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1) Flowers
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Describing parts of flowers and different types of flowers, this photo-illustrated nature walk guide shows how to tell the difference between flowers and other plants.
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"Lucan Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. Alex Sand was spending the evening at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were shot in cold blood. A wealthy federal judge, there's no short list of pople who could have a vendetta against Sands, but the gruesome murders, especially that of his children, turn their St....
4) Flowers
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"In Flowers, early fluent readers learn about how to create and care for a flower garden. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover the world of annuals, perennials, bulbs, and seeds. An infographic illustrates a flower's stages of development, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about flower gardening using our safe search engine that provides...
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Harlow Estrada returns to the enchanted Hacienda Estrada, a family farm in Mexico where her mother, sisters, aunt and cousins harness the magic of charmed flowers, but when she's chosen to watch over the farm, she panics since she, herself, is magic-less, until she opens her heart to love and creativity.
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Create a beautiful, healthy garden that never ceases to amaze with Know Your Soil!
Your soil is filled with unique properties that determine what you can grow and how well.
Without knowing your specific soil type-clay, silty, peaty, or one of the others-you could be devoting your time, energy, and money to a garden that doesn't bring you results.
Understanding your soil and what's living in it, like microorganisms and insects, provides the foundation...
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"Mindful haiku poems to help us rediscover our natural surroundings, without travelling too far from home. Some flowers are the subject of nursery rhymes and childhood games while others help us celebrate love, remember our homelands or mark the passing seasons. These mindful haiku poems invite us to explore twenty-four flower species growing close to home, from wildflower meadows to urban window boxes. The nature-themed follow up to My Mindful A...
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"Saffron embarks on her first research study alongside the insufferably charming Dr. Michael Lee, traveling the countryside with him in response to reports of poisonings. But when Detective Inspector Green is given a case with a set of unusual clues, he asks for Saffron's assistance. The victims, all women, received bouquets filled with poisonous flowers. Digging deeper, Saffron discovers that the bouquets may be more than just unpleasant flowers--there...
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Penniless and stranded in France after a bid to escape her cruel uncle goes awry, Cornelia Shaw is far from the Parisian life of leisure she imagined. Desperate and lacking options, she allows herself to be recruited to Napoleon's Grande Armée. As a naturalist, her near-magical ability to heal any wound with herbal mixtures invites awe amongst the soldiers...and suspicion. For behind Cornelia's vast knowledge of the natural world is a secret she...
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"This book turns the spotlight on perennials and woody plants which return year after year with little effort or waste, offer valuable habitats to garden wildlife, and also bring a more natural quality to arrangements. Flower farmer Rachel Siegfried began her career as an estate gardener in the Cotswolds and in this book she shares her selection of 130 rigorously trialed plants and her garden-led philosophy that together bring such exceptional results....
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"This is a book about flower arranging from the perspective of a gardener. It's easy to lose ourselves in the fast pace of life, family, work and global events beyond our control. Moments of meditation, creativity and connecting with nature are often difficult to find, but we are well reminded of the benefits when we do - the pinching of 30 minutes in a day to wander with secateurs in hand and the calm comfort in playing with foliage and flowers to...
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"In A Sweet Floral Life, Natasja guides you through her creative process of flower arranging and developing your personal style, along with tutorials for seasonal arrangements, living and entertaining with flowers, and how to photograph flowers. A former fashion designer, Natasja began making flowers out of sugar to honor her African and Indonesian ancestors who worked in the sugarcane fields of Suriname. In A Sweet Floral Life, Natasja provides...
17) Tiny wonders
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April uses the secret language of flowers to help bring color and wonder back to her town.
18) The Backyard Homestead: The Ultimate Guide to Organic Gardening for Beginners, Discover All The E
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The Backyard Homestead: The Ultimate Guide to Organic Gardening for Beginners, Discover All The Essential Information About Growing Your Own Organic Garden.
More and more families are now deciding to grow their own organic garden. Due to all the news of harmful chemicals being used on the fruits and vegetables that we buy in the stores, the popularity of growing their own food has increased. Knowing that the food you put in the table is safe is not...
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"Flower farmer Lisa Mason Ziegler walks you from seed to colorful, long-lasting blooms in her signature sweet-as-pie style. From growing tips and tricks to how to process cut flowers for the longest vase life, this book includes it all. Lisa divides the growing season into two parts; one that focuses on cool-weather-loving cut flowers, and another that focuses on summer annuals that thrive in the heat. It's the perfect balance of inspiration and education."--...
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This illustrated field guide serves as an introduction to the wildflowers and plant communities of the southern Appalachians and the rolling hills of the adjoining piedmont. Rather than organizing plants, including trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, by flower color or family characteristics, as is done in most guidebooks, botanist Tim Spira takes a holistic, ecological approach that enables the reader to identify and learn about plants in their...
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