Too Many Gardens....Too Little Time
One of my all-time favorite gardens is Butchart Gardens in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. There are 55 acres of glorious plantings and meandering paths. The gardens, still run by the Butchart family, started ... [... more]
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Gardens in the Dunes: A Novel
 In 1900 the West was still wild. Anglo-Americans were tearing up the countryside in the name of progress, and pity the Indians who stood in the way. To this canvas Leslie Marmon Silko, author of such well-received novels as Almanac of the Dead and ... [... more]
CDN$17.50
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The Good Gardens Guide
1400 Gardens with complete information I bought this book used from Amazon. Wow. If you are looking for a guidebook for gardens in the UK this is it. NOT a picture book. Organized for easy use. Maps for each county keyed to property descriptions. Good ... [... more]
CDN$25.04
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Making Miniature Gardens
Not Just Flowers Can be used by the new miniaturist as well as the experienced. Good color photos and easy instructions using items found easily. Full sized patterns for some plans. Patterns and plans for the whole garden from walls to tools to ... [... more]
CDN$23.95
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The Wildest Place on Earth: Italian Gardens and the ...
In the hearts of the elaborate Renaissance gardens of Italy, writes essayist John Hanson Mitchell, lie small patches of untended ground, overgrown with moss and tangled undergrowth, called boscos. These wild patches are there to remind us of the untamed ... [... more]
CDN$22.95
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Making Gardens Works of Art: Creating Your Personal Paradise
Creating living, growing, breathing artworks of greenery Making Gardens Works Of Art by award-winning landscaping and gardening expert Keeyla Meadows is a beautifully illustrated guide to creating living, growing, breathing artworks of greenery in one's ... [... more]
CDN$32.95
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Gardens of the Moon
Sometimes books are big because the author doesn't know how to stop, and writes right over that line where more becomes less. Other books, though, are big because they have to be, because the story, the drama, and the characters are just too large to fit ... [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Secret World Of Gardens
The Secret World of Gardens propels viewer's head-first into this alien world in another season of the critically acclaimed television series. Nominated in 6 categories at the upcoming Gemini Awards including Best Documentary Series, Best ... [... more]
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International Gardens
Stroll through gardens from The Generalife in Granada, Spain to those of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan; from The Royal Botanic Gardens of Canada to the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia. I will show you views of the ... [... more]
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Hydrangeas For American Gardens
Hydrangeas are among the best-loved flowering shrubs and vines for American gardens. Their long-lasting blooms provide months of color from spring to the autumnal frosts; their adaptability under the extremes of ... [... more]
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Find Inspiration In Public Gardens
Like our gardens, we gardeners thrive on change; replacing plants, trying new varieties and designs. Sometimes our experiments are serendipitous, other times disastrous. Gardeners often become overhwelmed when desire outstrips vision. Even those ... [... more]
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Brookside Gardens
The path from the Nature Center parking lot to the Gardens was aptly called the Woodland Walk. Plants included Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Solomon Seal, ferns and even some Skunk Cabbage. The Trillium had long since flowered. Back home each spring we go ... [... more]
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