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England's Magnificent Gardens

How a Billion-Dollar Industry Transformed a Nation, from Charles II to Today

by Roderick Floud ...

An altogether different kind of book on English gardens—the first of its kind—a look at the history of England’s magnificent gardens as a history of Britain itself, from the seventeenth-century gardens of Charles II to those of Prince Charles today.In this rich, revelatory history, Sir Roderick Floud, one of Britain’s preeminent economic historians, writes that gardens have been created in Britain ... Read more

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An altogether different kind of book on English gardens—the first of its kind—a look at the history of England’s magnificent gardens as a history of Britain itself, from the seventeenth-century gardens of Charles II to those of Prince Charles today.In this rich, revelatory history, Sir Roderick Floud, one of Britain’s preeminent economic historians, writes that gardens have been created in Britain
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The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in Southern California

by Geri Galian Miller ...

Grow your own food in the Golden State!There is nothing more regionally specific than vegetable gardening—what to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest are decisions based on climate, weather, and first frost. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in Southern California, by regional expert Geri Miller, focuses on the unique eccentricities of California's gardening calendar, which ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Grow your own food in the Golden State!There is nothing more regionally specific than vegetable gardening—what to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest are decisions based on climate, weather, and first frost. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in Southern California, by regional expert Geri Miller, focuses on the unique eccentricities of California's gardening calendar, which
... Read more
The Midwest Native Plant Primer

225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden

by Alan Branhagen ...

Bring your garden to life—and life to your garden!Do you want a garden that makes a real difference? Choose plants native to our Midwest region. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the environment—from reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly pollinators such as native birds, butterflies, and bees. Native plant expert Alan Branhagen makes adding these superstar plants ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Bring your garden to life—and life to your garden!Do you want a garden that makes a real difference? Choose plants native to our Midwest region. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the environment—from reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly pollinators such as native birds, butterflies, and bees. Native plant expert Alan Branhagen makes adding these superstar plants
... Read more
Florida Gardener's Handbook, 2nd Edition

All you need to know to plan, plant, & maintain a Florida garden

by Tom MacCubbin, Joe Lamp'l, Georgia Tasker, Robert Bowden ...

Series series Gardener's Handbook
In this revised and updated 2nd edition of Florida Gardener's Handbook, gardeners in the Sunshine State are handed all the know-how they'll need to grow a lush, productive garden.The environmentally sound growing info for both edible and ornamental plants found here is your green thumb map to success. With profiles of more than 300 plants proven to thrive in Florida's unique climate, inclu... ... Read more

$19.49 USD

In this revised and updated 2nd edition of Florida Gardener's Handbook, gardeners in the Sunshine State are handed all the know-how they'll need to grow a lush, productive garden.The environmentally sound growing info for both edible and ornamental plants found here is your green thumb map to success. With profiles of more than 300 plants proven to thrive in Florida's unique climate, inclu...
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Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert, and Dry Times

The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening without Wasting Water

by Maureen Gilmer ...

Master organic vegetable gardening in 4 different low-water conditions—including high and low desert, drought, and voluntary water conservation.Features over 100 photos, maps, and diagrams—perfect for vegetable gardeners in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and more!Dedicated home gardeners will discover how to grow delicious produce in dry times with this authoritative full-color ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Master organic vegetable gardening in 4 different low-water conditions—including high and low desert, drought, and voluntary water conservation.Features over 100 photos, maps, and diagrams—perfect for vegetable gardeners in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and more!Dedicated home gardeners will discover how to grow delicious produce in dry times with this authoritative full-color
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Color-Rich Gardening for the South

A Guide for All Seasons

by Roxann Ward ...

In this gardening guide for the South, Roxann Ward shows how color provides one of the easiest and most impressive ways to shape a garden with intense eye appeal. The book is built around ten original design templates—“Ode to the Camellia,” “A Spring Kitchen Garden to Delight the Senses,” “A Carefree Border with Summer-Blooming Bulbs,” to name a few. Each template provides detailed instructions ... Read more

$18.99 USD

In this gardening guide for the South, Roxann Ward shows how color provides one of the easiest and most impressive ways to shape a garden with intense eye appeal. The book is built around ten original design templates—“Ode to the Camellia,” “A Spring Kitchen Garden to Delight the Senses,” “A Carefree Border with Summer-Blooming Bulbs,” to name a few. Each template provides detailed instructions
... Read more
Midwest Gardener's Handbook, 2nd Edition

All You Need to Know to Plan, Plant & Maintain a Midwest Garden

by Melinda Myers ...

