Gardening Books

#WB9502 Perennial Care Manual – $17.95

The best-laid perennial garden designs result in gorgeous beds that bring color and texture to home landscapes. But no perennial garden stays beautiful by itself. The plants need tender care. Each of the 125 plant profiles features gorgeous photography as well as advice on preferred light and soil conditions and complete care and maintenance instructions. What to do and when to do it are as simple as looking up the plant and following an expert gardener’s advice.

#WB9503 Bringing Nature Home – $17.95

Everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution to sustaining biodiversity. There is an unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife. By planting natives, everyone can provide a welcoming environment for wildlife. This doesn’t need to entail a drastic overhaul of your yard or garden. The process can be gradual and can reflect both personal preferences and local sensitivities.

#WB9512 Gardener’s Gripe Book – $10.95

Perennials that behave like annuals, lettuce that bolts right when you’re in the mood for a salad. Deer, hedgehogs, slugs, and bugs. And then, all the know-it-alls who tell you how easy it is. As pointed out in this tongue-in-cheek book, you can’t trust the experts, nothing looks like it does in magazines and catalogs, trends change more often than hemlines, and Mother Nature always wins.

#WB9509 Dirt Cheap Green Thumb – $10.95

From starting seeds to preserving produce, and from compost to water conservation, this book offers dozens of helpful lists, including “pennywise plants” and “best ofs,” and it covers all types of gardens — including vegetables, flowers, houseplants, and landscape foliage. Sidebars offer innovative money-saving tips and simple instructions. The book will appeal to the first-time gardener, as well as to more experienced growers who are newly budget-conscious.

#WB9511 Bountiful Container – $17.95

With few exceptions, everything edible that’s grown in a traditional garden can be raised in a container. And, except for watering, container gardening is a whole lot easier. Beginning with the down-to-earth basics of soil, sun and water, fertilizer, seeds and propagation, The Bountiful Container is an extraordinarily complete, plant-by-plant guide.

#KG3520 Easy Container Gardens – $19.95

“Easy Container Gardens” is a full color book showing winning combinations of easy to grow plants. Step-by-step illustrated demonstrations using foolproof plants that anyone can grow. Includes planting recipes and maintenance tips. Easy container ideas to transform your garden!

#KG3516 Instant Container Gardens – $19.95

Discover the secrets of creating spectacular container gardens…Instantly! Instant Container Gardens is a full color book showing dozens of stunning side planting ideas. Step-by-step illustrated demonstrations with over 34 fool proof plants anyone can grow. Includes planting recipes and maintenance tips. Easy container ideas to transform your garden! .

#GC2811 Create a Bird Garden – $4.95

A great backyard bird santuary starts fromt he ground up. Water, food, nesting habitat, cover – all the essentials are covered here.

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