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Series: The Trees that Made Britain Hardcover Archie Miles 9781785946998 $31.99 NATURE Jun 29, 2021

As the oldest living inhabitants on the planet, trees have played a major part in the way we live today, providing both the daily oxygen we breathe and the foundation of our nations heritage. Every native tree in Britain, whether its part of a grand avenue, a thriving hedgerow, an ancient wood or a colourful orchard, tells a different story. The Trees That Made Britain takes us on a journey of discovery to every corner of the nation. Through detailed portraits of individual tree species, author and photographer Archie Miles reveals the stor... + Read More
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Series: Grow Compost Essential know-how and expert advice for gardening success Paperback Zia Allaway 9780744033700 $16.99 GARDENING May 25, 2021

Make your green-thumbed dreams a reality with these accessible, practical gardening guides.The Grow series is all about helping you make the most of your green space. Tapping into today’s most popular gardening topics, including container gardening, growing your own produce, pruning and training, eco-friendly gardening, making your own compost, and caring for houseplants, Grow makes gardening simple for new enthusiasts and confident growers alike. Jargon-free advice and at-a-glance profiles are paired with full-color photography and clear illus... + Read More
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Series: Grow Houseplants Essential know-how and expert advice for success Paperback DK 9780744033717 $16.99 GARDENING May 25, 2021

A series of illustrated, low-price paperbacks that tap into today’s most popular gardening topics, all packed with practical information and expert advice.Make your green-thumbed dreams a reality with these accessible, practical gardening guides.The Grow series is all about helping you make the most of your green space. Tapping into today’s most popular gardening topics, including container gardening, growing your own produce, pruning and training, eco-friendly gardening, making your own compost, and caring for houseplants, Grow makes gardening... + Read More
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Series: England's Magnificent Gardens How a Billion-Dollar Industry Transformed a Nation, from Charles II to Today Hardcover Roderick Floud 9781101871034 $54.00 GARDENING Jun 15, 2021

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 since Roman times but that their true growth began in the seventeenth century; by the eighteenth century, nurseries in London took up 100 acres, w... + Read More
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Series: Plants on the Move Hardcover Émilie Vast 9781623541484 $22.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 May 25, 2021

A gorgeous, lyrical introduction to the idea that plants aren’t as stationary as you might think. Watch out for those buttercup creepers!When you think of a plant, you don’t think of how it moves. But the feathery seeds of the dandelion fly to other gardens, strawberry tendrils creep, and maple seeds spin. There are many different ways plants move, not only as they grow, but in their quest to reproduce: falling, clinging, floating, burrowing—even exploding!Fourteen plant journeys are chronicled, but more than sixty species are highlighed in Émi... + Read More
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Series: The Grow System True Health, Wealth, and Happiness Come from the Ground Paperback Marjory Wildcraft 9780593330364 $34.00 HOUSE & HOME May 11, 2021

Grow your own food and medicine with a step-by-step guide from the founder of The Grow NetworkImagine cultivating enough food to slash your grocery shopping in half—all in less than an hour a day in your own backyard. Sounds impossible, right? Marjory Wildcraft says it’s not: She’s been homesteading for almost twenty years and founded The Grow Network to teach hundreds of thousands of others—some with very little space or time, some city dwellers with rooftop gardens—how to do the same, from gardening, to raising chickens, to composting, to med... + Read More
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Series: The Complete Gardener A Practical, Imaginative Guide to Every Aspect of Gardening Hardcover Monty Don 9780241424308 $39.00 GARDENING May 04, 2021

Even great gardeners like Monty Don are always learning and always experimenting.This extensively revised new edition of his Complete Gardener, first published in 2003, brings you right up-to-date on how Monty gardens today - and his recommendations for you.The most comprehensive, practical, and highly illustrated book Monty has ever written, it covers what he believes are the most important aspects of gardening. Organic techniques have always been at the core of his practice, but this new edition picks up on another key principle: the need to... + Read More
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Series: Northwest Know-How Northwest Know-How: Trees Hardcover Karen Gaudette Brewer 9781632173522 $16.95 NATURE May 04, 2021

An entertaining and educational guide, Northwest Know-How: Trees introduces 54 of the Pacific Northwest’s most engaging and impressive varieties, providing key identification features, statistics, facts, and beautiful line-art renderings of the awe-inspiring sentinels that dot our landscape.Trees in the Pacific Northwest are as varied as they are majestic. This celebratory guide features 54 of the most intriguing varieties in the region, providing identification tips, statistics, and fun facts for each. In addition, each profile will be paired ... + Read More
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Series: Blue Violet Hardcover Cig Harvey 9781580935760 $79.00 PHOTOGRAPHY May 04, 2021

