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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 May 25, 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 17th-century gardens of Charles II to those of Prince Charles today; how gardens transformed England; what they cost in their time and the billion-dollar industry they created.“One of the most important books on garden history in the last half century. For anyone serious about the subject, Floud’s book is a must buy.” —Historic GardensIn this rich, revelatory history, one o... + 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: Zee Grows a Tree Hardcover Elizabeth Rusch 9780763697549 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Mar 23, 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: 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: Grow your Own Fruit and Veg Hardcover Alan Titchmarsh 9781785947001 $41.00 GARDENING Mar 30, 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 Illustrated edition 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: 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: 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: 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
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Series: Outdoor Design Projects and Plans for a Stylish Garden Hardcover Matt Keightley 9780789338181 $24.98 GARDENING Apr 14, 2020

Inspired solutions for all types of outdoor spaces - from urban and suburban to country - in a highly curated collection of 35 designsAward-winning designer Matt Keightley presents gardens created either by him or by other leading contemporary designers that provide the inspiration to transform any outdoor space. Each case study discusses the goal or inspiration for the design and includes a detailed plan, a design checklist, and information on the materials and plants used complete with a wealth of gorgeous photographs.The book is divided int... + Read More
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Series: Garden Design Master Class 100 Lessons from The World's Finest Designers on the Art of the Garden Hardcover Carl Dellatore 9780847866663 $80.00 GARDENING Apr 14, 2020

The author of Interior Design Master Class brings together essays by 100 landscape architects and garden designers reflecting on universal gardening questions, illustrated with photos of each designer’s work.A classic in the making, Garden Design Master Class brings together 100 essays by some of the top garden designers working today, from acknowledged experts such as Nancy Goslee Power on sunlight and Arabella Lennox-Boyd on borders, to acclaimed tastemakers such as Carolyne Roehm on the pleasures of a vegetable garden. Spanning styles and ge... + Read More
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Series: Cosmic Botany A Guide to Crystal and Plant Soul Mates for Peace, Happiness, and Abundance Hardcover Tanya Lichtenstein 9780593084205 $24.00 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Apr 14, 2020

A delightful illustrated guide to pairing plants and crystals to maximize their healing and energizing benefits.Greening your home is a powerful way to bring well-being and a sense of peace into any space, and adding crystals to the mix amplifies their vibrational energy and elevates those benefits to the next level. Whether you are looking for love, calm, prosperity, or merely inspiration to declutter your house and mind, Tanya Lichtenstein demonstrates how pairing plant and crystal soul mates will help both you and them align with the flow of... + Read More
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Series: Flower Power The Magic of Nature's Healers Hardcover Christine Paxmann 9783791373997 $25.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 14, 2020

Take on a magical journey through the world of healing flowers in this children’s book by renowned artist Olaf Hajek.Olaf Hajek’s fantastical and mesmerizing art is familiar to many adults. Now young readers can enjoy his work while learning about the fascinating health benefits of flowers they encounter every day. Hajek’s paintings spring to life, populated by insects, birds, fruit, and fairytales that illustrate the drama of the natural world. Accompanying each painting are engaging texts that explore various cultural and medicinal aspects of... + Read More
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Series: The Five Minute Garden Hardcover Laetitia Maklouf 9781911358916 $19.95 GARDENING Apr 07, 2020

Breaking the work needed to keep a garden in perfect shape into daily five-minute chunks, this approach can yield amazing results.Laetitia Maklouf is a garden writer and busy mother of three who has realized that the secret of gardening without becoming overwhelmed is to do something small every day. This book is packed with five-minute things over the gardening year which you can pick and choose at random when you have five minutes to spare. These little bursts of activity are set beneath different headings: “Spruce”, “Chop”, “Nurture”, “Fuss”... + Read More
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Series: A Garden for All Seasons Marjorie Merriweather Post's Hillwood Hardcover Kate Markert 9780847867882 $67.50 GARDENING Apr 07, 2020

Enter the garden paradise of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Washington, D.C., estate in this first book on the history and design of the remarkable grounds.A Garden for All Seasons captures Marjorie Post’s garden landscape, set on twenty-five acres in Washington, D.C. Working with prominent landscape architects Umberto Innocenti, Richard Webel, and Perry Wheeler, Post envisioned a setting with a diverse and fascinating array of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, offering something to see in every season.Thirteen acres of formal gardens extend ... + Read More
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Series: Britain's Trees A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Folklore Hardcover Jo Woolf 9781911358862 $26.95 NATURE Apr 07, 2020

