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Gardener's Guide to Compact Plants

Edibles and Ornamentals for Small-Space Gardening

by Jessica Walliser ...

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.Whether short, narrow, columnar, or dwarf, this new and exciting group of plants provides the same decorative function as full-sized ornamental plants, but in a fraction of ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

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.Whether short, narrow, columnar, or dwarf, this new and exciting group of plants provides the same decorative function as full-sized ornamental plants, but in a fraction of
... Read more
Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning, 3rd Edition

What, When, Where, and How to Prune for a More Beautiful Garden

by Cass Turnbull ...

The gardening world’s favorite expert on pruning offers a comprehensive guide full of tips and tricks on how to prune your trees, shrubs, and other plants so they grow to be healthy and beautiful.Covering 160 plants with clear instructions and illustrations, Cass Turnbull will show you exactly how to prune any plant in your garden. This third edition of Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning covers more ... Read more

$25.59 CAD

The gardening world’s favorite expert on pruning offers a comprehensive guide full of tips and tricks on how to prune your trees, shrubs, and other plants so they grow to be healthy and beautiful.Covering 160 plants with clear instructions and illustrations, Cass Turnbull will show you exactly how to prune any plant in your garden. This third edition of Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning covers more
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Pruning

by Graham Clarke ...

Series series Collins Practical Gardener
Pruning is the number one anxiety of aspiring gardeners who want to train and stimulate their plants but fear they might kill them. Pruning now joins the hugely successful Collins Practical Gardener series to give you the best tips and techniques for pruning your entire garden, from roses and fruit trees to hedges and topiary plants.Pruning retains a plant's shape, improves flowering and fruiting, ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

Pruning is the number one anxiety of aspiring gardeners who want to train and stimulate their plants but fear they might kill them. Pruning now joins the hugely successful Collins Practical Gardener series to give you the best tips and techniques for pruning your entire garden, from roses and fruit trees to hedges and topiary plants.Pruning retains a plant's shape, improves flowering and fruiting,
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Pests, Diseases and Disorders of Garden Plants

by Stefan Buczacki, Keith Harris ...

Essential for all gardeners, horticulturists, teachers, students and naturalists, this is a practical guide to dealing with the pests, diseases and disorders that commonly affect fruit, vegetables, trees and ornamental garden plants.A revision of the highly acclaimed Collins Guide to Pests, Diseases and Disorders first published in 1981, the book now features completely updated text, the addition ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Essential for all gardeners, horticulturists, teachers, students and naturalists, this is a practical guide to dealing with the pests, diseases and disorders that commonly affect fruit, vegetables, trees and ornamental garden plants.A revision of the highly acclaimed Collins Guide to Pests, Diseases and Disorders first published in 1981, the book now features completely updated text, the addition
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Plant Solutions

by Nigel Colborn ...

Plant Solutions is a brand new contemporary problem-solving guide to finding the right plant for the right place in your garden. Packed with plant suggestions, cultivation notes and companion ideas, Plant Solutions helps you create a suitable and successful planting scheme by finding plants to suit your garden’s needs.This thorough directory will enable you to look up plants based on your needs, ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

Plant Solutions is a brand new contemporary problem-solving guide to finding the right plant for the right place in your garden. Packed with plant suggestions, cultivation notes and companion ideas, Plant Solutions helps you create a suitable and successful planting scheme by finding plants to suit your garden’s needs.This thorough directory will enable you to look up plants based on your needs,
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The Organic Garden

by Allan Shepherd ...

The Organic Garden redefines what it means to be an organic gardener. This practical and thought-provoking handbook is both a manual of organic practice and a starting point for ethical living.The meaning of 'organic' is changing fast, becoming more and more an umbrella term for all things environmental: from ethical consumerism, waste recycling and self-sufficiency to new trends in wildlife ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

The Organic Garden redefines what it means to be an organic gardener. This practical and thought-provoking handbook is both a manual of organic practice and a starting point for ethical living.The meaning of 'organic' is changing fast, becoming more and more an umbrella term for all things environmental: from ethical consumerism, waste recycling and self-sufficiency to new trends in wildlife
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How Not To Kill Your Houseplants

A Beginner’s Guide to Plant Parenting

by Trisha Bora ...