A book of deeply personal and lush photographs, drawings, and writing, Blue Violet is Cig Harvey’s celebration of the natural world and the senses.Blue Violet is a vibrant meditation on the procession of seasons, sensory abundance, and the magic in everyday life. Part art book, botanical guide, historical encyclopedia, and poetry collection, Blue Violet is a compendium of beauty, color, and the senses. Plants, flowers, and our experience of the natural world are the threads that tie this unique book together. Exploring the five senses, Blue Vio... + Read More
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Series: Lift-the-Flap Let's Go to the Beach! With Dr. Seuss's Lorax Board book Todd Tarpley 9780593308387 $10.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) to 3 May 04, 2021

Join the Lorax and learn about beaches in this lift-the-flap board book for Dr. Seuss’s youngest fans—perfect for encouraging a love of nature and printed on recycled paper!The Lorax shares his love of animals and the environment in this sturdy board book about the importance of taking care of our beaches. Written in rhymed verse and with flaps to lift that uncover simple facts about gulls, hermit crabs, shells, and other beach elements, it’s both a fun read and an educational tool for toddlers and preschoolers. Also look for Let’s Go to the Ga... + Read More
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Series: Veggie Power Hardcover Olaf Hajek 9783791374789 $25.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 27, 2021

This illustrated garden of vegetable delights will make children interested in learning about what’s on their plates.As more and more families focus on local and organic eating, this delightful introduction to common vegetables offers a delectable serving of uncommonly beautiful illustrations and fascinating information. As in his previous book, Flower Power, Olaf Hajek’s wondrously imaginative and detailed illustrations of vegetables are paired with engaging and eye-opening texts. Organized by season, the book tells how each vegetable is grown... + Read More
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Series: Contemporary Gardens of the Hamptons LaGuardia Design Group 1990-2020 Hardcover Christopher LaGuardia 9781580935654 $65.00 GARDENING Apr 27, 2021

First monograph to present the work of Laguardia Design Group, a highly regarded landscape architecture firm specializing in contemporary residential design in the Hamptons.With offices in Water Mill, LaGuardia Design Group is immersed in the fragile landscape of the Hamptons, both its woods and meadows and the dramatic shoreline along the Atlantic. Notable projects include the rebuilding of the dunescape surrounding a landmark Norman Jaffe house damaged by storms, collaborations with well-known contemporary architects, iand the setting for a d... + Read More
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Series: Grow your Own Fruit and Veg Hardcover Alan Titchmarsh 9781785947001 $41.00 GARDENING Apr 27, 2021

In these turbulent times, Britain is rediscovering a passion for gardening and home produce - and the nation’s favourite gardener is here to provide the definitive book on the subject. Alan Titchmarsh’s comprehensive guide will tell you everything you need to know about fruit and veg and how to grow it, from herbs, baby veg, salads, and every-day fruits to gourmet and unusual varieties. As well as providing the key facts needed to yield good results and what to do when things go wrong, the text is sprinkled with Alan’s personal observations, an... + Read More
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Series: The Naturally Beautiful Garden Designs That Engage with Wildlife and Nature Hardcover Kathryn Bradley-Hole 9780847870097 $75.00 GARDENING Apr 13, 2021

More popular than ever, gardening is going green with increased interest in environmentally friendly methods.It seems that almost everyone who has access to outside space, however small or large, wants to make the most of it. Interest in growing plants in ecologically sensitive ways that support pollinators, butterflies, birds, and other wildlife is a very strong strand in the new consciousness of garden making. It goes hand in hand with organic principles that shun the use of short-term, quick-fix chemical solutions that have an overall damagi... + Read More
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Series: Grow Your Own Pet Plants A Cute Guide to Choosing and Caring for Your Leafy Friends Hardcover Andrew Mikolajski 9781922417060 $19.95 GARDENING Apr 13, 2021

This practical (and adorably illustrated) book offers tips on how to turn random garden cuttings into lifelong plant friends.Plants make great pets – they’re quiet, decorative, housetrained and (mostly) low-maintenance – and with this helpful guide, you’ll soon be the perfect plant parent! Grow Your Own Pet Plants has all the information you’ll need for green-thumbed success, from learning which plant to take home to how to help your leafy friend thrive in all conditions. Andrew Mikolajski provides helpful tips, from how to nurse and propagate ... + Read More
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Series: Reforesting Faith What Trees Teach Us About the Nature of God and His Love for Us Paperback Matthew Sleeth 9780735291775 $22.00 RELIGION Apr 13, 2021

