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The water garden adds beauty and atmosphere to any landscape while serving to attract birds and other wildlife. In this comprehensive treatment, best-selling gardening author Alison Beck walks you through the process of creating and caring for your water garden. This book features over 100 recommended plant varieties, while taking into account the diversity of climates across Canada.

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Food plants have their own ornamental value, adding harmony to existing landscapes without creating a separate vegetable garden. They also provide a fresh, healthy alternative to the tasteless and woody fruits and vegetables bred for long-distance transportation and shipped to our grocery stores from all over the world. In this book, we show how, with just a little effort, you can augment your landscape with edibles of every description in an ecologically sustainable manner: * 65 accounts of vegetables, herbs, fruits and seeds * Veggie favorites: tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, beans and onions * Berries: blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries * The superhealthy: flax, broccoli, kale and garlic * The oddly beautiful: Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, asparagus and artichokes * The ancient and exotic: quinoa, amaranth and fennel * Starting, maintaining and harvesting an edible garden * Propagation and winter care * Solutions to common garden problems.

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Now New England gardeners have their own version of the highly acclaimed Gardening Month by Month garden planners from Lone Pine Publishing. This book addresses the climate and growing conditions unique to the Atlantic states. Each month of the year is featured, opening with a beautiful two-page photo spread and followed by a perpetual calendar, plus tips and information and plenty of space for your own gardening notes. This easy-to-use, sturdy book with lay-flat binding features garden design, sprouting plants from seeds, container gardening, creating wildlife habitat, composting, house plants, pest control and many, many references and resources for the modern gardener, whether your backyard is in Hartford, CT, or Providence, RI.

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Perennial gardening can be easy, fun and rewarding, especially when you have this beautifully illustrated guide at your fingertips. With detailed accounts of 89 different perennials, along with information on 621 recommended varieties and cultivars perfect for Pennsylvania gardens, this book takes the guesswork out of perennial gardening. The authors' practical, commonsense advice will help bring color and variety to your garden: * Flower and foliage colors * Height and spread ranges * Blooming periods * How and when to start your plants * Planting strategies * Light, water and nutrient needs * Choosing the best perennials for different growing conditions * Over 550 color photographs.

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A great new gardening book for Ohio! This handy omnibus guide by Ohio's Garden Sage Debra Knapke and veteran garden writer Alison Beck is packed with over 300 of the best plant varieties you'll want for your garden: annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, roses, bulbs and herbs. Small enough to take to the garden center or nursery yet filled with beautiful color photos, it contains all the gardening information you need in order to decide which varieties to select and how to care for them.

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A handy little guide that will fit easily in your backpack on your next trek to the garden center. Over 1609 accounts feature the best plant varieties for Pennsylvania growing conditions in nine different categories: annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, roses, bulbs and herbs. Over 300 beautiful full-color photographs complement handy tips on what each plant needs to grow well.

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It's amazing the range of fruits and berries you can grow in Canada when you know the proper techniques. * Healthy: blueberry, cranberry, goji berry and grape * Exotic: banana, citrus, fig, gingko, olive, persimmon and pineapple * Easy to grow: apple, cherry, elderberry, pear, plum, raspberry and blackberry, rhubarb, serviceberry (saskatoon) and strawberry * Nuts: beech, chestnut, hazelnut, pecan, pine nut and walnut * Unusual: cape gooseberry, kiwi, passion fruit and prickly pear * Fun for kids: melon, peanut, squash and watermelon * Plus: almond, apricot, bayberry, chokeberry, currant and gooseberry, hawthorn, highbush cranberry, juniper berry, mulberry, Oregon grapeholly, peace and nectarine, quince, rosehip, sumac and wintergreen. * Even if you have only a small plot of land or a balcony on which to garden, don't let it stop you from experimenting with a variety of fruits and berries. In this book, veteran garden writers Alison Beck and Louise Donnelly present all the information you need to know: * Selection, planting and care of plants * Ideal garden locations for certain types of plants * Preparing the garden * Pruning and propagation * Problems and pests.

