Home and Garden

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Updated October 22, 2024
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The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
Olivia Laing
Paper Book
In 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an eighteenth-century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age: Who gets to live in paradise, and how can we share it while there's still time? Moving between real and imagined...
The Gardening Book
Monty Don
Paper Book
A fresh approach to gardening by bestselling author and England's favorite gardener Monty Don. "Think of your garden like a meal. When you select a recipe, you're choosing it based on inclination, experience and circumstance. Making a garden, big or small, uses exactly the...
Bunny Williams: Life in the Garden
Bunny Williams
Paper Book
A natural sequel to the seminal An Affair with a House, this is Bunny Williams' most ambitious book to date. Inviting us into her impressive grounds with charming personal anecdotes, expert advice, and creative ideas for how to bring natural elements into the home,...
Garden Wonderland: Create Life-Changing Outdoor Spaces for Beauty, Harvest, Meaning, and Joy
Leslie Bennett
Paper Book
A visual feast of garden design inspiration that embraces diversity and teaches you how to create a lush, colorful, edible, and meaningful garden wonderland of your own. "Through story and imagery,Garden Wonderlandreminds us over and over thatplants should be part of...
House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style, and Budget
Myquillyn Smith
Paper Book
Simple, personal, livable decorating for your space From the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Cozy Minimalist Home comes this inviting collection of 100 memorable, universal decorating truths that apply to every house, style, and...
The Money-Saving Gardener: Create Your Dream Garden at a Fraction of the Cost
Anya Lautenbach
Paper Book
Beat the rising cost of living and transform your garden on a budget with Anya the Garden Fairy. The Money-Saving Gardener reveals the tips and tricks to keeping costs down without compromising on style or impact. Learn how to repurpose what you have and give new life to...
The Self-Sufficiency Garden: Feed Your Family and Save Money
Huw Richards
Paper Book
Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency. Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialing their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked...
Growing an Edible Landscape: How to Transform Your Outdoor Space into a Food Garden
Gary Pilarchik
Paper Book
Growing an Edible Landscape is filled with advice and tips for converting unproductive lawn and garden areas into food-growing regions where edible plants thrive.
House + Love = Home: Creating Warm, Intentional Spaces for a Beautiful Life
Jenny Marrs
Paper Book
The hosts of HGTV's Fixer to Fabulous welcome you into their home, sharing personal stories and gorgeous photos of their restored farmhouse, their delightful kids, and many of the beautiful, inviting spaces they've transformed over the years Beloved by millions of fans,...
The Layered Edible Garden: A Beginner's Guide to Creating a Productive Food Garden Layer by Layer
Christina Chung
Paper Book
Design, plant, and tend a self-sustaining, high-yielding food garden that saves space by growing plants the way nature intended-in layers.
The Super Bloom Handbook
Jac Semmler
Paper Book
The essential guide to growing flowers for people who "can't grow flowers." Whatever your struggle, whether lack of space, unpredictable climate, or lack of sun, leading plant specialist (and flower whisperer) Jac Semmler will introduce you to forty of the most beautiful and easiest...
The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food: A Crop-by-Crop Reference for 62 Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, and Herbs
Tanya Denckla Cobb
Paper Book
This essential guide to growing a bountiful food garden includes detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, a complete companion-planting guide, and organic pest-control handbook. The latest addition to Storey's bestselling...
The Cut Flower Handbook: Select, Plant, Grow, and Harvest Gorgeous Blooms
Lisa Mason Ziegler
Paper Book
The Cut Flower Handbook is a gorgeously illustrated, all-encompassing guide to growing your own cut flowers at home.
The English Gardener's Garden
Phaidon Editors
Paper Book
The ultimate celebration of England's most gorgeous gardens, showcasing their enduring appeal from historic masterpieces to individual creations of today The English Gardener's Garden spans seven centuries to spotlight over 60 of England's finest gardens. Adapted from Phaidon...
A Year Full of Pots: Container Flowers for All Seasons
Sarah Raven
Paper Book
Master the art of growing flowers in pots year round with inspiration from stunning full-color images and expert advice from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Year Full of Flowers. Growing flowers in pots is a charming and accessible way to enhance any...
