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The bold dry garden : lessons from the Ruth Bancroft Garden
Johanna Silver - Timber Press
Format: Print book
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Celebrate and recreate the beauty of The Ruth Bancroft Garden! Ruth Bancroft is a dry gardening pioneer. Her lifelong love of plants led to the creation of one of the most acclaimed public gardens, The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California. The Bold Dry Garden offers unparalleled... |
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New York School of Interior Design: Home: The Foundations of Enduring Spaces
Ellen S. Fisher - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover
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From the nation's top college for interior design comes a definitive design school in a book and a fabulous reference for decorating the home. In the past decade, New York School of Interior Design, which was founded in 1916, has drawn a large crossover audience of passionate decorating... |
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Decorate for a Party: Stylish and Simple Ideas for Meaningful Gatherings
Holly Becker - Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover
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Everyone loves a good party and Decorate for a Party, a unique collaboration between bestselling interiors author Holly Becker (founder of decor8) and photographer and product designer Leslie Shewring, will help you to throw some of your best ones yet!Decorate for a Party is a stunning... |
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The Reason for Flowers: Their History, Culture, Biology, and How They Change Our Lives
Stephen L Buchmann - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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Cultural history at its bestthe engaging, lively, and definitive story of the beauty, sexuality, ecology, myths, lore, and economics of the worlds flowers, written by a passionately devoted author and scientist, and illustrated with his stunning photographs. Flowers, and the fruits that... |
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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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Make Something Good Today: A Memoir
TO BE CONFIRMED GALLERY. - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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From Ben and Erin Napier, the stars of the hit HGTV show Home Town, comes Make Something Good Today, a memoir that tells us all to seek out the good in life, celebrate the beauty of family and friends, and prosper within our communities because everything we need in life to be happy,... |
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DEWALT 2018 Residential Construction Codes: Complete Handbook
Lynn Underwood - DEWALT
Format: Paperback
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The DEWALT Residential Construction Codes Complete Handbook uses the 2018 International Residential Code to cover the most common code requirements for building one-family or two-family dwellings, and presents them to users in an easy to navigate and easy to understand format. Sections... |
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Herb Gardening: How to Prepare the Soil, Choose Your Plants, and Care For, Harvest, and Use Your Herbs
Melissa Melton Snyder - Countryman Press
Format: Print book
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A comprehensive guide to starting an herb garden, written for beginners The consummate beginners guide for anyone interested in starting an herb garden. It will explain, in simple terms, everything you need to know about choosing the site, preparing the soil, choosing the plants, caring... |
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Once Upon a Farm: Lessons on Growing Love, Life, and Hope on a New Frontier
Rory Feek - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover
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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 farm into... |
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Building Small: Sustainable Designs for Tiny Houses & Backyard Buildings
David Stiles - Popular Woodworking Books
Format: Paperback
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Live large by building small! Do you daydream about downsizing your living space? Or perhaps you long for a more eco-friendly and sustainable way of life. The tiny house movement continues to gain popularity as more and more people look to simplify their lives and reconnect with nature.Building... |
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Van Life: Your Home on the Road
Foster Huntington - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover
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Showcasing hundreds of funky vehicles, awe-inspiring landscapes, and cleverly designed interiors in tiny spaces from around the world, Van Life is perfect for who anyone daydreams about living on the open road.More and more people-from millennials to baby boomers-are taking a break... |
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The Writer's Garden: How gardens inspired our best-loved authors
Jackie Bennett - Frances Lincoln
Format: Print book
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Great things happen in gardens. No one can doubt the importance of the garden in Roald Dahl's life as it was here where he worked, and here that he created James and the Giant Peach. And where would Jane Austen have been if she had never seen a 'walk', an ornamental lake, or a wilderness?Gardens... |
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National Construction Estimator 2018: Includes Free Estimating Software Download
Richard Pray - Craftsman Book Co
Format: Paperback
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66th Annual Edition - Current building costs for residential, commercial, and industrial construction. Estimated prices for every common building material, the labor cost to install the material and a total "installed" cost. For those jobs where you can't rely on your past... |