A guide to identifying Britain’s trees and to the rich folklore and traditions connected with them.From hawthorn to holly and from beech to blackthorn, each of Britain’s forty or so native trees are illustrated and a text weaves together the fascinating natural history, folklore, traditions, and remedies connected with them. Particularly famous and significant trees around the country are included too, some dating back thousands of years. As well as a fascinating book to dip into, the illustrations allow the book to double as an identification ... + Read More
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Series: Grandma's Gardens Hardcover Hillary Clinton 9780593115350 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Mar 31, 2020

From mother-daughter team Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton comes a celebration of family, tradition and discovery, and an ode to mothers, grandmothers and the children they love.Grandma Dorothy shared her love of gardens with her daughter, Hillary, and her granddaughter, Chelsea. She taught them that gardens are magical places to learn, exciting spaces for discovery, quiet spots to spend time with family and beautiful areas to share stories and celebrate special occasions. But most of all, she taught them that in her gardens, her love grew a... + Read More
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Series: My Wild Garden Notes from a Writer's Eden Hardcover Meir Shalev 9780805243512 $40.00 GARDENING Mar 31, 2020

A colorfully illustrated round of the season in the garden of the best-selling novelist, memoirist, and champion putterer with a wheelbarrow On the perimeter of Israel’s Jezreel Valley, with the Carmel mountains rising up in the west, Meir Shalev has a beloved garden, “neither neatly organized nor well kept,” as he cheerfully explains. Often covered in mud and scrapes, Shalev cultivates both nomadic plants and “house dwellers,” using his own quirky techniques. He extolls the virtues of the lemon tree, rescues a precious variety of purple sna... + Read More
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Series: Cottage Gardens A Celebration of Britain's Most Beautiful Cottage Gardens, with Advice on Making Your Own Hardcover Claire Masset 9781911358923 $26.95 GARDENING Mar 24, 2020

The cottage garden’s abundant, informal style is rooted in Victorian dreams of a perfect country life, but has found new expressions from the Arts and Crafts movement to the present day. This book showcases many cottage gardens both famous and obscure, including writer Thomas Hardy’s cottage in Dorset; the flower-filled cottage garden created at Sissinghurst, Kent, by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson; Beatrix Potter’s Cumbrian home, Hill Top, and the picturesque Alfriston Clergy House in East Sussex. Practical advice on creating your own... + Read More
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Series: Flowers Paperback Gail Gibbons 9780823445370 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Mar 24, 2020

Explore a lush garden of plant life…. from your bookshelf! Packed with science concepts, this picture book will tell you everything you need to know about flowers.With her signature combination of clearly-labeled diagrams, infographics, and accessible language, Gail Gibbons introduces the basics and life cycle of flowers. Sweet-smelling violets, delicate roses, vibrant tulips—and many more—come alive on the profusely illustrated pages. Including information on common regional species, flowers’ habitable ranges, basic flower care and cultivati... + Read More
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Series: The Garden Source Inspirational Design Ideas for Gardens and Landscapes Paperback Andrea Jones 9780789338242 $24.98 GARDENING Mar 17, 2020

This is a must-have for anyone looking for garden design ideas. Hundreds of full-color images are cleverly arranged to offer thousands of possible design solutions and inspirations for any type of garden. The book includes gardens from all over the world and features projects by the best contemporary designers at work today, including Topher Delaney, James van Sweden, Piet Oudolf, Rick Darke, Sean Hogan, and many others. Alongside never-before-seen private gardens, the book also includes celebrated public spaces such as Manhattan’s High Line—a ... + Read More
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Series: Tiny Dino Worlds Create Your Own Prehistoric Habitats Paperback Christine Bayles Kortsch 9781611805864 $28.95 CRAFTS & HOBBIES Mar 10, 2020

