gardening, walking you through the challenges,... |
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Grow Your Own Herbs: The 40 Best Culinary Varieties for Home Gardens
Susan Belsinger - Timber Press
Format: Paperback
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Nothing tastes better than herbs harvested fresh from the garden!Grow Your Own Herbs shares everything you need to know to grow the forty most important culinary herbs. You'll learn basic gardening information, including details on soil, watering, and potting. Profiles of 40 herbs... |
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Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Stylish Outdoor Spaces
Michelle Slatalla - Artisan
Format: Print book
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Our homes' outdoor spaces can - and should - be as welcoming and carefully considered as our living rooms; when treated as extensions of our homes, these spaces enrich our lives immeasurably. That was the guiding principle when, under the direction of editor in chief Michelle Slatalla (whose... |
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You Know You're a Gardening Fanatic When . . .
Ben Fraser - Summersdale
Format: Hardcover
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You know you're a gardening fanatic when: You favor your ride-on lawnmower over your Ferrari. You think talking dirty means whispering the word "compost." If this sounds all too familiar, read on to discover whether you've really gone to seed or you're just one petal... |
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PVC and Pipe Engineer: Put Together Cool, Easy, Maker-Friendly Stuff
Jordan Bunker - Rockport Publishers
Format: Paperback
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PVC and iron pipes used to be hidden deep inside the crawlspaces in your house, serving purely utilitarian needs. But not anymore! DIY with PVC and iron piping has caught on with homeowners and earned a place in every room of the house (and the backyard too) ! The 18 projects in PVC... |
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Vern Yip's Vacation at Home: Design Ideas for Creating Your Everyday Getaway
Vern Yip - Running Press Adult
Format: Hardcover
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Vern Yip, veteran interior designer from Trading Spaces and HGTV--and author of the NYT bestseller Vern Yip's Design Wise-- is back to reveal the design tricks and practices that will give any home a serene, luxury retreat-like feel. We've all heard that our home should be our sanctuary,... |
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