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Terrarium: 33 Glass Gardens to Make Your Own
Anna Bauer - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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This comprehensive guide to the world of terrariums details every part of creating highly unusual and beautiful miniature indoor gardens. Easy to make, these 33 unique terrarium projects are inspired by ecosystems around the world, including a fern-filled Black Forest from Germany, a delicate... |
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The New Shop Class: Getting Started with 3D Printing, Arduino, and Wearable Tech
Joan Horvath - Apress; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The New Shop Class connects the worlds of the maker and hacker with that of the scientist and engineer. If you are a parent or educator or a budding maker yourself, and you feel overwhelmed with all of the possible technologies, this book will get you started with clear discussions of what... |
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Bathrooms, Revised & Updated 2nd Edition: Complete Design Ideas to Modernize Your Bathroom
Editors of Creative Homeowner - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback
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Learn to think like a design pro to get the bathroom you've always wanted!Design a new bathroom that suits your space, your budget, and your lifestyleOver 350 color photos help you visualize your projectLearn about the latest trends, products, and innovative ideas for the bathCreate your... |
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Concrete Creations: 45 Easy-to-Make Gifts and Accessories
Marion Dawidowski - Search Press
Format: Paperback
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Over 45 elegant concrete designs for your beautiful, modern home with just a bag of ready-mixed concrete, water, and a few items you can find around the house.Concrete is in.And no wonder: it's inexpensive, durable, and makes unique, stunning pieces with which to decorate your home. With... |
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DEWALT Building Contractor's Licensing Exam Guide: Based on the 2015 IRC & IBC
Christopher Prince - Delmar, 2016.
Format: Print book
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Updated to reflect the 2015 International Building Code and International Residential Code, this guide introduces you to the most critical concepts, from code and OSHA requirements to business management and building theory. This valuable content is enhanced by the book's student-friendly... |
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French Cottage: French-style Homes and Shops for Inspiration
Cindy Cooper - Hoffman Media
Format: Print book
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Step into lovely French style homes and shops for inspiration and enchanting ideas. Boutique finds, along with heirloom antiques, provide a true Gallic journey through the pages of this book. Serene color palettes and timeworn artifacts create welcoming spaces that showcase prized family... |
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Houseplants: The Complete Guide to Choosing, Growing, and Caring for Indoor Plants
Lisa Eldred Steinkopf - Cool Springs Press
Format: Hardcover
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When you want to raise plants but just don't have the space, then it's time to turn to houseplants! Houseplants come in millions of varieties, all with different levels of maintenance and care. Now is your chance to dive into this great hobby without the worry of what potting mix to try,... |
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Unf*ck Your Habitat: Youre Better Than Your Mess
Rachel Hoffman - St. Martins Griffin
Format: Hardcover
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"The perfect housekeeping guide for somebody who is overwhelmed with their mess and cant figure out how to start." -Lifehacker"An accessible guide on how to clean for normal people." -Livestrong"It actually changed my life and my home; Im serious." -Book RiotFinally,... |
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Big Book of Gizmos & Gadgets: Expert Advice and XX All-Time Favorite Projects and Patterns
Editors and Contributors of Gizmos and Gadgets - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Print book
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Inside this book you ll find ingenious plans for making wildly inspired mechanical marvels from wood. These working wooden wonders might just be the most enjoyable projects you ever build in your shop Well-illustrated step-by-step projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced,... |
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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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Styling Nature: A Masterful Approach to Floral Arrangements
Lewis Miller - Rizzoli
Format: Print book
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Renowned New York-based floral designer Lewis Miller presents a fresh take on the arrangement and display of flowers - discussing the approach to and the inspiration behind his lavish creations. Lewis Miller's first book features lush, naturally lit still lifes of his beautiful arrangements... |
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The Seasons of My Mother: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers
Marcia Gay Harden - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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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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Climate-Wise Landscaping: Practical Actions for a Sustainable Future
SUSAN REED - New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Predictions about future effects of climate change range from mild to dire - but we're already seeing warmer winters, hotter summers, and more extreme storms. Proposed solutions often seem expensive and complex, and can leave us as individuals at a loss, wondering what, if anything, can be done.Sue... |
