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Bulbs in the Basement, Geraniums on the Windowsill

How to Grow & Overwinter 165 Tender Plants

by Alice McGowan, Brian McGowan ...

Cooler-zone gardeners are discovering that with a little wintertime care, plants that have long been considered "annuals" can thrive for years. These plants — including geraniums, gladioli, dahlias, begonias, rosemary, lavender, snapdragons, and even impatiens — aren't annuals at all. Rather, they are tender perennials. They aren't hardy enough to survive winter on their own, but they can be moved ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

Cooler-zone gardeners are discovering that with a little wintertime care, plants that have long been considered "annuals" can thrive for years. These plants — including geraniums, gladioli, dahlias, begonias, rosemary, lavender, snapdragons, and even impatiens — aren't annuals at all. Rather, they are tender perennials. They aren't hardy enough to survive winter on their own, but they can be moved
... Read more
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden

The Essential Guide to Planting and Pruning Techniques, Third Edition

by Tracy DiSabato-Aust ...

"This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice." — Real SimpleWhether you are a new gardener or a green thumb, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is here to help you successfully plan, plant, and tend your garden. This hardworking guide includes thorough details on the essential practices of perennial care—included deadheading, pinching, and thinning—along with growing information for ... Read more

$25.59 CAD

"This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice." — Real SimpleWhether you are a new gardener or a green thumb, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is here to help you successfully plan, plant, and tend your garden. This hardworking guide includes thorough details on the essential practices of perennial care—included deadheading, pinching, and thinning—along with growing information for
... Read more
Cool Flowers

How to Grow and Enjoy Long-Blooming Hardy Annual Flowers Using Cool Weather Techniques

by Lisa Mason Ziegler ...

Everyone longs for fragrant spring blossoms – Snapdragons, Bells of Ireland, Sweet Peas, Sweet Williams and other beauties. But few grow them successfully in their own gardens because they haven’t learned the simple techniques that make it possible. In Cool Flowers, expert flower grower Lisa Mason Zeigler introduces us to the long-blooming stars of the spring garden, the hardy annuals – those ... Read more

$12.79 CAD

Everyone longs for fragrant spring blossoms – Snapdragons, Bells of Ireland, Sweet Peas, Sweet Williams and other beauties. But few grow them successfully in their own gardens because they haven’t learned the simple techniques that make it possible. In Cool Flowers, expert flower grower Lisa Mason Zeigler introduces us to the long-blooming stars of the spring garden, the hardy annuals – those
... Read more
The Milkweed Lands

An Epic Story of One Plant: Its Nature and Ecology

by Eric Lee-Mäder ...

Delve into this fascinating appreciation of milkweed, an often-overlooked plant, and discover an amazing range of insects and organisms that depend on it as the seasons unfold, with this collaboration between a noted ecologist and an award-winning botanical illustrator.Ecologist Eric Lee-Mäder and noted botanical artist Beverly Duncan have teamed up to create this unique exploration of the complex ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Delve into this fascinating appreciation of milkweed, an often-overlooked plant, and discover an amazing range of insects and organisms that depend on it as the seasons unfold, with this collaboration between a noted ecologist and an award-winning botanical illustrator.Ecologist Eric Lee-Mäder and noted botanical artist Beverly Duncan have teamed up to create this unique exploration of the complex
... Read more
Best Perennials For Sun And Shade

by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ...

Series Book 3 - Home Grown Gardening
A quick-reference guide to planting perennials for gardeners with little experience and timeChoosing perennials for a garden can be a daunting task, considering that there are thousands of choices. Yarrow? Columbine? Aster? To make the selection easier, this guide profiles the easiest-to-grow and best-performing perennials for both sunny and shady locations. Each plant is shown in a beautiful ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

A quick-reference guide to planting perennials for gardeners with little experience and timeChoosing perennials for a garden can be a daunting task, considering that there are thousands of choices. Yarrow? Columbine? Aster? To make the selection easier, this guide profiles the easiest-to-grow and best-performing perennials for both sunny and shady locations. Each plant is shown in a beautiful
... Read more
Martha Stewart's Gardening Handbook

The Essential Guide to Designing, Planting, and Growing

by Martha Stewart ...

