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The Complete Compost
Gardening Guide Barbara Pleasant, Deborah L. Martin Banner Batches, Grow Heaps, Comforter Compost, and Other Amazing Techniques for Saving Time and Money, and Producing the Most Flavorful, Nutritious Vegetables Ever Turn the compost bin upside down with this natural Six-Way Compost Gardening System for keeping compost heaps right in the garden, rather than in some dark corner behind the garage. The compost and the plants live together from the beginning in a nourishing, organic environment. The authors' bountiful, compost-rich gardens require less digging, weeding, mulching, and even planting. And here's one of the best parts — no more backbreaking slogs from compost bin to garden. The authors even identify the plants that benefit most from compost and explain how the elements of a composted garden work together. $ 19.95 US Paper Pages: 320 Size: 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 Color: Full-color; Photographs and illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-1-58017-702-3 Order Number: 67702 |
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The Weather-Resilient Garden Charles W. G. Smith A Defensive Approach to Planning & Landscaping Weather comes in two forms: the expected and the unexpected. The Weather-Resilient Garden's three-part approach to doing battle with bad weather will prepare every gardener to expect the unexpected. Plan and grow gardens that can stand up to drought, flood, high wind, or unseasonable cold or heat, but be ready with emergency triage options when disaster does strike. The book also includes an encyclopedia of 100 weather-tough plants. $ 19.95 US Paper Pages: 416 Size: 6 x 9 Color: Illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-1-58017-516-6 Order Number: 67516 |
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How to Build Your Own Greenhouse Roger Marshall Designs and Plans to Meet Your Growing Needs Whether your goal is to stretch the growing season or create a lush space full of greenery for a year-round hot tub, a greenhouse can add to your property value as well as enjoyment. How to Build Your Own Greenhouse guides you through choosing the right type of greenhouse for your needs, selecting a site and materials, and building the structure from foundation to glazing. The final chapter includes nine building plans, from a simple season-extending cold frame and a basic freestanding greenhouse to a more elaborate greenhouse/garden shed combination. $ 24.95 US Paper Pages: 264 Size: 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 Color: Illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-1-58017-647-7 Order Number: 67647 |
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The Perennial Care Manual Nancy J. Ondra A Plant-by-Plant Guide: What to Do and When to Do It How do you keep your perennial beds looking their best, season after season? This comprehensive resource covers everything you need to know, from planning and planting to watering, mulching, pruning, propagating, and much more. Author Nancy Ondra also includes an in-depth, plant-by-plant guide showing you how to maintain more than 125 of the most popular perennials, giving specific information on everything from soil requirements to bloom height to preparing plants for winter. Simple, clear instructions and beautiful photography make it easy to keep your perennial garden beautiful! "I can think of no one better equipped to teach gardeners how to maintain a perennial garden than Nancy Ondra." –Fran Sorin, author of Digging Deep: Unearthing Your Creative Roots Through Gardening $ 24.95 US Paper Pages: 384 Size: 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 Color: Full-color; Photographs and illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-1-60342-150-8 Order Number: 62150 |
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The Perennial Gardener’s Design Primer Stephanie Cohen, Nancy Ondra The Essential Guide to Creating Simply Sensational Gardens Stephanie Cohen and Nancy Ondra are both thoroughly obsessed with everything about gardens and gardening — digging, planting, designing, and creating great canvases of living color and texture. Their encouraging words, based on practical experience and the belief that there is more than one right way to create a garden, boost confidence and promote experimentation. After all, Stephanie builds her garden combinations around harmonious colors and contrasting flower forms, whereas Nan’s love for colorful foliage leads her to feature dramatically contrasting leaf colors and textures. Along with design basics, they present 20 garden plans, as well as the before-and-after stories of gardens they’ve created for themselves and their families. $ 24.95 US Paper Pages: 320 Size: 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 Color: Full-color; Photographs and illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-1-58017-543-2 Order Number: 67543 |
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Caring for Perennials Janet Macunovich What to Do and When to Do It With Macunovich's techniques for prioritizing, planning, and record keeping, you'll be able to grow a world-class perennial garden with an average of one hour of maintenance per 100 square feet per month. $ 19.95 US Paper Pages: 200 Size: 8 1/2 x 11 Color: Full-color; Photographs and illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-0-88266-957-1 Order Number: 66957 |