This groundbreaking walk through Scripture by former physician and carpenter Dr. Matthew Sleeth makes the convincing case why trees are essential to every Christian’s understanding of God.Fifteen years ago, Matthew Sleeth believed that science and logic held the answers to everything. But when tragedy struck, he opened the Bible for the first time and was surprised to find that God chose to tell the gospel story through a trail of trees.There’s a tree on the first page of Genesis, in the first psalm, on the first page of the New Testament, and ... + Read More
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Series: National Trust School of Gardening Practical Advice From the Experts Hardcover Rebecca Bevan 9781911657156 $55.00 GARDENING Apr 06, 2021

Easy-to-follow practical advice from the best gardeners in BritainThe National Trust looks after hundreds of beautiful gardens of every imaginable shape and size across Britain, from the grandest country estate to the smallest cottage garden. They also manage such internationally renowned gardens as Sissinghurst and Hindcote. National Trust garden staff receive countless questions from visitors about plants growing in the gardens and techniques that can be tried at home, and this in-depth guide will pass on their wisdom and provide all the answ... + Read More
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Series: The Trees of North America Michaux and Redouté's American Masterpiece (Tiny Folio) Hardcover Gregory Long 9780789214027 $18.95 NATURE Apr 06, 2021

A miniature volume of exquisite botanical prints—the perfect gift for tree lovers. This Tiny Folio presents, in modern taxonomic order, all 277 of the hand-colored plates from François-André Michaux’s classic North American Sylva, as well as the supplemental volumes by Thomas Nuttall. These masterworks of nineteenth-century botanical illustration—by such artists as Pierre-Joseph Redouté and Pancrace Bessa—represent the leaves, fruit, and flowers of American trees with wonderful grace and clarity. Published in cooperation with the New York Bota... + Read More
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Series: Aphrodisiac The Herbal Path to Healthy Sexual Fulfillment and Vital Living Paperback Kimberly Gallagher 9781401960926 $39.99 HEALTH & FITNESS Apr 06, 2021

From the co-founder of one of the world’s most respected herbal education websites: recipes, rituals, practices, and personal stories to help you live a more sexually fulfilled and vital life.Plants are the great healers of the earth, and their capacity to support healthy sexuality is just as powerful. This beautifully written and illustrated book brings you into a relationship with herbs for sexual fulfillment and empowerment.Drawing on her own knowledge of herbalism and sacred sensuality, along with intimate stories from students who implemen... + Read More
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Series: Charlotte Moss Flowers Hardcover Charlotte Moss 9780847870141 $67.50 CRAFTS & HOBBIES Apr 06, 2021

Renowned interior designer and tastemaker Charlotte Moss celebrates flowers and offers endless inspiration in their use as glorious additions to decorating, entertaining, and everyday living.Charlotte Moss encourages readers to bring the garden indoors—with ideas for arranging flowers, selecting containers, and placing blossoms around the house. An inviting cluster of blooms on a guest room’s bedside table, lavish floral displays for parties and holidays, single stems adding life to any corner of a room—Moss has been photographing her flower ar... + Read More
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Series: National Audubon Society Guide National Audubon Society Trees of North America Hardcover National Audubon Society 9780525655718 $53.95 NATURE Apr 06, 2021

From the creators of the world’s most trusted field guides—a go-to source for millions of nature lovers—comes a completely new and unparalleled reference work: the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date guide to the trees of North America.This handsome volume is the result of a collaboration among leading scientists, scholars, taxonomic and field experts, photo editors, and designers. An indispensable reference, it covers more than 540 species, with nearly 2,500 full-color photographs—including images of the bark, fruit, and flowers,... + Read More
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Series: Villas and Gardens of the Renaissance Hardcover Lucia Impelluso 9780789339928 $26.98 ARCHITECTURE Mar 30, 2021

A stunning collection of photographs celebrating the excellence of the Italian Renaissance period through palaces and gardens built between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.The book illustrates nine locations of extraordinary artistic and architectural interest, conceived by prominent Italian families and dynasties as urban villas or country houses centered around the pursuit of entertainment and leisure. These lavishly decorated and frescoed palaces are adorned with handcrafted furniture and works of art and surrounded by gardens that ret... + Read More
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Series: A Modern Herbal Hardcover Alys Fowler 9780241368336 $42.95 GARDENING Mar 30, 2021

