Gardening
Find top gardening books and essential reads for green thumbs at our online bookstore, featuring the best books on gardening for beginners, vegetable gardening, and organic gardening. Discover must-read and best-selling titles, including books about planting and gardening for dummies.
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Afton Villa: The Birth and Rebirth of a Ninteenth-Century Louisiana GardenGenevieve Trimble's remarkable story of Afton Villa began with a tragedy. In 1963, fire ravaged the forty-room Victorian Gothic plantation home on the historic estate, bringing to ashes over 170 years of history. Over the next decade, its once-regal serpentine entryway and carefully laid...
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Gardening in the Humid SouthTwo self-proclaimed "crotchety old horticulture professors," Ed O'Rourke and Leon Standifer share an immense love of gardening, a vast knowledge of all things horticultural, and a hearty sense of humor. In Gardening in the Humid South, they combine all of these traits to provide...
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Amaranth: An Ancient Grain and Exceptionally Nutritious FoodThis is the fascinating story of amaranth, a crop from the ancient past that is being resurrected as a modern, nutritious, gluten-free food. First used over 6000 years ago, amaranth reached its peak of popularity in the time of the Aztec empire in the...
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Up in the Garden and Down in the DirtFor use in schools and libraries only. In this exuberant and lyrical follow-up to the award-winning Over and Under the Snow, discover the wonders that lie hidden between stalks, under the shade of leaves . . . and down in the dirt. Explore the...
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Heidegger: Off the Beaten TrackOriginally published in German under the title Holzwege, this collection of texts is Heidegger's first post-war work and contains some of the major expositions of his later philosophy. Although translations of the essays have appeared individually in a variety of places, this is the...
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The New American Herbal: An Herb Gardening BookA masterful, gorgeously photographed A-to-Z introduction to the full spectrum of herbal plants, including recipes, growing tips and tricks, DIY crafts, and more For centuries, herbs have been prized for their beauty and utility in the garden, kitchen, and medicine cabinet. Modern garden master...
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The Urban TreeThere is a growing evidence base that documents the social, environmental and economic benefits that urban trees can deliver. Trees are, however, under threat today as never before due to competition for space imposed by development, other hard infrastructures, increased pressure on the availability...
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My Summer in a GardenOft quoted but seldom credited, Charles Dudley Warner's My Summer in a Garden is a classic of American garden writing and was a seminal early work in the then fledgling genre of American nature writing. Warner--prominent in his day as a writer and newspaper...
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Our Life in GardensThis is the third book we have written together, though separately we have written others . . . But to say 'written separately' makes no sense, for when two lives have been bent for so many years on one central enterprise--in this case, gardening--there...
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Native Plants for Southwestern LandscapesWinner, Xeriscape Award of Recognition, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library AssociationFor gardeners who want to conserve water, the color, fragrance, shade, and lush vegetation of a traditional garden may seem like a mirage in the desert. But such...
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Dear Dirt Doctor: Questions Answered the Natural WayHoward Garrett has converted gardeners throughout Texas and beyond to gardening the natural way without chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides. In this revised and updated edition of The Dirt Doctor's Guide to Organic Gardening, he uses a question-and-answer format to present a wealth of...
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Green Nature/Human Nature: The Meaning of Plants in Our Lives"Our ties to the green world are often subtle and unexpected. It is not merely that hemoglobin and chlorophyll bear a striking similarity in structure, or that plants provide the pleasure of food and flowers."--from the Preface Why do gardeners delight in the germination...
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Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach UsLike heirloom seeds and grafts from trees, advice from great gardeners handed down through the centuries has shaped the science and art of gardens across the globe. Spanning gardeners from fifteenth-century Japan to the contemporary United States, Lessons from the Great Gardeners profiles forty...
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Perfect Phrases in Spanish for Gardening and Landscaping: 500 + Essential Words and Phrases for Communicating with Spanish-SpeakersTalk with your Spanish-speaking employees--no prior knowledge of Spanish needed Perfect Phrases in Spanish for Gardening and Landscaping gives you more than 500 vital words and phrases specific to the landscaping industry, with translations spelled out phonetically so you can say what you need...
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Everyday Monet: A Giverny-Inspired Gardening and Lifestyle Guide to Living Your Best Impressionist LifeBring Monet's paintings and gardens to life using this gorgeously illustrated book that will teach you how to create a Monet lifestyle from your living room to your kitchen to your garden--from the documentarian and author of Monet's Palate Cookbook, with the support of...
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Hydroponics For Beginners: The Beginner's Guide to Building a Sustainable and Inexpensive Hydroponic System at Home: Learn How to Quickly Start GLearn How to Use Hydroponics to Build and Manage Your Own Garden!Have you always wanted a beautiful garden right in your home?Do you want to learn how to grow your own plants and vegetables?HYDROPONICS ALLOWS YOU TO GROW PLANTS WITH NO SOIL OR SUNLIGHT,...
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Mini Farming for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide to Remaking Your Backyard Into a Mini Farm and Creating a Self-Sustaining Organic GardenYou Are About To Discover How Exactly You Can Start Your Very Own Mini Farm That Gives You A Steady Supply Of Fresh Organic Fruits And Vegetables All Year Round!There's no doubt that having a successful farm in your home has many benefits which...
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Go Seed, Grow!Through wind, drought, fire, and water, a seed can be one of the most tenacious miracles on the planet. A seed is life, and life always finds a way. Follow how a seed magically beats the odds time and time again, to transform the...
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Casually Composting: Start Composting TodayLearn how to set up a home compost bin. Easy and fun for everyone! Step-by-step instructions on building and maintaining an at home worm composting bin. Composting can help us all have a better impact on the planet. Author: Kassidy B. ColemanPublisher: Better ImpactPublished:...
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Mini Farming Self Sufficiency Guide: The Complete Mini Farming Guide on an Acre or Smaller Area From Starting and Maintaining a Homestead Intensive FaMini Farming is a comprehensive approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on only a quarter acre-and make $8,000 in cash each year while spending less than half the time a regular job...
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