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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,
... Read more
The Organic Lawn Care Manual

A Natural, Low-Maintenance System for a Beautiful, Safe Lawn

by Paul Tukey ...

The "godfather of the natural landscape movement" ( New York Times ) offers essential advice on creating a gorgeous lawn that is free of harsh chemicals.This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to grow and maintain a thriving lawn using organic gardening methods. With expert advice on planting the best grass varieties, nourishing the soil, watering, fighting weeds, and ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

The "godfather of the natural landscape movement" ( New York Times ) offers essential advice on creating a gorgeous lawn that is free of harsh chemicals.This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to grow and maintain a thriving lawn using organic gardening methods. With expert advice on planting the best grass varieties, nourishing the soil, watering, fighting weeds, and
... Read more
Clever Gardening Tips For Busy People

by Richard Lincton ...

This book is designed to be a quick and handy reference point , a mini-helper for all those odd gardening jobs. We all lead busy lives and the garden areas of our home are often the first thing that gets neglected. You don’t have to spend countless hours tending to every new green shoot, when just a few sensible steps can make an amazing impact on any tired garden.Based upon personal experience, ... Read more

$1.83 CAD

This book is designed to be a quick and handy reference point , a mini-helper for all those odd gardening jobs. We all lead busy lives and the garden areas of our home are often the first thing that gets neglected. You don’t have to spend countless hours tending to every new green shoot, when just a few sensible steps can make an amazing impact on any tired garden.Based upon personal experience,
... Read more
Lawns

by Martin Fish ...

Series series Collins Practical Gardener
This ebook has been optimised for tablets.Keeping a healthy and verdant lawn can be a real challenge. Collins Practical Gardener Lawns looks at all imaginable aspects of starting and maintaining a lawn.Whether your lawn is mainly for your family or intended as a show piece, Lawns will provide all the know-how you need to design, prepare for, create and keep a lawn tailored to your needs.All the ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

This ebook has been optimised for tablets.Keeping a healthy and verdant lawn can be a real challenge. Collins Practical Gardener Lawns looks at all imaginable aspects of starting and maintaining a lawn.Whether your lawn is mainly for your family or intended as a show piece, Lawns will provide all the know-how you need to design, prepare for, create and keep a lawn tailored to your needs.All the
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Lawn Geek

Tips and Tricks for the Ultimate Turf From the Guru of Grass

by Trey Rogers ...

Bow down to the “Sultan of Sod” (USA Today)—and achieve the lawn of your greenest dreams.Dubbed the “Lawn Geek” by USA Today, turf scientist Trey Rogers explains how to master the well-manicured look in all climates, from basic site preparation to mowing, fertilizing, irrigating, and of course, safe and effective pest management.Whether you’re faced with your first yard or are a long-time mower, ... Read more

Was $16.99 CAD Now $9.99 CAD

Bow down to the “Sultan of Sod” (USA Today)—and achieve the lawn of your greenest dreams.Dubbed the “Lawn Geek” by USA Today, turf scientist Trey Rogers explains how to master the well-manicured look in all climates, from basic site preparation to mowing, fertilizing, irrigating, and of course, safe and effective pest management.Whether you’re faced with your first yard or are a long-time mower,
... Read more
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Grasses

by Janet Melrose, Sheryl Normandeau ...

Series Book 10 - Guides for the Prairie Gardener
"With advice on which native grasses to use—and why—the book gives gardeners both inspiration and knowledge." —Alberta ViewsIn the tenth book in the Guides for the Prairie Gardener series, lifelong gardeners Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau take on the very prairie subject of grasses.Was ever there a prairie-er subject than grass? Important providers of habitat and food for numerous wildlife ... Read more

$8.69 CAD

"With advice on which native grasses to use—and why—the book gives gardeners both inspiration and knowledge." —Alberta ViewsIn the tenth book in the Guides for the Prairie Gardener series, lifelong gardeners Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau take on the very prairie subject of grasses.Was ever there a prairie-er subject than grass? Important providers of habitat and food for numerous wildlife
... Read more
Lawn Gone!

Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard

by Pam Penick ...

