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  • Houseplant Oasis

    A Guide to Caring for Your Plants + Styling Them in Your Home

    by Melissa Lo ...
    YOUR #1 RESOURCE FOR PLANT PARENTHOODStep into Melissa Lo’s carefully curated and meticulously maintained world of houseplants. Here, you’ll find detailed instructions for keeping your plants healthy, happy and thriving so you can transform your home into a lush, green oasis. With a long standing career as a designer and a passionate hobby as an online houseplant expert, Melissa combines her ... Read more

    S$ 25.28 SGD

  • The Flower Gardener's Bible

    A Complete Guide to Colorful Blooms All Season Long: 400 Favorite Flowers, Time-Tested Techniques, Creative Garden Designs, and a Lifetime of Gardening Wisdom

    by Lewis Hill, Nancy Hill ...
    Create the flower garden of your dreams with this comprehensive guide that includes expert advice on everything from choosing an appropriate growing site to maximizing the lifespan of your plants.Charming illustrations and photographs accompany helpful tips on how to improve soil, fight off pests, and make all your flowers bloom with radiant color. Lewis and Nancy Hill will guide you through every ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD

  • Plants from Test Tubes

    An Introduction to Micropropogation

    by Lydiane Kyte, John Kleyn, Holly Scoggins ...
    Thirty years ago, in vitro propagation was a new technique for producing plants, and Lydiane Kyte's Plants from Test Tubes became the standard work on the topic.The new fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the many advances in science and technology, including the five accepted sequential stages of micropropagation. Ten new plants have been added. This in turn has ... Read more

    S$ 26.80 SGD

  • Mushrooms

    by Patrick Harding ...
    Series series Collins Gem
    The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for nature and foraging enthusiasts keen to identify the most commonly found mushrooms and toadstools in Britain and northern Europe.Authoritative text, beautiful photographs and detailed illustrations show the distinguishing features of each ... Read more

    S$ 6.87 SGD

  • Food For Free

    by Richard Mabey ...
    Series series Collins Gem
    The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for aspiring foragers. Over 100 edible plants are listed, fully illustrated and described, together with recipes and other fascinating details on their use throughout the ages.Practical advice on how to pick along with information on countryside ... Read more

    S$ 6.51 SGD

  • Les fleurs

    Filles de la nature et de l’homme

    by Victor du Bled ...
    "Filles de la nature et de l’homme", aimées de tous les âges, compagnes de la douleur et de la joie, de la vie et de la mort, inspiratrices éternelles d’idéal, confidentes de l’amour, interprètes de l’amitié et de l’harmonie, de la paix et du bon goût, les fleurs ne sont pas seulement, depuis les temps les plus reculés, chantées par les poètes, reproduites par les peintres, les sculpteurs et les ... Read more

    S$ 6.85 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Allotments

    by Jane Eastoe ...
    An allotment is one of the best – and cheapest ways – of getting hold of valuable gardening space to grow you own. Plus it offers one of the most relaxing atmospheres with the chance to mix with fellow gardeners. Your allotment can provide enough fruit, veg and herbs to feed most small families (and cut flowers to adorn the kitchen table) – produce that will taste and look much better than ... Read more

    S$ 6.75 SGD

  • Farm to Fork

    Cooking Local, Cooking Fresh

    by Emeril Lagasse ...
    Series Book 5 - Emeril's
    Farm to Fork brings out the “green” in Emeril with recipes that will inspire cooks, new and old, to utilize fresh, organic, and locally-grown ingredients throughout the year. A must have for those interested in the Green and locavore movements, and the legions of Emeril’s own fans!This essential farm to table cookbook is your guide to cooking fresh all year long:Ingredient-Driven Recipes: Go ... Read more