Series series Gardener's Handbook
In this revised and updated 2nd edition of Midwest Gardener’s Handbook, gardeners in the north central US are handed all the know-how they’ll need to grow a lush, productive garden.If you live in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, <st... ... Read more

$26.99 USD

In this revised and updated 2nd edition of Midwest Gardener’s Handbook, gardeners in the north central US are handed all the know-how they’ll need to grow a lush, productive garden.If you live in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, <st...
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Carolinas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening

How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles

by Katie Elzer-Peters ...

Series series Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Guides
If you’re interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you’ve joined the ranks of a blossoming group of DIY gardeners who place a premium on the idea of self-reliance. But like any other kind of gardening, growing edibles is not a one-size-fits-all pursuit: in order to be successful, you’ll need to know not only which plants grow well in your state or region, but also how to grow them ... Read more

$16.99 USD

If you’re interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you’ve joined the ranks of a blossoming group of DIY gardeners who place a premium on the idea of self-reliance. But like any other kind of gardening, growing edibles is not a one-size-fits-all pursuit: in order to be successful, you’ll need to know not only which plants grow well in your state or region, but also how to grow them
... Read more
Jens Jensen

Writings Inspired by Nature

Edited by William H. Tishler ...

Jens Jensen (1860-1951) was one of America's most distinguished landscape architects and a pioneering conservationist. During his long and productive career, this Danish-born visionary worked for and with some of the country's most prominent citizens and architects, including Henry Ford, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright. He became internationally renowned for his design of landscapes ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Jens Jensen (1860-1951) was one of America's most distinguished landscape architects and a pioneering conservationist. During his long and productive career, this Danish-born visionary worked for and with some of the country's most prominent citizens and architects, including Henry Ford, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright. He became internationally renowned for his design of landscapes
... Read more
Saving Nature One Yard at a Time

How to Protect and Nurture Our Native Species

by David Deardorff, Kathryn Wadsworth ...

Discover 100 ways to support endangered plant and wildlife species in your community and beyond.David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth present 100 home projects designed to inspire and empower anyone who wants to help save our native flora and fauna in the face of habitat loss and climate change. This book focuses on saving creatures and plants that are especially vulnerable but that can be ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Discover 100 ways to support endangered plant and wildlife species in your community and beyond.David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth present 100 home projects designed to inspire and empower anyone who wants to help save our native flora and fauna in the face of habitat loss and climate change. This book focuses on saving creatures and plants that are especially vulnerable but that can be
... Read more
Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard

A Beginner's Guide to Growing Crops at Home

by Colin McCrate, Brad Halm, Hilary Dahl ...

Easy gardening instruction for saving money and eating better by growing your own food in the city ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Easy gardening instruction for saving money and eating better by growing your own food in the city
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Tiny and Wild

Build a Small-Scale Meadow Anywhere

by Graham Laird Gardner ...

Go low-maintenance and no-mow while supporting nature and biodiversity by planting a mini wildflower meadow with guidance from Tiny & Wild.*2024 American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner*The word “meadow” might conjure an image of a broad, expansive prairie covering acres of land, but it doesn’t have to. Meadows don’t have to be big to make a difference in the health of the planet. If you ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Go low-maintenance and no-mow while supporting nature and biodiversity by planting a mini wildflower meadow with guidance from Tiny & Wild.*2024 American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner*The word “meadow” might conjure an image of a broad, expansive prairie covering acres of land, but it doesn’t have to. Meadows don’t have to be big to make a difference in the health of the planet. If you
... Read more
A Rock Garden in the South

by Elizabeth Lawrence ...