Anyone who has bought a houseplant has, at some point, also ended up killing it. As gloomy as the thought may be, the death of a houseplant is a good place to begin, because this is what can help us answer the important question: Why did it die? Equipped with the right knowledge, not only can you make a plant thrive in your house, you can propagate it to share with others too. You only need to ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Anyone who has bought a houseplant has, at some point, also ended up killing it. As gloomy as the thought may be, the death of a houseplant is a good place to begin, because this is what can help us answer the important question: Why did it die? Equipped with the right knowledge, not only can you make a plant thrive in your house, you can propagate it to share with others too. You only need to
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Your Perennial Guidebook

Uniquely Designed Best Ornamental Plant Collection & Details. For Canada, USA (North West, Midwest and Northeast Regions), and Europe.

by Santha Epage ...

When the desire of your heart is to create a beautiful and stunning garden, selecting the best plants is always a challenge. The careful combination of colors, shapes, size, and textures sets an amazing garden apart from on ordinary one. Choosing between the selections and figuring out which will grow in your individual climate can be overwhelming. This handy pictorial and informational book will ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

When the desire of your heart is to create a beautiful and stunning garden, selecting the best plants is always a challenge. The careful combination of colors, shapes, size, and textures sets an amazing garden apart from on ordinary one. Choosing between the selections and figuring out which will grow in your individual climate can be overwhelming. This handy pictorial and informational book will
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Pruning Trees, Shrubs & Vines

Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-54

by Editors of Garden Way Publishing ...

Series Book 54 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
Do you have an old grapevine that needs training? A forsythia that has become too leggy? Evergreen shrubs that threaten to push through your first-floor windows? Have you just purchased a new home and feel mystified by the pruning chores ahead? If so, help is here in Pruning Trees, Shrubs & Vines.Pruning is one of the best things you can do for your plants and trees, if it's done the right way. ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Do you have an old grapevine that needs training? A forsythia that has become too leggy? Evergreen shrubs that threaten to push through your first-floor windows? Have you just purchased a new home and feel mystified by the pruning chores ahead? If so, help is here in Pruning Trees, Shrubs & Vines.Pruning is one of the best things you can do for your plants and trees, if it's done the right way.
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Hardy Perennials and Old-Fashioned Garden Flowers

Describing the Most Desirable Plants for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies, Including Foliage as Well as Flowering Plants

by John Wood ...

“Hardy Perennials And Old-Fashioned Garden Flowers” is a vintage guide to gardening, focusing on planting and maintaining long-lasting and temperature-resistant plants and shrubs. It deals with a large range of different varieties, providing descriptions, instruction, and other notable information for each treated. Clearly written and full of invaluable tips, this volume will be of utility to ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Hardy Perennials And Old-Fashioned Garden Flowers” is a vintage guide to gardening, focusing on planting and maintaining long-lasting and temperature-resistant plants and shrubs. It deals with a large range of different varieties, providing descriptions, instruction, and other notable information for each treated. Clearly written and full of invaluable tips, this volume will be of utility to
... Read more
The Prairie Gardener's Go-To Guide for Trees and Shrubs

by Janet Melrose, Sheryl Normandeau ...

Series Book 6 - Guides for the Prairie Gardener
Book six in the Guides for the Prairie Gardeners series demystifies planting and caring for trees and shrubs on the prairies, with tips on stock size, fruit production, pests, and winter protection.Trees and shrubs together make up the bulk of Earth’s biomass. They are responsible for carbon dioxide storage, oxygen production, movement of water, and a host of other functions. In our gardens, trees ... Read more

$8.69 CAD

Book six in the Guides for the Prairie Gardeners series demystifies planting and caring for trees and shrubs on the prairies, with tips on stock size, fruit production, pests, and winter protection.Trees and shrubs together make up the bulk of Earth’s biomass. They are responsible for carbon dioxide storage, oxygen production, movement of water, and a host of other functions. In our gardens, trees
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Blütentraum im Garten

Zierstauden - Auswahl und richtige Pflege

by Reader's Digest ...