DIY Thrift Flip: Sewing Techniques for Transforming Old Clothes into Fun, Wearable Fashions
April Yang
Paper Book
Join the thrifting revolution! DIY Thrift Flip teaches you how to find, upcycle, and customize secondhand clothing for sustainable style with simple sewing instructions.
The Propagation Handbook: A guide to propagating houseplants
Hilton Carter
Paper Book
Not only a plant lover, Hilton is passionate about propagation, the process of growing a brand new healthy and happy plant from part of an existing one. In this, his fifth book, Hilton talks us through the process of propagation and explains all the necessary techniques, from the very simplest to...
The Space That Keeps You: When Home Becomes a Love Story
Jeremiah Brent
Paper Book
Interior designer and television host Jeremiah Brent explores the emotional meaning of home in this warm and inviting book that illuminates what make peoples' spaces so personally significant. For many of us, our houses are more than just dwellings where we stash our...
A Gardener at the End of the World
Margot Anne Kelley
Paper Book
A gardener's pandemic journal that combines memoir with an exploration of the natural world both inside and outside the garden. In March 2020, Margot Anne Kelley was watching seeds germinate in her greenhouse. At high risk from illness, the planning, planting, and tending to...
Cottagecore Simplified: A Guide to Countryside Charm, Comfort and Happiness
Katie Merriman
Paper Book
It might not be practical to drop everything and live out your fairytale fantasy, but it's easy to embrace countryside comfort while coexisting with the modern world--find inspiration in the crafts, décor, and lifestyle tips in this book. This guide is designed to bring peace and...
Epic Homesteading: Your Guide to Self-Sufficiency on a Modern, High-Tech, Backyard Homestead
Kevin Espiritu
Paper Book
Epic Homesteading is the ultimate guide to starting a modern, high-tech homestead with advice on growing and preserving food, raising chickens and bees, utilizing solar power, harvesting rainwater, and so much more.
Create Your Own Cozy: 100 Practical Ways to Love Your Home and Life (Cozy White Cottage)
Liz Marie Galvan
Paper Book
Make your home a safe haven of peace and connection for your family with these cozy and creative ideas. What makes you feel cozy This gorgeous book of inspiration is all about what helps you feel at home. Create your own quiet refuge with tips and affordable décor ideas from...
A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home: Housekeeping Hacks You Can't Live Without
Melissa Dilkes Pateras
Paper Book
Everything you need to know about laundry, cleaning, and basic home repairs--from the TikTok star who made bluing a thing, showed you how to fold a fitted sheet, and taught you to properly use your (caulk) gun. "[Melissa Pateras] makes chores enjoyable in her bawdy debut. . . ....
House Love: A Joyful Guide to Cleaning, Organizing, and Loving the Home You're In
Patric Richardson
Paper Book
Discover the joy of cleaning with this cheery and thoughtful guide to tidying up and turning your house into a home. Patric Richardson is known as "The Laundry Evangelist," but his genuine love for household chores extends far beyond the laundry room. His philosophy is simple...
Contemporary Patchwork: Techniques in Colour, Surface Design & Sewing
Arounna Khounnoraj
Paper Book
Enter the colorful world of contemporary patchwork Dive into contemporary patchwork with fresh surface design techniques and beautiful projects from Arounna Khounnoraj, co-owner of Bookhou and well-known textile artist. Arounna's approach to patchwork, quilting, and appliqué stands out...
Made to Measure: An Easy Guide to Drafting and Sewing a Custom Wardrobe - 16 Pattern-Free Projects
Elisalex Jewell
Paper Book
Made to Measure guides you to create clothes that fit your body and your individual style, while learning pattern drafting, garment sewing, and customizing skills you can use for a lifetime.
Garden: Exploring the Horticultural World
Phaidon Editors
Paper Book
As seen in The New York Times, NPR.org, Gardens Illustrated, and AD Pro A richly illustrated survey celebrating humankind's enduring relationship with the garden, explored throughout art, science, history, and culture Garden takes...