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Building Construction Handbook
R Chudley - Routledge
Format: Paperback
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Ideal for students on all construction courses Topics presented concisely in plain language and with clear drawings Updated to include revisions to Building and Construction regulations The Building Construction Handbook is THE authoritative reference for all construction students and professionals.... |
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Plants You Cant Kill: 101 Easy-to-Grow Species for Beginning Gardeners
Stacy Tornio - Skyhorse
Format: Paperback
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"I kill everything I plant."Does this sound like you or someone you know? Give yourself a pat on the back because admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery. And lucky for you, you can easily turn your brown thumb into a green one with the help of Plants You Cant... |
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The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse: How to Design and Build a Net-Zero Energy Greenhouse
Lindsey Schiller - New Society
Format: Print book
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Fresh, local nutrient-dense fruits vegetables are hard to find in winter in cold climates. Growing warm-weather crops like tomatoes, bananas, avocados, and other perennials is nearly impossible using conventional structures. The solution for millions of backyard and small-scale commercial... |
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The Balcony Gardener: Creative ideas for small spaces
Isabelle Palmer - CICO Books
Format: Paperback
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Packed full of great ideas to brighten up your balcony, roof terrace or window sill, The Balcony Gardener will teach you everything you need to know to create a stunning outdoor space. The Balcony Gardener covers everything from the fundamentals of starting a new garden, to picking out the best... |
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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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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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Indoor Green: Living with Plants
Bree Claffey - Thames & Hudson Australia
Format: Print book
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A visual ode to the transformative power of the houseplant in home dcor, with practical information for arranging your own indoor greenFor centuries, plants have transformed interiors. Today the plant-filled home is an inspiration to every avid shelter-blog reader or expert Pinterest-board... |
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Pillows, Curtains, and Shades Step by Step
Dorling Kinderling, Inc. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book
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Pillows, Curtains, and Shades Step by Step has 25 easy projects to elevate your home decor without the expensive price tag.Sew curtains, make Roman blinds, design bed runners, and more. You'll learn how to make everything from professional curtains and cushion covers to seating, bedding,... |
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Zero Waste: Simple Life Hacks to Drastically Reduce Your Trash
SHIA SU - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Flexibound
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Easy and Effective Strategies to Jumpstart a Sustainable, Waste-Free Lifestyle We have a worldwide trash epidemic. The average American disposes of 4.4 pounds of garbage per day, and our landfills hold 254 million tons of waste. What if there were a simple -- and fun -- way for you to make... |
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Orchid Care: For the Beginner
Barb Schmidt - Barbara a Schmidt
Format: Print book
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Orchid Care: For the Beginner is written in easy to understand language, covers basic orchid care, has over thirty photos to supplement the descriptions, and includes a troubleshooting guide that covers common problems for most of the popular species. Orchid Care: For the Beginner makes... |
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Conran on Color
Terence Conran - Conran Octopus
Format: Hardcover
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Terence Conran shares a lifetime of experience as one of the world's leading designers and retailers to explain how to make the most of this vibrant and dynamic ingredient in your homeSubtle and allusive, bold and invigorating, color is one of the single most powerful elements in design... |
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Wiring Complete: 3rd Edition
Michael W Litchfield - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback
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The third edition of this best-selling volume is a comprehensive, authoritative, and easy-to-use reference for homeowners covering all home wiring situations from the most basic to advanced. Wiring Complete is a highly visual book focused on real world situations faced by homeowners and real... |
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Grow your own : how to be an urban farmer
Angus Stewart - Murdoch Books
Format: Print book
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Urban environments require specific techniques to optimise growing conditions for plants. Two leading experts in horticulture and soil science teach the reader how to grow their own food-from the ground up-in this authoritative, accessible, generously photographed guide. Grow Your Own provides... |
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Handcrafted: A Woodworker's Story
Clint Harp - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover
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Clint Harp, maverick carpenter on HGTV's smash hit Fixer Upper and the star of Wood Work on the DIY Network, presents his inspirational memoir that celebrates meaningful work, turning your craft into a career, and recognizing the importance of the journey itself.While Clint... |
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Harvest: Unexpected Projects Using 47 Extraordinary Garden Plants
Stefani Bittner - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book
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Harvest is a beautifully photographed guide to growing, harvesting, and utilizing 47 unexpected garden plants to make organic pantry staples, fragrances, floral arrangements, beverages, cocktails, beauty products, and more.Every garden--not just vegetable plots--can produce a bountiful... |
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Raised Row Gardening: Incredible Organic Produce with No Tilling and Minimal Weeding
JIM COMPETTI - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Easier and Cheaper to Set Up Than Raised Beds!For homeowners young and old looking for the easiest and most affordable way to grow the most vegetables, the Raised Row method shared in this breakthrough book is the new go-to choice. In the past decade, raised bed gardening has been wildly... |
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Get Plants: How to Bring Green Into Your Life
Katherine Price - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Format: Hardcover
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Nothing brings life to a room like a plant. And science suggests that they're good for us, too, lifting our moods and making us healthier. But if your office is bare, your home lacking green - where do you start? Get Plants can help. Designed for beginners and those who don't think... |
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Wooden Houses: From log cabins to beach houses
Judith Miller - Ryland Peters & Small
Format: Hardcover
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Wooden Houses places the wooden house into a historical, social and decorative context, explores the decorative potential of wood in our homes and provides inspiration for anyone who appreciates the beauty and soul of this wonderful natural material. Wooden houses range from rustic log cabins... |
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The Energy Wise Home: Practical Ideas for Saving Energy, Money, and the Planet
JEFF DONDERO - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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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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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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Grow Native: Bringing Natural Beauty to Your Garden
Lynn M Steiner - Cool Springs Press
Format: Print book
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Learn how to transform your yard into a beautiful landscape using native plants!You don't have to compromise beauty for natural landscapes with ecological responsibility and sustainability. In master gardener Lynn Steiner's book Grow Native, you'll find guidance for planting... |
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Western Garden Book of Edibles: The Complete A-Z Guide to Growing Your Own Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruits
Editors of Sunset Magazine
Format: Print book
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Complete instructions for growing over 190 vegetables, herbs, berries, fruits, nuts, and tropical fruits in the ground and in containers. Plans and design ideas for kitchen gardens of all sizes, as well as easy-to-follow guidelines for composting, building raised beds, and more. Growing... |
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Tiling
Joseph Truini - The Taunton Press, Inc.
Format: Print book
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With a little time and even less money, DIYers can update and transform their home by tiling kitchens, bathrooms, and other spaces. Stanley's Homeowners Guide to Tiling clearly explains the tiling process with hundreds of step-by-step photographs offering accurate, dependable, and easy-to-understand... |
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Gardening Complete: How to Best Grow Vegetables, Flowers, and Other Outdoor Plants
Cool Springs Press - Cool Springs Press
Format: Hardcover
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Gardening Complete is the most up-to-date and complete guide to gardening for homeowners. Inside, eight of North America's top gardening experts - and Cool Springs Press authors - present 19 subjects of critical interest to anyone who wants to learn or broaden gardening skills. Whether... |
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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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Tiki Style
Sven A Kirsten - Taschen
Format: Print book
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Polynesian Pop Icon: How Tiki became an American dream Urban islands and bamboo hideaways set the stage for a pop culture phenomenon like no other. In mid-century America, the imaginative appeal of Tiki penetrated fashion, music, eating, drinking, and architecture. Published in connection... |
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The Natural Home: Simple, Pure Cleaning Solutions and Recipes for a Healthy House
ISABELLE FABRE SYLVIE LOUET - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Paperback
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A charming, comprehensive, and easy-to-use guide to cleaning your home naturally and organically, resulting in a toxin-free environment for you and your family. With THE NATURAL HOME, you'll discover how to clean everything in your house the healthy way with just a few inexpensive, easy-to-find... |
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House of Plants: Roco's Gude to Living with Succulents, Air Plants and Cacti
Rose Ray - Frances Lincoln
Format: Print book