As readers and critics around the country agree, any new book by the renowned garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence is like finding a buried treasure. A Rock Garden in the South will not disappoint. Released posthumously, this book is not only a welcome addition to the Lawrence canon, but fills an important gap in the garden literature on the middle South.Lawrence, in her usual exquisite prose, deals ... Read more

$21.99 USD

As readers and critics around the country agree, any new book by the renowned garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence is like finding a buried treasure. A Rock Garden in the South will not disappoint. Released posthumously, this book is not only a welcome addition to the Lawrence canon, but fills an important gap in the garden literature on the middle South.Lawrence, in her usual exquisite prose, deals
... Read more
The Northwest Garden Manifesto

Create, Restore and Maintain a Sustainable Yard

by John J. Albers ...

Gardens are extensions of our homes, places in which we get outside to relax, entertain, and get some physical exercise. But our gardens are also extensions of the natural world. Through our gardens, as well as other neighborhood greenspaces, we can help counter some of the woes faced by larger environments: rampant development, loss of plant and animal habitat, spread of invasive species, ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Gardens are extensions of our homes, places in which we get outside to relax, entertain, and get some physical exercise. But our gardens are also extensions of the natural world. Through our gardens, as well as other neighborhood greenspaces, we can help counter some of the woes faced by larger environments: rampant development, loss of plant and animal habitat, spread of invasive species,
... Read more
Gardening 101: Friendship Gardens

by Henry Owen ...

At Friendship Gardens, we believe everyone should have access to fresh, healthy food and the knowledge to grow it themselves. Friendship Gardens is a nonprofit project teaching gardening and growing food for Friendship Trays, Charlotte's meals on wheels program. This ebook is our 'Gardening 101' guide designed to help gardeners grow more food.In this book you will learn organic and sustainable ... Read more

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At Friendship Gardens, we believe everyone should have access to fresh, healthy food and the knowledge to grow it themselves. Friendship Gardens is a nonprofit project teaching gardening and growing food for Friendship Trays, Charlotte's meals on wheels program. This ebook is our 'Gardening 101' guide designed to help gardeners grow more food.In this book you will learn organic and sustainable
... Read more
Planting By the Signs: Mountain Gardening

The Foxfire Americana Library (10)

by Foxfire Fund, Inc. ...

Series series The Foxfire Americana Library
An Appalachian farmer’s almanac, “Planting by the Signs” is a valuable resource for the gardener looking for time-honored tips for clearing land and growing vegetables from the people who originally pioneered the art through hard work (and a little bit of luck). In the spirit of the Foxfire Americana Library, this entry also contains a collection of gardening-related folklore, including signs to ... Read more

$2.99 USD

An Appalachian farmer’s almanac, “Planting by the Signs” is a valuable resource for the gardener looking for time-honored tips for clearing land and growing vegetables from the people who originally pioneered the art through hard work (and a little bit of luck). In the spirit of the Foxfire Americana Library, this entry also contains a collection of gardening-related folklore, including signs to
... Read more
Bringing Nature Home

How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded

by Douglas W. Tallamy, Rick Darke ...

This "miracle" of a guide book shows readers how to maintain harmony within their environment (Margaret Renkl, The Washington Post).In his groundbreaking book Bringing Nature Home, Douglas W. Tallamy reveals the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife—native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing ... Read more

$13.99 USD

This "miracle" of a guide book shows readers how to maintain harmony within their environment (Margaret Renkl, The Washington Post).In his groundbreaking book Bringing Nature Home, Douglas W. Tallamy reveals the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife—native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing
... Read more
The Salt Stones

Seasons of a Shepherd's Life

by Helen Whybrow ...

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDWinner of the Vermont Book AwardA New Yorker Best Book of the YearFeatured on NPR’s Fresh Air and PBS NewsHourA Globe and Mail “Best Book of the Year”Set in Vermont’s Green Mountains, a profoundly moving meditation on the lessons and wisdom that come from raising a family, tending sheep, and living close... ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDWinner of the Vermont Book AwardA New Yorker Best Book of the YearFeatured on NPR’s Fresh Air and PBS NewsHourA Globe and Mail “Best Book of the Year”Set in Vermont’s Green Mountains, a profoundly moving meditation on the lessons and wisdom that come from raising a family, tending sheep, and living close...
... Read more
The Colorful Dry Garden

Over 100 Flowers and Vibrant Plants for Drought, Desert & Dry Times

by Maureen Gilmer ...

