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The Chinook Short Season Yard

Quick and Beautiful in the Calgary Region

by Lyndon Penner ...

Creating and maintaining the perfect yard in the chinook zone isn’t as hard as you might think, but the short growing season doesn’t give you much time to transform your winter-weary yard into a glorious garden. To help Calgary-area homeowners get the jump on the short season, popular gardening expert Lyndon Penner has created the essential guide to a quick and beautiful yard in the chinook zone ... Read more

$8.90 CAD

Creating and maintaining the perfect yard in the chinook zone isn’t as hard as you might think, but the short growing season doesn’t give you much time to transform your winter-weary yard into a glorious garden. To help Calgary-area homeowners get the jump on the short season, popular gardening expert Lyndon Penner has created the essential guide to a quick and beautiful yard in the chinook zone
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Down to Earth

Gardening Wisdom

by Monty Don ...

Written as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice.Discover Monty's thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, color, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers, and much more. Read about the month-by month jobs he does in his own garden that he hopes are relevant to you. Monty's intimate and lyrical writing is accompanied by photos ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Written as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice.Discover Monty's thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, color, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers, and much more. Read about the month-by month jobs he does in his own garden that he hopes are relevant to you. Monty's intimate and lyrical writing is accompanied by photos
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Founding Gardeners

by Andrea Wulf ...

A groundbreaking look at the Founding Fathers and their obsession with gardening, agriculture, and botany by the author of Magnificent Rebels and New York Times bestseller The Invention of Nature. • “Illuminating and engrossing.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFor the Founding Fathers, gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions: a conjoined interest as deeply ingrained in their ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

A groundbreaking look at the Founding Fathers and their obsession with gardening, agriculture, and botany by the author of Magnificent Rebels and New York Times bestseller The Invention of Nature. • “Illuminating and engrossing.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFor the Founding Fathers, gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions: a conjoined interest as deeply ingrained in their
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A Village Murder

The start of a cozy crime series from the bestselling author of the Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries

by Frances Evesham ...

Series Book 1 - The Ham Hill Murder Mysteries
'I loved A Village Murder and its setting. It kept surprising me!' Faith Martin, #1 bestselling author The start of a brand new series from the bestselling author of the Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries. An English village can be deadly, when your past catches up with you...In the beautiful rural Somerset village of Lower Hembrow, crammed full with English eccentrics, something is amiss.. ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

'I loved A Village Murder and its setting. It kept surprising me!' Faith Martin, #1 bestselling author The start of a brand new series from the bestselling author of the Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries. An English village can be deadly, when your past catches up with you...In the beautiful rural Somerset village of Lower Hembrow, crammed full with English eccentrics, something is amiss..
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Do-It-Yourself Garden Projects and Crafts

60 Planters, Bird Houses, Lotion Bars, Garlands, and More

by Wolfe Debbie ...

Improve and decorate your garden and home with easy projects and beautiful crafts. Make a Bird and Bee bath, a Flower Press, a Foraged Garland, Herb Napkins Rings, and much much more! With step-by-step instructions illustrated in full color.Create your dream garden with simple bird baths, herb drying racks, and unique planters. And bring the outdoors indoors with natural fabric dyes, pressed ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Improve and decorate your garden and home with easy projects and beautiful crafts. Make a Bird and Bee bath, a Flower Press, a Foraged Garland, Herb Napkins Rings, and much much more! With step-by-step instructions illustrated in full color.Create your dream garden with simple bird baths, herb drying racks, and unique planters. And bring the outdoors indoors with natural fabric dyes, pressed
... Read more
Pests, Diseases and Disorders of Garden Plants

by Stefan Buczacki, Keith Harris ...

Essential for all gardeners, horticulturists, teachers, students and naturalists, this is a practical guide to dealing with the pests, diseases and disorders that commonly affect fruit, vegetables, trees and ornamental garden plants.A revision of the highly acclaimed Collins Guide to Pests, Diseases and Disorders first published in 1981, the book now features completely updated text, the addition ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Essential for all gardeners, horticulturists, teachers, students and naturalists, this is a practical guide to dealing with the pests, diseases and disorders that commonly affect fruit, vegetables, trees and ornamental garden plants.A revision of the highly acclaimed Collins Guide to Pests, Diseases and Disorders first published in 1981, the book now features completely updated text, the addition
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The Prairie Short Season Yard

Quick and Beautiful on the Canadian Prairies

by Lyndon Penner ...

