Kingsbury, Noël
Summary: A stunning exploration of one of the hottest trends in garden design, nature-based planting with an eco-aware approach, featuring the work of leading designers such as Sean Hogan, Piet Oudolf, and Dan Pearson.0Forget the mild, manicured gardens of the past: planting today is undergoing a revolution in taste and aesthetics. This is the first comprehensive overview of a new planting approach that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 712 KINWallington, Jack
Summary: "Not all weeds are ugly uncontrollable brutes. Yes, they can be difficult and intimidating, but by learning how to grow weeds in unexpected ways you will become a better gardener with a more interesting garden. This book profiles over 50 weeds and shows you surprising ways to grow them, no matter what your garden type: from borders to boxes, sunny to shady, poor soil to rich, tropical to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Laurence King Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 632 WALMorrison, Susan
Summary: The Less Is More Garden shows you how to take advantage of a small yard. Designer Susan Morrison offers dozens of savvy tips on how to personalize a space to match a specific lifestyle, draws on her years of experience to recommend smart plants that will provide seasonal interest, and suggests hardscape materials that match many different aesthetics. Throughout, tips are supplemented by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633 MORKawaguchi, Yoko
Summary: "This beautifully illustrated book provides an inspirational and practical introduction to the traditions of Japanese Zen gardens, using natural materials such as wood, bamboo, rocks and pebbles. Emphasizing the value of shape in trees and shrubs with the subtlety of color through the varied greens of foliage and moss, Authentic Japanese Gardens explains how western plants and materials can be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IMM Lifestyle Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 712.6 KAWHolmes, Roger.
Summary: Midwest Home Landscaping, Including Southern Canada, third edition, shows how to beautify 23 common landscape situations, such as front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios. Each situation is presented with a variation, for a total of 46 designs. In addition, the book explains how to install and care for the plants, ponds, walls, and fences involved in the landscape designs....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Homeowner Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 712.6 HOLPember, Mat
Summary: The Little Veggie Patch Co. DIY Garden Projects includes thirty-eight hands-on, step-by-step activities that will help cultivate your handiness and get you out in the garden. Chapters include projects for kids, vertical gardening, garden basics, using recycled materials, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hardie Grant Books 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 690.892 PEMRainer, Thomas
Summary: An "alternative to traditional horticulture: designed plantings that function like naturally occurring plant communities. Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, two leading voices in ecological landscape design, reveal how plants fit together in nature and how to use this knowledge to create landscapes that are resilient, beautiful, and diverse."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 712 RAICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 712 RAISummary: Offers advice, techniques, and instructions on the process of designing a home garden, including layouts, illustrated listings of plants, and simple construction projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 712.6 ENCLucas, Neil
Summary: Ornamental grasses provide glorious visual impact and a dynamic sense of movement. They are easy to care for, provide excellent wildlife habitats, and are sustainable. Neil Lucas captures all this in a practical, accessible, and beautifully illustrated book that appeals to gardeners who want a contemporary garden without too much effort.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 716 LUCMyers, Melinda.
Contents: Designs in a pot -- Create a new space: edibles and ornamentals -- Unusual pots, vertical spaces, shade design -- Grasses to trees: big plants in containers -- Outdoor living areas and special features -- Cool-season changes and indoor gardens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Plan the garden of your dreams -- Get the right plant for the right place -- Prepare healthy soil and plant for Spring -- Design for light, water, and microclimate -- Refresh your summer garden -- Add new color in Fall and prep for Winter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 635 HOWContents: Introduction -- Gardens -- Basics -- Plants -- Color overview -- Colors & their companions -- Schemes & themes -- Inspirational gardens -- Color decor -- Sources -- USDA hardiness map.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meredith Corp. 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 712.6 BETTEAdams, Katharina
Summary: Grasses are filigree plants of particular beauty, with a great richness of colours, shapes and textures. Including more than 180 stunning colour photographs, Grasses in the Garden: Design Ideas, Plant Portraits and Care celebrates the versatility of ornamental grasses year-round. It illustrates how to plant grasses for both subtle and explosive colour effects. A section on garden design with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Garden Art Press 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 635.964 ADABarash, Cathy Wilkinson.
Summary: Presents over 501 ways to combine plants by color and size to make garden arrangements using flowers, plants, cacti, evergreens, and shrubs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meredith Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 BARMcHoy, Peter.
Summary: This superb handbook encourages you to look at what you want from your garden and shows how to achieve it. There are original plans for over 50 gardens, grouped into the most popular styles, including Japanese gardens, low-maintenance gardens and wildlife gardens. Packed with clear advice and inspirational projects, this is ideal for those wishing to design, transform and enhance a garden room.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Southwater 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Slatalla, Michelle
Summary: "Our homes' outdoor spaces can--and should--be as welcoming and carefully considered as our living rooms; when treated as extensions of our homes, these spaces enrich our lives immeasurably. That was the guiding principle when, under the direction of editor in chief Michelle Slatalla (whose New York Times style columns were weekly must-reads for a decade), the team behind Remodelista.com...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 635 SLAMcCullough, Nick
Summary: "McCullough is on a mission to debunk thinking that American gardens are simply picket-lined lawns or copy-cats of esteemed European and Japanese cousins. After road tripping from sea to shining sea, he has carefully curated a list that undoubtedly proves the point. American garden designers are creating distinctive gardens with an All-American flair. They embrace the industrial grit of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Cali, Joseph
Summary: "Learn how to create a tranquil outdoor space at home with this practical and inspiring guide! With instructive drawings and step-by-step techniques, Inside Your Japanese Garden walks you through designing and creating your very own Japanese garden. From small projects like benches and gates, to larger undertakings like bridges and mud walls, this book provides a wide variety of ways to enhance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 712.6 CALSankey, Andrew
Summary: The instantly recognisable English cottage garden encapsulates that delightful mix of scented climbers, drifts of flowers inter-mingled with herbs and vegetables, fruit trees and traditional features. Much loved and copied throughout the world, it is uniquely individual. With no strict rules to adhere to, it is a garden style that is both informal and functional, celebrating fragrance, flowers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Crowood Press 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 635.094 SANChesshire, Charles
Summary: This inspiring book offers expert information on how to create the perfect Japanese-style garden in any location, large or small. It presents the history of Japanese gardens and the principles underlying them. Sections on the five classic Japanese garden styles (pond gardens, dry gardens, tea gardens, stroll gardens, and courtyard gardens) explain their key characteristics with practical tips...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorenz Books, an imprint of Anness Publishing Ltd 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 712.6 CHEClausen, Ruth Rogers
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hearst Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633 ClausenSummary: Hosted by Penelope Hobhouse, a garden writer, designer, historian, lecturer and gardener. Includes Roses For the Garden; Visions of Nature; The Summer Garden; Design Basics; Planting the Bones of a Garden; and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 ARTLacey, Stephen
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown & Co. 1991
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 635.968 LACHobhouse, Penelope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1997