A design-focused, easy-to-use guide to colorful, eye-catching foliage and flowers for your whole yard, from the ground plane to the canopy, for homeowners and landscapers faced with replacing thirsty gardens in California and other dry regions in the Western US.If readers must reluctantly remove water-guzzling favorites from the garden, they need equally beautiful substitutes! This book is a ... Read more

$10.99 USD

A design-focused, easy-to-use guide to colorful, eye-catching foliage and flowers for your whole yard, from the ground plane to the canopy, for homeowners and landscapers faced with replacing thirsty gardens in California and other dry regions in the Western US.If readers must reluctantly remove water-guzzling favorites from the garden, they need equally beautiful substitutes! This book is a
... Read more
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude

by Ross Gay ...

Series series Pitt Poetry Series
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude is a sustained meditation on that which goes away—loved ones, the seasons, the earth as we know it—that tries to find solace in the processes of the garden and the orchard. That is, this is a book that studies the wisdom of the garden and orchard, those places where all—death, sorrow, loss—is converted into what might, with patience, nourish us. ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude is a sustained meditation on that which goes away—loved ones, the seasons, the earth as we know it—that tries to find solace in the processes of the garden and the orchard. That is, this is a book that studies the wisdom of the garden and orchard, those places where all—death, sorrow, loss—is converted into what might, with patience, nourish us.
... Read more
Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades, 35th Anniversary Edition

The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening

by Steve Solomon, Marina McShane ...

The ultimate bible for organic vegetable gardening in the Pacific Northwest, featuring extensive updates and new material on soil health, natural pest control, and moreNow in its seventh edition, this complete guide to organic vegetable, herb, and flower gardening addresses issues of soil, seeds, compost, and watering. Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades has evolved from a self-published ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The ultimate bible for organic vegetable gardening in the Pacific Northwest, featuring extensive updates and new material on soil health, natural pest control, and moreNow in its seventh edition, this complete guide to organic vegetable, herb, and flower gardening addresses issues of soil, seeds, compost, and watering. Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades has evolved from a self-published
... Read more
Plant This, Not That

Over 200 Native Plant Swaps for a More Sustainable, Pollinator-Friendly Garden

by Elise Howard ...

**A comprehensive guide to creating a native plant garden anywhere in the contiguous United States, with an easy-to-follow, "this, not that" format, as featured in the New York Times!"A timely, ever-so-useful guide" —Douglas W. Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope**These days, home gardeners know that many traditional, non-native garden plants—like English ivy, barberry, and burning bush—don't ... Read more

$12.99 USD

**A comprehensive guide to creating a native plant garden anywhere in the contiguous United States, with an easy-to-follow, "this, not that" format, as featured in the New York Times!"A timely, ever-so-useful guide" —Douglas W. Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope**These days, home gardeners know that many traditional, non-native garden plants—like English ivy, barberry, and burning bush—don't
... Read more
The Southeast Native Plant Primer

225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden

by Larry Mellichamp, Paula Gross ...

Bring your garden to life—and life to your gardenDo 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 environment—from reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly pollinators such as native birds, butterflies, and bees. Native plant experts Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross make adding these ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Bring your garden to life—and life to your gardenDo 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 environment—from reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly pollinators such as native birds, butterflies, and bees. Native plant experts Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross make adding these
... Read more
Grow Great Vegetables in North Carolina

by Ira Wallace ...

Series series Grow Great Vegetables State-By-State
Get the inside dirt, North Carolina!This ultimate local guide to growing vegetables and other edibles provides you with insider advice on climate zones, average frost dates, and growing season details across North Carolina. Information includes details on sun, soil, fertilizer, mulch, water, and the best varieties for your region. A garden planning section helps with design and crop rotation, and ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Get the inside dirt, North Carolina!This ultimate local guide to growing vegetables and other edibles provides you with insider advice on climate zones, average frost dates, and growing season details across North Carolina. Information includes details on sun, soil, fertilizer, mulch, water, and the best varieties for your region. A garden planning section helps with design and crop rotation, and
... Read more

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