A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner.Americans pour 300 million gallons of gas and 1 billion hours every year into mowing their lawns, not to mention 70 million pounds of pesticides and $40 billion for lawn upkeep. No Wonder the ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner.Americans pour 300 million gallons of gas and 1 billion hours every year into mowing their lawns, not to mention 70 million pounds of pesticides and $40 billion for lawn upkeep. No Wonder the
... Read more
Gardening Your Front Yard

Projects and Ideas for Big and Small Spaces - Includes Vegetable Gardening, Pollinator Plants, Rain Gardens, and More!

by Tara Nolan ...

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.With her unique combination of DIY/building savvy and gardening expertise, author Tara Nolan (Raised Bed Revolution) weaves you past the main pitfalls you may encounter when trying to ... Read more

$31.19 CAD

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.With her unique combination of DIY/building savvy and gardening expertise, author Tara Nolan (Raised Bed Revolution) weaves you past the main pitfalls you may encounter when trying to
... Read more
Do It Yourself Landscaping: Simple Fixes That Will Transform Your Yard

by Ramon Harris ...

Do It Yourself Landscaping: Simple Fixes That Will Transform Your Yard This book covers several different topics including: Chapter 1: What Is Landscaping Chapter 2: Planning For Desert Landscaping Chapter 3: A Wonderful Backyard Landscaping Idea Chapter 4: Backyard Landscaping Is About Many Different Things Chapter 5: Best Landscaping Practices Chapter 6: Easy Front Yard Landscaping Chapter 7: ... Read more

$9.46 CAD

Do It Yourself Landscaping: Simple Fixes That Will Transform Your Yard This book covers several different topics including: Chapter 1: What Is Landscaping Chapter 2: Planning For Desert Landscaping Chapter 3: A Wonderful Backyard Landscaping Idea Chapter 4: Backyard Landscaping Is About Many Different Things Chapter 5: Best Landscaping Practices Chapter 6: Easy Front Yard Landscaping Chapter 7:
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The Lawn

A History of an American Obsession

by Virginia Jenkins ...

Lawns now blanket thirty million acres of the United States, but until the late nineteenth century few Americans had any desire for a front lawn, much less access to seeds for growing one. In her comprehensive history of this uniquely American obsession, Virginia Scott Jenkins traces the origin of the front lawn aesthetic, the development of the lawn-care industry, its environmental impact, and ... Read more

$19.19 CAD

Lawns now blanket thirty million acres of the United States, but until the late nineteenth century few Americans had any desire for a front lawn, much less access to seeds for growing one. In her comprehensive history of this uniquely American obsession, Virginia Scott Jenkins traces the origin of the front lawn aesthetic, the development of the lawn-care industry, its environmental impact, and
... Read more
Weeds

In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants

by Richard Mabey ...

"[A] witty and beguiling meditation on weeds and their wily ways….You will never look at a weed, or flourish a garden fork, in the same way again."—Richard Holmes, author of The Age of Wonder"In this fascinating, richly detailed book, Richard Mabey gives weeds their full due."—Carl Zimmer, author of EvolutionRichard Mabey, Great Britain's Britain's "greatest living nature writer" ( London Times), ... Read more

$19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"[A] witty and beguiling meditation on weeds and their wily ways….You will never look at a weed, or flourish a garden fork, in the same way again."—Richard Holmes, author of The Age of Wonder"In this fascinating, richly detailed book, Richard Mabey gives weeds their full due."—Carl Zimmer, author of EvolutionRichard Mabey, Great Britain's Britain's "greatest living nature writer" ( London Times),
... Read more
Turfgrass Management

by Alfred J. Turgeon Ph.D., John E. Kaminski Ph.D. ...

Turfgrass Management has been designed as a basic text for beginning students of turfgrass science and management.In covering the important features of turfgrass systems, interactions between and among system components, and principles of turfgrass management, it attempts to unlock some of the mysteries of turf and establish the role of cultural interventions for achieving specific objectives. ... Read more

$65.19 CAD

Turfgrass Management has been designed as a basic text for beginning students of turfgrass science and management.In covering the important features of turfgrass systems, interactions between and among system components, and principles of turfgrass management, it attempts to unlock some of the mysteries of turf and establish the role of cultural interventions for achieving specific objectives.
... Read more
635 Tips to Grow your Lawn Care Business

by Shane McLendon ...