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Shady Retreats Barbara W. Ellis 20 Plans for Colorful, Private Spaces in Your Backyard Lifelong gardener and landscape designer Barbara W. Ellis shares her appreciation for shady retreats and the cool outdoor relief they provide to otherwise sun drenched backyards. Detailed plans for 20 shade-themed gardens include clear blue-prints, full-color plant photographs, and gorgeous oil paintings depicting the finished gardens. The book also features suggestions for bringing color into the shade; advice on how to use manufactured structures to create shady areas; and an encyclopedia of 100 shade-loving plants, plus another 100 plants that can be used to create shade and privacy. $ 19.95 US Paper Pages: 192 Size: 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 Color: Full-color; Photographs and illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-1-58017-472-5 Order Number: 67472 |
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Designer Plant Combinations Scott Calhoun 105 Stunning Gardens Using Six Plants or Fewer Put plants together in your own backyard using the best combination ideas from design professionals across the United States. More than 100 stunning gardens inspire you to mix and match your favorite plants with confidence. Spark your garden-design creativity with proven groupings, test-planted and enjoyed by the experts. It's easy when every combination uses no more than six different plants! The exciting ensembles include a variety of textures, colors, and seasonal displays. You will find chapters devoted to Perennial Partners, Masses of Grasses, Annual Acquaintances, and Ground Cover Groupies. There are plants for every preference and colors for every season, with alternatives for various climates. Choose your favorite and plant it as a gorgeous focal point in your garden or as a splash of fresh color in a small space. "Scott Calhoun is the ideal garden friend — an opinionated observer, a collector of cool plants and esoteric information, and a writer at the top of his game. A browse through Designer Plant Combinations is like spending an afternoon with a civilized gardening companion who has chosen to share his secrets gleaned from a lifetime obsession with plants." — James A. Baggett, Editor of Perennials and Nature's Garden $ 18.95 US Paper Pages: 240 Size: 8 x 8 1/2 Color: Full-color; Photographs and illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-1-60342-077-8 Order Number: 62077 |
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The Ever-Blooming Flower Garden Lee Schneller A Blueprint for Continuous Color Lee Schneller has used her fun and easy blueprint system to design hundreds of gardens that begin blooming in late spring and don’t quit until the last days of autumn. Now you can apply her no-fail formula to your own yard. In just five easy steps— measure and draw, set height proportions, calculate plant numbers, begin the blueprint, and choose your plants — you can plan a foolproof season of nonstop colorful blooms. Includes questionnaires and checklists to help you choose the best plants for your garden, a Flower Catalog listing 220 easy-care possibilities, a plant planning chart that doubles as a shopping list, and complete growing information and maintenance tips. Season-spanning spectacular color is easier to attain than ever before. $ 19.95 US Paper Pages: 224 Size: 8 x 9 Color: Full-color; Photographs and illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-1-60342-139-3 Order Number: 62139 |
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The Flower Gardener's Bible Lewis Hill, Nancy Hill Time-Tested Techniques, Creative Designs, and Perfect Plants for Colorful Gardens All the inspiration and advice you need on flower gardening is gathered here in a single volume that's truly three books in one: Part 1 is full of basic information on nurturing plants, improving soil, and fighting pests and diseases. Part 2 provides designs and ideas for 23 gorgeous theme gardens. $ 27.50 US Paper Pages: 384 Size: 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 Color: Full-color; Photographs and illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-1-58017-462-6 Order Number: 67462 |
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The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom Eileen Powell Plan a flower garden for season-round beauty and color with this indispensable reference to growing 541 annuals, perennials, and bulbs. Each plant listed features precise information on regional suitability; how to sow seeds indoors and out; how and when to transplant seedlings; general plant care; when to expect the plant to flower; and how to propagate the plant. An at-a-glance design planner lists bloom time, color, height, and site requirements for more than 1700 species. All this, plus a full-color gallery of more than 500 flowers, makes this the essential Potting Bench Reference Book for every flower gardener. $ 24.95 US Paper Pages: 528 Size: 7 3/8 x 9 1/8 Color: Two-color with 64-page full-color plant guide; Illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-1-58017-517-3 Order Number: 67517 |
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Watering Systems for Lawn & Garden A Do-It-Yourself Guide R. Dodge Woodson Written by a master plumber in clear, non-technical language, this guide explains all types of irrigation systems and gives step-by-step installation instructions. $ 18.95 US Paper Pages: 144 Size: 8 1/2 x 11 Color: Illustrations throughout ISBN: 978-0-88266-906-9 Order Number: 66906 |