Gardening
Houseplants : the complete guide to choosing, growing, and caring for indoor plants
Lisa Eldred Steinkopf
635.965 /Steinkopf
Gardening
What's the best way to nurture your green thumb when you don't have a yard or space? Houseplants! This is your guide to raising the best, healthiest, and happiest potted plants nature has ever seen. When you want to raise plants but just don’t have the space, then it’s time to turn to houseplants! Houseplants is the definitive guide to the millions of varieties that houseplants come in, and the different levels of maintenance, care and know-how they all require. Now is your chance to dive into this pleasant, no-yard-required hobby without the questions of which potting mix to try, what the right level of light you’ll need, or how to shift your plants as seasons change. Houseplants profiles more than 150 different plants, and gives you the best techniques to raise them to be happy, green, and healthy. And as you watch them grow, you can stimulate your inner botanist with the included information on each plant’s Latin family, varieties, bloom period, mature height, and other scientific specs.
The complete houseplant survival manual : essential know-how for keeping (not killing!) more than 160 indoor plants
Barbara Pleasant
635.965 /Pleasant
Gardening
It’s a whole new world of houseplants, so make yourself at home in it! If you love the idea of keeping houseplants, but struggle to care for them, you’ll find solace and invaluable advice in this comprehensive guide from expert gardener Barbara Pleasant. Even experienced houseplant enthusiasts will benefit from Pleasant’s expansive knowledge of indoor gardening, which includes personality profiles, growing needs, and troubleshooting tips for 160 blooming and foliage varieties. Create a greener world, one houseplant at a time.
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Gardenlust : a botanical tour of the world's best new gardens
Christopher Woods
712.6 /Woods
Gardening
A steep hillside oasis in Singapore, a garden distinguished by shape and light in Marrakech, a haunting tree museum in Switzerland—these are just a few of the extraordinary outdoor havens visited in Gardenlust. In this sumptuous global tour of modern gardens, intrepid plant expert Christopher Woods spotlights 50 modern gardens that push boundaries and define natural beauty in significant ways. Featuring both private and public gardens, this journey makes its way from the Americas and Europe to Australia and New Zealand, with stops in Asia, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. Along the way, you'll learn about the people, plants, and stories that make these iconic gardens so lust-worthy. As inspiring as it is insightful, Gardenlust will delight your passion for garden inspiration—and the many places it grows.
Any time I travel to new places, gardens pull me in. The 50+ gardens in Garden Lust are a combination of public and private gardens, most of which I'll never be able to see. There is more here than a traditional coffee table picture book. Together the photographs , Although I have added some of the North American gardens to my travel bucket list. It's more than a coffeetable picture book, I only wish this book had been bigger - 414 pages of gardens just made me want more! -Beth
The PW proven winners garden book : simple plans, picture-perfect plants, and expert advice for creating a gorgeous garden
Ruth Rogers Clausen
635.9 /Clausen
Gardening
Beautifying your home landscape has never been easier! As with cooking, the success of your garden depends on the quality of the ingredients you use. Clausen and Christopher have created "recipes" for success-- and then include suggestions for improvisation so that you can develop them to your own needs and style preferences. -- adapted from introduction
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Mini meadows : grow a little patch of colorful flowers anywhere around your yard
Mike Lizotte
635.9 /Lizotte
Gardening
The word "meadow" conjures images of wide expanses of land, but a mini meadow -- a kind of informal flower garden started with seed sown directly into the soil -- can be any size; plus, it's fun, easy to grow, and good for the planet. From choosing the right variety of seeds, preparing the soil, sowing evenly, and watering well, author Mike Lizotte guides readers through the process of successfully creating a miniature meadow that suits their climate, soil, and growing goals, whether planting to beautify a hellstrip, halt erosion, fill a boggy spot, or establish a nesting area for bees and butterflies.
I've always wanted to own my own meadow. Using this book as a guide I'm going to turn an abandoned raised bed into my own little flowering meadow. -Beth
Botany in a day : the patterns method of plant identification : Thomas J. Elpel's herbal field guide to plant families
Thomas J Elpel
580 /Elpel
Gardening
Explains the patterns method of plant identification, describing seven key patterns for recognizing more than 45,000 species of plants, and includes an illustrated reference guide to plant families.
Did you know that insects and flowering plants co-evolved? It seems obvious, perhaps, but until I read this book I had no idea! I have been trying to become more knowledgeable about plant identification. This was a great book to start with, and I loved the line drawings of plants. I may at one point invest in my own copy! -Heidi K
Herb gardening from the ground up : everything you need to know about growing your favorite herbs
Sal Gilbertie
635.7 /Gilbertie
Gardening
This is a great resource that focuses mainly on how to garden and grow herbs, with less of an emphasis on creating herbal preparations or cooking with herbs. Recommended if you are new to gardening, but want to get started with a little herb garden of your own. -Heidi K
Rosemary Gladstar's herbs for reducing stress & anxiety.
Rosemary Gladstar
615.321 /Gladstar
Health, Gardening
Move beyond lavender and learn about other herbs that can help in times of anxiety or just everyday stress and tension. -Heidi K
The herbal handbook for home & health : 501 recipes for healthy living, green cleaning & natural beauty
Pip Waller
615.321 /Waller
Gardening, Health, Home
"Make your own stain removers, laundry detergent, fabric softeners, window & glass cleaner, room freshener, furniture polish, oven cleaner, throat lozenges, cough medicine, mouthwash, toothpaste, pet supplies, insect repellent, cordials, wines, syrups, teas, baked goods, soap, lip balm, mascara, shaving cream, facial masks, body sprays"--Cover.
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Homegrown herbs : a complete guide to growing, using, and enjoying more than 100 herbs
Tammi Hartung
635.7 /Hartung
Gardening
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