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100 Old Roses for the American GardenClair G. Martin Workman Publishing Softcover 288pp $17.95 Add To Cart As he did for English Roses in 100 English Roses for the American Garden, the preeminent rosarian Clair G. Martin demystifies the world of Old Roses-those hardy, fragrant, versatile, and historic roses introduced before 1901. The first section presents the different classes of Old Roses-Gallicas and Damasks, Portlands and Bourbons and Albas and more-and describes the essentials of selecting, planting, watering, pruning, training, feeding, and disease control. Following is a field guide to 100 varieties best suited for American gardens. Each rose is stunningly photographed by Saxon Holt, and each entry includes a detailed description of the cultivar, along with its often colorful history ('Autumn Damask' was listed by Virgil; 'Old Blush,' ubiquitous in California gold rush country cemeteries, was influential in creating modern reblooming roses) and information on availability, fragrance, uses, stature and habit, hardiness, and time of bloom.
Drippy, delicious, mouthwatering taste. That's what heirloom tomatoes are all about. From seeds carefully collected and passed down through generations, heirlooms reinvigorate the garden--and captivate the gardener--with their beguiling flavors, their wild variety of shapes and colors, and their enchanting histories. 100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden covers every facet of raising these nearly lost treasures, including when to plant seeds and transplant seedlings, ways to prevent foliage diseases, cultivation, propagation, and more. Following the step-by-step how-to is a stunningly photographed and comprehensive field guide to 100 tried-and-true heirloom varieties, from the spicy Green Grape--the only true ripe-when-green cherry tomatoe-- to Omar's Lebanese--a superbly flavored pink beefsteak that can grow as large as four pounds.
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a beginner, whether you've got a big patch to fill or just a few boxes on your windowsill, whether you believe in going organic or are willing to give nature a chemical boost, Jerry Baker, America's Master Gardener, can help you. His book is full of savvy advice, practical shortcuts, inspiration, canny strategies, and time-tested tips. From the first stages of planning to preparing and storing your plentiful produce, here are all of Jerry's "how-to" secrets on choosing seeds, preparing the soil, planting, container gardening, herb gardening, conquering bugs and blotches, organic gardening, and much more.
At last, a perennial encyclopedia that gardeners can really use--not just look at. It presents 161 major perennial entries, plus hundreds of species and cultivars, all described in detail in the encyclopedia section with complete growing and landscaping information. Charts and tables provide current information on every aspect of perennial gardening--all chemical free. Photos and illustrations, many in color.
This practical guide to growing houseplants covers every aspect of plant care. Special sections describe techniques for propagating houseplants, keeping flowering plants in bloom, forcing bulbs, and setting up hydroponic gardens and light gardens.
Hundreds of houseplants, from tropicals and exotics to cacti and coleus, will thrive with the practical care and counsel you'll find on each and every page of Houseplants For Dummies. People have been growing houseplants for just about as long as they've lived in houses, and perennial authors Larry Hodgson and the folks at The National Gardening Association draw on that rich history to deliver essential houseplant-growing tricks and techniques. 
Little Herb Gardens: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens--Indoors and OutGeorgeanne Brennan, Mimi Luebbermann Chronicle Books Softcover 96pp $12.95 Add To Cart The age-old art of cultivating home-grown herbs comes alive in this book, with all the information needed to grow productive herb gardens year round in even the smallest spaces. Includes recipes for herb-infused oils and vinegars, herb-scented biscotti, herb-flavored sorbets, as well as a resource directory, bibliography, and an index. Full color.
Orchids as HouseplantsRebecca Tyson Northen Dover Softcover 142pp $7.95 Add To Cart This book shows you how to produce flowering orchids in your home with the modern methods that are already enabling thousands of people to cultivate orchids successfully in their living rooms, sun porches, basements, and elsewhere. Thoroughly revised and brought completely up to date, this book explains the basic need of orchids and shows you the three common methods of growing them in the house - in a window, in a case, and under artificial light. It goes on to describe cattleya and many other fascinating kinds of orchids that do well as house plants, including what they each need in the way of temerature, light, humidity, and other requirments.
