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New Arrivals
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
by Michael Pollan
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In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant -- though this...
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Your Price $8.00
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The Perennial Gardener's Design Primer
by Stephanie Cohen
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Two top garden writers and teachers offer fun, organized, and attainable advice on how to create gorgeous gardens using beloved perennial plants. The authors walk the gardener, step-by-step, through the process of creating new gardens and bringing new...
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Your Price $24.95
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The Truth about Garden Remedies: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why
by Jeff Gillman
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Can beer make plants grow? How about buttermilk? Or music'"classical or rock? Are you sure abut planting trees in deep holes? And how about chasing insects with hot sauce and stopping slugs with eggshells? Whether in ancient books, on television, or in...
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Your Price $12.95
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Sunset Western Garden Book 8TH Edition
by Sunset
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Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and fresh-looking edition of the bible of Western gardening. With a new, easy-to-read design, more plant photography, larger illustrations, and more than 8,000 plant listings--500 of...
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Your Price $11.95
Used - Trade Paper
Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
by Michael Pollan
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"As delicious a meditation on one man's relationships with the Earth as any you are likely to come upon" ("The New York Times Book Review"), "Second Nature" captures the rhythms of everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its glory and exasperation....
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Used - Trade Paper
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, BC and Alaska
by Andy Mackinnon
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This is a revised edition of our bestselling book Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast marking the 10th anniversary of publication. This superb reference book features 794 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, ferns, mosses and...
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Your Price $24.95
New - Trade Paper
Introduction to Permaculture
by B. C. Mollison
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Written to introduce readers to Permaculture concepts and design strategies.
Topics include: energy efficient site analysis, planning and design methods, house placement, design for temperate, dry-land and tropical regions, urban Permaculture garden...
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Your Price $34.50
New - Trade Paper
Earth Users Guide To Permaculture 2ND Edition
by Rosemary Morrow
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Included in the text is an overview of the bromeliad family, where to procure plants, helpful tips on how to grow the most popular species, ten new bromeliads are described, as well as details about biology, propagation, hybridisation and new chemical...
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List Price $16.00
Your Price $7.98
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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
by Rodale
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Whether one is an experienced gardener looking to go organic or a beginner who wants to create a healthy, eco-friendly garden space, "Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening" contains the tips and techniques needed to produce beautiful...
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Your Price $9.98
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All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!
by Mel Bartholomew
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This guide blends the author's Square Foot method of gardening with a highly illustrated "how-to" approach that every gardener will understand. Includes over 75 photographs, illustrations, instructions, and charts showing growth rate and proper plant...
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Your Price $19.99
New - Trade Paper
Making the Most of Annuals in the Garden: A Comprehensive Visual Directory and Practical Encyclopedia of Annual Plants to Suit All Styles and Every Ki
by Richard Bird
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A comprehensive visual directory and practical encyclopedia of annual plants to suit all styles and every kind of outdoor space....
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Your Price $14.99
New - Trade Paper
How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine
by John Jeavons
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For over 30 years, this pioneering work has continued to revolutionize food production around the world. While many people tend to look for big solutions to global concerns such as malnutrition, environmental researcher John Jeavons proves that the...
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Your Price $19.95
New - Trade Paper
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