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In Field Guide to Urban Gardening, author Kevin Espiritu of Epic Gardening shares the basics of growing plants, offers tips on how to choose the right urban gardening method, and troubleshoots the most common problems you'll encounter.
If you think it's impossible to grow your own food because you don't have a large yard or you live in the city…think again. There is a plethora of urban gardening options to create beautiful, productive edible gardens...
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Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
176 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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"Growing Vegetables (The First-Time Gardener) is an essential tool for newbie gardeners, handing them all the practical and inspirational know-how they need to grow a fruitful garden, even if its their very first time sinking a seed into the soil. Planting your first vegetable garden can be intimidating; it's tough to know where to start. Before you sink your hands into the soil, you want answers to all of those questions rolling around inside your...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
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English
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A series of vignettes provide an imaginative glimpse into the secret lives of a garden's unusual insects, including a ladybug who likes making mud angels and a cricket who dreams of grand adventures.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
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221 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Describes methods for growing edible plants indoors, covering how to make the most of available light, instructions for growing specific plants, and productive and pleasing projects to brighten the home.
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
200 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"In this new poetry anthology, Leaning toward Light, acclaimed poet and avid gardener Tess Taylor brings together a diverse range of contemporary voices to offer poems that celebrate that joyful connection to the natural world"--
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Pavilion
Pub. Date
2015.
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159 pages : color illustrations ; 20 x 24 cm
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English
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Food can be grown just about anywhere and lack of space should not put you off growing and enjoying the taste of your own fresh vegetables. Through inspirational photographs of real plots this book explores all sorts of possible growing spaces, including small pots on balconies and roof gardens, window boxes, old tyres and kitchen sinks, hanging baskets and growbags. Filled with practical advice, inspiration, planting and design ideas, 'My Tiny Veg...
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English
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This illustrated study of Tenryuji, ranked number one among the five great Zen temples of Kyoto and a major destination for tourism and worship, weaves together history, design, culture, and personal reflection to reveal the inner workings of a great spiritual institution. Looking at Tenryuji's present as a mirror to its past, and detailing the famous pond and rockwork composition by renowned designer Muso Soseki, Norris Brock Johnson presents the...
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English
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The Complete Guide To Bonsai Care And Techniques For Beginners
Bonsai has been around for a long time. Its culture is deeply rooted in Asian culture, and it not only adds a touch of class to your garden and home, but it can also provide a beautifully sedate focus for relaxation and meditation - right in your own home!
This is the art of bonsai. You take a tree that is supposed to grow many feet tall and allow it to grow a foot or two taller....
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This beautifully illustrated book provides an inspirational and practical introduction to the traditions of Japanese Zen gardens, using natural materials such as wood, bamboo, rocks and pebbles. Emphasizing the value of shape in trees and shrubs with the subtlety of color through the varied greens of foliage and moss, Authentic Japanese Gardens explains how western plants and materials can be used to achieve peaceful, contemplative gardens. There...
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Français
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VOULEZ-VOUS APPRENDRE L'ESSENTIEL DE LA CULTURE DE BONSAÏS POUR DÉBUTANTS? En voilà un aperçu... Choisir le meilleur environnement pour votre bonsaï Fournir les nutriments appropriés à votre bonsaï Tailler le bonsaï Les meilleurs outils pour prendre soin de votre bonsaï Rempoter le bonsaï Et bien plus !
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English
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Written by one of Japan's foremost experts, The Ultimate Bonsai Handbook provides a complete overview of every aspect of bonsai gardening.
Over 1,000 photos demonstrate each step involved in raising and caring for bonsai, supporting the book's "learn by imitation and observation" approach. This detailed book will serve as a timeless reference to cultivating pines, maples, flowering and fruit bearing trees and many other varieties.
This practical,...
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English
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Kyoto Gardens is a labor of love from master photographer Ben Simmons and Kyoto-based writer Judith Clancy. Simmons' photographs present a fresh and contemporary look at Kyoto's most important gardens. Their beauty is enhanced and humanized by gardeners tending the grounds using the tools of their art. Clancy's graceful text provides historic, aesthetic and cultural context to the gardens. Combining wonder and rigor, she describes how Kyoto's most...
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Español
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El árbol Bonsái es una excelente opción para cualquier jardín. Aunque no provee el alimento ni la medicina como otras plantas lo hacen, el árbol Bonsái es capaz de proveer belleza al jardín y puede ser una muy buena manera de exhibir tu trabajo como jardinero, o incluso hacer un gran regalo. Aunque estos árboles vienen tradicionalmente de China y Japón, son fantásticos para tenerlos en el mundo occidental. Esta guía hablará de muchos temas...
59) Beatrix Potter's gardening life: the plants and places that inspired the classic children's tales
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English
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Focuses on Beatrix Potter's life as a gardener, exploring the origins of her love of gardening and plants and how this passion came to be reflected in her work, and creating characters such as Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Benjamin Bunny.
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"From the author of The Light Over London and the "gripping, moving" (Kelly Rimmer) The Whispers of War comes a poignant and heartwrenching tale of five women in three eras, whose lives are tied together by one very special garden"--
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