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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $15.42
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Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Beverley Nichols
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Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Edition: 3rd Printing 2007
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635.90942654
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Publication Date: 2004-12-01
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Reading Level: 308
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Description: Down the Garden Path has stood the test of time as one of the world’s best-loved and most quoted gardening books. Ostensibly an account of the creation of a garden in Huntingdonshire in the 1930s, it is really about the underlying emotions and obsessions for which gardening is just a cover story. The secret of this book’s success---and its timelessness---is that it does not seek to impress the reader with a wealth of expert knowledge or advice. Beverley Nichols proudly declares his status as a newcomer to gardening: "The best gardening books should be written by those who still have to search their brains for the honeysuckle’s languid Latin name." As unforgettable as the plants in the garden are, the cast of visitors and neighbours who invariably turn up at inopportune moments are truly memorable. For every angelic Miss Hazlitt there is an insufferable Miss Wilkins waiting in the wings. For every thought-provoking Professor, there is an intrusive Mrs. M., whose chief offense may be that she is a "damnably efficient" gardener. From a disaster in building a rock garden---"It reminded me of those puddings made of spongecake and custard which are studded with almonds"---to a triumph in building an "avalanche" of chionodoxas---"Ah, but it was worth waiting for"---to further adventures with greenhouses, woodland gardens, not to mention cats and treacle, Nichols has left us a true gardening classic.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $19.76
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Manufacturer: Ryland Peters & Small
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Jane Packer
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Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
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Dewey Decimal Number: 745.92
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Publication Date: 2008-09-30
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Reading Level: 160
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Description: Jane Packer is one of London’s most sought-after florists and also runs celebrated flower schools in London, New York, and Tokyo. In this irresistible book, Jane covers the same ground as in her four-week career course, here divided into three sections. Flowers to Give teaches all the techniques needed to make a variety of floral gifts. Flowers for the Home covers vase arrangements of all shapes and sizes. Flowers for Celebrations offers all the necessary know-how for party flowers, festive wreaths, table arrangements, and beautiful wedding flowers. Lovely photographs of the finished creations are accompanied by step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow instructions. This book distils all Jane Packer’s expertise and style into one volume, and imparts the secrets of successful flower arranging to every reader, novice and expert alike. • More than 25 glorious step-by-step projects, with a wealth of other original ideas to make the perfect floral arrangement. • Professional tips and techniques for choosing, conditioning, and caring for beautiful flowers. • An essential source book for amateur and professional flower arrangers alike.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $11.53
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Manufacturer: DK ADULT
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John Seymour
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Publisher: DK ADULT
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635
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Publication Date: 2008-04-21
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: This revised edition of an old favorite, first published in 1978, explains how to cultivate and preserve all types of fruit, herbs, and vegetables, in addition to instructions on keeping bees and raising chickens. AUTHOR BIO: John Seymour authored over 40 books, including the DK's best-selling Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency and The Forgotten Arts & Crafts. He died in the fall of 2004 at the age of 90.
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Price: $40.00
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Sale: $18.45
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Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Charles Faudree::Toni Garner::Francesanne Tucker
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Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
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Dewey Decimal Number: 745.92
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Publication Date: 2008-03-28
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Reading Level: 160
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Description: In this third book, Charles Faudree shares some of his most recent signature Country French interiors and introduces floral artist Toni Garner, his personal florist, to create what he deems the ultimate accessory for every room in a home-fresh flower arrangements. Offering a rich visual text of interior design ideas he shows that using flowers in creative combinations and unique containers will set your rooms apart from and above all others. From table toppers to show stoppers, these ebullient artists offer a cornucopia of fresh floral and interior design tips and suggestions.
Sections Include:
Viva la Difference
Flowers
Family Spaces
Private Moments
The Magic of One Flower
Charles Faudree's Country French Living and Charles Faudree's French Country Signature have sold over 110,000 copies. Toni Garner shares tips for using non-traditional containers and creating memorable bouquets. Faudree has been named one of House Beautiful's "Top Designers in America" and has been featured in numerous publications, including Veranda, House and Garden, and Traditional Home.His career has spanned over 35 years with clients throughout the United States, the Bahamas, and Europe.Arrangements are presented as non-static, and emphasize the life cycle of an arrangement from tight buds to mature bouquets dropping petals on the table.