Need advice on growing your lawn care business? Don't have eight hours to read a lengthy Ebook with enough fluff to fill your mattress? You have arrived at the correct place then. I'll cut right to the chase and forgo any lengthy stories that may be entertaining, but won't help you double your income anytime soon. These quick-hitting tips will help you increase your income, guaranteed. And if you ... Read more

$13.53 CAD

Need advice on growing your lawn care business? Don't have eight hours to read a lengthy Ebook with enough fluff to fill your mattress? You have arrived at the correct place then. I'll cut right to the chase and forgo any lengthy stories that may be entertaining, but won't help you double your income anytime soon. These quick-hitting tips will help you increase your income, guaranteed. And if you
... Read more
American Eden

From Monticello to Central Park to Our Backyards: What Our Gardens Tell Us About Who We Are

by Wade Graham ...

“American Eden moves luminously through landscapes of history, literature, biography, and design theory. . . . fusing sharp-edged analysis and graceful American prose.” —Kevin Starr, author of Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge“Informative and absolutely engrossing.” —Ross King, author of Brunelleschi's DomeGarden designer and historian Wade Graham offers a unique vision ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

“American Eden moves luminously through landscapes of history, literature, biography, and design theory. . . . fusing sharp-edged analysis and graceful American prose.” —Kevin Starr, author of Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge“Informative and absolutely engrossing.” —Ross King, author of Brunelleschi's DomeGarden designer and historian Wade Graham offers a unique vision
... Read more
Becoming a Gardener

What Reading and Digging Taught Me About Living

by Catie Marron ...

A beautifully designed, full-color personal account of what it means to become a gardener, filled with specially commissioned color photography, watercolors, and fine art.To make her new house in Connecticut truly feel like home, Catie Marron decided to create a garden. But while she was familiar with landscape design, she had never grown anything, making this a perfect story about gardening for ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

A beautifully designed, full-color personal account of what it means to become a gardener, filled with specially commissioned color photography, watercolors, and fine art.To make her new house in Connecticut truly feel like home, Catie Marron decided to create a garden. But while she was familiar with landscape design, she had never grown anything, making this a perfect story about gardening for
... Read more
The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett ...

Mary Lennox is a sour-faced 10-year-old girl, who is born in India to selfish wealthy British parents who had not wanted her and were too wrapped up in their own lives. She was taken care of primarily by servants, who pacify her as much as possible to keep her out of the way. Spoiled and with a temper, she is unaffectionate, angry, rude and obstinate. Later, there is a cholera epidemic which hits ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Mary Lennox is a sour-faced 10-year-old girl, who is born in India to selfish wealthy British parents who had not wanted her and were too wrapped up in their own lives. She was taken care of primarily by servants, who pacify her as much as possible to keep her out of the way. Spoiled and with a temper, she is unaffectionate, angry, rude and obstinate. Later, there is a cholera epidemic which hits
... Read more
Master Your Lawn: The Essential Lawn Care Guide For Beginners

by Guy LaForge ...

This book covers several topics including: - Starting from Scratch - Grass Varieties - Planting the Seeds - Watering - Fertilizing and so much more! Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device. ... Read more

$9.46 CAD

This book covers several topics including: - Starting from Scratch - Grass Varieties - Planting the Seeds - Watering - Fertilizing and so much more! Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.
... Read more
How To Get Rid of Dandelions

by Rogelio Brown ...

How To Get Rid of Dandelions Dandelions are a common weed. Since their texture and color is so different from turf, they really stand out and can ruin the look of a lawn. Dandelions are difficult to control. One dandelion plant can produce up to 15,000 seeds that can survive for six years in the soil, so follow these steps to get rid of dandelions..... Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to ... Read more

$9.46 CAD

How To Get Rid of Dandelions Dandelions are a common weed. Since their texture and color is so different from turf, they really stand out and can ruin the look of a lawn. Dandelions are difficult to control. One dandelion plant can produce up to 15,000 seeds that can survive for six years in the soil, so follow these steps to get rid of dandelions..... Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to
... Read more
Groundcover Revolution

How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your turf - 40 alternative choices for: - No Mowing. - No fertilizing. - No pesticides. - No problem!

by Kathy Jentz ...