An instant New York Times Bestseller“If you want to be happy for a year, get married. If you want to be happy for a decade, get a dog. And if you want to be happy for the rest of your life, make a garden.”—Martha Stewart, Martha Netflix DocumentaryThe first fully comprehensive gardening guide from the legendary Martha Stewart in more than 30 years, with everything you need to know to curate... ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

An instant New York Times Bestseller“If you want to be happy for a year, get married. If you want to be happy for a decade, get a dog. And if you want to be happy for the rest of your life, make a garden.”—Martha Stewart, Martha Netflix DocumentaryThe first fully comprehensive gardening guide from the legendary Martha Stewart in more than 30 years, with everything you need to know to curate...
... Read more
The Modern Cottage Garden

A Fresh Approach to a Classic Style

by Greg Loades ...

“A practical and inspirational guide to a new style of planting.” —Country Homes & InteriorsIn this practical and inspirational guide, Greg Loades presents a new style of planting: a fusion between classic cottage style and the new perennial movement. Using real gardens as examples, The Modern Cottage Garden teaches gardeners how to combine the best of both styles—big, colorful blooms and striking ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

“A practical and inspirational guide to a new style of planting.” —Country Homes & InteriorsIn this practical and inspirational guide, Greg Loades presents a new style of planting: a fusion between classic cottage style and the new perennial movement. Using real gardens as examples, The Modern Cottage Garden teaches gardeners how to combine the best of both styles—big, colorful blooms and striking
... Read more
The Prairie Gardener's Go-To Guide for Perennials

by Janet Melrose, Sheryl Normandeau ...

Series Book 8 - Guides for the Prairie Gardener
The eighth book in the Guides for the Prairie Gardener series is all about those reliable, grounded plants you can count on: perennials.Perennials are those species whose stems and leaves die back to their crowns each fall, but whose roots remain alive throughout the non-growing months. They include showy flowers like peonies, poppies, lilies, clematis, and lupine, but also edibles like asparagus, ... Read more

$8.69 CAD

The eighth book in the Guides for the Prairie Gardener series is all about those reliable, grounded plants you can count on: perennials.Perennials are those species whose stems and leaves die back to their crowns each fall, but whose roots remain alive throughout the non-growing months. They include showy flowers like peonies, poppies, lilies, clematis, and lupine, but also edibles like asparagus,
... Read more
Gardening with Perennials

Lessons from Chicago's Lurie Garden

by Noel Kingsbury ...

A tour of a beloved botanic treasure that's "brimming with ideas for every home garden"—includes photos ( The New York Times).For gardeners, inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. Perennial enthusiasts around the world might be surprised to find their muse in the middle of a bustling city.Lurie Garden, a nearly three-acre botanic garden in the center of Chicago's lakefront in ... Read more

$17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A tour of a beloved botanic treasure that's "brimming with ideas for every home garden"—includes photos ( The New York Times).For gardeners, inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. Perennial enthusiasts around the world might be surprised to find their muse in the middle of a bustling city.Lurie Garden, a nearly three-acre botanic garden in the center of Chicago's lakefront in
... Read more
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
Guide to Identifying Perennial Flowers

by Mark Zampardo ...

Revised E-book. Pictures with higher resolution. Index of plant names with links to the page. This is a plant identification book pure and simple. Weather you're installing flowering perennials or purchasing them, you're often presented with row upon row of plants in containers-- and no blooms. If you're unfamiliar with the plants' other identifying characteristics, how do know which to choose? It ... Read more

$9.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Revised E-book. Pictures with higher resolution. Index of plant names with links to the page. This is a plant identification book pure and simple. Weather you're installing flowering perennials or purchasing them, you're often presented with row upon row of plants in containers-- and no blooms. If you're unfamiliar with the plants' other identifying characteristics, how do know which to choose? It
... Read more
Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Perennial Garden Plants

by Alan Titchmarsh ...