Pre-order this charming, modern miscellany of herbs - for gardeners, cooks and armchair botanists alike. Lovingly collated by horticultural expert and Guardian columnist Alys Fowler, this charming miscellany celebrates everything there is to know about herbs and their significance in our gardens, kitchens, medicine cupboards and daily lives. With her unparalleled horticultural experience, Alys explores the abundance of uses of these incredible plants and writes beautifully about how herbs have become entwined in our lives past and present... + Read More
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Series: Bee People and the Bugs They Love Hardcover Frank Mortimer 9780806540832 $36.00 NATURE Mar 30, 2021

“A successful and funny book that is sure to swell the ranks of the world’s beekeepers.”—New York Times A fascinating foray into the obsessions, friendships, scientific curiosity, misfortunes and rewards of suburban beekeeping—through the eyes of a Master Beekeeper… Who wants to keep bees? And why? For the answers, Master Beekeeper Frank Mortimer invites readers on an eye-opening journey into the secret world of bees, and the singular world of his fellow bee-keepers. There’s the Badger, who introduces Frank to the world of bees; Rusty, a one-... + Read More
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Series: A World of Plants Hardcover Martin Jenkins 9781536215328 $34.00 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Mar 23, 2021

A conservation biologist and a printmaker team up for a fascinating, visually arresting guide to botanical history, biodiversity, and the rich inner lives of plants. A must-read for budding gardeners!Covering more than twenty-five subjects, from photosynthesis and permaculture to the hidden world of Victorian plant hunters, this stylish illustrated guide is packed with scientific insight into the critical role plants play in the drama of life on Earth. Did you know that some plants steal while others defend themselves against attack? That the l... + Read More
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Series: A Naturalist's Book of Wildflowers Celebrating 85 Native Plants in North America Paperback Laura Martin 9781682685969 $29.95 NATURE Mar 23, 2021

A charmingly illustrated keepsake and guide to native, wild plants of North America.In this exquisitely detailed naturalist’s handbook, Laura C. Martin provides profiles of 85 wild plants and flowers found across North America, each accompanied by lovingly illustrated and charming watercolor paintings. With dozens of notes, arrows, and details, each chapter encourages the reader to look at the plants as a naturalist would—opening up a whole new way of seeing nature. Martin gives details on where the plants can be found, how they grow, how to id... + Read More
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Series: Hummelo A Journey Through a Plantsman's Life Paperback Piet Oudolf 9781580935708 $55.00 GARDENING Mar 09, 2021

An intimate look at the personal garden of the Dutch landscape designer renowned for his plantings at the High Line in New York City, and Lurie Garden at Chicago’s Millennium Park. Hummelo—near the village of the same name in Gelderland in the eastern Netherlands—is visited by thousands of gardeners seeking inspiration each year. It is Piet Oudolf’s home, his personal garden laboratory, a former nursery run by his wife Anja, and the place where he first tested new designs and created the new varieties of perennials that are now widely availabl... + Read More
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Series: The Garden Source Inspirational Design Ideas for Gardens and Landscapes Paperback Andrea Jones 9780847870172 $60.00 GARDENING Mar 09, 2021

This book is the visual resource for anyone looking for garden inspiration, showcasing image after aspirational image of garden designs and solutions.This fully updated and revised edition contains more than 800 full-color images by leading garden photographer Andrea Jones. Organized into a variety of topics and themes that address frequently encountered garden design questions and challenges, this expanded edition now covers thirty-two trending garden design topics, such as Containerism, Dutch Wave, Extreme Naturalism, New Nordic, Tropical Chi... + Read More
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Series: Zee Grows a Tree Hardcover Elizabeth Rusch 9780763697549 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Mar 04, 2021

A fact-filled story about a little girl and an evergreen tree that grow up side by side. Perfect for anyone who loves the natural world—or wonders about the origins of their holiday tree.On the morning little Zee Cooper is born, a Douglas-fir seedling emerges from the nursery bed at her family’s Christmas tree farm. As Zee and the tree grow up together, they experience many of the same milestones. When Zee starts preschool, her tree is ready to start life outside the nursery. As Zee outgrows all her clothes, her tree grows taller, too. When Zee... + Read More
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Series: Nature. Aesthetics. Design. Bilingual edition Hardcover Peter Berg 9783791387635 $79.00 GARDENING Mar 02, 2021

Garden design that is innovative, sustainable and close to nature.A good eye and well-trained senses are essential requirements for aesthetic garden design. Peter Berg’s philosophy takes a very special approach: he expects his gardens to be both sustainable and natural - which the use of natural stone, in particular, is intended to ensure. They should be reduced to just a few materials, and along with the color scheme, radiate a pleasant inner calmness. Each garden should also meet the individual needs of its owners. His concept has resulted in... + Read More
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Series: How to Garden, New Edition A practical introduction to gardening Paperback DK 9780744026948 $32.00 GARDENING Mar 02, 2021