Asian Vegetables: Gardening. Cooking. Storytelling.
Stéphanie Wang
Paper Book
While bok choy is now a staple on Western grocery store shelves, other Asian vegetables remain unknown--even though they're delicious, nutritious, and easy to grow in northern climates.  Caroline, Stéphanie, and Patricia Wang, three sisters of Cantonese descent, have made it their...
The Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers: What Flowers to Buy, When to Buy Them, and How to Keep Them Alive Longer
Calvert Crary
Paper Book
From Calvert Crary and Bruce Littlefield, The Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers is a comprehensive, gorgeously visual guide that answers every question you've ever had (and a few you didn't know to ask!) about buying, caring for, and prolonging the lives of more than 140 different...
Heirloom Skills: A Complete Guide to Modern Homesteading
Anders Rydell
Paper Book
100 ways to embrace the simple life, with step-by-step instructions for keeping chickens, growing vegetables, making beer and wine, arranging flowers, soap making, and more!This is a home-management book for the twenty-first century. Alva Herdevall and Anders Rydell combine traditional...
Neat Knitting Techniques: How to Create the Perfect Finish
Jo Shaw
Paper Book
Completing a project, only to discover irregular tension, untidy joins or a tight cast off can be disheartening and ruin the look of a knitted piece. Neat Knitting Techniques provides a toolkit of essential skills and solutions to common issues, helping you knit in a neater way. Step-by...
Modern Landscape Quilts: 14 quilt projects inspired by the great outdoors
Donna McLeod
Paper Book
Sew bold, modern landscape quilts inspired by wide open spaces with this collection of patterns for every quilter. I can't believe how much good information is packed into one book! Donna includes more than just beautiful projects, she answers technique, fabric, and...
Well Worn
Skye Pennant
Paper Book
Mend and revive your favorite well-worn garments with this comprehensive guide to visible mending techniques from the founder of Slow Stitch Club. From the creator of the popular Slow Stitch Club, Well Worn is a fresh and engaging clothing repair guide and...
Garden Grown: Garden-to-Table Recipes to Make the Most of Your Bounty
Julia Dzafic
Paper Book
On her popular blog Lemon Stripes, Julia Dzafic shares her life-motherhood, decor, lifestyle, wellness, cooking, and more-with thousands of readers. Julia and her husband Anel are avid gardeners, and the questions she gets the most from her followers are about how to grow their own food-and then...
The Sock Project: Colorful, Cool Socks to Knit and Show Off
Summer Lee
Paper Book
Sock projects are universally loved by knitters, but Summer Lee has turned this favorite pastime topsy turvy with designs that feature the most electric colors and wow-patterns ever dreamt up. The Sock Project is a book for every crafter: beginners who want to learn, knitters who want to...
Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House
III. Gil Schafer
Paper Book
Bestselling author and popular American architect Gil Schafer returns with the final installment in his trilogy on the rewards of living in the American house. The work of Gil Schafer--one of the world's leading experts on contemporary traditional architecture--is beloved...
The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook: How to Write Great Patterns that Knitters Will Love to Make
Kristina McGrath
Paper Book
Take your knitting knowledge to the next level with this helpful guidebook from two professional knitting tech editors that sets much-needed standards for writing clear, accurate instructions--perfect for those interested in writing and selling original patterns. Knitting patterns are...
The Ultimate Guide to Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters: Tips, Techniques & 104 Designs
Angela Walters
Paper Book
Try free-motion quilting--the Angela Walters way. Filled with inspiring photos, practical tips for making your quilting its best, and an extensive design library, this compendium leaves no stone unturned.
Quilting with Panels and Patchwork: Design Ideas, Fabric Tips, and Quilting Inspiration for Stunning, Time-Friendly Quilting with Panels (Landauer) Expert Insight for Quilters, 15 Panel Quilt Projects
Shannon Arnstein
Paper Book
Quilting with Panels and Patchwork is the perfect guide for quilters seeking inspiration on how to creatively use quilt panels in their projects! Featuring 15 panel-focused quilts that combine pieced blocks and other elements with panels that result in updated design interest, this book offers a...

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