    S$ 21.46 SGD

  • PERMAKULTUR RELOADED Neue Techniken für deinen Traumgarten

    by Ortiz M.J. Ortiz M.J. ...
    PERMAKULTUR RELOADED – Neue Techniken für deinen Traumgarten Möchtest du einen nachhaltigen Garten, der sich fast von selbst versorgt? PERMAKULTUR RELOADED bringt dir moderne Methoden und bewährte Techniken, um deinen Garten in eine grüne, produktive Oase zu verwandeln—egal, ob du gerade erst beginnst oder ein bestehendes System optimieren willst. In diesem Buch erfährst du: ✅ Innovative ... Read more

    S$ 8.98 SGD

  • Growing Peanuts For Beginners

    by Jane Greeley ...
    Peanuts are fairly unique in the nut world, as they grow underground and are not produced by large trees. That’s because they are not actually nuts at all, but legumes like beans or peas. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device. ... Read more

    S$ 9.71 SGD

  • Bamboos

    by Christine Recht, Max Felix Wetterwald ...
    Bamboos are fascinating for their beauty, elegance and variety of form, not to mention their importance in the symbolism of Far Eastern poetry and art. Garden designers have for a long time recognised the many possibilities offered by this unique plant. Here the reader is offered all the information they need to grow bamboos in garden, on balconies and terraces, in conservatories and even in roof ... Read more

    S$ 19.61 SGD

  • Indoor Plants

    by Collins ...
    A practical, easy-to-use, pocketable guide covering all the basics of choosing and caring for plants in your home.Indoor plants can decorate any room – transforming the space with colour and scent all year round. But few people are aware of the incredible range of weird and wonderful species it is possible to grow indoors – and it seems even fewer people know how to keep them alive! This title in ... Read more

    S$ 6.64 SGD

  • Beauty Forever - Creating Beautiful Works of Art from Dried Leaves and Flowers

    by Dueep Jyot Singh ...
    Table of ContentsIntroductionMaking up Your Mind to Start!Begin Your CollectionPressing Leaves Steps and TipsTechniques for Pressing FlowersGrasses, Mosses, Lichens, and FernsTo Varnish or Not to Varnish – That Is the Question…LacquerTraditional GumsBeginning Our ProjectsFloral WreathBookmarkCardsConclusionAuthor BioPublisherIntroductionJust imagine that you have... ... Read more

    S$ 3.82 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Garden Natural History

    by Stefan Buczacki ...
    Series Book 102 - Collins New Naturalist Library
    In a much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist library, Stefan Buczacki takes a broad look at the relatively unexplored world of the garden, and its relevance within the context of natural history overall.Though gardens are often viewed merely as artificial creations rather than easily accessible places to observe and encourage wildlife, ‘Garden Natural History’ rectifies this misconception. ... Read more

    S$ 12.96 SGD

  • L’orto e la luna

    L’orto biologico deve recuperare le antiche tradizioni

    by Bruno Del Medico ...
    118 pagine. Formato 15x21. IllustratoQuesto libro si rivolge a chi vuole coltivare il proprio orto in modo naturale. Infatti, se si ricorre a fertilizzanti chimici, pesticidi, ormoni e altri espedienti, diventa assolutamente superfluo considerare l’azione benefica della luna. Se invece si vogliono ricavare dal proprio orto cibi sani e genuini, allora ogni metodo naturale può essere utile per una ... Read more

    S$ 8.18 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, Revised and Updated Second Edition

    A Natural Approach to Pest Control

    by Jessica Walliser ...
    This revised and updated edition of Jessica Walliser’s award-winning Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden offers a valuable and science-backed plan for bringing balance back to the garden.With this indispensable gardening reference—now updated with new research, insights, and voices—learn how to create a healthy, balanced, and diverse garden capable of supporting a hard-working crew of ... Read more

    S$ 28.33 SGD

  • Grow Together

    50 Planting Partnerships to Boost Your Harvests

    by Charles Dowding ...
    Getting the most from a veg patch is what all gardeners want. With a little forethought and planning, an approach that places different crops together, and in closer proximity than you might imagine, means you can grow more plants in the same area while creating healthy and beneficial plant communities.No Dig guru Charles Dowding uses 40 years of growing experience to recommend which crops to grow ... Read more