Tempted to have a go at gardening? Keen to grow your own vegetables or tame an out-of-control border?This no-nonsense practical manual, packed with clear advice and photos on the essentials, shows you where to start and how to progress.Beginning with inspirational ideas to help you plan your plot, How to Garden walks you through each stage of your chosen garden project. Clear guidance helps you select which plants will work in the space you have and step-by-step photography demystifies caring for plants such as perennials, bulbs, climbers, shru... + Read More
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Series: How to Garden the Low Carbon Way The Steps You Can Take to Help Combat Climate Change Paperback Sally Nex 9780744029284 $18.99 GARDENING Mar 02, 2021

Is it okay to use potting soil? Which plants are best for absorbing pollution? What’s the alternative to carbon-packed fertilizers? How can I cut out single-use plastics? Aspects of gardening can actually be bad for the environment. But make a few changes and you can significantly reduce the carbon imprint of your outdoor space, and even use it to lessen the impact of your other activities.How to Garden the Low-Carbon Way offers clear, practical guidance on how and where to start. Packed with advice, backed by the latest scientific research, i... + Read More
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Series: New York Botanical Garden Roses 100 Postcards from the Archives of The New York Botanical Garden Cards The New York Botanical Garden 9781524759117 $27.00 GARDENING Feb 09, 2021

This gorgeous box of postcards features 100 different roses from The New York Botanical Garden’s extensive archives.This elegant, 100-postcard box features beautiful illustrations of roses, the flower world’s most iconic bloom. These vividly colored postcards are perfect for greeting cards, thank you notes, or wall decor, while the box, also printed with magnificent full-color art, can be used as a keepsake when empty.
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Series: Lift-the-Flap Let's Go to the Garden! With Dr. Seuss's Lorax Board book Todd Tarpley 9780593308370 $10.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) to 3 Feb 09, 2021

Join the Lorax and learn all about gardens in this board book for Dr. Seuss’s youngest fans—perfect for encouraging a love of nature!The Lorax shares his love of animals and plants and need to “speak for the trees” in this sturdy board book about he role gardens play in helping the Earth. Written in rhymed verse and with flaps to lift that uncover simple facts about the creatures and plants found in gardens, it’s both a fun read and an educational tool for toddlers and preschoolers.Series Overview: Nurture a love of the natural world—with Dr. S... + Read More
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Series: The Cannabis Gardener A Beginner's Guide to Growing Vibrant, Healthy Plants in Every Region Hardcover Penny Barthel 9781984858849 $29.99 GARDENING Feb 02, 2021

A beautifully photographed primer on growing your own cannabis, with guidance on which strains to choose for your USDA growing zone, tips on harvesting flowers, and recipes for salves, tinctures, and edibles.Cannabis is as easy to grow as a tomato plant. If you live in a suitable climate and provide sun, water, and good soil, you can grow vigorous, beautiful cannabis in pots, raised beds, or your own yard. Not only is cannabis an easy addition to your garden, it can also provide health and mood-lifting benefits.The Cannabis Gardener teaches you... + Read More
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Series: The New Heirloom Garden Designs, Recipes, and Heirloom Plants for Cooks Who Love to Garden Paperback Ellen Ecker Ogden 9781635650839 $33.99 GARDENING Feb 02, 2021

Design a beautiful and self-sufficient garden; learn the secrets of heirloom vegetables, herbs, and flowers; and enjoy 55 seasonal recipes featuring the fruits of your labor—all with one book!Heirlooms are more than just delicious ingredients or beautiful flowers—their seeds offer us a connection with the earth, and each one tells a story. Author and garden lecturer Ellen Ecker Ogden was inspired to preserve the diversity of plants that are slipping away after learning that we have lost over 85% of the plant world in the last century to extinct... + Read More
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Series: What's Inside What's Inside A Flower? And Other Questions About Science & Nature Hardcover Rachel Ignotofsky 9780593176474 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Feb 02, 2021

From the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science, comes a new nonfiction picture book series ready to grow young scientists by nurturing their curiosity about the natural world—starting with what’s inside a flower.Budding backyard scientists can start exploring their world with this stunning introduction to these flowery show-stoppers—from seeds to roots to blooms. Learning how flowers grow gives kids beautiful building blocks of science and inquiry.In the launch of a new nonfiction picture book series, Rachel Ignotofsky’s dis... + Read More
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Series: The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food Step-by-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone Paperback Joseph Tychonievich 9781984857262 $25.99 GARDENING Feb 02, 2021