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House of Plants is a guide to how to love and care for your succulents, cacti and air plants. These plants are practical, hardy and perfect for urban living - and this book is a comprehensive companion, showing you how to care for these plants, as well as how to stylishly arrange them in your... |
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The Little Book of Cacti and Other Succulents
Quadrille Publishing. - Quadrille Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Cacti and succulents are a trendy and low maintenance way to bring nature into your home, and this book is an essential user-friendly guide to the most popular 60 varieties. The book focuses on their propagation and care. As well as a section of handy tips, there will be a ready reference... |
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Homesteading From Scratch: Building Your Self-Sufficient Homestead, Start to Finish
Steven Jones - Skyhorse
Format: Paperback
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Homesteading From Scratch is for people who want to do things differently - the type of people who want to eat real food, grow herbs, make cheese, raise baby animals, hunt mushrooms, pick blackberries, unschool their children, can jelly, ferment kraut, farm organically, connect to nature,... |
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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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The Culinary Herbal: Growing and Preserving 97 Flavorful Herbs
Susan Belsinger - Timber Press
Format: Print book
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"This fresh new masterpiece excites the senses!" - Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and bestselling author Good cooks know that when it comes to herbs, there is nothing better than those that are clipped fresh from the garden. The Culinary Herbal highlights 97 delicious varieties... |
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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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Patios: Designing, Building, Improving, and Maintaining Patios, Paths and Steps
A & G Bridgewater - Creative Homeowner Press
Format: Print book
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Patios is the essential guide to enhancing outdoor spaces with attractive patios, divisions, levels, seating areas, walkways, and more. From city backyards to country gardens, nothing adds distinction like a well-constructed patio. Here you ll find advice, inspiration, and hundreds of achievable... |
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The Fine Art of Paper Flowers: A Guide to Making Beautiful and Lifelike Botanicals
TIFFANIE TURNER - Watson-Guptill
Format: Hardcover
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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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Japanese Garden Design
MARC P KEANE - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Filled with gorgeous photographs, this book explains the theory, history, and intricacies of Japanese gardening.The creation of a Japanese garden combines respect for nature with adherence to simple principles of aesthetics and structure. In Japanese Garden Design, landscape architect Marc... |
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New Bathroom Idea Book
Jamie Gold - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback
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The bathroom continues to be one area of the house that homeowners are willing to spend money on. This all-new edition of Bathroom Idea Book--a virtual designer's notebook of ideas, inspiration, and information--will bea homeowner's first step in turning a dream bath into a real one, whether... |
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Let It Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life
Peter Walsh - Rodale
Format: Print book
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Sorting through a lifetime's worth of accumulated possessions can be a daunting and stressful process that millions of Americans confront every year. The need to downsize often arises at a momentous life change, whether you're an empty nester or retiree selling your family home, a newlywed... |
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Pruning and Training, Revised New Edition: What, When, and How to Prune
Dk. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book
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Featuring more than 800 plants, Pruning and Training is a freshly redesigned and fully comprehensive guide to cultivating your perfect garden.Pruning and Training has step-by-step instructions to pruning and training hundreds of trees, shrubs, and climbing plants. With chapters on everything... |
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Restoring and Refinishing Furniture: An Illustrated Guide to Revitalizing Your Home
Virginie Manuel - Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Easy and beautiful do-it-yourself projects to restore, recycle, and transform your furniture.Are you tired of seeing the same furniture in your home? Does your furniture look old and outdated? If you long for change and want to give your home a makeover, then this book is right for you.... |
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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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National Construction Estimator 2017
richard Pray - CRAFTSMAN BOOK CO
Format: Print book
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Current building costs for residential, commercial, and industrial construction. Estimated prices for every common building material, the labor cost to install the material and a total "installed" cost. For those jobs where you can't rely on your past experience to estimate,... |
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Build Your Own Sheds & Outdoor Projects Manual: Over 200 Plans Inside
Design America Inc. - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback
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From basic storage sheds to playhouses, gazebos, and workshops, there is a growing trend toward standalone spaces as attractive alternatives to home additions. Build the outdoor structure of your dreams by doing all or part of the work yourself. This essential do-it-yourself guide will... |
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A Botanist's Vocabulary: 1300 Terms Explained and Illustrated
Susan K Pell - Timber Press
Format: Print book
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For anyone looking for a deeper appreciation of the wonderful world of plants! Gardeners are inherently curious. They make note of a plant label in a botanical garden and then go home to learn more. They pick up fallen blossoms to examine them closer. They spend hours reading plant catalogs.... |
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The New Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
Matthew Biggs - Firefly Books
Format: Print book
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Praise for the previous edition: "These three amazing authors have put together a must-have book for any vegetable grower." -- Washington Gardener "What is not included in this definitive and beautifully illustrated sourcebook on edible landscape?" -- The American... |
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domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home
Domino. - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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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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The Exquisite Book of Paper Flower Transformations: Playing with Size, Shape, and Color to Create Spectacular Paper Arrangements
LIVIA CETTI - HARRY N ABRAMS
Format: Print book
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In The Exquisite Book of Paper Flower Arrangements, artist Livia Cetti ups the ante with a host of grander and more intricate flowers and projects - more blooms, more petals, stronger stems, and bigger, bolder arrangements! Cetti will teach you how to play with size, shape, color, and texture... |
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Love the House You're In: 40 Ways to Improve Your Home and Change Your Life
Paige Rien - Roost Books
Format: Print book
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Stop hating your house and start adoring it - 40 steps to make your home express who you are and work for how you really live.With humor and a dose of reality, Paige gives readers actionable steps to adapt and make their homes work for them, imploring them to ignore outside influences and look... |
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The Tool Book: A Tool Lover's Guide to Over 200 Hand Tools
Phil Davy - DK
Format: Hardcover
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This user's guide to over 200 hand tools highlights how to use tools effectively, understand them better, and how to properly care for them.Salute generations of craftsmanship, ingenuity, and know-how with The Tool Book . Explore tools from every angle, with detailed patent drawings,... |
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The Bonsai Beginner's Bible
PETER CHAN - Mitchell Beazley
Format: Paperback
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The Japanese and Chinese have been creating bonsai trees for centuries and it is now an internationally popular pastime. This compact and stylish guide will provide everything you need to know to grow bonsai successfully, including shaping with wires, watering, seasonal maintenance, tackling... |
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Composting Basics: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started (How To Basics)
Eric Ebeling - Stackpole Books
Format: Paperback
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How to recycle household waste to make quality compostYou dont need a science degree or a shed full of sophisticated equipment to make quality compost. What you need to get started is the know-how provided in this basic how-to book along a little elbow grease and the pile of organic materials... |
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Easy Garden Projects: 200 Simple Ideas for Your Yard, Garden & Home
Country Gardens - Weldon Owen
Format: Paperback
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Everyone could use a little greenery in their lives! Easy Garden Projects features 200 creative garden projects of all skill levels and styles to help you liven up your home and yard. Country Gardens magazine celebrates the spirit and romance of gardening as a lifestyle, with an emphasis... |
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Camper Rehab: A Guide to Buying, Repairing, and Upgrading Your Travel Trailer
Chris Peterson - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback
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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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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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How to Grow More Vegetables, Ninth Edition:
JOHN JEAVONS - Ten Speed Press
Format: Paperback
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The world's leading resource on biointensive, sustainable, high-yield organic gardening is thoroughly updated throughout, with new sections on using 12 percent less water and increasing compost power. Long before it was a trend, How to Grow More Vegetables brought backyard ecosystems... |
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Whiskey in a teacup
Reese Witherspoon - Touchstone
Format: Book
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Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon invites you into her world, where she infuses the southern style, parties, and traditions she loves with contemporary flair and charm.Reese Witherspoon's grandmother Dorothea always said that a combination... |
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Black & Decker Wood Floors: Hardwood - Laminate - Bamboo - Wood Tile - More
COOL SPRINGS PRESS. - Pepperbox Press Ltd.