Growing Herbs in ContainersSal Gilbertie, Maggie Oster Storey Books Hardcover, 32pp $3.95 
A complete guide to the art and pleasure of having fresh herbs all year long. Since the 1973 publication of Storey's first Country Wisdom Bulletin, our commitment to preserving the arts, crafts, and skills of country life has never wavered. We now have more than 200 titles in this series of 32-page publications, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
Measure Twice, Cut Once: Lessons from a Master CarpenterNorm Abram Little, Brown Hardcover, 196p $18.95
In this one-of-a-kind treasury of carpentry wisdom, Norm Abram celebrates the tradition of his craft - and hands down the secrets he has learned in more than thirty years as a master carpenter. Norm distills a lifetime of experience into seventy short, simple lessons. From what kind of pencil to use (a thick-leaded carpenter's pencil is best for framing) to drilling an exploratory hole without damaging plumbing or wiring (use a short length of coat-hanger wire rather than a drill bit), here is an indispensable compendium of brass-tacks advice and tried-and-true tricks of the trade. Illustrated with handsome engravings and drawings of hand tools, Measure Twice, Cut Once is the essential guide for anyone who has ever put hammer to nail.
We Made a GardenMargery Fish Random House Softcover, 160p $11.95
irst published in Britain in 1956 and never before available in America, We Made a Garden is the classic story of a unique and enduring English country garden. One of Britain’s most esteemed gardening writers recounts how she and her husband set about creating an exemplary cottage garden from unpromising beginnings on the site of the former farmyard and rubbish heap that surround their newly purchased home in the countryside of Somerset, England. Each imbued with a strong set of horticultural opinions and passions, Mr. and Mrs. Fish negotiate the terrain of their garden, by turns separately and together, often with humorous collisions. From the secret to cultivating the smoothest lawn to the art of lifting and replanting tulip bulbs to the landscaping possibilities of evergreens, the diverse elements of successful gardening—and delightful writing—are bound together by Mr. and Mrs. Fish’s aspiration to cultivate that most precious and slow-growing quality—the fundamental character of a good garden.
Interior Design with Feng Shui: New and ExpandedSarah Rossbach Penguin Softcover, 240p $15.95
A centuries-old Chinese practice, feng shui has captured the Western imagination as a tool for design and well-being. In this classic book, complete with helpful drawings and photographs, Sarah Rossbach shows how anyone can apply its principles to enhance their careers, family life, health, and prosperity. Rossbach interprets the teachings of feng shui master Lin Yun for contemporary Westerners, offering practical methods for achieving harmony with one's environment. Focusing on common problems in business and residential settings, she discusses everything from the site of a building to furniture arrangement to wall decoration. In a chapter new to this edition, she explains how to choose colors that satisfy individual needs and preferences. Rossbach's easy-to-execute advice includes such simple steps as moving a microwave oven, repositioning a desk, and hanging mirrors to alleviate negative influences. Sarah Rossbach has written four books and numerous articles on feng shui for the New York Times, the Washington Post, House and Garden, and Harper's Bazaar. Lin Yun is a Buddhist scholar, philosopher, calligrapher, and a leading worldwide authority on feng shui. He has lectured on feng shui and Chinese culture at such institutions as Harvard University, the American Institute of Architects, and the United Nations.
The Garden Primer Barbara Damrosch Workman Publishing Softcover, 688p $17.95
A 688-page volume jam-packed with practical information, advice, tips, and quirky wisdom, both basic enough for the novice and complete enough to help those with more experience improve their gardening habits, The Garden Primer leads all readers down the path to a simpler and more successful garden. Combining easy "how-to" instruction with quirky wisdom and tried-and-true advice, the author reassuringly guides the reader through the flower garden, the decorative garden, the vegetable patch, and more. Each fully illustrated chapter is a book in itself, from planning your property and stocking the tool shed to growing perennials, annuals, roses, bulbs, vegetables, herbs, fruits, lawns & groundcover, trees, shrubs, vines, and more. Instructions are included for growing and tending approximately 300 plants.