The first graphic novel guide to growing a successful vegetable garden, from planning, prepping, and planting, to troubleshooting, care, and harvesting.Like having your own personal gardening mentor at your side, The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food is the story of Mia, an eager young professional who wants to grow her own vegetables but doesn’t know where to start, and George, her retired neighbor who loves gardening and walks her through each step of the process. Throughout the book, “cheat sheets” sum up George’s key facts and techniques, pr... + Read More
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Series: My Houseplant Changed My Life Green well-being for the great indoors Hardcover David Domoney 9780744026795 $18.99 GARDENING Feb 02, 2021

Use the power of houseplants to protect you from the pollution and stresses of modern life.Everyday products pollute the air in our homes, and our mental well-being is threatened like never before—but help is on hand from the humble houseplant!Drawing on groundbreaking scientific research, this book reveals the 50 most life-enhancing houseplants and shows how they can actively purify the air and improve your mental well-being through their color, scent, habit, and nurturing needs.Build a thriving collection of houseplants to create a detoxifyin... + Read More
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Series: Striking Succulent Gardens Plants and Plans for Designing Your Low-Maintenance Landscape [A Gardening Book] Paperback Gabriel Frank 9780399580987 $25.99 GARDENING Jan 26, 2021

Design a succulent garden of your own, with inspiration, advice, and instructional step-by-step projects for container gardens, small-space gardens, mixed gardens, and more.You can’t help but be mesmerized by the eye-catching geometric forms and jewel-toned colors of succulents. But how do you grow these beauties in your own garden? One of the only books dedicated to succulent garden design, Striking Succulent Gardens is a stylish, modern gardening book for beginners and enthusiasts alike.Known for his colorful approach and bold use of varied t... + Read More
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Series: Welcome Flower Child The Magic of Your Birth Flower Hardcover Brigette Barrager 9781984830395 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jan 05, 2021

A beautiful gift book that reveals the meaning of birth flowers for babies born each month of the year.Every child is a different kind of flower, and all together, make this world a beautiful garden.Welcome to this celebration of nature and babies from New York Times bestselling illustrator of Uni the Unicorn, Brigette Barrager. A gorgeous gift book reveals the qualities of babies born in each month of the year, and the accompanying flower that blooms in each birth month. This text is sweet, and soft, and everyone who opens it can find the spec... + Read More
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Series: Bloom & Thrive Essential Healing Herbs and Flowers (Now Age series) Hardcover Brigit Anna McNeill 9781529107289 $19.99 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Nov 24, 2020

Worried about a big meeting? Can’t sleep? Low on energy? Discover the powerful herbs and flowers that can help you to live your best life. Learn which herbs and flowers will aid calm, happiness, boost energy and how you can work simple natural remedies into your daily routine. This is a down-to-earth, expert introduction to the life-changing powers of nature’s potent remedies from forager, herbalist and wild plant medicine teacher Brigit Anna McNeill.
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Series: The Big Sticker Book of Blooms Paperback Yuval Zommer 9780500652299 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Nov 10, 2020

Packed with drawing activities, games, and over 250 stickers, this fact-filled sticker book provides hours of entertainment and learning.Drawing from Yuval Zommer’s wildly popular, fact-filled The Big Book of Blooms, this jam-packed sticker activity book brings the plant world alive in a creative way. Taking fascinating facts as their starting point, activities invite children to draw, color, and play games with plants, insects, and birds from around the world, inspiring children’s interest in nature as they play. Zommer’s rich illustrations il... + Read More
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Series: The Botanist's Sticker Anthology Hardcover DK 9780744036725 $31.99 CRAFTS & HOBBIES Nov 03, 2020

Get lost in the beauty of the natural world in this captivating collection of botanical stickers.Page after page is packed with beautiful vintage drawings of ornamental flowers, tropical ferns, and other exotic plants and fungi.Get creative! Adorn your personal items with more than a thousand botanically themed images. Use the stickers for scrapbooking and stationery, create gorgeous artwork, or simply enjoy this book as an exquisite keepsake.
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Series: How to Attract Birds to Your Garden Foods they like, plants they love, shelter they need Hardcover Dan Rouse 9781465499370 $32.00 NATURE Nov 03, 2020

