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Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know to Start and Sustain a Thriving Garden

Tammy Wylie - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback

Learn all about raised beds -- and up your gardening game.Worried about space? Interested in bigger and better yields? Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners shows you all the amazing advantages of raised-bed gardens -- and how easy creating them can be.A complete primer for fresh and experienced...
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The Gardener's Guide to Succulents: A Handbook of Over 125 Exquisite Varieties of Succulents and Cacti

Misa Matsuyama - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The Gardener's Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti. Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering - and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size - this plant family has captured the affection of plant...
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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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Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Bring Out the Best in Your Child and You

Julie Morgenstern - Holt Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The bestselling organizational guru takes on the ultimate time-management challenge -- parenting, from toddlers to teens -- with concrete ways to structure and spend true quality time with your kids. Would you ever take a job without a job description, let alone one that requires a lifetime...
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Ultimate Guide to Basements, Attics & Garages, 3rd Revised Edition: Step-by-Step Projects for Adding Space without Adding on

Creative Homeowner - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback

Find more space without moving or investing in an expensive addition!Over 50 step-by-step procedures for the DIY construction processMore than 580 photographs and illustrations to inform and inspire youLearn to plan, design, and remodel unused areas in your home to maximize living spaceEasy-to-follow...
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50 Do-It-Yourself Projects for Keeping Goats: Fencing, Milking Stands, First Aid Kit, Play Structures, and More!

Garman, Janet - SKYHORSE PUB

Build Fences, Make Goat Milk Soap, Create Goat Play Structures, and Much More Get ready to jump into the world of goats, one DIY project at a time. Owning and raising goats doesn't have to be an expensive venture. With imagination, simple tools, and salvaged or bargain materials,...
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The Garden Book, Revised and updated edition

Phaidon Editors - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover

This beautifully illustrated, revised and refreshed version of Phaidon's classic The Garden Book is an A-to-Z who's who of the world's finest garden-makers throughout history, spanning all styles and continents. From the first religious gardens to Dan Pearson's heavenly...
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The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books

Marta McDowell - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

"For gardeners, botanists, and fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder, this book looks at the beloved Little House on the Prairie author's relationship to nature." - Publishers Weekly The universal appeal of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books springs from a life lived in partnership with...
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The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener

GRACE GERSHUNY - Rodale Books
Format: Paperback

An essential guide to composting for all gardeners and environmentally conscious peopleThis revised edition of The Rodale Book of Composting includes all the latest in new techniques, technology, and equipment. Gardeners know composting is the best way to feed the soil and turn food...
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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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