Burpee Complete Flower Gardener

Burpee Complete Flower Gardener

Author: Karan Davis Cutler

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2006-10-16

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13:

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This full-color guide from the experts at Burpee shows you how to plan, plant, and maintain a beautiful flower garden using an environmentally responsible, organic approach. It offers authoritative guidance on creating borders and beds, combining flower colors and shapes, selecting gardening tools, and much more, and features encyclopedic Plant Portraits section with profiles of more than 175 flowers—annuals, perennials, and bulbs.


Burpee Seed Starter

Burpee Seed Starter

Author: Maureen Heffernan

Publisher: Ball Publishing

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780028610023

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For more than a century, Burpee has been a household name for vegetable and flower seeds. Now, the basics of seed-starting popular annuals, perennials, vegetables and herbs can be found in this easy-to-use volume. In addition to the extensive encyclopedia of seed-starting organized by plant, there is information on sowing indoords and outdoors, thinning, transplanting, troubleshooting, and much more. 50 color photos. 50 line drawings.


Roses

Roses

Author: Mary C. Weaver

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1998-12-07

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Mary Weaver provides 75 plant portraits--descriptions of the more carefree roses commercially available--and quick-reference lists of roses for special garden conditions. 75 color photos.


Second Nature

Second Nature

Author: Michael Pollan

Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

Published: 2007-12-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0802198619

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“One of the distinguished gardening books of our time,” from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma (USA Today). Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the 75 greatest books ever written about gardening After Michael Pollan bought an old Connecticut dairy farm, he planted a garden and attempted to follow Thoreau’s example: do not impose your will upon the wilderness, the woodchucks, or the weeds. That ethic did not, of course, work. But neither did pesticides or firebombing the woodchuck burrow. So Michael Pollan began to think about the troubled borders between nature and contemporary life. The result is a funny, profound, and beautifully written book in the finest tradition of American nature writing. It inspires thoughts on the war of the roses; sex and class conflict in the garden; virtuous composting; the American lawn; seed catalogs, and the politics of planting a tree. A blend of meditation, autobiography, and social history, Second Nature, from the renowned author of The Botany of Desire, In Defense of Food, and other bestsellers, is “as delicious a meditation on one man’s relationship with the Earth as any you are likely to come upon” (The New York Times Book Review). “Usually when Americans have wanted to explore their relationship to nature they’ve gone to the wilderness, or the woods. Michael Pollan went to the garden instead . . . and he’s returned with a quirky and pleasing book.” —Annie Dillard “A joy to read.” —Los Angeles Times


Burpee The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener

Burpee The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener

Author: Karan Davis Cutler

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 1997-11-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780028620053

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A Backyard-Gardener’s Guide to Growing a Bountiful, Great-Tasting Harvest The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener features: A full-color encyclopedia of over 100 vegetables and herbs with detailed, expert advice on growing them successfully from planting to harvest Planting and growing techniques that keep maintenance to a minimum Entries on how to grow unusual edibles, such as refreshing mesclun for salads, colorful edible flowers, spicy mustards, and more Descriptions and photos of a host of succulent vegetables, both hybrids and heirlooms, from common to exotic Complete information on improving even the poorest garden soil using safe, organic techniques, plus practical advice on making compost Recommendations on garden tools you need–and those you don’t Information on controlling pests and diseases organically, without resorting to poisonous sprays Spectacular full-color photographs of vegetables and herbs, food gardens, and edible landscapes, plus 30 black-and-white line drawings


Taylor's Guide to Growing North America's Favorite Plants

Taylor's Guide to Growing North America's Favorite Plants

Author: Barbara Ellis

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2000-04-30

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780618059638

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This fact-filled reference to all aspects of growing classic garden plants includes a mini-encyclopedia listing the best varieties to buy, illustrated instructions on performing garden tasks, suggestions for using plants in the home landscape, and directions on propagating.


Gardening Basics For Dummies

Gardening Basics For Dummies

Author: Steven A. Frowine

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-02-23

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9781118050620

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Plant the garden of your dreams! Even if you’ve never sowed a seed nor pulled a weed, Gardening Basics For Dummies contains everything you need to know about flowers, beds, borders, trees, shrubs, and lawns to create your own private paradise. This friendly and informative guide also covers all of the tools and additives available to make gardening easier. You’ll discover: Clear definitions and descriptions of the different types of plants Tips on choosing the type of garden you want How to create a garden plan Easy-to-follow instructions for soil preparation Advice on planting, growing and caring for annuals and perennials Step-by-step plans for organic and edible gardens Plans for butterfly and children's gardens Packed with helpful tips on controlling pests safely, managing weeds, and correcting common gardening problems, Gardening for Dummies turns your brown thumb green in a hurry.


Hemp Today

Hemp Today

Author: Ed Rosenthal

Publisher: Quick American Publishing Company

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13:

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Includes discussion on Hemp (Cannabis & Marijuana) cultivation, uses and prospects.


Miss Rumphius

Miss Rumphius

Author: Barbara Cooney

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1985-11-06

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1101654929

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A beloved classic—written by a beloved Caldecott winner—is lovelier than ever! Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication. To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of two-time Caldecott winner Barbara Cooney's best-loved book, the illustrations have been reoriginated, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.


Straw Bale Gardens Complete

Straw Bale Gardens Complete

Author: Joel Karsten

Publisher:

Published: 2015-02-15

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1591869072

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Provides information about how to use straw bales as planting containers for vegetable gardening.