Tired of spending your weekends mowing, trimming, and edging? Then it’s time to say goodbye to your standard grass lawn and join the Groundcover Revolution!Turns out you’re not alone in your desire to ditch the lawn and replace it with something prettier, more diverse, lower maintenance, welcoming to pollinators, and good for Earth’s climate health. Reducing the lawn is among the biggest trends in ... Read more

$28.79 CAD

Tired of spending your weekends mowing, trimming, and edging? Then it’s time to say goodbye to your standard grass lawn and join the Groundcover Revolution!Turns out you’re not alone in your desire to ditch the lawn and replace it with something prettier, more diverse, lower maintenance, welcoming to pollinators, and good for Earth’s climate health. Reducing the lawn is among the biggest trends in
... Read more
Lawn Care for Beginners

by Winston Currey ...

A great looking lawn doesn't gave to cost hundreds of dollars or require the use of a professional lawn care service. All You Need Is This Incredible Book!I want to show you some of the incredible information that this book gives you.- How do you pick out the right grass seed for your climate?- Is there really a right and wrong way to mow your lawn?- How do I get rid of those pesky weeds?- What ... Read more

$3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A great looking lawn doesn't gave to cost hundreds of dollars or require the use of a professional lawn care service. All You Need Is This Incredible Book!I want to show you some of the incredible information that this book gives you.- How do you pick out the right grass seed for your climate?- Is there really a right and wrong way to mow your lawn?- How do I get rid of those pesky weeds?- What
... Read more
Eat What You Grow

by Alys Fowler ...

Imagine a garden that is as beautiful as it is productive, that gives you fresh, wholesome, chemical-free food with flavours that go way beyond anything the shops can offer.In Eat What You Grow, Alys shows you how to create a rich, biodiverse garden that feeds not only you, but supports a wide range of pollinators, bees and butterflies, as well as other wildlife. From perennial vegetables that ... Read more

Was $21.99 CAD Now $4.99 CAD

Imagine a garden that is as beautiful as it is productive, that gives you fresh, wholesome, chemical-free food with flavours that go way beyond anything the shops can offer.In Eat What You Grow, Alys shows you how to create a rich, biodiverse garden that feeds not only you, but supports a wide range of pollinators, bees and butterflies, as well as other wildlife. From perennial vegetables that
... Read more
St Andrews - The Greenkeeper's Tale

Looking after the most famous golf course in the world

by Gordon Moir ...

Gordon Moir, the author, is the former Director of Greenkeeping of St Andrews Links, and tells the inside story of managing the Home of Golf. Moir shares the story of the day-to-day workings on the huge complex, noting the highs and lows, challenges, and ultimately the rewards of being in charge.In this frank and honest memoir, he touches on his biggest and recurring challenge, which was preparing ... Read more

$9.59 CAD

Gordon Moir, the author, is the former Director of Greenkeeping of St Andrews Links, and tells the inside story of managing the Home of Golf. Moir shares the story of the day-to-day workings on the huge complex, noting the highs and lows, challenges, and ultimately the rewards of being in charge.In this frank and honest memoir, he touches on his biggest and recurring challenge, which was preparing
... Read more
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to a Better Lawn

How to Plant, Maintain & Improve Your Yard & Lawn

by Chris Peterson ...

Series series Black & Decker Complete Guide
At heart, almost every homeowner would love to have a better lawn—greener, denser, healthier. This book is an up-to-date, environmentally responsible approach to lawn care with mainstream appeal. It focuses on dozens of common lawn problems, offering detailed solutions to each one. An ideal reference for busy homeowners who want better grass quickly and easily. ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

At heart, almost every homeowner would love to have a better lawn—greener, denser, healthier. This book is an up-to-date, environmentally responsible approach to lawn care with mainstream appeal. It focuses on dozens of common lawn problems, offering detailed solutions to each one. An ideal reference for busy homeowners who want better grass quickly and easily.
... Read more
Revive your Garden

How to bring your outdoor space back to life

by Nick Bailey ...

'In his excellent and information-packed new book, Revive Your Garden, Bailey shares his tips for container plants - perfect for time-poor, distracted Londoners who still want an Instagram-worthy terrace.' Evening Standard'It's an ideal book for anyone faced with the prospect of restoring a garden. It leaves the reader with a sense of optimism that, no matter how dire the situation appears to be, ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

'In his excellent and information-packed new book, Revive Your Garden, Bailey shares his tips for container plants - perfect for time-poor, distracted Londoners who still want an Instagram-worthy terrace.' Evening Standard'It's an ideal book for anyone faced with the prospect of restoring a garden. It leaves the reader with a sense of optimism that, no matter how dire the situation appears to be,
... Read more

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