Series Book 19 - How to Garden
Herbaceous perennials flower each year, dying down in the winter and springing back to life the following spring. They are central features in the landscape of a garden as they appear year-after-year and must be regarded as constant features. This book gives the expert view on the vast array of flowers available.Includes:* creative garden ideas and border planting plans* practical advice on care, ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Herbaceous perennials flower each year, dying down in the winter and springing back to life the following spring. They are central features in the landscape of a garden as they appear year-after-year and must be regarded as constant features. This book gives the expert view on the vast array of flowers available.Includes:* creative garden ideas and border planting plans* practical advice on care,
... Read more
The Perennial Matchmaker

Create Amazing Combinations with Your Favorite Perennials

by Nancy J. Ondra ...

Want foolproof ideas for pairing favorite perennials with an array of harmonious plant partners but don’t know where to start? Plantswoman Nancy J. Ondra helps you to jump-start your perennial garden with her one-plant-at-a-time approach for choosing plant partners. Having spent more than 30 years growing and experimenting with perennials and plant combinations, Ondra shares her extensive ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Want foolproof ideas for pairing favorite perennials with an array of harmonious plant partners but don’t know where to start? Plantswoman Nancy J. Ondra helps you to jump-start your perennial garden with her one-plant-at-a-time approach for choosing plant partners. Having spent more than 30 years growing and experimenting with perennials and plant combinations, Ondra shares her extensive
... Read more
Gardening Month by Month: Tips for Flowers, Vegetables, Lawns, & Houseplants

Easy-Growing Gardening, #11

by Rosefiend Cordell ...

Series Book 11 - Easy-Growing Gardening
Gardening Month by Month lays out general gardening tips and tricks through the whole year. Are you planting vegetables, growing orchids, finding organic ways to care for your lawn, trying to raise fragrant roses? This book lays out what you need to know. Written for the beginning gardener, but also with plenty of information for the more advanced gardener. ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Gardening Month by Month lays out general gardening tips and tricks through the whole year. Are you planting vegetables, growing orchids, finding organic ways to care for your lawn, trying to raise fragrant roses? This book lays out what you need to know. Written for the beginning gardener, but also with plenty of information for the more advanced gardener.
... Read more
Growing & Using Scented Geraniums

Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-131

by Mary Peddie, Judy Lewis, John Lewis ...

Series Book 131 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
... Read more
Famous Flowers And Butterflies

Beautiful Blossoms and Flowers for Kids

by Speedy Publishing ...

It is important to teach our children about the world that surrounds them. Sometimes, it can be difficult to find a method of learning children will enjoy. But if you combine the right elements, you can offer your child an exciting way to learn something new. If it is important to you to teach your children about the natural world, then using a famous flowers and butterflies picture book can be ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

It is important to teach our children about the world that surrounds them. Sometimes, it can be difficult to find a method of learning children will enjoy. But if you combine the right elements, you can offer your child an exciting way to learn something new. If it is important to you to teach your children about the natural world, then using a famous flowers and butterflies picture book can be
... 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

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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
Sowing Beauty

Designing Flowering Meadows from Seed

by James Hitchmough ...

"A hopeful and expansive book for the gardener who sees a field as a canvas." — Publishers WeeklyJames Hitchmough is well-regarded in the design world for his exuberant, colorful, and flower-filled meadows. His signature style can be seen in prominent places like London's Olympic Park and the Botanic Garden at the University of Oxford. Using a distinct technique of sowing meadows from seed, he ... Read more

$19.19 CAD

"A hopeful and expansive book for the gardener who sees a field as a canvas." — Publishers WeeklyJames Hitchmough is well-regarded in the design world for his exuberant, colorful, and flower-filled meadows. His signature style can be seen in prominent places like London's Olympic Park and the Botanic Garden at the University of Oxford. Using a distinct technique of sowing meadows from seed, he
... Read more
Yates Top 50 Fragrant Plants and How Not to Kill Them!

by Yates, Angela Thomas ...

