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Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Michael A. Dirr Publisher Comments This bestselling encyclopedia, illustrated with brilliant photographs, describes the best woody plants adapted to cooler climates, showing both habit and details of more than 500 species, and including some 700 additional cultivars and varieties. Brief... (read more) List Price $69.95 Your price: $29.98 Sale - Hardcover
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How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine by John Jeavons Staff Pick If last year's vegetable garden left something to be desired, John Jeavons's How to Grow More Vegetables is the book for you. This thorough and accessible overview of the Grow Biointensive gardening method will show you how to get the most out of your... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte Staff Pick Originally published in 1975, this comprehensive and user-friendly guide to companion planting has since become a classic... and with good reason. In Carrots Love Tomatoes, lifelong gardener and prolific author Louise Riotte reveals how plant... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Encyclopedia of Herbs: A Comprehensive Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance by Thomas Debaggio Publisher Comments This meticulously researched compendium provides every aspect of growing, identifying, harvesting, preserving, and using more than 500 species of herbs. Thorough profiles provide a plant's botanical name and family, whether it is an annual or perennial... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon Publisher Comments A bestseller since its debut in 1990, this indispensable and handy reference has now been expanded and updated to include an appendix on plant taxonomy and a comprehensive index. Two dozen new photos and illustrations make this new edition even richer... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible: How to Grow a Bounty of Food in Pots, Tubs, and Other Containers by Edward C Smith Publisher Comments Plentiful, Organic Vegetables from Small Spaces Put your garden containers to work this summer. On the deck, in the garden, or even on a sunny balcony, you can grow luscious tomatoes, gorgeous artichokes, juicy strawberries, and so much more. Ed Smith... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith Publisher Comments The invaluable resource for home food gardeners! Ed Smith's W-O-R-D system has helped countless gardeners grow an abundance of vegetables and herbs. And those tomatoes and zucchini and basil and cucumbers have nourished countless families, neighbors, and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions by Edward C Smith Publisher Comments Discover the last W.O.R.D. in vegetable gardening with Ed Smith's amazing gardening system. By integrating four principles -- Wide beds, Organic methods, Raised beds, and Deep beds -- Smith reinvents vegetable gardening, making it possible for everyone... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Garden Wisdom and Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Plant, Grow, and Harvest by Judy Pray and Editors of Rodale Books Staff Pick Honestly, I don't know how Rodale managed to pack so much into one book; Garden Wisdom and Know-How is a veritable clown car of information. Whether you want healthy houseplants, a lush edible garden, or a perfectly manicured lawn, this book has... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Month-by-Month Gardening in Washington and Oregon: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year by Mary Robson Publisher Comments The Month-By-Month series is the perfect companion to take the guesswork out of gardening. With this book, you'll know what to do each month to have gardening success all year. Written by authors in your state, the information is tailored to the issues... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan Staff Pick Michael Pollan may be incapable of uninteresting writing. Discerning and lucid, his works tend to provoke the reader to engage themselves (at least in thought, if not deed) well beyond the final page. Second Nature: A Gardener's Education is Pollan's... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Complete Compost Gardening Guide by Barbara Pleasant and Deborah L. Martin Staff Pick After obsessing over house projects, it's refreshing and lovely to go outside and play in the dirt for a while. Barbara Pleasant and Deborah L. Martin's Complete Compost Gardening Guide is the best book on composting that I've ever read. Full of color... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Big Gardens in Small Spaces: Out-of-the-Box Advice for Boxed-In Gardeners by Martyn Cox Publisher Comments At last count, Martyn Cox had more than 250 different plants growing in his 600-square-foot garden in London. He knows from experience that you don’t need a lot of space to have an exuberant garden. Big Gardens in Small Spaces provides boundless... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Landscaping with Fruit: Strawberry Ground Covers, Blueberry Hedges, Grape Arbors, and 39 Other Luscious Fruits to Make Your Yard an Edible Par by Lee Reich Publisher Comments Fruit trees, shrubs, and vines are true two-for-one plants. Many varieties are strikingly beautiful -- well suited to doing double duty as delicious sources of sweet, organic fruit and as ornamental additions to the home landscape. Backyard fruit plants... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Garden Anywhere: How to Grow Gorgeous Container Gardens, Herb Gardens, Kitchen Gardens and More -- without Spending a Fortune by Alys Fowler Staff Pick Garden Anywhere is an apartment-dwelling wannabe-horticulturalist's dream. With easy-to-follow instructions and super-creative container garden ideas — like making window boxes out of wine crates and growing potatoes in feed sacks — this book is... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Homegrown Whole Grains: Grow, Harvest, and Cook Your Own Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rice, and More by Sara Pitzer Publisher Comments A backyard field of grains? Yes, absolutely! Wheat and corn are rapidly replacing grass in the yards of dedicated locavores across the country. For adventurous homeowners who want to get in on the movement, Homegrown Whole Grains is the place to begin... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Starter Vegetable Gardens: 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens by Barbara Pleasant Staff Pick Working in the world's largest independent new and used bookstore, I am constantly reminded of how little I actually know about gardening. There are literally thousands of books on the subject, so it stands to reason that those of us with neither a... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Organic Kitchen Garden by Juliet Roberts Synopsis Practical, beautiful, and an invaluable gardening reference, "Organic Kitchen Garden" explains how to set up a vegetable patch, how to prepare the soil, choose and care for crops, and stagger the harvest across the seasons. Helpful monthly lists and tips... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Rock Garden and Its Plants by Graham S Thomas Publisher Comments An exposition of every aspect of the subject, from the underlying geology of rocks and history of the art of rock gardening to the practical matters of creating a rock garden. The color illustrations include some of the author's own watercolors.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $3.75 Sale - Hardcover
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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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