    S$ 21.14 SGD

  • Growing Under Cover

    Techniques for a More Productive, Weather-Resistant, Pest-Free Vegetable Garden

    by Niki Jabbour ...
    Increasingly unpredictable weather patterns and pest infestations are challenging today’s vegetable gardeners. But best-selling author Niki Jabbour has a solution: Growing Under Cover. In this in-depth guide, Jabbour shows how to use small solutions like cloches, row covers, shade cloth, cold frames, and hoophouses, as well as larger protective structures like greenhouses and polytunnels, to ... Read more

    S$ 15.47 SGD

  • Heirloom Seeds: An Introduction to Organic Heirloom Seeds, Growing Them, and Their Benefits

    by Karen Elliot ...
    Get your copy of the best guide to heirloom seeds from Karen Elliot!You should be planting heirloom! Why you may ask? Well it is because of the many reasons you will learn inside this book. By planting heirloom you are truly self sufficient. One heirloom seed has 100s of years of history behind it. A true heirloom seed has fed 1000s of people throughout the years and will continue to feed ... Read more

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  • The Everyday Gardener

    One Gardening Job for Every Day of the Year

    by Adam Kirtland ...
    Keep your garden in tip-top shape with bitesize guidance for every day of the yearDoing little and often is key to avoiding overwhelm and finding time to actually enjoy your garden – Adam Kirtland (@viewfromthepottingbench) is here to show you how. With tasks and mini-projects to get outside and enjoy each day, this is gardening for even the busiest would-be growers.From pruning and propagating, ... Read more

    S$ 28.22 SGD

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  • Beth Chatto's Garden Notebook

    by Beth Chatto ...
    'I return to Beth Chatto's books constantly. For those who are new to her work, you are entering into a life-long relationship with a wise friend and gardener' Monty Don'Compulsively readable. Once you have it, don't let anyone else borrow it' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHSharing the hopes and successes - and sometimes failures - of her work, Beth Chatto reveals what is really involved in maintaining a unique ... Read more

    S$ 18.96 SGD

  • Grow Your Own Tea

    The Complete Guide to Cultivating, Harvesting, and Preparing

    by Christine Parks, Susan M. Walcott ...
    "Plant a tea plant and watch it grow! Grow Your Own Tea is truly a masterpiece how-to guide to cultivating and enjoying the sacred leaf. It will delight even the armchair gardener and casual tea lover." —James Norwood Pratt, author of James Norwood Pratt’s Tea DictionaryTea lovers, make a fresh pot, sit down with this delightful guide, and discover the joys of growing and processing your own tea ... Read more

    S$ 14.81 SGD

  • Staying Alive

    The Go-To Guide for Houseplants

    by Janet Melrose, Sheryl Normandeau ...
    A handy Q&A guide by the authors of the Prairie Gardener series, Staying Alive: The Go-To Guide for Houseplants provides expert advice to ensure your houseplants thrive, wherever you call home.Whether you have one tiny succulent on your desk at work or a massive collection of tropical plants in your home, caring for houseplants can be a real source of joy—and the occasional moment of wild ... Read more

    S$ 13.94 SGD

  • Gardening on the Dry Side of Texas

    Drought-Tolerant Plants and Techniques

    by Mary Irish, Gary Irish ...
    Series series The Texas Experience, Books made possible by Sarah '84 and Mark '77 Philpy
    Nearly three-quarters of Texans live on the “dry side” of Texas—the South and Central Texas expanse west of I-35, which includes the Rio Grande Valley north through San Antonio, Austin, and the Dallas–Fort Worth area—that receives fewer than 40 inches of rain annually. In Gardening on the Dry Side of Texas, Southwestern horticulturist Mary Irish presents a guide to the selection and care of plants ... Read more

    S$ 25.06 SGD