Creating and maintaining the perfect yard on the prairies isn’t as hard as you might think, but the short growing season doesn’t give you much time to transform your winter-weary yard into a glorious garden. To help homeowners in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba get the jump on the short season, popular gardening expert Lyndon Penner has created the essential guide to a quick and beautiful yard ... Read more

$8.90 CAD

Creating and maintaining the perfect yard on the prairies isn’t as hard as you might think, but the short growing season doesn’t give you much time to transform your winter-weary yard into a glorious garden. To help homeowners in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba get the jump on the short season, popular gardening expert Lyndon Penner has created the essential guide to a quick and beautiful yard
... Read more
The Science Fiction Anthology

by Andre Norton, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, Philip K. Dick ...

This collection brings together some of the most incredible sci-fi stories ever told in one convenient, high-quality, Kindle volume!This book now contains several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The Sentimentalists, by Murray LeinsterThe Girls from Earth, by Frank RobinsonThe Death Traps of FX-31, by Sewell WrightSong in a minor key, by C.L. MooreSentry of the Sky, ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This collection brings together some of the most incredible sci-fi stories ever told in one convenient, high-quality, Kindle volume!This book now contains several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The Sentimentalists, by Murray LeinsterThe Girls from Earth, by Frank RobinsonThe Death Traps of FX-31, by Sewell WrightSong in a minor key, by C.L. MooreSentry of the Sky,
... Read more
Plant Solutions

by Nigel Colborn ...

Plant Solutions is a brand new contemporary problem-solving guide to finding the right plant for the right place in your garden. Packed with plant suggestions, cultivation notes and companion ideas, Plant Solutions helps you create a suitable and successful planting scheme by finding plants to suit your garden’s needs.This thorough directory will enable you to look up plants based on your needs, ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

Plant Solutions is a brand new contemporary problem-solving guide to finding the right plant for the right place in your garden. Packed with plant suggestions, cultivation notes and companion ideas, Plant Solutions helps you create a suitable and successful planting scheme by finding plants to suit your garden’s needs.This thorough directory will enable you to look up plants based on your needs,
... Read more
Planting

A New Perspective

by Piet Oudolf, Noel Kingsbury ...

"Indispensable." — The New York Times Book ReviewPiet Oudolf's gardens—unique combinations of long-lived perennials and woody plants that are rich in texture and sophisticated in color—are breathtaking and have deep emotional resonance. With Planting, designers and home gardeners can recreate these plant-rich, beautiful gardens that support biodiversity and nourish the human spirit.An intimate ... Read more

$3.59 CAD

"Indispensable." — The New York Times Book ReviewPiet Oudolf's gardens—unique combinations of long-lived perennials and woody plants that are rich in texture and sophisticated in color—are breathtaking and have deep emotional resonance. With Planting, designers and home gardeners can recreate these plant-rich, beautiful gardens that support biodiversity and nourish the human spirit.An intimate
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Flowers and Gardens Illustrated, Vol 1

Garden Weeds - Invasive Plant Identification

by Nancy Peters ...

Series series Flowers & Gardens Illustrated
Here at last is the go-to book for identifying all the problem weeds in your gardening and landscaping life! Nancy Peters, aka The Weed Lady, has written a smart, charming, and utterly fascinating work to help you with the identification of garden weeds and other invasive plants that are lurking in your lawn and garden.By answering the 10 questions provided in this book, you will be able to zero ... Read more

$9.84 CAD

Here at last is the go-to book for identifying all the problem weeds in your gardening and landscaping life! Nancy Peters, aka The Weed Lady, has written a smart, charming, and utterly fascinating work to help you with the identification of garden weeds and other invasive plants that are lurking in your lawn and garden.By answering the 10 questions provided in this book, you will be able to zero
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Smell of Summer Grass

Pursuing Happiness at Perch Hill

by Adam Nicolson ...

The Smell of Summer Grass is based partly on the long out of print 'Perch Hill'. It is the story of the years spent in finding and building a personal Arcadia, sometimes a dream, sometimes a nightmare, by writer Adam Nicolson and his wife, cook and gardener, Sarah Raven.Adam Nicolson was determined to leave metropolitan life but the rundown farm in the Sussex Weald was not quite what he bargained ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

The Smell of Summer Grass is based partly on the long out of print 'Perch Hill'. It is the story of the years spent in finding and building a personal Arcadia, sometimes a dream, sometimes a nightmare, by writer Adam Nicolson and his wife, cook and gardener, Sarah Raven.Adam Nicolson was determined to leave metropolitan life but the rundown farm in the Sussex Weald was not quite what he bargained
... Read more
Do It Yourself Landscaping: Simple Fixes That Will Transform Your Yard

by Ramon Harris ...