Prächtige Zierstauden gehören einfach in einen schönen Blumengarten. Mit der richtigen Kombination von früh- und spätblühenden Stauden stellt Ihr Beet das ganze Jahr über eine echte Augenweide dar. Von Christrose über Rittersporn bis Ziersalbei: In diesem Buch finden Sie die richtige Auswahl für sich und erfahren mehr über die richtige Pflege Ihrer Pflanzenpracht. ... Read more

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Prächtige Zierstauden gehören einfach in einen schönen Blumengarten. Mit der richtigen Kombination von früh- und spätblühenden Stauden stellt Ihr Beet das ganze Jahr über eine echte Augenweide dar. Von Christrose über Rittersporn bis Ziersalbei: In diesem Buch finden Sie die richtige Auswahl für sich und erfahren mehr über die richtige Pflege Ihrer Pflanzenpracht.
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The Garden in the Clouds

From Derelict Smallholding to Mountain Paradise

by Antony Woodward ...

A warm, witty memoir of one man’s escape from the city in an unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book – the ‘Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity’ guide – in just one year.It was a derelict smallholding so high up in the Black Mountains of Wales it was routinely lost in cloud. But to Antony Woodward, Tair ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

A warm, witty memoir of one man’s escape from the city in an unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book – the ‘Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity’ guide – in just one year.It was a derelict smallholding so high up in the Black Mountains of Wales it was routinely lost in cloud. But to Antony Woodward, Tair
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L’art de greffer : Arbres et Arbustes fruitiers, Arbres forestiers ou d’ornement, Reconstitution du vignoble

by Charles Baltet ...

Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.Extrait : L’habileté de l’opérateur compte pour beaucoup dans le succès de la greffe. Mais il est d’autres conditions essentielles à la réussite, et qui sont en quelque sorte les règles du greffage. Telles sont l’affinité entre espèces, la vigueur des deux parties mises en contact, leur état de sève, leur rapprochement ... Read more

$3.75 CAD

Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.Extrait : L’habileté de l’opérateur compte pour beaucoup dans le succès de la greffe. Mais il est d’autres conditions essentielles à la réussite, et qui sont en quelque sorte les règles du greffage. Telles sont l’affinité entre espèces, la vigueur des deux parties mises en contact, leur état de sève, leur rapprochement
... Read more
The Grafter's Handbook

Revised & updated edition

by Steve Bradley, R. J. Garner ...

R. J. Garner's The Grafter's Handbook is the classic reference book on plant propagation by grafting and has now been revised and updated for a new generation by respected horticulturalist, Steven Bradley. Everything the dedicated amateur, student and professional horticulturalist wants to know about grafting is here, clearly written in a concise and straightforward style. Chapters include ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

R. J. Garner's The Grafter's Handbook is the classic reference book on plant propagation by grafting and has now been revised and updated for a new generation by respected horticulturalist, Steven Bradley. Everything the dedicated amateur, student and professional horticulturalist wants to know about grafting is here, clearly written in a concise and straightforward style. Chapters include
... Read more
Topiary Sculptures

The Art of Creation of Living Sculptures

by Alma Queen ...

This concise guide will show you how you can create your own living masterpiece. Topiary is the art of creating living scuptures from plants. This book will show you the techniques and methods for making topiary, both indoor and outdoor. ... Read more

$6.46 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This concise guide will show you how you can create your own living masterpiece. Topiary is the art of creating living scuptures from plants. This book will show you the techniques and methods for making topiary, both indoor and outdoor.
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Wood and Garden - Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur

by Gertrude Jekyll ...

Originally published in 1899, this early works is illustrated throughout and much of the information is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Originally published in 1899, this early works is illustrated throughout and much of the information is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
... Read more
Introduction to Conifers - Growing Conifer Trees and Shrubs in Your Garden

by Dueep Jyot Singh ...

Table of ContentsIntroduction to ConifersIntroductionGrowing ConifersTips before Choosing Your ConifersThe Scots Pine [Pinus species]Growing a Scots Pine SuccessfullySilver [white] FirsThe Douglas FirSpruce [Picea]Cypress – CupressusJunipersCedarsPlanting Your ConifersConclusionAuthor BioPublisherIntroductionThe moment I talk about conifers, your immediate visual... ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Table of ContentsIntroduction to ConifersIntroductionGrowing ConifersTips before Choosing Your ConifersThe Scots Pine [Pinus species]Growing a Scots Pine SuccessfullySilver [white] FirsThe Douglas FirSpruce [Picea]Cypress – CupressusJunipersCedarsPlanting Your ConifersConclusionAuthor BioPublisherIntroductionThe moment I talk about conifers, your immediate visual...
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New Naturalism

Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden

by Kelly D. Norris ...