How to enjoy thriving fragrant plants in your garden, on your balcony or in your courtyard.Smell the roses! Savour the lavender!Sweet, rich orange blossom; heady, aromatic daphne; sharp, refreshing mint; or subtle, alluring roses - nature's perfumes are a wonder. They tantalise the senses, mark the seasons and evoke memories of people, places and occasions.Fragrant plants - from lovely flowers, ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

How to enjoy thriving fragrant plants in your garden, on your balcony or in your courtyard.Smell the roses! Savour the lavender!Sweet, rich orange blossom; heady, aromatic daphne; sharp, refreshing mint; or subtle, alluring roses - nature's perfumes are a wonder. They tantalise the senses, mark the seasons and evoke memories of people, places and occasions.Fragrant plants - from lovely flowers,
... Read more
Growing Begonias For Beginners

by Royce Niffenegger ...

Begonias are a group of perennial flowering plants that belong to the family Begoniaceae. This genus includes more than 1,500 species, making it one of the ten largest genera of angiosperms. Most of the species are terrestrial herbs or shrubs but some can be epiphytic, or grow on another plant or objects like wires and buildings.... Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly ... Read more

$9.46 CAD

Begonias are a group of perennial flowering plants that belong to the family Begoniaceae. This genus includes more than 1,500 species, making it one of the ten largest genera of angiosperms. Most of the species are terrestrial herbs or shrubs but some can be epiphytic, or grow on another plant or objects like wires and buildings.... Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly
... Read more
Introduction to Perennials and Bulbs

by Dueep J. Singh ...

Table of ContentsIntroductionBedding PlantsPropagation of PerennialsSowing SeedsRoot CuttingsDivisionCuttingsHerbaceous Border PlantsRestocking your Herbaceous GardenPlanting TechniquesTips for PerennialsBulbsBulbs for Your GardenSelecting the Right BulbsPlanting Your BulbsPlanting Hyacinth and Crocus CormsBulb Fiber – TipsOther perennials are found wild if you go ... ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Table of ContentsIntroductionBedding PlantsPropagation of PerennialsSowing SeedsRoot CuttingsDivisionCuttingsHerbaceous Border PlantsRestocking your Herbaceous GardenPlanting TechniquesTips for PerennialsBulbsBulbs for Your GardenSelecting the Right BulbsPlanting Your BulbsPlanting Hyacinth and Crocus CormsBulb Fiber – TipsOther perennials are found wild if you go ...
... Read more
Wild Edens

by Chris Gardner, Toby Musgrave ...

The Times Best Gardening Books of 2022Ornamental plants are the cornerstone of our gardens and we are spoiled for choice with literally tens of thousands of hardy beauties from which to select. But we take them absolutely for granted, not for a moment realising that every plant has a fascinating tale to tell. Wild Edens sets the record straight.With global coverage, each of the nine richly ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

The Times Best Gardening Books of 2022Ornamental plants are the cornerstone of our gardens and we are spoiled for choice with literally tens of thousands of hardy beauties from which to select. But we take them absolutely for granted, not for a moment realising that every plant has a fascinating tale to tell. Wild Edens sets the record straight.With global coverage, each of the nine richly
... Read more
Essential Perennials

The Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home Garden

by Ruth Rogers Clausen, Thomas Christopher ...

Essential Perennials focuses on what every gardener needs to know to choose from the thousands of perennials available, and care for the ones you already have. This A-to-Z guide is packed with more than 2,700 plants, with each entry listing flower color, bloom time, foliage characteristics, size, and light and temperature requirements. Each profile is supported by stunning color photography that ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Essential Perennials focuses on what every gardener needs to know to choose from the thousands of perennials available, and care for the ones you already have. This A-to-Z guide is packed with more than 2,700 plants, with each entry listing flower color, bloom time, foliage characteristics, size, and light and temperature requirements. Each profile is supported by stunning color photography that
... Read more
A Photographic Journey Into The Life of Orchid Flowers

Volume 2

by Adelaide Spencer ...

A Stunning Collection of Orchid Flower Photographs From Around the World. ... Read more

$0.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A Stunning Collection of Orchid Flower Photographs From Around the World.
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