Do It Yourself Landscaping: Simple Fixes That Will Transform Your Yard This book covers several different topics including: Chapter 1: What Is Landscaping Chapter 2: Planning For Desert Landscaping Chapter 3: A Wonderful Backyard Landscaping Idea Chapter 4: Backyard Landscaping Is About Many Different Things Chapter 5: Best Landscaping Practices Chapter 6: Easy Front Yard Landscaping Chapter 7: ... Read more

$7.71 CAD

Do It Yourself Landscaping: Simple Fixes That Will Transform Your Yard This book covers several different topics including: Chapter 1: What Is Landscaping Chapter 2: Planning For Desert Landscaping Chapter 3: A Wonderful Backyard Landscaping Idea Chapter 4: Backyard Landscaping Is About Many Different Things Chapter 5: Best Landscaping Practices Chapter 6: Easy Front Yard Landscaping Chapter 7:
... Read more
Encyclopedia of Landscape Design

Planning, Building, and Planting Your Perfect Outdoor Space

by DK ...

Be inspired to imagine the garden of your dreams with this guide that will help you plan, build, and plant your perfect outdoor space.Whether you're aiming for a total redesign or targeting a specific area, Encyclopedia of Landscape Design offers fresh and achievable ideas for every gardener: grasp the fundamentals of landscape and garden design, find a style that's right for you, and create the ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Be inspired to imagine the garden of your dreams with this guide that will help you plan, build, and plant your perfect outdoor space.Whether you're aiming for a total redesign or targeting a specific area, Encyclopedia of Landscape Design offers fresh and achievable ideas for every gardener: grasp the fundamentals of landscape and garden design, find a style that's right for you, and create the
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Basic Horticulture

more than just gardening

by David Hartley ...

Synopsis A short guide to successful gardening based on experience gained in Landscape and Nursery work. The author has worked in just about all aspects of Horticulture from Litter Picking to Grape picking in France and years of work on Plant Nurseries combined with Landscaping. In delivering training to others over a number of years I started collecting a lot of my own handwritten notes and ... Read more

$4.58 CAD

Synopsis A short guide to successful gardening based on experience gained in Landscape and Nursery work. The author has worked in just about all aspects of Horticulture from Litter Picking to Grape picking in France and years of work on Plant Nurseries combined with Landscaping. In delivering training to others over a number of years I started collecting a lot of my own handwritten notes and
... Read more
The Garden in the Clouds

From Derelict Smallholding to Mountain Paradise

by Antony Woodward ...

A warm, witty memoir of one man’s escape from the city in an unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book – the ‘Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity’ guide – in just one year.It was a derelict smallholding so high up in the Black Mountains of Wales it was routinely lost in cloud. But to Antony Woodward, Tair ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

A warm, witty memoir of one man’s escape from the city in an unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book – the ‘Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity’ guide – in just one year.It was a derelict smallholding so high up in the Black Mountains of Wales it was routinely lost in cloud. But to Antony Woodward, Tair
... Read more
Trees: For Shelter and Shade, For Memory and Magic

by Charles Fenyvesi ...

Trees: For Shelter and Shade, For Memory and Magic by Charles Fenyvesi (44,000 words, 18 illustrations)Linking practical neighborly advice to the many cults of tree worship across the globe, Charles Fenyvesi offers an inspiring overview of planting, pruning, and enjoying trees. He pays homage to the immortalized oak and birch as well the controversial qualities of the paulownia (also known as ... Read more

$11.08 CAD

Trees: For Shelter and Shade, For Memory and Magic by Charles Fenyvesi (44,000 words, 18 illustrations)Linking practical neighborly advice to the many cults of tree worship across the globe, Charles Fenyvesi offers an inspiring overview of planting, pruning, and enjoying trees. He pays homage to the immortalized oak and birch as well the controversial qualities of the paulownia (also known as
... Read more
Almost Eden: Designing Gardens in Relation to Creation

by Kim Burgsma ...

Almost Eden captures the absolute wonder of the earth and teaches us how we can create a little bit of this wonder in our own backyards. Readers will discover how their gardens can be in tune with God's original plan of earthly stewardship and be creative and well designed. Readers are encouraged to revisit the notion of what a perfect garden actually looks like and discover how to achieve this ... Read more

$13.31 CAD

Almost Eden captures the absolute wonder of the earth and teaches us how we can create a little bit of this wonder in our own backyards. Readers will discover how their gardens can be in tune with God's original plan of earthly stewardship and be creative and well designed. Readers are encouraged to revisit the notion of what a perfect garden actually looks like and discover how to achieve this
... Read more
The Living Landscape

Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden

by Rick Darke, Douglas W. Tallamy ...

