The Potted Gardener

The Potted Gardener

Author: M. C. Beaton

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Published: 1994-07-15

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1429988355

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The Potted Gardener continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin cozy mystery series—now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Never say die. That's the philosophy Agatha Raisin clings to when she comes home to cozy Carsely and finds a new woman ensconced in the affections of her attractive bachelor neighbor, James Lacey. The beautiful newcomer, Mary Fortune, is superior in every way, especially when it comes to gardening. And Agatha, that rose with many thorns, hasn't a green thumb to her name. With garden Open Day approaching, she longs for a nice juicy murder to remind James of her genius for investigation. And sure enough, a series of destructive assaults on the finest gardens is followed by an appalling murder. Agatha seizes the moment and immediately starts yanking up village secrets by their roots and digging up all the dirt on the victim. Problem is, Agatha has an awkward secret of her own...


Potted Gardens

Potted Gardens

Author: Rebecca Cole

Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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A revolutionary new voice in gardening shows how anyone, regardless of experience and previous success, can create beautiful and unusual gardens using any plants and any containers. 300 color photos.


Uprooted

Uprooted

Author: Page Dickey

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2020-09-22

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1643260510

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“Uprooted reveals how a late-life uprooting changed Dickey as a gardener.” —The Wall Street Journal When Page Dickey moved away from her celebrated garden at Duck Hill, she left a landscape she had spent thirty-four years making, nurturing, and loving. She found her next chapter in northwestern Connecticut, on 17 acres of rolling fields and woodland around a former Methodist church. In Uprooted, Dickey reflects on this transition and on what it means for a gardener to start again. In these pages, fol­low her journey: searching for a new home, discovering the ins and outs of the landscape surround­ing her new garden, establishing the garden, and learning how to be a different kind of gardener. The sur­prise at the heart of the book? Although Dickey was sad to leave her beloved garden, she found herself thrilled to begin a new garden in a wilder, larger landscape. Written with humor and elegance, Uprooted is an endearing story about transitions—and the satisfaction and joy that new horizons can bring.


Potted and Pruned

Potted and Pruned

Author: Carol J. Michel

Publisher:

Published: 2017-02-23

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780998697901

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Carol Michel, author of the award-winning blog May Dreams Gardens, has penned a delightful book of 36 gardening stories recounting her years speed weeding, scolding plants for their poor manners, experiencing the magic of a clover lawn, formally evicting drought from her garden, and offering advice for new gardeners.


The Agatha Raisin Series, Books 1-3

The Agatha Raisin Series, Books 1-3

Author: M. C. Beaton

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 646

ISBN-13: 1466888768

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In M. C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling series set in the English Cotswolds, Agatha Raisin, former London PR agent turned private detective, discovers that there is nothing cozy about village life. This collection of Agatha Raisin mysteries--now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television--features the first three books in one volume The bossy, vain, and charmingly insecure Agatha finds that she has a talent for getting herself into trouble. . . and getting to the bottom of a mystery. The Quiche of Death When Agatha enters a village baking contest, she hopes it will make her the toast of the town. But when the judge dies of poisoning, Agatha is forced to admit that she bought the quiche at a bakery in London. When she starts receiving sinister notes Agatha must determine whether they're related to her cheating and meddling or to the suspicious death. It may mean the difference between egg on her face and coroner's tag on her toe. The Vicious Vet Agatha is still trying to adjust to village life, so she jumps at the chance to visit the new vet, who is single and good-looking, even though her tabby doesn't have a thing wrong with him. Unfortunately, the vet is soon found dead. The police rule it an accident, but Agatha convinces her bachelor neighbor James Lacey that playing amateur detective might be fun. The Potted Gardener A new woman has caught the eye of Agatha Raisin's neighbor James Lacey. When a series of mysterious assaults on the town's finest gardens is followed by a shocking murder, Agatha gets the chance to remind him of her genius for investigation. She immediately starts yanking up village secrets by their roots and digging up details about the victim-who may just have some hidden dirt of her own.


A Growing Gardener

A Growing Gardener

Author: Abbie Zabar

Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13:

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From developing a gardening library and journal in winter, to hardening off and harvesting, this treasury goes beyond the spring/summer focus of most guides. Zabar explores all aspects of gardening with her peerless writing, renowned expertise, and acclaimed art. Colorful hints and anecdotes are interspersed throughout. Includes four special insert booklets. Over 100 illustrations, most in color.


There Goes the Bride

There Goes the Bride

Author: M. C. Beaton

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2010-08-31

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780312373221

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Wedding bells are ringing, but not for Agatha Raisin in this irresistible new adventure by "New York Times"-bestselling author Beaton. Martin's Press.


Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist

Author: M. C. Beaton

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0312207077

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Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin cozy mystery series—now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Agatha Raisin's marriage was put off when her ex-husband showed up, unfortunately alive. Fortunately, he was murdered and Agatha solved the crime. Now she is off to Cyprus to track down her ex-fiance. Instead of enjoying their planned honeymoon, however, they witness the murder of an obnoxious tourist. Two sets of terrible tourists surround the unhappy couple, arousing Agatha's suspicions. And, much to James' chagrin, she won't rest until she finds the killer. Unfortunately, it seems the killer also won't rest until Agatha is out of the picture. Agatha is forced to track down the murderer, try to rekindle her romance with James, and fend off a suave baronet, all while coping with the fact that it's always bathing suit season in Cyprus.


Potted History

Potted History

Author: Catherine Horwood

Publisher: White Lion Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780711228009

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There are plenty of books on how to look after houseplants but no one has shown us how, when and why these plants came to be found in our homes. In this fascinating book we learn how potted plants are as subject to fashion as pieces of furniture. For the Victorians it was the aspidistra in the front parlor; for us it is the orchid in the designer loft. We find that Wedgwood created a market for special bulb pots and that some of Conran's early designs were for houseplant containers. Then there is the story of mignonette - a modest plant but once prized in every home for its intoxicating scent. Now that scent is lost to us for ever. Catherine Horwood's novel combination of social history, plant history and the history of interior design is intriguing. Her illustrations come from a variety of unusual sources since potted plants may be found in many unexpected corners.


The Indoor Potted Bulb

The Indoor Potted Bulb

Author: Rob Proctor

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780671779511

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Offers practical advice on growing potted bulbs, recommends a variety of suitable flowers, and offers advice on displaying them in the home