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1) Garden history: a very short introduction

Author

Campbell, Gordon

Series

Very short introductions volume 595

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers. This book embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit...

2) Terrarium craft: create 50 magical, miniature worlds

Author

Aiello, Amy Bryant

Publisher

Timber Press

Language

English

Description

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A terrarium is nothing less than a miniature world - one that you can create yourself. It might be a tiny rain forest, with lush foliage and bright tropical flowers. Or it might not contain any plants at all.

3) Fairy gardening: creating your own magical miniature garden

Author

Bawden-Davis, Julie

Language

English

Description

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Fairy gardens are enjoying an astonishing surge in popularity and now gardeners can make their own enchanting miniature landscapes, complete with pint-sized accessories, diminutive plants, and quaint fairy figures.

4) Gardening in miniature: create your own tiny living world

Author

Calvo, Janit

Publisher

Timber Press

Language

English

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Life in Bloom--books about gardening

Description

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"Award-winning miniature gardening expert Janit Calvo shows you how to craft your own beautiful tiny gardens with lush plantings, stylish accessories, functioning water features, and perfect pathways. Choose the best plant varieties, learn the secrets of scale and illusion, and design and create a unique miniature world"--Cover verso.

5) The ever-blooming flower garden: a blueprint for continuous color

Author

Schneller, Lee

Language

English

Description

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Lee Schneller has used her fun and easy blueprint system to design hundreds of flower gardens that begin blooming in late spring and don't quit until the last days of autumn. Now she makes it simple for you to apply her no-fail formula to the flower beds in your yard.

6) American eden: from Monticello to Central Park to our backyards : what our gardens tell us about who we are

Author

Graham, Wade

Language

English

Description

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"American Eden moves luminously through landscapes of history, literature, biography, and design theory. . . . fusing sharp-edged analysis and graceful American prose." —Kevin Starr, author of Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge

"Informative and absolutely engrossing." —Ross King, author of Brunelleschi's Dome

Garden designer and historian Wade Graham offers a unique vision of the story of America

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7) Marya Khan and the fabulous jasmine garden

Author

Faruqi, Saadia

Series

Marya Khan volume 2

Language

English

Description

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When Marya's third-grade class participates in taking care of the school's new garden, Marya wants to be the student leader in charge, but every time she tries to prove she has what it takes to be a leader things get messy.

8) Small-space container gardens: transform your balcony, porch, or patio with fruits, flowers, foliage & herbs

Author

Richardson, Fern

Publisher

Timber Press

Language

English

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

Description

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This exciting guide layers practical gardening fundamentals with creative solutions that encourage thinking outside the pot. From design basics to essential plant picks, "Small-Space Container Gardens" proves one doesn't need a yard to have a garden.

9) The essential garden design workbook

Author

Alexander, Rosemary

Publisher

Timber Press

Language

English

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Garden Planning and Planting

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The Essential Garden Design Workbook guides the reader through every stage of planning a garden — how to survey a site, how to choose landscaping materials, and how to develop planting schemes. This fully revised and updated second edition features new U.S. case studies and new photographs. Valuable tips on green gardening are new to this edition, and include how to harvest rainwater, how to design a green roof, tips on sustainable

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10) Herb gardening from the ground up: everything you need to know about growing your favorite herbs

Author

Gilbertie, Sal

Language

English

Description

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Garden-fresh herbs impart flavor and fragrance that dried, packaged products simply can't. Now, anyone with access to a few square yards of soil (or even a sunny patio or windowsill) can enjoy the punch and pungency that only come from fresh herbs, hand-picked from the garden. Herb Gardening from the Ground Up demonstrates how to design, seed, and nurture 38 culinary herb gardens that are delightful to the eye as well the palate.

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11) The secret garden

Author

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Series

Great illustrated classics

Language

English

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Cottage and Cabincore

Description

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When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can talk to animals. Then one day, Mary discovers the most mysterious wonder of all -- a secret garden, walled and locked, which has been forgotten for years and years. With the help of two unexpected companions,...

12) Biscuit and friends visit the community garden

Author

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin

Series

Biscuit (Easy readers)
I can read book

Language

English

Description

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Armed with seeds and a shovel, Biscuit and the little girl visit the community garden where they plant flowers with new friends.