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Features over 335 annuals best suited to growing conditions in Ohio. Gardeners will enjoy the more than 400 brilliant full-color photographs in the book. They'll also benefit from the down-to-earth knowledge and extensive experience of Ohio horticulturist and garden designer Debra Knapke and Alison Beck, author of almost two dozen gardening guides. The book includes tips on planting, growing, problems and pests. A Quick Reference Chart provides information at a glance on color, sowing, height, hardiness as well as light and soil requirements.

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Be sure to have this handy little guide with you on your next trip to the garden center. It features those varieties of annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, roses, bulbs and herbs best-suited to Michigan growing conditions. Plant information is complemented by over 300 beautiful full-color photographs.

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Container gardening is a flexible and fast-growing practice as popular with homeowners who want to accent a patio as it is with high-rise dwellers who want some greenery on their balcony. In Container Gardening for Canada, author Laura Peters overviews the best materials and practices for developing healthy container gardens, as well as reviews an array of plants and arrangements that do well in containers under prevailing Canadian conditions.

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Discover the best annuals for Ontario with this colourful guide. Plenty of photographs accompany clear, easy-to-follow gardening advice given in 82 separate accounts that cover over 380 recommended varieties. Includes tips on when to plant, growing from seed versus nursery-grown bedding plants, optimal growth conditions and problems and pests.

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This visually delightful full-colour book features 75 recipes that reflect the regional cuisine of Ontario. The recipes also include folkloric, historic and anecdotal information about the recipes and the food products from which they are made.

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Brilliant photographs and down-to-earth advice are packed into this guide to over 443 annuals suited to the climate of this Great Lake state. Szerlag and Beck provide information on light, water and nutrient needs, as well as recommendations on how and when to start your plants. This book also includes tips on planting, growing, recommended varieties, and problems and pests.

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Discover the best annuals for the Northwest with this colorful guide. Plenty of photographs and illustrations accompany clear, easy-to- follow gardening advice. Tips on when to plant, growing from seed versus nursery-grown bedding plants, optimal growth conditions and problems and pests are also included.

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Well, maybe not 1001 tips, but certainly many hundreds of tips are featured in this collection of handy information all gardeners should keep at their fingertips. Divided into sections, the tips deal with seasonal gardening issues such as getting started in the spring, as well as maintenance, planning and design, soil, critters such as pets and bugs, garden centres, naming, tools and choosing plants. The authors have written or co-written dozens of garden books and are horticultural experts.

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With this beautiful book at your fingertips, you can select, plant and care for the trees and shrubs that suit the conditions present in your garden, whether it is dry or moist, coastal or interior: * Detailed listings for 96 different species of trees and shrubs, along with information on 551 recommended varieties and cultivars best suited for Washington and Oregon gardens * Size, shape and growing zone * Notes on the best features of each species or variety * Seasonal color * What tree or shrub to select for a specific location * How to plant, prune and propagate * Soil, moisture and sunlight requirements * Year-round maintenance * Tips for solving pest and disease problems * 498 color photographs.

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Perennial gardening can be easy, fun and rewarding, especially when you have this beautifully illustrated guide at your fingertips. With detailed accounts of 86 different species, along with information on 520 recommended varieties, hybrids and cultivars perfect for Ontario gardens, this book takes the guesswork out of perennial gardening. The authors share their common sense and practical advice to help you transform any patch of ground into a spectacular garden you can enjoy year after year: * Flower and foliage colors * Height and spread ranges * Blooming periods * How and when to start your plants * Planting strategies * Light, water and nutrient needs * Choosing the best perennials for different growing conditions * Over 470 colour photographs.

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Discover the 281 best annuals for British Columbia with this richly illustrated, colourful guide. Organized into 80 accounts, this book will acquaint you with the species, varieties, hybrids and cultivars that are best suited to your garden.

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A great new gardening book for Ontario! This handy guide is packed with the best plant varieties you'll want for your garden: annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, roses, bulbs and herbs. Small enough to take to the garden centre or nursery yet filled with beautiful photos, it contains all the gardening information you need to decide which varieties to select and how to care for them. - habitat, height and spread - information on soil, light and water - tips on how to best use the plant in your garden - recommended species for the Ontario garden

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