Help your local wild birds by providing them with a safe garden environmentMake a difference to your local birdlife. Help reverse the decline in bird numbers by creating a haven in which they will thrive. It’s a win-win. Provide the best shelter, feeding, and nesting opportunities for them and then you can reap the rewards as they sing and entertain.No need to be an expert gardener already, or to break the bank - many of the most beneficial features can be installed easily and cheaply, and many you can build yourself or upcycle to be eco-friendly.
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Series: Plantopedia The Definitive Guide to Houseplants Hardcover Lauren Camilleri 9781925811773 $55.00 GARDENING Oct 27, 2020

This is the definitive text for potting, maintaining, and loving your houseplants.Houseplants have the power to transform any room. With their lush foliage and structural beauty, they help create indoor oases that bring a sense of tranquility to our busy lives. Fostering a connection to plants has many positive implications for us and our environment by strengthening our relationship with the natural world.In Plantopedia, Lauren Camilleri and Sophia Kaplan from Leaf Supply present the definitive guide to keeping happy, healthy houseplants in an... + Read More
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Series: American Gardens Hardcover Monty Don 9783791386751 $66.00 GARDENING Oct 27, 2020

Monty Don, Britain’s treasured horticulturalist, and renowned photographer Derry Moore explore iconic and little-known gardens throughout America.For years, Britain’s much-loved gardener Monty Don has been leading us down all kinds of garden paths to show us why green spaces are vital to our wellbeing and culture. Now, he travels across America with celebrated photographer Derry Moore to trace the fascinating histories of outdoor spaces which epitomize or redefine the American garden. In the book, which complements the BBC television series, th... + Read More
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Series: Gardens of the North Shore of Chicago Hardcover Benjamin F. Lenhardt Jr. 9781580935319 $85.00 GARDENING Oct 20, 2020

A privileged view of private gardens along the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago’s Gold Coast.Ben Lenhardt, an avid gardener and preservationist, explores the rich tradition of gardening along the shore of Lake Michigan from Evanston to Lake Bluff. This area, which includes Winnetka, Highland Park, and Lake Forest, is one of the most affluent in the United States, and the gardens are verdant retreats, lushly planted and meticulously maintained. Twenty-five gardens are included, organized according to their design—classic, naturalistic, country, a... + Read More
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Series: Garden Portraits Experiences of Natural Beauty Hardcover Larry Lederman 9781580935456 $65.00 GARDENING Oct 13, 2020

A photographic portrait of 16 private gardens in New York and Connecticut through the seasons, weathers, and times of day.For his third book of landscape photographs with Monacelli, following Magnificent Trees of the New York Botanical Garden and The Rockefeller Family Gardens, Larry Lederman has selected 16 private gardens in New York State and Connecticut and studied them in depth, presenting views through the seasons and weathers to capture their essential spirit.As Gregory Long, President Emeritus of the New York Botanical Garden, observes:... + Read More
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Series: Reflections of Paradise: The Gardens of Fernando Caruncho Hardcover Gordon Taylor 9780847868988 $115.00 GARDENING Sep 29, 2020

The much-anticipated comprehensive survey of one of the world’s most acclaimed landscape garden designers, famous for his extraordinarily sophisticated use of light and geometry in nature.Spanish landscape designer Fernando Caruncho has spent over four decades impressing the world with his breathtaking garden designs, which create a perfect union of architectural design within nature. His sources of inspiration are as diverse as Islamic design, Zen Buddhism, and European Classicism, and the control of light, geometrical scale, and use of local ... + Read More
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Series: The World of Federico Forquet Italian Fashion, Interiors, Gardens Hardcover Hamish Bowles 9780847868995 $115.00 HOUSE & HOME Sep 15, 2020

A sweeping survey of the work of celebrated bon vivant Federico Forquet—whose decades-long design career has embraced couture fashion, elegant interiors, and imaginative gardens, reflecting both the best of Italian style and the dolce vita era of Rome.Through his long and crowded life, polyglot designer Federico Forquet has been by turns a couturier who learned his craft at Balenciaga’s side and whose creations for his eponymous house clothed the best-dressed women of the day; a decorator of interiors of singular style and charm; a discriminati... + Read More
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Series: Hocker 2005-2020 Landscapes Hardcover Hocker 9781580935425 $60.00 ARCHITECTURE Sep 15, 2020

A visually stunning overview of the work of internationally recognized, award-winning landscape architecture studio Hocker, whose thoughtfully conceived projects reveal a deep understanding of environment and materials, and express a strikingly contemporary point of view.This monograph is the first to present the work of the award-winning, Texas-based but internationally recognized landscape architecture studio Hocker. Founded in 2005 by David L. Hocker, the studio has over fifteen years of practice earned wide acclaim for projects that are met... + Read More
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Series: The Garden Jungle or Gardening to Save the Planet Paperback Dave Goulson 9781784709914 $21.99 GARDENING Jun 23, 2020

