Garden Hand Tools

• ISBN13: 9780754821809
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This book defines and describes the ancient craft of bonsai. The techniques of this precise art form are clearly described, and provides a stunning and fully comprehensive reference that is ideal for the beginner as well as the more experienced bonsai artist…. More >>

The Complete Practical Encyclopedia of Bonsai: The essential step-by-step guide to creating, growing, and displaying bonsai with over 800 photographs

• ISBN13: 9781592534746
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A truly lush, radiant enthusiast’s guide, The Backyard Beekeeper’s Honey Handbook goes beyond the scope of a cookbook to introduce to readers the literal cornucopia of honey varieties available. An intuitive follow-up to The Backyard Beekeeper, this book will presume beekeeping experience but reintroduce the basics. It is an insight into the practical, back-to-the-earth beekeeping lifestyle and well as the artisan cultivation of honey varieties. Supplementary support for this book lay in the fact that interest in tapping honey’s holistic and whole-health potential dovetails nicely into the natural health and green movements. Also, honey as natural, lower-calorie sweetener has garnered positive PR by those working against the obesity epidemic…. More >>

The Backyard Beekeeper’s Honey Handbook: A Guide to Creating, Harvesting, and Cooking with Natural Honeys

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“This is a great reference book for planting design, which is an arena where so many of us are hugely challenged. Information in it is well written, engaging, useful, accessible, and original.”
— Holly H. Shimizu, Executive Director, United States Botanic Garden “A unique blend of classic planting-design principles and ecological plant-selection criteria.”
— Scot Medbury, President, Brooklyn Botanic Garden “After reading the book, you will be able to experiment with nature and use its myriad of facets to make your own original statement. You will be ready to take risks and design exciting and original gardens.”
— From the Foreword by James A. van Sweden, Oehme, van Sweden & Associates A comprehensive guide to the “high art” of designing mixed bed plantings When done successfully, mixed beds represent the pinnacle of planting design — a living work of art in which small trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses,… More >>

Professional Planting Design: An Architectural and Horticultural Approach for Creating Mixed Bed Plantings

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Expand your living space by enclosing an existing porch, patio, deck or gazebo with this new edition from Sunset’s outdoor building experts. It has everything you need to transform open outdoor areas into functional, inviting rooms for year-round use. Includes detailed step-by-step photography and building instructions for commonly used enclosure materials such as screened frames, the ScreenTight system, screened panels, and screen enclosure kits…. More >>

Building Screened Rooms: Creating Backyard Retreats, Screening in Existing Structures, A Complete How-to Guide

• ISBN13: 9781605290102
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Suzy Bales sums up garden arrangements like this: “Life is best lived in sync with the seasons.” She brings a new angle to four-season garden bouquets—gather the blooms, but don’t overlook the leaves, branches, and vines you find in the off-season. Her fresh-from-the-garden arrangements celebrate the ever-changing landscape and feature unique combinations of flowers and foliage for floral creations in every style.Lifelong gardener and lifestyle writer Bales also takes on the role as inspirational designer to educate gardeners about the latest research on conditioning individual garden flowers, how to care for them immediately after cutting, and the length of time they can be expected to last. No other book has compiled such complete instructions for prolonging the bloom.  … More >>

Garden Bouquets and Beyond: Creating Wreaths, Garlands, and More in Every Garden Season

• ISBN13: 9780553380897
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The American Indian medicine wheel was an ancient way of creating sacred space and calling forth the healing energies of nature. Now, drawing on a lifetime of study with native healers, herbalist and ethnobotanist E. Barrie Kavasch offers a step-by-step guide to bringing this beautiful tradition into your own life–from vibrantly colorful outdoor circle designs to miniature dish, windowsill, or home altar adaptations. Inside you’ll find:

• Planting guides for medicine wheel gardens in every zone, from desert Southwest to northern woodlands

• A beautifully illustrated encyclopedia of 50 key healing herbs, including propagation needs, traditional and modern uses, and cautions

• Easy-to-follow herbal recipes, from teas and tonics to skin creams and soaps–plus delicious healing foods

• Ideas for herbal crafts and ceremonial objects, including smudge sticks, wind horses, prayer ties, and spirit shields

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The Medicine Wheel Garden: Creating Sacred Space for Healing, Celebration, and Tranquillity

• ISBN13: 9781845379162
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With their superbly shaped trees and shrubs, subtly colored foliage, and emphasis on nature in its pure state, Japanese Zen gardens are spaces of beauty and tranquility. Serene Gardens is an exquisitely illustrated introduction to the style and its traditions—and the only book that explains how to use western plants and materials to achieve the minimalist look beloved by Japanese garden designers. Gardeners will find plant lists; climate zone maps; instructions for selecting readily available flora, wood, bamboo, rocks, and pebbles; and gorgeous color photographs showcasing gardens from around the world. 
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Serene Gardens: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden

• ISBN13: 9781933958330
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Dogscaping is the first instructional guide on how to landscape a canine-safe backyard and garden. It covers topics ranging from durable plant selection and avoiding pet poisoning to tips on creating a species-specific garden for the beloved family dog. It addresses animal behavior training, organic gardening practices, and light construction and planning advice. The book also includes five profiles of dog owners from around the country who have created successful dog-friendly gardens. … More >>

Dogscaping: Creating the Perfect Backyard and Garden for You and Your Dog

• ISBN13: 9780897214896
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These days, people crave gardens that fill the soul and comfort the body. Japanese gardening answers those yearnings. This book demonstrates how to…• Create a feeling of sanctuary • Make tranquil spaces• Arrange plants and ornaments Use centuries-old garden design techniques• Emphasize personal taste• Calm a busy lifestyle• Inspire peace of mindReflect nature to create serenity• Appropriate plant selections • Traditional design• Contemporary looks… More >>

All About Creating Japanese Gardens

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“Outside the Not So Big House” extends the principles from “The Not So Big House” to offer a unified source of design advice about making the indoors and outdoors work together. Through the unique pairing of bestselling author and residential architect Sarah Susanka and landscape designer and award-winning writer Julie Moir Messervy, two highly qualified experts teach us how to think in a new way about designing our outdoor spaces–so they are in keeping with our interior ones.
“Outside the Not So Big House “gives language to design concepts that unify home and landscape. Two major concepts–make building decisions in the context of the land and make landscape decisions that draw the inside toward the outside–inspire homeowners to attune their homes and property to fit the way we live today…. More >>

Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home