Author Bio: International designer Charles Faudree's first book, Charles Faudree's French Country Signature, introduced in 2003, is still being printed. In 2005 his second book, Charles Faudree's French Country Living, sold over 60,000 copies in less than six months. While writing books, Charles maintains a retail shop in Tulsa, and has launched a fabric line, The Charles Faudree Collection, for Vervain. In 2002 he was named one of America's top 100 designers. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Toni Garner opened her Tulsa flower shop 24 years ago and has collected awards for her innovative floral designs, and has appeared in publications including Veranda, Architectural Digest, and Traditional Home as well as all of Charles Faudree's books. She has been honored as Oklahoma Designer of the Year and has been named Oklahoma Magazine's "Best Florist" for 10 years running.
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Price: $40.00
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Sale: $25.06
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Manufacturer: Chelsea Green
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Michael Phillips
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Publisher: Chelsea Green
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Edition: 2nd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 634.1184
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Publication Date: 2005-11-30
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Reading Level: 320
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Description: The definitive guide to growing apples wisely, naturally, and with gentle impact on the earth. For decades fruit growers have sprayed their trees with toxic chemicals in an attempt to control a range of insect and fungal pests. Yet it is possible to grow apples responsibly, by applying the intuitive knowledge of our great-grandparents with the fruits of modern scientific research and innovation. Since The Apple Grower first appeared in 1998, orchardist Michael Phillips has continued his research with apples, which have been called "organic’s final frontier." In this new edition of his widely acclaimed work, Phillips delves even deeper into the mysteries of growing good fruit with minimal inputs. Some of the cuttingedge topics he explores include: * The use of kaolin clay as an effective strategy against curculio and borers, as well as its limitations * Creating a diverse, healthy orchard ecosystem through understory management of plants, nutrients, and beneficial microorganisms * How to make a small apple business viable by focusing on heritage and regional varieties, value-added products, and the "community orchard" model
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Price: $50.00
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Sale: $31.50
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Manufacturer: Abrams
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Nancy D'Oench::Bonny Martin
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Publisher: Abrams
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 712.0973
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Publication Date: 2008-10-01
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: More than 90 exquisite gardens were photographed all around the United States especially for this book by Mick Hales, one of the world’s leading garden photographers. Organized according to parts of the garden—entryways, herbaceous borders, water features, hedges, etc.—the pictures are accompanied by insightful commentaries and extended captions. Quotations from the owners—dedicated gardeners all—offer an additional source of inspiration to any garden lover.
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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $1.75
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Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Susan Orlean
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635.934409759
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Publication Date: 2000-01-04
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Reading Level: 320
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Description: Orchidelirium is the name the Victorians gave to the flower madness that is for botanical collectors the equivalent of gold fever. Wealthy orchid fanatics of that era sent explorers (heavily armed, more to protect themselves against other orchid seekers than against hostile natives or wild animals) to unmapped territories in search of new varieties of Cattleya and Paphiopedilum. As knowledge of the family Orchidaceae grew to encompass the currently more than 60,000 species and over 100,000 hybrids, orchidelirium might have been expected to go the way of Dutch tulip mania. Yet, as journalist Susan Orlean found out, there still exists a vein of orchid madness strong enough to inspire larceny among collectors. The Orchid Thief centers on south Florida and John Laroche, a quixotic, charismatic schemer once convicted of attempting to take endangered orchids from the Fakahatchee swamp, a state preserve. Laroche, a horticultural consultant who once ran an extensive nursery for the Seminole tribe, dreams of making a fortune for the Seminoles and himself by cloning the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii. Laroche sums up the obsession that drives him and so many others: I really have to watch myself, especially around plants. Even now, just being here, I still get that collector feeling. You know what I mean. I'll see something and then suddenly I get that feeling. It's like I can't just have something--I have to have it and learn about it and grow it and sell it and master it and have a million of it. Even Orlean--so leery of orchid fever that she immediately gives away any plant that's pressed upon her by the growers in Laroche's circle--develops a desire to see a ghost orchid blooming and makes several ultimately unsuccessful treks into the Fakahatchee. Filled with Palm Beach socialites, Native Americans, English peers, smugglers, and naturalists as improbably colorful as the tropical blossoms that inspire them, this is a lyrical, funny, addictively entertaining read. --Barrie Trinkle
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Price: $23.95
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Sale: $12.99
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Manufacturer: Artisan
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Dan Snow
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Publisher: Artisan
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Dewey Decimal Number: 779.36
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Publication Date: 2008-11-01
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Reading Level: 145
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Description: A master craftsman provides us with the timeless wisdom he has gained from heaving and hewing stone.
