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After planting a seed packet in the backyard, things don't go as expected for best friends Anna and Tess. They fall asleep in the sun and wake up to blooms as tall as buildings! Did the seeds really grow that fast? All is explained when Anna and Tess meet May, a little garden gnome whose magic is responsible for the transformation. The girls are May's size now, and they follow her through the flower garden and into May's underground gnome home--discovering...
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"Sisters separated by war forge new identities as they are forced to choose between family, nation, and their own independence. Scions of a once-great southern Chinese family that produced the tutor of the last emperor, Jun and Hong were each other's best friends until, in their twenties, they were separated by chance at the end of the Chinese Civil War. For the next thirty years, while one became a model Communist, the other a model capitalist, they...
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For Darl Union, life in Burnt Stand, North Carolina, has always been a mixture of wealth, privilege, loneliness and sinister family secrets. Even her childhood love for Eli Wade, the son of a stone cutter, was tangled in a web of deceit and murder. His father, an innocent man, died for killing her great aunt. Now Darl and Eli must come to grips with the past and all its mysteries.
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Make your garden bloom with spectacular color throughout the entire season. Lee Schneller's simple, no-fail formula teaches you how to select flowers and create a blueprint for a garden that will remain vibrant from early spring through the last days of autumn. With strategies and tips for gardens of all sizes and soil types, and a stunning photograph-filled catalog of 220 easy-to-care-for plants, you'll have plenty of options for personalizing your...
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"The book proposes a holistic approach to flower gardening, with a refreshing difference: instead of concentrating primarily on color, it brings flower shape to the fore, which results in a more aesthetically pleasing result. The featured plants include both perennials and annuals, and have been chosen for their ease of care, attractiveness to pollinators, and environmental friendliness. Emphasis is also placed on seasonal succession, the long-term...
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Firefly Books
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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For gardeners inspired by the Royal Horticultural Society show, this book features planning, design and decoration ideas, including master classes with gold-medal winners, celebrity designers, RHS experts and other plant experts.
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Quadrille Publishing
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2021.
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English
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Discover how to grow without a garden and reconnect with nature as you create an abundant flower meadow from your windowsill. The Flower Garden is a beautifully illustrated guide to show you how to start growing stunning blooms even in the smallest of spaces. Covering all the basics from growing from seed, how to maximise your space to understanding your light and drying flowers; this book is an essential reference to those with an urban space and...
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Thunder Bay Press
Pub. Date
©2018
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English
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"This lavish book celebrates the intricate colors and shapes of more than 50 varieties of flowers. Exquisite botanical illustrations accompany detailed descriptions of these beautiful blooms. Press-out sections enable you to reveal the outlines of the flowers and transform your book into a work of art."--Back cover
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St. Lynn's Press
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2015.
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English
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In The Right-Size Flower Garden, Mendez shares her successful recipes for having a garden you can manage (and love) - for half the work. It's all about choosing high-value, low-maintenance plants and making simple design changes. Her practical tips, "plant this, not that" lists, and time-and-energy-saving shortcuts will help every gardener - beginner and experienced.--
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Ten Speed Press
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[2016]
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English
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"For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helps you create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native bees"--Amazon.com.
Frey and LeBuhn provide everything you need to know to create a vibrant, healthy garden that helps both the threatened honeybee and native bees. Just a few simple changes to your garden will make your yard a welcoming habitat for nature's most...
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