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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...
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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...
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Bunny Williams: Life in the Garden
Bunny Williams
Paper Book
This is Bunny Williams' most ambitious book to date. Inviting us into her impressive grounds with charming personal anecdotes, expert advice, and hundreds of stunning photographs-printed on two different speciality stocks-Bunny Williams illustrates every aspect of the gardens...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Super Bloom Handbook
Jac Semmler
Paper Book
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 flowers to grow in any garden, pot, or box. You'll learn the basics for how to care for...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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0101818060770
615.8515 K287G
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...
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A Short History of Flowers: The stories that make our gardens
Advolly Richmond
Paper Book
In A Short History of Flowers, Advolly Richmond of Gardeners' World explores the exciting stories behind the most popular garden flowers.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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Gertie's Charmed Sewing Studio: Pattern Making and Couture-Style Techniques for Perfect Vintage Looks
Gretchen Hirsch
Paper Book
Gretchen Hirsch, aka "Gertie," returns to her roots with a dive into beloved fashion classics-the mermaid gown, the 1950s Hostess Set (think Lucille Ball), the Lilli Ann princess coat-plus a little fashion history, to inspire modern-day style mavens. Sewists, thrift shoppers, and fashion...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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746.432 F466F
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52 Weeks of Easy Knits is a contemporary collection of 52 uncomplicated knitting patterns, ranging from beanies, mittens and scarves to sweaters, socks and cardigans, from Nordic knitting experts Laine. For people who are picking up needles for the very...
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Floral Folklore: The forgotten tales behind nature’s most enchanting plants
Alison Davies
Paper Book
Discover the fascinating folklore behind more than 40 of nature's most intriguing plants and learn how you can benefit from their timeless wisdom in everyday life. Why do buttercups glow when held beneath your chin? Which blooms are sometimes called fairy phones? Why are...
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Paper Book
Textile artist Ali Ferguson's exquisite work focuses on the world of the home, taking inspiration from domestic life and the objects that surround and comfort us. But it is far from mundane: vintage fabric and hand-embroidered text are beautifully paired to create evocative, nostalgic pieces that...
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Sweet Home Macrame: A Beginner's Guide to Macrame: Learn to make jewelry, home decor, plant hangings, and more (Art Makers)
Casey Alberti
Paper Book
Learn the satisfying, on-trend craft of macrame with this accessible reference featuring guides to fibers, supplies, and knots, as well as 12 step-by-step projects.
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The Celestial Garden: Growing Herbs, Vegetables, and Flowers in Sync with the Moon and Zodiac
Jane Hawley Stevens
Paper Book
"So much thoughtful insight and practical advice is contained in these pages . . . Jane uses nature as a guide to living life in harmony rather than discord."--Rosemary Gladstar, author of Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs Insight, ideas, and inspiration abound in this highly practical...
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Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden: Innovative Techniques for Combining Bulbs and Perennials in Every Season
Jacqueline Van der Kloet
Paper Book
"This gorgeous book expertly gives both experienced and novice gardeners the tools and inspiration they need to start or enhance their gardens." (Library Journal, starred review) "I don't know anyone else with as much experience and knowledge when it comes to designing with...
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Abstract Embroidery: Slow stitching with texture, colour and creativity
Emily Botelho
Paper Book
From mini hoops to larger fabric canvas work, ideas to capture your natural surroundings abound in this stunning embroidery book. Get inspiration from Emily Botelho - the genius behind @salt_stitches Winner of the People's Choice Award Art Comp 2023 100 Kellogg Lane! ...
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The Resilient Farm and Homestead, Revised and Expanded Edition: 20 Years of Permaculture and Whole Systems Design
Ben Falk
Paper Book
"This is one of the most practical, down-to-earth, dirt-under-the-fingernails, comprehensive explanations of all things homesteading and small farming. Whether you're just dreaming or an old hand, Ben Falk's longer experience horizon is invaluable."--Joel Salatin, cofounder, Polyface Farm; author...
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