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The Gardener's Year
by Karel Capek
First published in Prague in 1929, The Gardener’s Year combines a richly comic portrait of life in the garden, narrated month by month, with a series of delightful illustrations by the author’s older brother and collaborator, Josef. Capek’s gardeners—all too human, despite their lofty aspirations—often look the fool, whether they be found sopping wet, victims of the cobra-like water hose, or hunched over, hands immersed in the soil, “presenting their rumps to the splendid azure sky.” In their repeated folly, Capek gives us not only cause for laughter but also, in the end, “testimony of the imperishable and miraculous optimism of the human race."
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Gardenista : the definitive guide to stylish outdoor spaces
by Michelle Slatalla
A do-it-yourself garden design manual from the team behind the popular Gardenista.com website shares lushly photographed tours of 12 sophisticated gardens designed around ideas ranging from a yoga studio to a chicken coop.
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Garden up! : smart vertical gardening for small and large spaces
by Susan Morrison
In a full-color book for the space-limited gardener, or for someone who just wants to be hip to the latest gardening trend, the authors explain how to turn walls, trellises and other vertical elements into beautiful ornamental or edible gardens.
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Gardening for the birds : how to create a bird-friendly backyard
by George Martin Adams
Demonstrates how to arrange native plants to mimic natural ecosystems that attract and provide for birds, outlining extensive seasonal bloom and fruiting charts while offering close-up profiles of a variety of North American bird species.
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Timber Press guide to gardening in the Pacific Northwest
by Carol W. Hall
Highlighted by more than four hundred color photographs, a detailed guide to Pacific Northwest horticulture provides valuable information for gardeners in western Oregon, Washington, northern California, and British Columbia and explains the unique challenges and opportunities of gardening in the region, covering plant selection, seasonal gardening tips, climate, and more.
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Perennials for Washington and Oregon
by Alison Beck
Gardening can be easy, successful and enjoyable with this gardening guide at your fingertips. Featuring 434 perennials grouped in 95 entries, this book includes planting tips, blooming periods and light, water and nutrient needs, plus information on choosing plants for specific sites and conditions. Beautifully illustrated with 537 color photographs, this guide also includes a comprehensive plant information chart. The authors share their common-sense and practical wisdom to meet the unique challenges on the climate and soil conditions of the Northwest.
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Washington & Oregon gardener's guide : proven plants for inspired gardens
by Debra Prinzing
Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value. This book contains easy-to-use advice on the top landscape plant choices. It also recommends specific varieties, and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for the best plants.
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Best Garden Plants For Washington And Oregon
by Marianne Binetti
Small enough to take to the garden center or nursery yet filled with beautiful photos, a handy omnibus gardening guide contains all the gardening information you need to decide which plant varieties to select and how to care for them.
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Gardening with native plants of the Pacific Northwest
by Arthur R. Kruckeberg
"Few parts of America have as many native plants that excel in the garden as the Pacific Northwest. But until this year, there wasn't a comprehensive book on the subject. Now there is: Gardening With Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest..The main body of the book is divided into encyclopedic sections on trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials, including information about where they grow in the wild, how to propagate them, and how they fit into home gardens..This book contains so much well―organized, well―written material that it should become a standard guidebook for anyuone who gardens with Northwest natives."―Sunset
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English cottage gardening for American gardeners : For American Gardeners
by Margaret Hensel
The author has analyzed the aesthetic and horticultural elements in ten representative cottage gardens―eight in England and two in the United States. Her spectacular photographs render the look and atmosphere of these gardens, while her text focuses on easily grown, readily available plants that are adaptable to a wide variety of climatic and soil conditions. In the back of the book―completely updated for this new edition―may be found specific horticultural information on a wide variety of cottage garden plants commonly available in the United States, glossaries of Latin and common names, and a list of sources for old rose varieties. The gardens in this beautiful book are not those of the great estates of England, manicured by staffs of professional gardeners. They are, instead, labors of love on the part of individual homeowners, many of whom started with bleak, rubble-strewn lots and went on to create the enchanted settings pictured here.
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The organic composting handbook : techniques for a healthy, abundant garden
by Dede Cummings
A comprehensive guide to composting provides information on all the different types and how to adapt them to individual living situations, including what can and can't be put into compost, how to balance nitrogen and carbon and how to compost indoors. Original. 10,000 first printing.
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The less is more garden : big ideas for designing your small yard
by Susan Morrison
A nationally recognized landscape designer gives hope and inspiration to people with small backyards though tips and suggestions for unique, low-maintenance designs using plants that provide seasonal interest and photographs of successful small yard designs from around the country.
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Gardening in the Pacific Northwest : The Complete Homeowner's Guide
by Paul Bonine
A gardener’s plant choices and garden style are inextricably linked to the place they call home. In order to grow a flourishing garden, every gardener must know the specifics of their region’s climate, soil, and geography. Gardening in the Pacific Northwest, by regional gardening experts Paul Bonine and Amy Campion, is comprehensive, enthusiastic, and accessible to gardeners of all levels. It features information on site and plant selection, soil preparation and maintenance, and basic design principles. Plant profiles highlight the region’s best perennials, shrubs, trees, and vines. Color photographs throughout show wonderful examples of Northwest garden style.
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Garden renovation : transform your yard into the garden of your dreams
by Bobbie Schwartz
The author, drawing on her years of experience as a garden designer, helps readers turn a problem-filled yard into a lush paradise, in a do-it-yourself guide to a complete garden rehab that features design plans, a gallery of before-and-after photos and much more.
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West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97225 503-292-6416
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