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The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn by John Greenlee Staff Pick If you enjoy weeding, mowing, and triple-digit water bills, then the traditional lawn is for you. But for those of us who've grown tired of that high-maintenance expanse of green carpet, The American Meadow Garden offers some breathtaking alternatives... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover 
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Perennial Ground Covers by David S Mackenzie Publisher Comments Ground covers take on new meaning in this enlightening book designed to make gardeners' work easier. Hostas, stonecrops, smaller rhododendrons, prayer plants, pyracanthas, box huckleberry, hellebores, daylilies, grasses, alpine willows, and unsupported... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Beautiful No-Mow Yards: 50 Amazing Lawn Alternatives by Evelyn J Hadden Publisher Comments What has your perfect green lawn done for you lately? Is it really worth the time, effort, and resources you lavish on it? Armed with encouragement, inspiration, and cutting-edge advice from award-winning author Evelyn Hadden, you can liberate yourself... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.72 New - Trade Paper
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Timber Press Pocket Guide to Bamboos by Ted Jordan Meredith Publisher Comments There are around 1400 species of bamboo spread throughout the world's temperate, tropical, and subtropical regions. They grow from sea level to high mountainous regions and can be successfully grown in a range of climates, from coastal California to... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Flexible
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Taylor's Guide to Ornamental Grasses: More Than 165 of These Versatile, Low-Maintenance Plants, Pictured in Color with Full Descriptions of How to Use (Taylor's Guides to Gardening) by Patrick Taylor Publisher Comments Ornamental grasses are at home in a mixed border or as striking individual specimens. They adapt to a wide range of climates and soils, need little or no maintenance, and resist most pests and diseases. They can anchor a slope or live happily in a... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Flexible
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The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-Tails, and Selected Bamboos by Rick Darke Publisher Comments This encyclopedia by a distinguished American horticulturist is the most authoritative and best-illustrated reference ever published on ornamental grasses. Rick Darke has been studying and photographing grasses in gardens and native landscapes around the... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $26.00 Used - Hardcover
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Lawn Care for Dummies by Lance Walheim Publisher Comments Only one thing is standing between you and a fabulous lawn: It's called Lawn Care For Dummies. If you want a spiffy and well-coifed lawn (and not the overgrown, unruly one that people comment on when they pass by your house), you'll find everything you... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Temperate Bamboos (Gardener's Guide Series) by Michael Bell Publisher Comments A complete and practical guide to growing and collecting these architectural evergreen plants and using them to stunning effect in the garden.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ortho All about Sprinklers & Drip Systems (Ortho's All about) by Ortho Publisher Comments Outlines irrigation options available to homeowners—from fully automated sprinklers for a large yard to simple manual drip systems for balcony plants. Explains sprinkler systems and how to install them. Includes a section on maintenance and repairs.... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Covering Ground: Unexpected Ideas for Landscaping with Colorful, Low-Maintenance Ground Covers by Barbara Ellis Publisher Comments Looking for an alternative to a traditional lawn? Covering Ground explores hundreds of wonderful possibilities. Flowering plants, herbs, mosses, ground-hugging shrubs, and heathers, planted singly or in creative combinations, can add interest, elegance... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Hardy Bamboos Taming the Dragon by Paul Whittaker Publisher Comments Bamboos are extraordinary in their ability to transform a garden, adapt to inhospitable surroundings, survive with little care and, most of all, surprise and delight the people who view them. Too long the exclusive pleasure of those with tropical and... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $27.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Grass Scapes: Gardening with Ornamental Grasses by Martin Quinn Publisher Comments Expert grass breeders reveal the amazing diversity of ornamental grasses in this beautifully illustrated book. Gardeners are shown how grasses, unlike other plants, offer texture, shape, color, movement, and even sound to create a dramatic and calming... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ornamental Bamboos by David Crompton Publisher Comments David Crompton explains the characteristics that set bamboos apart and everything that is needed to grow them successfully. The various uses of bamboos are considered, including the creation of a garden devoted exclusively to bamboos, followed by advice... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $11.24 Sale - Hardcover
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Grasses: Versatile Partners for Uncommon Garden Design by Nancy Ondra Publisher Comments From spring green to winter gold, the drama of grasses is nonstop. There are the striking yellow-and-green ostrich plumes of Zebra Grass. The fine-textured leaves of Blue Oat Grass. Flame Grass's dazzling red-orange leaves, Fountain Grass's coppery... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses (Timber Press Pocket Guides) by Rick Darke Publisher Comments An accessible and comprehensive reference to the wide range of striking grasses available to gardeners, this pocket guide features an assortment of plants with varied textures, forms, sizes, and flowering times. In a handy, compact format, new varieties... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Complete Idiots Guide To a Beautiful Lawn by Maureen Gilmer Publisher Comments You're no idiot, of course. You know that grass needs sun and water and care. So why does your house appear to be sitting in the middle of the Dust Bowl? Don't call the Astroturf salesman yet; help is on the way! The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Beautiful... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Get Your Lawn Off Grass: A North American Guide to Turning Off the Water Tap and Going Native by Carole Rubin Publisher Comments On any list of the world's most pressing problems, water scarcity and water quality inevitably rank high. These issues and their related concerns often emerge in the major topics of the day, including Walkerton, free trade and globalization debates and... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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All About Lawns by Ortho Publisher Comments Offers detailed plans for growing a great lawn. Tells readers how to identify grasses in their own lawn so proper care can be given. Complete guide for repairing or rebuilding a lawn. Teaches readers how to match their maintenance plans with their... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $0.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Texas Lawn Guide: Attaining and Maintaining the Lawn You Want by Steve Dobbs Publisher Comments The Lawn Guide Series takes the mystery out of lawn care and maintenance. The book describes how to properly plant, fertilize and water as well as recommendations on how to address the inevitable lawn problems.... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Wisconsin Lawn Guide (08 Edition) by Myers Publisher Comments The Lawn Guide Series takes the mystery out of lawn care and maintenance. The book describes how to properly plant, fertilize and water as well as recommendations on how to address the inevitable lawn problems.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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