Recreate the wild beauty and thriving ecology of meadows, prairies, woodlands, and streamsides in your own garden.In New Naturalism, horticulturist and modern plantsman Kelly D. Norris shares his inspiring, ecologically sound vision for home gardens created with stylish yet naturalistic plantings that mimic the wild spaces we covet—far from the contrived, formal, high-maintenance plantings of the ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Recreate the wild beauty and thriving ecology of meadows, prairies, woodlands, and streamsides in your own garden.In New Naturalism, horticulturist and modern plantsman Kelly D. Norris shares his inspiring, ecologically sound vision for home gardens created with stylish yet naturalistic plantings that mimic the wild spaces we covet—far from the contrived, formal, high-maintenance plantings of the
... Read more
The Curious Gardener's Almanac

Centuries Of Practical Garden Wisdom

by Niall Edworthy ...

Celebrating the garden in all its splendid diversity and rich history, discover a treasury of gardening wisdom, myths, recipes & timeless tips from centuries of horticultural tradition.The Curious Gardener's Almanac contains over 1000 entries of remarkable information about flowers, vegetables, fruits, trees, herbs, insects, birds, water, soil, tools, composts, climate, recipes, gardens and ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Celebrating the garden in all its splendid diversity and rich history, discover a treasury of gardening wisdom, myths, recipes & timeless tips from centuries of horticultural tradition.The Curious Gardener's Almanac contains over 1000 entries of remarkable information about flowers, vegetables, fruits, trees, herbs, insects, birds, water, soil, tools, composts, climate, recipes, gardens and
... Read more
Trees, Woods and Forests

A Social and Cultural History

by Charles Watkins ...

Forests and woods have always been central to the development of human technology and culture and our expansion as a species. Trees, Woods and Forests shows how for thousands of years, woodland has been managed by humans using ancient practices such as coppicing and pollarding trees for fuel and as fodder for animals. In the early Middle Ages royal forests were established across Europe as the ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Forests and woods have always been central to the development of human technology and culture and our expansion as a species. Trees, Woods and Forests shows how for thousands of years, woodland has been managed by humans using ancient practices such as coppicing and pollarding trees for fuel and as fodder for animals. In the early Middle Ages royal forests were established across Europe as the
... Read more
Common Strata Plants

A Guide for West Coast Landscapers

by Vas Sladek ...

Plant identification skills are crucial for success in landscaping. This picture guide introduces new landscapers, summer workers, career changers, strata-title owners and managers to the most common plants on their sites. Since the plants tend to repeat from site to site, quick progress in plant identification is possible. And plant identification skills can lead to pay rises, promotions, ... Read more

$3.90 CAD

Plant identification skills are crucial for success in landscaping. This picture guide introduces new landscapers, summer workers, career changers, strata-title owners and managers to the most common plants on their sites. Since the plants tend to repeat from site to site, quick progress in plant identification is possible. And plant identification skills can lead to pay rises, promotions,
... Read more
Architectural Plants

by Christine Shaw ...

A definitive guide to the spectacular world of architectural plants, packed with practical advice on how to liven up your garden using the striking shapes and wonderful exoticism of this distinct new area of planting. Whether amateur or expert, this ebook is essential reading for any gardener looking for something a bit special to grow.This area of horticulture is fast becoming popular with people ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

A definitive guide to the spectacular world of architectural plants, packed with practical advice on how to liven up your garden using the striking shapes and wonderful exoticism of this distinct new area of planting. Whether amateur or expert, this ebook is essential reading for any gardener looking for something a bit special to grow.This area of horticulture is fast becoming popular with people
... Read more
Life in a Gall

The Biology and Ecology of Insects that Live in Plant Galls

by Rosalind Blanche ...

What are plant galls and how are they caused? This book introduces the Australian native insects that induce galls on plants and the plant species that host them. It explores the ways the insects have adapted to living part of their lives in the confined spaces of galls, and describes the strategies employed by different insect groups to find a suitable site to induce a gall, obtain food, mate and ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

What are plant galls and how are they caused? This book introduces the Australian native insects that induce galls on plants and the plant species that host them. It explores the ways the insects have adapted to living part of their lives in the confined spaces of galls, and describes the strategies employed by different insect groups to find a suitable site to induce a gall, obtain food, mate and
... Read more

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