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Feng Shui for Gardens Lillian Too Element Books Softcover, 224p $21.95
Lillian Too is the world's leading expert in the increasingly popular field of Feng Shui. This remarkable guide shows how this Chinese art of living in perfect balance with your environment so that health, wealth and happiness ensue, can also work outdoors. This valuable new reference book is designed to help anyone improve the world around them and benefit from the earth's positive energies.
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Feng Shui for Gardens includes potent Feng Shui formulas and detailed, practical guidelines on the best ways to plan and landscape your yard and garden. Lillian Too provides invaluable advice on water, trees, plants and architectural features. Learn how to create a beautiful, relaxing and positive environment which can harness the earth's natural energies and nourish every aspect of your life. Illustrated in full-color throughout, this beautiful and practical book is packed with specially commissioned photographs, 3-D models and stunning pictures from around the world. There are also informative garden plans and step-by-step landscaping ideas to try in your own garden. Follow its advice and a vibrant, healthy and harmonious garden will surround your home, bringing success in your career, improving relationships and enhancing your well-being.
Orchid Basics: A Step-by-Step Guide to Growing and General Care Isobyl LaCroix Sterling Publishing Softcover, 128p $11.95
Follow these few simple basics and grow your own exquisite orchids -- most are no more difficult than any other houseplant. Achieve good results with expert tips on hybridization, propagation, feeding, and effective pest and disease control. Get the details on which orchids will thrive in the greenhouse, the conservatory, and the garden. If you like large, brightly colored flowers, try the flamboyant Cattleya hybrid. If you prefer purity of form and color, nothing can surpass Angraecum and Aerangis. There's an orchid for everyone's taste!
The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: High-Yield System for All North American Gardening Edward C. Smith Edward C. Smith Softcover, 309p $24.95
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 to have the best, most successful garden ever. By following this complete system you cultivate deep, powerful soil that nourishes plants and discourages pests and disease. The result is fewer weeds, healthier plants, and lots of great-tasting vegetables. Plus, you'll enjoy gardening as you never have before. The Vegetable Gardener's Bible — the last W.O.R.D. in vegetable gardening.
Author Biography: Edward C. Smith lives with his wife, Sylvia, and two children, Lindsey and Nathaniel, in Cabot, Vermont, where he is Town Moderator. The Smiths tend a garden of over 1,500 square feet filled with raspberries, blueberries, flowers, herbs, and nearly 100 varieties of vegetables, including some Vermont heirlooms. His great knowledge and love for gardens is present in his Storey title, The Vegetable Gardener's Bible. Edward is also an award-winning woodworker whose writings have appeared in Fine Woodworking magazine.
Forcing: The Indoor Gardener's Guide to Bringing Bulbs, Branches and Houseplants into Bloom Katherine Whiteside Workman Publishing Company Hardcover, 154p $24.95
Exploring the world of paperwhites, potted hyacinths, and more, award-winning writer Katherine Whiteside combines hands-on how-to with a flower lover's enthusiasm in a forcing primer that's as complete as it is glorious.
Organized by plant type, FORCING, ETC covers dozens of common and exotic plants that are readily available and easily growable for the indoor gardener. Here are step-by--step instructions demystifying the techniques of forcing bulb into bloom by simulating autumn, deep winter, and early spring in an accelerated time frame. Of tricking bare branches and twigs to blossom in the house--weeks or even months before their scheduled time. Of potting up and water forcing. And of raising and propagating--favorite indoor plants. There are unexpected ideas for choosing the right containers throughout, and an appendix offering a mail-order listing of sources for both plants and unusual ornamental materials.
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