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1) ¡Verdura! Living a garden life: 30 projects to nurture your passion for plants and find your bliss
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The 30 step-by-step, plant- and nature-based projects found in ¡Verdura! - Living a Garden Life are designed to lead you to better health and wellness through the practice of gardening"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food is a one-stop reference for all the key information food gardeners need to grow a healthy, bountiful garden. The book features a comprehensive companion planting guide and an in-depth review of the most effective organic pest control practices, including recipes for how to make your own pest deterrent sprays"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Odd Dot, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In this next gift-worthy, full-color, definitive guide in the Outdoor School line, discover the rich possibilities of gardening. With over 400 pages of full-color, highly illustrated pages, Outdoor School is your indispensable tool for the outdoors. Fully illustrated, highly designed, gorgeous and interactive, this field guide to gardening includes: - Immersive activities to get you growing - Write-in sections to journal about experiences - Next-level...
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Ready to find your perfect match? Getting involved with someone new can seem over-whelming, but you don't have to get caught in the weeds. Houseplant Hookups approaches plant care like modern dating. You'll find out how to choose the right plant partner, where to find them, and what happens when they come home with you. You'll learn how to start a loving relationship and watch it grow - literally. Does your apartment have a scenic view of a brick...
Author
Series
Leah's garden volume 4
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Larkspur Nielsen is determined to keep the family homestead running, even if she must do it alone. When she discovers that Isaac McTavish has feelings for her, she pushes him away to protect her heart. But how can she build the life she's always dreamed of when unexpected dangers arrive?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Full of faith, hope, and romance, this new series takes you into the Heart of Amish country. Barbara Schwartz was born into a family of quilters, but she would rather eat dirt than partake in another quilting frolic or sew on another binding. When her parents send her to Indiana to help her grandmother in her quilting shop, she finds herself amongst a very different community. It's only one summer and then she will be back in Kentucky where she belongs....
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A practical, gorgeously photographed guide to the fundamentals of gardening from the ground up, with step-by-step instructions forgrowing 100 different varieties of plants--from the bestselling author of The Complete Gardener and host of BBC's Gardeners' World. Monty Don is on a mission to show everyone how joyful gardening can be. He starts with two important questions: What do you want from your garden? And how can it best serve your needs? The...
Author
Publisher
Stone Pier Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Climate activist and farmer Acadia Tucker fell in love with container gardening after glimpsing its potential to produce food -- lots of food. By applying select growing practices, and managing for square inches rather than square feet, she has come up with instructions for growing a small-scale farm in your patio, on your stoop, or in your dining room. If all you want is a garden just big enough to line a windowsill, she's got you covered there,...
Series
Publisher
Thunder Bay Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This practical guide covers every aspect of gardening, no matter where you live or what you want to grow, and easy-to-understand tips and colorful photos make this a great guide for beginners as well as those who want to expand their gardening skills. Dedicated chapters on flowers, fruits and vegetables, herbs, shrubs, houseplants, and garden decor provide practical advice on how to care for your garden year after year so that it will become a lifelong...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The essential guide to budget gardening hacks, with creative ideas and propagation know-how from Instagram's "garden fairy" Anya Lautenbach. Beat the rising cost of living and transform your garden on a budget with Anya the Garden Fairy. The Money-Saving Gardener reveals the tips and tricks to keeping costs down without compromising on style or impact. Learn how to repurpose what you have, make the most of so-called garden "waste", and boost your...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Make your garden and home look and smell heavenly with this accessible gardening guide that explains how to grow fragrant flowers outdoors and bring natural scents indoors by creating floral arrangements, scented beauty products, and more"--
16) Weslandia
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For gardeners who are ready to take their efforts to the next level by planting for birds, butterflies, and other wildlife by focusing on restoring native habitat and using sustainable practices, this offers more than 200 recommendations of specific cultivars, sustainability tips, and facts about how to grarden organically. Regional recommendations are tailored to attracting specific pollinators; planting diagrams and plans show the possibilities...
Series
Publisher
Duo Press, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"My First Book of Growing Food is a beautiful introduction for babies and toddlers to the benefits of growing food, helping them to develop a connection with the natural world. Like other titles in the earth-friendly series Terra Babies at Home, this book is made with FSC materials and nontoxic inks, and it is recyclable. Simple and quirky text pairs with charming art by Åsa Gilland (The Perfect Shelter) in this book where future nature lovers will...
19) All that grows
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A boy discovers he has much to learn while observing plants with his older sister -- a story about cultivating patience and letting knowledge grow. As a boy walks around the neighborhood with his older, green-thumbed sister, she tells him all about the plants they see -- magnolias that smell like lemon cake, quince trees that will bloom the most beautiful red, daffodils that are the flower of Mother's Day, and even dandelions, whose greens can be...
Author
Publisher
Godine
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A gardener's pandemic journal that combines memoir with an exploration of the natural world both inside and outside the garden. In March 2020, Margot Anne Kelley was watching seeds germinate in her greenhouse. At high risk from illness, the planning, planting, and tending to seedlings took on extra significance. She set out to make her pandemic garden thrive but also to better understand the very nature of seeds and viruses. As seeds became seedlings,...
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