13) The edible front yard: the mow-less, grow-more plan for a beautiful, bountiful garden

Author

Soler, Ivette

Publisher

Timber Press

Language

English

Description

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Offers suggestions on designing gardens, incorporating edibles and vegetables with ornamental plants.

14) Breaking through concrete: building an urban farm revival

Author

Hanson, David

Publisher

University of California Press

Language

English

Description

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People have always grown food in urban spaces—on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks—but today, urban farmers are leading an environmental and social movement that transforms our national food system. To explore this agricultural renaissance, brothers David and Michael Hanson and urban farmer Edwin Marty document twelve successful urban farm programs, from an alternative school for girls in Detroit, to a...

15) Fruit trees in small spaces: abundant harvests from your own backyard

Author

Eierman, Colby

Publisher

Timber Press

Language

English

Description

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This book covers everything a gardener needs to know about choosing and nurturing the most delicious varieties, including selection, pruning, training, irrigation, and pest and disease prevention. It also includes inspiring ideas for tucking trees into surprisingly small spaces, as well as creative recipes for your incredible harvest. You will want to plant a mini-orchard in every intimate corner.--COVER.

16) Growing mindful: explorations in the garden to deepen your awareness

Author

Calabrese, Joann

Language

English

Description

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Enjoy the extraordinary union of meditation and nature with this hands-on guide to being mindful in the garden. Joann Calabrese shares an abundance of activities and exercises you can use while inhabiting any green space, whether it's your yard, a park, or a forest trail. You'll learn to engage with earth energies and the present moment via everyday, accessible practices―all while using the natural world as your portal. Growing Mindful features...

17) One magic square: vegetable gardening : the easy, organic way to grow your own food on a 3-foot square

Author

Houbein, Lolo

Publisher

The Experiment

Language

English

Description

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"Lolo Houbein has 40 years worth of gardening wisdom to share on how to coax an abundance of organic food from a plot that is just 3 feet square, including sustainable and cost-effective techniques; over 40 themed plot designs; tips on drying, freezing, pickling; and gardening philosophy"--Adapted from publisher description.

18) The new low-maintenance garden: how to have a beautiful, productive garden and the time to enjoy it

Author

Easton, Valerie

Publisher

Timber Press

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

Description

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"This inspiring book proves that low-maintenance gardening can be rewarding, delicious, and fun -- as well as time- and energy-saving. Explore creative gardens and meet innovative gardeners in these pages and learn to enjoy your garden again" --Cover, p. 4.

19) Garden princess

Author

Kladstrup, Kristin

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Language

English

Description

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When Princess Adela sets eyes on Lady Hortensia's garden, she knows something is amiss. Every single flower is in bloom, and in the middle of October! Not only that, there is a talking magpie flitting about the garden and stealing the guests' jewels. Is it possible that Hortensia is a witch and the magpie an enchanted prince? And what of the flowers themselves? Will Adela get to the root of the mystery and nip trouble in the bud before it's too late?...

20) The tale of Peter Rabbit

Author

Potter, Beatrix

Series

Beatrix Potter

Language

English

Description

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Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.

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1) Garden history: a very short introduction

2) Terrarium craft: create 50 magical, miniature worlds

3) Fairy gardening: creating your own magical miniature garden

4) Gardening in miniature: create your own tiny living world

5) The ever-blooming flower garden: a blueprint for continuous color

6) American eden: from Monticello to Central Park to our backyards : what our gardens tell us about who we are

7) Marya Khan and the fabulous jasmine garden

8) Small-space container gardens: transform your balcony, porch, or patio with fruits, flowers, foliage & herbs

9) The essential garden design workbook

10) Herb gardening from the ground up: everything you need to know about growing your favorite herbs

11) The secret garden

12) Biscuit and friends visit the community garden

13) The edible front yard: the mow-less, grow-more plan for a beautiful, bountiful garden

14) Breaking through concrete: building an urban farm revival

15) Fruit trees in small spaces: abundant harvests from your own backyard

16) Growing mindful: explorations in the garden to deepen your awareness

17) One magic square: vegetable gardening : the easy, organic way to grow your own food on a 3-foot square

18) The new low-maintenance garden: how to have a beautiful, productive garden and the time to enjoy it

19) Garden princess

20) The tale of Peter Rabbit

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