Create your own magical prehistoric terrariums and dioramas while teaching kids about dinosaurs and their habitats.Tiny Dino Worlds shows dinosaur lovers of all ages how to create prehistoric habitats with real plants. From active volcanoes and dino poop to handmade fossils and interactive terrariums, kids and adults alike will have fun building living habitats for all of their favorite dinos.Design a Jurassic world with plants that actually look just like prehistoric ones—or stage an epic battle between the vicious T-rex and the stubborn Trice... + Read More
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Series: Perfect Lawns A Practical Guide Hardcover Simon Akeroyd 9781911358725 $13.50 GARDENING Mar 03, 2020

Learn how to keep your lawn in perfect condition all year round with this handy little guidebook from an experienced National Trust head gardener.This beautifully illustrated and practical guide is packed with invaluable advice on all aspects of lawn design, creation, and maintenance. The author discusses which types of mowers work best for different lawns, when and how to water and feed, and how to bring a neglected lawn back to life, as well as offering creative ideas for decorative elements.
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Series: Perfect Pots A Practical Guide Hardcover Simon Akeroyd 9781911358701 $13.50 GARDENING Mar 03, 2020

Learn how to create the perfect container garden with this handy little guidebook from an experienced National Trust head gardener.Packed with nifty tips and advice for gardening in containers, even in small spaces, to ensure stunning floral displays and abundant fruit and vegetable crops. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this practical guide contains everything you need to create an exquisite display of pots in your garden.
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Series: Perfect Pruning A Practical Guide Hardcover Simon Akeroyd 9781911358718 $13.50 GARDENING Mar 03, 2020

Get to grips with pruning in your garden with this handy little guidebook from an experienced National Trust head gardener.With useful, easy-to-follow advice on pruning all the plants that need it, including shrubs, climbers, and fruit trees, the author discusses the best equipment for pruning, from simple secateurs and loppers to pruning saws and powerful chainsaws. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this practical guide contains all the advice you need to keep on top of your pruning and make your garden even more beautiful.
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Series: Small Garden Style A Design Guide for Outdoor Rooms and Containers Hardcover Isa Hendry Eaton 9780399582851 $29.00 GARDENING Feb 04, 2020

A stylishly photographed guide to creating lush, layered, dramatic little gardens no matter the size of your available space—an urban patio, a tiny backyard, or even just a pot by your door.Petite gardens align with the movement to live smaller and create a life with less stuff and more room for living. But a more eco-friendly and efficient space doesn’t have to sacrifice style. In Small Garden Style, garden designer Isa Hendry Eaton and lifestyle writer Jennifer Blaise Kramer show you how to use good design to create a joyful, elegant, and exc... + Read More
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Series: The Little Book of Bonsai An Easy Guide to Caring for Your Bonsai Tree Hardcover Jonas Dupuich 9780399582592 $19.99 GARDENING Jan 28, 2020

This charming, beautifully photographed beginner’s guide from a trusted bonsai expert covers all the basics to keep your bonsai alive and happy.Jonas Dupuich, founder of the #1 bonsai blog in the U.S., shares his passion and expert advice with anyone looking to learn more about bonsai in this modern, entry-level guide to an ancient art.Filled with photos of stunning, inspiring trees, The Little Book of Bonsai provides simple, clear, effective guidance on bonsai care, including wiring, watering, pruning, pests, disease, tools, repotting, fertili... + Read More
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Series: The Leaf Supply Guide to Creating Your Indoor Jungle Hardcover Lauren Camilleri 9781925811254 $47.00 GARDENING Oct 22, 2019

This book is a luxurious guide to creating the very densest of jungles in your living room. It’s time to finally turn that thumb green.With this stunningly photographed greenery guide, anyone can master the art of making your living room thrive. When done correctly, curating any decent houseplant can be just as effective as hanging a beautiful work of art. After all, our green companions are known to be beneficial for mental health and for general health (being oxygenators), as well as a key element of any well-balanced interior. Lauren and Sop... + Read More
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Series: Succulents at Home Choosing, Growing, and Decorating with the Easiest Houseplants Ever Paperback John Tullock 9781682683842 $28.95 NATURE Oct 08, 2019

Grow happy, healthy succulents Succulents have become some of the most popular houseplants, and with good reason: they’re easy to grow…most of the time. But what happens when a plant outgrows its pot? Did you know succulents can get sunburned? How do you turn one plant into more plants? In Succulents at Home, expert gardener John Tullock addresses these questions and many more. Here, readers will learn to make the most of their plants from the how and why of soil and container choice to step-by-step instructions for repotting, propagating new s... + Read More