Gardening is a great outdoor activity for all ages and skill levels. Check out some of the wonderful resources we have to help get you started!
Designing With Succulents
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This new, completely revised second edition is a design compendium that is as practical as it is inspirational. Designing with Succulents shares design and cultivation basics; hundreds of succulent plant recommendations; and profiles of 50 easy-care, drought-tolerant companion plants. Illustrated with photographs, you will find everything you need to visualize, create, and nurture a thriving, water-smart succulent garden.
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Book
Call Number:
635.9525 Bal 2017
Garden To Glass
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Learn how to grow your drinking game from the ground up! Mike Wolf focuses on the movement and philosophy illustrating how to incorporate the natural world into the drinks we love to make, drink, and share with friends. This book offers readers simple gardening tips and instructions on how to use those plants to make cocktails, cordials, and elixirs. Complete with recipes, photographs, and detailed illustrations, this is as valuable a resource to bartenders and bar owners as it is to home bar enthusiasts.
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Book
Call Number:
641.874 Wol
Gardener's Guide To Compact Plants : Edibles & Ornamentals For Small-space Gardening
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Covering a broad array of landscape plants, including edibles, flowering and fruiting trees and shrubs, evergreens, and perennials, horticulturist Jessica Walliser takes a deep dive into the emerging category of compact plants. This new and exciting group of plants provides the same decorative function as full-sized ornamental plants, but in a fraction of the space. Edible compact plants offer comparable productivity, without having to add more square footage to the garden. It's the perfect book for homeowners with small yards, urban gardeners, container growers, or anyone looking to grow a beautiful and productive small-scale garden.--From statement at Amazon.com.
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Book
Call Number:
635.986 Wal
Gardening Your Front Yard : Projects And Ideas For Big & Small Spaces
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Gardening Your Front Yard is an active, inspiring resource that shows you how to treat your front yard like a backyard without sacrificing beauty, from choosing the right plants to building front patios and walkways. Tara Nolan weaves you past the main pitfalls you may encounter when trying to fit a garden or gardens between your home and the street. This comprehensive book shows how to accomplish several hardscape projects, such as building front patios, borders, edging, and walkways, as well as making your own raised beds, planting containers, trellises, rose arbors, privacy screens, and more--all custom-designed for the rigors of front-yard gardening.-- From statement provided by publisher.
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Book
Call Number:
635 Nol
Grow Your Own Spices : Harvest Homegrown Ginger, Turmeric, Saffron, Wasabi, Vanilla, Cardamom, And Other Incredible Spices No Matter Where You Live
Author(s):
Tasha Greer
Lindsey Feldpausch
Description:
"Grow Your Own Spices shows gardeners of all skill levels how to grow their own spices, including ginger, turmeric, saffron, cumin, and many more"-- Provided by publisher
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Book
Call Number:
633.83 Gre
Plant, Sow, Make & Grow : Mud-tastic Activities For Budding Gardeners
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Get little gardeners growing and learning with this low-stress approach to producing yummy fruit, veggie and bug friendly flowers. You'll find plenty of handy gardening information to get you started, tips about what wildlife you may see, raiding your recycling box to make some useful gardening accessories and other craft activities.
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Book
Call Number:
J 635 Coo
Root, Nurture, Grow : The Essential Guide To Propagating And Sharing Houseplants
Author(s):
Caro Langton
Rose Ray
Erika Raxworthy
Karl-Joel Larsson
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Shows you how to make the most of your favorite houseplants through simple, beginner-friendly propagation techniques, as well as resourceful DIY projects including homemade rooting mediums, seed-bombs, and a self-watering plant pot.
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Book
Call Number:
635.965 Lan
The Gardener
Author(s):
Sébastien Chabot
Julie Dalbec
Michael (Producer) Slack
Francis H. Cabot
Anne P. Cabot
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Gardener and horticulturalist Frank Cabot gives the history of Les Quatre Vents, his twenty-acre English style garden in Charlevoix County, Quebec, and discusses his philosophy of gardening.
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DVD
Call Number:
712.6097 Gar
The Lifelong Gardener : Garden With Ease & Joy At Any Age
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Adapted gardening expert Toni Gattone shares her proven methods for making your favorite hobby easier on your aging body. Inspired by her own physical needs, she shares simple solutions--from vertical growing to bins on wheels--that will help you work smarter, not harder. Her message of empowerment will stir you to find joy in your garden for years to come. -- From back cover.
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Book
Call Number:
635 Gat
The Science Of Gardening
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From The Great Courses Series. Includes 4 videodiscs and one course guidebook.
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Kit
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KIT 635 Cha
Vegetable Gardener's Handbook.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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This book can be the perfect companion for every vegetable gardener--even those who have never touched a trowel and wouldn't know mulch from mud. The practical advice presented here demystifies gardening by providing the best, most proven methods for sowing, growing, and harvesting.--From statement provided by publisher.
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Book
Call Number:
635 Veg
We Are The Gardeners
Author(s):
Joanna Gaines
Julianna Swaney
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Joanna and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden. From failed endeavors, obstacles (bunnies that eat everything!), and lessons learned, the Gaines family shares how they grew a happy, successful garden. As it turns out, trying something new isn't always easy, but the hardest work often yields the greatest reward.
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Book
Call Number:
J 635 Gai
Wild About Weeds : Garden Design With Rebel Plants/ Jack Wallington
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"Not all weeds are ugly uncontrollable brutes. Yes, they can be difficult and intimidating, but by learning how to grow weeds in unexpected ways you will become a better gardener with a more interesting garden. This book profiles over 50 weeds and shows you surprising ways to grow them, no matter what your garden type: from borders to boxes, sunny to shady, poor soil to rich, tropical to formal, Japanese-style to prairies. With interviews, tips and advice from celebrated gardeners, learn how to let weeds flourish without taking control. Wild about Weeds is the must-have guide for modern gardeners that explains how to tame and nurture the most challenging of plants."
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Book
Call Number:
632.5 Wal
