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The Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardener's Companion
Essential Writings
Written by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Edited by John A. Stempien and John Linstrom
Cornell University Press
"Every family can have a garden." -Liberty Hyde BaileyFinally, the best and most accessible garden writings of perhaps the most influential literary gardener of the twentieth century have been brought together in one book. Philosopher,... Learn MorePublished: 15th September 2019Hardback | £21.99
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Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest
Written by Arthur R. Kruckeberg and Linda Chalker-Scott, Foreword by Richard G. Olmstead
University of Washington Press
The Pacific Northwest abounds with native plants that bring beauty to the home garden while offering food and shelter to birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife. Elegant trilliums thrive in woodland settings. Showy lewisias... Learn MorePublished: 20th March 2019Paperback | £33.00
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From one of the region’s foremost mushroom hunters, Walter E. Sturgeon, comes a long-overdue field guide to finding and identifying the mushrooms found in the Appalachian mountains. This guide is destined to be an indispensable... Learn MorePublished: 6th November 2018
Paperback | £27.99
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Flora of the Pacific Northwest
An Illustrated Manual
Written by C. Leo Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist, Edited by David E. Giblin, Ben S. Legler, Peter F. Zika and Richard G. Olmstead, Illustrated by Jeanne R. Janish, John H. Rumely, Crystal Shin and Natsuko Porcino
University of Washington Press
Flora of the Pacific Northwest, first published in 1973, became an instant classic for its innovative style of providing species descriptions in the identification keys and for its comprehensive illustrations of nearly all treated... Learn MorePublished: 2nd October 2018Hardback | £62.00
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Searching for Minnesota's Native Wildflowers
A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between
Written by Phyllis Root, Photographed by Kelly Povo
University of Minnesota Press
Published: 15th May 2018Hardback | £20.99
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An Abundance of Flowers
More Great Flower Breeders of the Past
By Judith M. Taylor
Ohio University Press
Walk into any nursery, florist, or supermarket, and you’ll encounter displays of dozens of gorgeous flowers, from chrysanthemums to orchids. At one time these fanciful blooms were the rare trophies of the rich and influential—even... Learn MorePublished: 8th January 2018Hardback | £54.00
Paperback | £22.99
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Care of the Species
Races of Corn and the Science of Plant Biodiversity
By John Hartigan Jr.
University of Minnesota Press
Published: 15th November 2017Hardback | £93.00
Paperback | £21.99
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The Magic of Children's Gardens
Inspiring Through Creative Design
By Lolly Tai
Temple University Press
Children's gardens are magical places where kids can interact with plants, see where food and fibers grow, and experience the role of birds, butterflies, and bees in nature. These gardens do more than just expose youngsters to... Learn MorePublished: 1st April 2017Hardback | £62.00
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Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees
Gardening Alternatives to Nonnative Species: An Illustrated Guide
Written by Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz
Ohio University Press
In this companion volume to the bestselling The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants, Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz offer another indispensible guide to replacing nonnative... Learn MorePublished: 30th March 2017Hardback | £70.00
Paperback | £23.99
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Fresh from the Garden
An Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables, Berries, and Herbs in Cold Climates
By John Whitman
University of Minnesota Press
Published: 10th January 2017Hardback | £43.00
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Ideas of Chinese Gardens
Western Accounts, 1300-1860
Edited by Bianca Maria Rinaldi
Series Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
An annotated collection of essential texts written by European observers from the thirteenth to the nineteenth centuries, Ideas of Chinese Gardens chronicles the evolution of Western perceptions of gardens of China, from curiosity... Learn MorePublished: 8th January 2016Hardback | £77.00
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For two and a half years, Katherine J. Black crisscrossed Kentucky, interviewing home vegetable gardeners from a rich variety of backgrounds. Row by Row: Talking with Kentucky Gardeners is the result, a powerful compilation of... Learn MorePublished: 1st October 2015
Hardback | £41.00
Paperback | £19.99
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Uplift Cinema
The Emergence of African American Film and the Possibility of Black Modernity
By Allyson Nadia Field
Duke University Press Books
Allyson Nadia Field recovers the forgotten body of African American filmmaking from the 1910s which she calls uplift cinema. These films were part of the racial uplift project, which emphasized education, respectability, and self-sufficiency,... Learn MorePublished: 8th June 2015Hardback | £92.00
Paperback | £24.99
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Gardeners of today take for granted the many varieties of geraniums, narcissi, marigolds, roses, and other beloved flowers for their gardens. Few give any thought at all to how this incredible abundance came to be or to the people... Learn MorePublished: 1st December 2014
Hardback | £54.00
Paperback | £23.99
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Orchids of Tropical America
An Introduction and Guide
Written by Joe E. Meisel, Ronald S. Kaufmann and Franco Pupulin, Foreword by Phillip J. Cribb
Cornell University Press
An entertaining, informative, and splendidly illustrated introduction to the orchid family for enthusiasts and newcomers seeking to learn about more than 120 widespread orchid genera ranging from Mexico and the Caribbean to Bolivia... Learn MorePublished: 11th November 2014Hardback | £69.00
Paperback | £24.99
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A Rock Garden in the South
Written by Elizabeth Lawrence, Edited by Nancy Goodwin and Allen Lacy
Duke University Press Books
Available in paperback for the first time, this book features the avid gardener and beloved writer Elizabeth Lawrence's thoughts on rock gardening.... Learn MorePublished: 29th September 2014Paperback | £20.99