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Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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On the Roof of the Rocky Mountains presents an informative narrative and photographic journey through of one of the most beautiful and distinguished high altitude (8,200 feet) botanical gardens in the world. Throughout the pages garden and flower pictures taken by noted professional photographers showcase several hundred of the more than 3,000 plant species in its vast collection. The Gardens are a respected leader in research and propagation, conservation,...
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English
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This book is a pictorial guide by Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States, that describes how she and her daughters planted a vegetable garden on the White House's South Lawn as part of an initiative to raise awareness about childhood obesity. In February 2010, she launched Let's Move!, a nationwide initiative to address the epidemic of childhood obesity by bringing healthier food into schools and communities, and encouraging kids to be...
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Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A refreshing source of ideas to help your children learn to grow their own patch of earth, Gardening Lab for Kids encourages children to get outside and enjoy nature. This fun and creative book features 52 plant-related activities set into weekly lessons, beginning with learning to read maps to find your heat zone, moving through seeds, soil, composting, and then creating garden art and appreciating your natural surroundings.--
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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Over time, with industrialization and urban sprawl, we have driven nature out of our neighborhoods and cities. But we can invite it back by designing landscapes that look and function more like they do in the wild: robust, diverse, and visually harmonious. “Planting in a Post-Wild World” by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is an inspiring call to action dedicated to the idea of a new nature, a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated, that can...
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Publisher
Taunton Press
Language
English
Description
Lushly photographed and illustrated with vivid drawings, Outside the Not So Big House explores how to build pathways and journeys in your gardens; how to make the most of your site; how to use details to bring it all together. Twenty homes from across the country aptly illustrate these easy-to-grasp design ideas.
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Publisher
Workman Pub
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
"Celebrating the lore of the garden and the joy of interacting with nature, Sunflower Houses is a unique garden lover's miscellany, a collection of memories, poems, activities, garden plans, crafts, botanical riddles, stories, games, and planting projects ... Throughout are the artist's warm and appealing watercolors of a life in gardening remembered."--from publisher description.
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The Ecco Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
"An invigorating gathering of fiction, poetry, and essays that reveals the powerful appeal of one of America's most enduring passions - gardening."--BOOK JACKET. "Poet, scholar, and gardener Mary Swander juxtaposes excerpts from early American settlers with nineteenth century classics and the work of prominent twentieth century writers to offer new perspectives on the seductive pleasure of coaxing flowers, fruits, and vegetables from the earth."--BOOK...
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English
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"This spectacular resource book shows the gardener over 100 low-water-use plants that bring color, beauty and utility to the landscape." "With continued national concern over water use, Xeriscape gardens are a sensible option for today and tomorrow. Published in cooperation with Denver Water and the American Water Works Association, and reviewed by professional horticulturalists and landscapers, this fully illustrated reference offers complete information...
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Rodale
Pub. Date
Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide to creating a bird-friendly backyard, providing advice on everything from choosing bird houses and offering specific birdseed mixes to preparing home-made suet blocks and creating shelters for habitat-threatened species.