**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** ’Exquisite…should be read by every gardener in the country’ Observer The Garden Jungle is a wonderful introduction to the hundreds of small creatures with whom we live cheek-by-jowl and of the ... + Read More
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Series: Creative Garden Design: Patterns Inspiring Ideas for Creating Mood, Proportion, and Scale for Every Landscape Hardcover Jack Wallington 9781440355110 $37.00 GARDENING Jun 09, 2020

A lavishly illustrated practical reference for creating a beautiful garden oasis.In more than 500 color photographs, this book reveals the hidden patterns in plants, gardens and the wider landscape to inspire plans for gardens of all sizes and illustrate how to appreciate the styles of design in larger gardens and parks.Explore the influences of pattern in design and the people who made them and gain a greater understanding of the roles of color, texture, shape and perspective in the garden.Each chapter explores a different theme of garden patt... + Read More
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Series: Sprout Lands Tending the Endless Gift of Trees Paperback William Bryant Logan 9780393358148 $23.95 NATURE May 12, 2020

Arborist William Bryant Logan recovers the lost tradition that sustained human life and culture for ten millennia.Once, farmers knew how to make a living hedge and fed their flocks on tree-branch hay. Rural people knew how to prune hazel to foster abundance: both of edible nuts, and of straight, strong, flexible rods for bridges, walls, and baskets. Townspeople cut their beeches to make charcoal to fuel ironworks. Shipwrights shaped oaks to make hulls. No place could prosper without its inhabitants knowing how to cut their trees so they would s... + Read More
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Series: Indoor Green Living with Plants Paperback Bree Claffey 9780500501061 $39.95 GARDENING May 05, 2020

A visual ode to the transformative power of the houseplant in home décor, 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 maker. Author Bree Claffey journeys into the interior worlds of fellow plant lovers to explore the enduring attraction of houseplants. From the ever-reliable peace lily and beguiling fiddle leaf fig to the elusive Chinese money plant, Indoor Green makes it o... + Read More
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Series: Plants for the People A Modern Guide to Plant Medicine Hardcover Erin Lovell Verinder 9781760760465 $39.95 GARDENING May 05, 2020

A generously illustrated introduction to the healing and wellness powers to be found in plants.Plants are our oldest source of medicine and a leading wellspring of our future cures. This book is a celebration of plants and an introduction to their healing powers. An exploration of the plant world through the eyes of master herbalist Erin Lovell Verinder, her expert advice weaves ancient traditional knowledge with a modern approach to plant medicine. Including dozens of medicinal plants—from aloe vera to turmeric—this volume introduces readers t... + Read More
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Series: The Big Book of Blooms Hardcover Yuval Zommer 9780500651995 $25.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 May 05, 2020

The next installment in the popular Big Book series is a fascinating introduction to some of the most magnificent and surprising flowering plants from around the world.In The Big Book of Blooms, the next installment in the wildly successful Big Book series, Yuval Zommer’s charming illustrations bring to life some of the most colorful, flamboyant, and unusual flowers from across the globe. In the opening pages, readers will learn all about botany, including how to recognize different types of flowers. Subsequent pages illustrate the various habi... + Read More
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Series: Happy Bonsai Choose It, Shape It, Love It Hardcover Michael Tran 9781465491428 $18.99 GARDENING May 05, 2020

Busting myths and making bonsai accessible to everyone, Happy Bonsai will make you fall in love with this most meditative of garden crafts.Do you know your shari from your nebari? Can you tell a raft display from a semi-cascade? Do bonsai grow better indoors or out? When is the best time to prune? How do you create that windswept look? Happy Bonsai has all the answers, plus expert tips such as why pruning roots is just as important as pruning branches.Forty tree profiles provide easy-to-follow growing information, with both day-to-day and seaso... + Read More
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Series: Grow Food at Home Simple Methods for Small Spaces Paperback John Tullock 9781682685150 $25.95 GARDENING Apr 21, 2020

Everything you need to know to grow good food without a yard Grow food for freshness. Grow food organically. Grow food to connect with nature. Whatever the goal, you don’t need a lot of space to enjoy the benefits of homegrown veggies, herbs, and fruits. In Grow Food at Home, gardening expert John Tullock shows readers just how easy it is to enjoy “farm”-fresh produce grown right on the windowsill, the porch, or in a tiny backyard. Covering artificial lighting, hydroponics, vertical gardening, straw-bale planters, and more, the book offers even... + Read More