A "thoughtful, intelligent" ( New York Times Book Review ) gardening book about how to create a garden that nurtures the wildlife surrounding it.Many gardeners today want a home landscape that nourishes and fosters wildlife, but they also want beauty, a space for the kids to play, privacy, and maybe even a vegetable patch. Sure, it's a tall order, but The Living Landscape shows you how to do it. ... Read more

$3.59 CAD

A "thoughtful, intelligent" ( New York Times Book Review ) gardening book about how to create a garden that nurtures the wildlife surrounding it.Many gardeners today want a home landscape that nourishes and fosters wildlife, but they also want beauty, a space for the kids to play, privacy, and maybe even a vegetable patch. Sure, it's a tall order, but The Living Landscape shows you how to do it.
... Read more
Jardiner avec Marthe

Pas plus compliqué que ça !

by Marthe Laverdière ...

Series series NON CLASSE
L'horticulture sans chichiCoiffée de sa calotte rose, Marthe vagabonde au gré de ses souvenirs et des rangées de son potager dans cet ouvrage à son image: authentique et inclassable. Entre deux conseils judicieux, elle raconte le couteau du partage de Jeanne, les poules sarcleuses de Rolland et son profond attachement à la nature. Que vous soyez féru de botanique ou nul en jardinage, vous serez ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

L'horticulture sans chichiCoiffée de sa calotte rose, Marthe vagabonde au gré de ses souvenirs et des rangées de son potager dans cet ouvrage à son image: authentique et inclassable. Entre deux conseils judicieux, elle raconte le couteau du partage de Jeanne, les poules sarcleuses de Rolland et son profond attachement à la nature. Que vous soyez féru de botanique ou nul en jardinage, vous serez
... Read more
Perennials for the Pacific Northwest

500 Best Plants for Flower Gardens

by Marty Wingate ...

This is the A-List of flowering plants recommended for Pacific Northwest gardens--updated to include the current crop of available perennials--in a lavishly photographed and definitive guide, which will aide in selecting the best perennials to build a successful garden. These are the plants that can winter over and return with showy brilliance the following year, and in the gentle climate of the ... Read more

$18.71 CAD

This is the A-List of flowering plants recommended for Pacific Northwest gardens--updated to include the current crop of available perennials--in a lavishly photographed and definitive guide, which will aide in selecting the best perennials to build a successful garden. These are the plants that can winter over and return with showy brilliance the following year, and in the gentle climate of the
... Read more
How to lay and maintain a lawn

by C. Homer ...

This is a basic guide on How to lay and maintain a lawn ... Read more

$2.79 CAD

This is a basic guide on How to lay and maintain a lawn
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How to Start a Landscaping Business: A Quick Start Guide on Landscape Design for Beginners

Secrets to Landscaping Made Easy

by Doug M. Browning ...

Series series "Quick Start Guide" Series
**UPDATED FOR 2019:**How to Start a Landscaping Business: A Quick Start Guide on Landscape Design for BeginnersContents include:$1000+ In One Day Working With Plants?What Does Your Landscaping Plan Need?Not All Landscaping Software Is Created EqualFind Yourself A Great Landscaping PictureDo You Know How To Choose The Right Landscaping Supply Store?Looking For Just The Right Landsca... ... Read more

$8.65 CAD

**UPDATED FOR 2019:**How to Start a Landscaping Business: A Quick Start Guide on Landscape Design for BeginnersContents include:$1000+ In One Day Working With Plants?What Does Your Landscaping Plan Need?Not All Landscaping Software Is Created EqualFind Yourself A Great Landscaping PictureDo You Know How To Choose The Right Landscaping Supply Store?Looking For Just The Right Landsca...
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Planting the Natural Garden

by Piet Oudolf, Henk Gerritsen ...

“If the world of gardening has rock stars, Piet Oudolf qualifies as Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Prince rolled into one.” —GardenistaThe original publication of Planting the Natural Garden ushered in a revolution in landscape design: the New Perennial Movement. Spearheaded by internationally renowned designer Piet Oudolf, and incisively articulated by the late plantsman and designer Henk ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

“If the world of gardening has rock stars, Piet Oudolf qualifies as Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Prince rolled into one.” —GardenistaThe original publication of Planting the Natural Garden ushered in a revolution in landscape design: the New Perennial Movement. Spearheaded by internationally renowned designer Piet Oudolf, and incisively articulated by the late plantsman and designer Henk
... Read more

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