Format: Paperback
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Solid wood, engineered wood, or laminate floors can enhance the beauty of any room in a home. Wood creates visual warmth, is available in a wide variety of colors and grain patterns, and is durable enough to last a half century or more when installed and maintained properly.New variations... |
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The Value of Weeds
Ann Cliff - The Crowood Press
Format: Paperback
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Weeds are wild plants that have survived in the face of centuries of hostility. Many gardeners who are unfamiliar with the versatility of weeds think of them as a nuisance. They can be good, bad, dangerous or beautiful. Above all, they are tough. This essential guide explores the virtues... |
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Simply Scandinavian: 20 Stylish and Inspirational Scandi Homes
Sara Norrman - Ryland Peters and Small
Format: Print book
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'Simply Scandinavian' is an inspirational survey of 20 outstanding homes, ranging from tiny cabins to elegant apartments in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark. Scandinavian interior design is admired the world over for its unpretentious simplicity and understated elegance. Rooms... |
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The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants
Kew Royal Botanic Gardens - Frances Lincoln Pub Ltd
Format: Print book
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The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants is a beautifully illustrated giftable gardening reference book, which combines exquisite botanical illustrations with practical self-help projects. Every day sees a discovery in the press about the new uses of plants, and it's certain... |
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California Contractors License Law & Reference Book 2017
California. Contractors' State License Board. - Matthew Bender & Co
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The California Contractors License Law & Reference Book is a must-have resource for anyone interested in becoming licensed as a contractor in California. Created in conjunction with the California Contractors License Board, this newest edition includes the information you need... |
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The Big Book of Small Home Plans: Over 360 Home Plans Under 1200 Square Feet
Design America Inc. - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback
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Select from a catalog of more than 360 expertly prepared plans for building small homes - 1,200 square feet or less!Over 360 plans to select from for building a variety of small homes 1,200 square feet or underEasy-to-follow construction blueprints and materials lists are available for each... |
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The Herbal Handbook for Home and Health: 501 Recipes for Healthy Living, Green Cleaning, and Natural Beauty
Pip Waller - North Atlantic Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Make your own stain removers, laundry detergent, fabric softeners, window & glass cleaner, room freshener, furniture polish, oven cleaner, throat lozenges, cough medicine, mouthwash, toothpaste, pet supplies, insect repellent, cordials, wines, syrups, teas, baked goods, soap, lip balm,... |
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Essential Pruning Techniques: Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers
Tony Kirkham - Timber Press
Format: Print book
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A master class on pruning Pruning is an essential part of garden maintenance; it is necessary to regulate and control growth and to encourage flowering and fruiting on trees and shrubs. It is also one of the most difficult parts of garden maintenance. To prune well, gardeners must have... |
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Beekman 1802 Style: The Attraction of Opposites
Brent Ridge - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover
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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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Cutting Back: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto
Leslie Buck - Timber Press
Format: Print book
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What do you discover when you cut back? At thirty-five, Leslie Buck made an impulsive decision to put her personal life on hold to pursue her passion. Leaving behind a full life of friends, love, and professional security, she became the first American woman to learn pruning from one of the most... |
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Great Gardens of Britain
Alex Ramsay - Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover
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Britain is famous all over the world for its gardens. In this book Helena Attlee focuses on twenty of the finest gardens in the country. Her choice encompasses a rich selection of sites all over England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, ranging from famous eighteenth-century landscapes... |
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Get It Together!: An Interior Designer's Guide to Creating Your Best Life
Orlando Soria - Prestel
Format: Hardcover
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Move aside, Martha. Out of the way, Oprah. Pack your bags, Amy Sedaris. There's a new lifestyle guru in town!After getting his start years ago on HGTV, Orlando Soria has made his way to the upper strata of the blogosphere with Hommemaker, his blog about home dcor, art, style, and life.... |
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Practical Houseplant Book
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff - DK
Format: Paperback
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Twelve inspiring projects, plus 200 in-depth plant profiles with detailed useful information and care instructions to help you cultivate and care for your houseplants.Learn how to choose which plants to use where, care for your houseplants to keep them healthy, and use plants to best effect... |
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Foundations & Concrete Work
Taunton Press - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback
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Foundation work is not the glamorous side of home building. It is hard, dirty work. But it's also the work upon which all other work rests, so a good foundation is critical to every home. No source of knowledge on foundations and concrete work is better respected or more widely followed... |
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Planting Native to Attract Birds to Your Yard
Sharon Sorenson - Stackpole Books
Format: Paperback
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Welcoming birds to your yard isn't about choosing the right feeders and bird food. If you want to attract the widest range of birds to your home, you need to plant a diversity of native plants. Why go green? Native plants live longer; they are drought resistant, take less water and fertilizer,... |
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Tiny Tabletop Gardens: 35 projects for super-small spacesoutdoors and in
Emma Hardy - Cico Books
Format: Print book
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No matter how small your space you will find these 35 projects simple and achievable. Be inspired by Emma Hardy's beautiful ideas for tiny tabletop displays. Why not try some indoor projects on rainy days; plant some little ferns under glass domes, make Japanese moss balls for the roots... |
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