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Books on Display: How does your garden grow? |
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The $64 tomato
by William Alexander
Gives advice from a backyard gardener on growing everything from apples to zucchini, and presents his gardening experiences and realization that the love of gardening often drove him to use costly and time-consuming methods
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Cutting back : my apprenticeship in the gardens of Kyoto
by Leslie Buck
A garden designer and aesthetic pruner who specializes in natural design in the San Francisco Bay area presents a story of personal growth in which she recounts her apprenticeship with the most prestigious gardening firm in Kyoto, Japan, where she was taught many valuable lessons in both gardening and life.
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Farm city : the education of an urban farmer
by Novella Carpenter
Chronicles the adventures of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving urban farm, complete with chickens, turkey, bees, and pigs
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The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
A foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, a maze, an aristocratic family, a love denied, a mystery--The Forgotten Garden is a captivating and atmospheric story of the past, ghosts, family and memories from best-selling author Kate Morton. Read by Caroline Lee
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Garden of lamentations
by Deborah Crombie
While Gemma James investigates the murder of a young nanny who appears to be one of a series of victims, Duncan Kincaid uncovers disturbing information about seemingly unrelated cases that may be putting his friends and family into mortal danger. By the New York Times best-selling author of To Dwell in Darkness. 100,000 first printing.
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The garden party : a novel
by Grace Dane Mazur
Two wary Massachusetts families—one no-nonsense attorneys, the other impractical intellectuals—meet before the wedding that is supposed to unite them and share a single day of complicated fiascoes, miracles and unexpected eccentricities.
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Grow organic
by Doug Oster
Features a guide for gardeners of all levels to achieve their organic potential, offering practical information, organic practices, pest control, composting, and tricks and tips
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Grow your own vegetables
by Carol Klein
A guide to becoming a vegetable gardener provides advice on preparing the soil, deciding what to grow, when to plant and harvest, and how to cope with pests and weeds
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The healthy vegetable garden : a natural, chemical-free approach to soil, biodiversity and managing pests and diseases
by Sally Morgan
"Whether you're an experienced gardener, homesteader, or market farmer, this A-Z, soil-to-table guide shows you how to reduce chemical inputs; naturally enrich your growing ecology; and create a hardy, nutrient-dense, and delicious crop. In The Healthy Vegetable Garden, expert organic gardener Sally Morgan explains how to use natural approaches to cope with the challenges of a changing climate through principles from regenerative gardening, agroecology, and permaculture-all to help your green space thrive. The Healthy Vegetable Garden shows you how to: Combat disease and keep pests at bay with natural predators, companion planting, and trap and barrier crops Choose the right plants to attract pollinators and pest predators Build a healthy soil full of organic matter, earthworms, and mycorrhizal fungi Regenerate soil through no-dig practices, composting, cover crops, and mulching Boost biodiversity through the use of crop rotations and polyculture Rewild your garden by creating a range of habitats, makinguse of walls and fences, log piles, water features, and wild corners Understand plant defenses and use biocontrols Make natural barriers, traps, and lures A healthy, productive garden should work in harmony with nature to produce and protect delicious fruits and vegetables and build a rich soil that is full of life. With The Healthy Vegetable Garden, growers of all levels will start reducing incidents of pests and diseases while creating a verdant habitat-all without the need for fertilizers, pesticides,or weedkillers"
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Murder in the Rose Garden
by Elliott Roosevelt
When a seductive blackmailer is found murdered in the White House's Rose Garden and the suspects include several high-ranking politicians, the redoubtable Mrs. Roosevelt assists the police in their efforts
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The Red Garden [sound recording]
by Alice Hoffman
Traces the multi-generational story of wintry Blackwell town through the experiences of such characters as a wounded Civil War solider who is saved by a passionate neighbor and a woman who meets a fiercely human historical figure. By the best-selling author of The Third Angel. Simultaneous.
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Susannah's garden
by Debbie Macomber
Fifty-year-old Susannah Nelson, feeling that something is missing from her life, returns to her childhood home and to the garden she has always loved, where she discovers that some paths were meant to be taken and others were meant to be buried forever. 100,000 first printing.
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Rosemary & Thyme
Two amateur sleuths (who start a gardening business together), dig up plots and conspiracies and use their investigative skills to get to the bottom of things
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When the owners of Inkpen Manor announce plans to turn the memorial garden on their grounds into a tea room, the villagers of Midsomer Deverell are outraged, and members of the Inkpen family are murdered.
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