In his highly anticipated second book, Vermonter Dan Snow once again proves that he is not just one of America's premier artisans, but also one of our most articulate voices on the natural world and our relationship to it. Snow's medium is stone: He is the nation's premier drystone wall builder. Schooled in this ancient craft, he painstakingly creates structures as breathtaking as sculpture with nothing but gravity as their glue. In Listening to Stone, Peter Mauss's tactile photographs of Snow's artistry are matched by the artisan's quietly compelling prose.
In a voice as expressive as Annie Dillard's and as informed as John McPhee's, Snow demonstrates astonishing range as he touches on such subjects as geology, philosophy, and community. We learn that stone's grace comes from its unique characteristics—its capacity to give, its surprising fluidity, its ability to demand respect, and its role as a steadying force in nature. In these fast-paced times, Snow’s life's work offers an antidote: the luxury of patience, the bounty and quietude of nature, the satisfaction of sweat. "I work with stone," he ultimately tells us, "because stone is so much work."
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $15.36
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Manufacturer: Universe Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Peter Nelson::Judy Nelson
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Publisher: Universe Publishing
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Dewey Decimal Number: 690.89
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Publication Date: 2000-07-07
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: It seems that almost everyone likes treehouses. Smiles of recognition turn into grins of enthusiasm as more people discover them and dream about making their own private retreats or family play spaces. And it's nice to remind ourselves that treehouses are built into the oldest and most forgiving, living things on earth. Also, history records treehouses as being built as deliberate follies, as challenges for arboreal designers, for merrymaking, and for keeping the spirit of fairy tales alive. But treehouses can also be social places. We will visit many that were built to entertain, to hang out with friends, or as guest houses. Trees welcome all types. Master treehouse builders Peter and Judy Nelson, with David Larkin, have embarked on yet another treehouse-discovery expedition across America, this time adding the investigation of backyard playhouses to their agenda. Now, in The Treehouse Book, they reveal their findings, illustrated and described in the most complete volume yet. From casual treeshacks made from discarded lumber to multitiered feats of fancy, they found shelters representing myriad builders-interesting characters ranging from childhood fanatics grown up, to weekend carpenters, to those who want their grandkids to have the best clubhouse on the block. Detailed how-to information, including plans and drawings, is woven with behind-the-scenes tales of each structure's occupants and stunning interior and exterior photographic explorations.
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $15.54
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Manufacturer: Jenkins Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Joseph C. Jenkins
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Publisher: Jenkins Publishing
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 631.869
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Publication Date: 2005-09-01
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: There are almost seven billion defecating people on planet Earth, but few who have any clue about how to constructively handle the burgeoning mountain of human crap. The Humanure Handbook, third edition, will amuse you, educate you, and possibly offend you, but it will certainly pertain to you—unless, of course, your bowels never move.
This new edition of The Humanure Handbook is:
The Tenth Anniversary Edition
Richly illustrated with eye-candy artwork
Perfect for reading while sitting on the “throne”
Revised, improved, and updated
256 pages of crap
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