Dahlia Imperialis
But, he did have Dahlia imperialis and I spotted it one day as I was sitting outside his house, waiting for him to come home. Down the side of his house he had a small strip of garden with the usual run-of-the-mill plants growing neglected. Here, ... [... more]
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The Urban Gardener : How To Grow Things Successfully On ...
 Well focused and practical The sub-title clearly explains the focus of this book. The writer, a Master Gardener and well-known Canadian garden writer, takes a very practical and down-to-earth (sorry about the pun) approach to the topic. This is a book ... [... more]
CDN$19.95
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Annuals & Perennials
annuals and perennials Annuals and Perennials is a great book for gardeners of all ages. It tells you when to grow plants, when the flowers of that plant will bloom, and where in the U.S. it will grow. With full color pictures and info on tons of plants, ... [... more]
CDN$32.95
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The New Seed Starters Handbook
Vegetable Gardening in Northern Climates This book should have a subtitle: Vegetable Gardening in Northern Climates. The author assumes that every reader has snowy winters and hot summers, and that every reader is a vegetable gardener. If I just ... [... more]
CDN$22.95
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The Genocides
The Genocides - an underrated book by Disch This first novel by Disch is really impressive, almost gothic in its grim, extreme vision of the extinction of mankind. The plot is very fast paced but there are still many layers of psychological and thematic ... [... more]
CDN$17.00
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Tough Plants : Unkillable Plants for Every Garden
Seems like a good idea for a book... ...but the problem is that what is "unkillable" is some parts of the USA is actually not a good idea at all in other parts. Nope, we're not talking kudzu here, but the book does include Hedera helix, a/k/a ... [... more]
CDN$29.95
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On Christmas Day in the Morning: A Traditional Carol
MERRY ARE THE DRAWINGS BY MELISSA ! Children will truly enjoy learning about this less-familiar carol, "ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE MORNING," if they follow the suggestions about dressing up as animal farmers. From the amusing sparrow that " ... [... more]
CDN$6.01
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Let's Play!
Simply Fun Nora Gaydos produces great tools for making learning fun and enticing. She's done it again with these child-sized science books (about 5"x5"). The ten paperback books come in a slipcover (not the CD storage-like book that her " ... [... more]
CDN$18.99
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Swift as Desire
Laura Esquivel's Swift As Desire, an enchanting and sensuous romance, reflects upon an undying love and the will to overcome an unspeakable tragedy. As in her bestselling novel Like Water for Chocolate, Swift As Desire is rich with metaphor, coated with ... [... more]
CDN$15.95
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Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel
The Origin of Cataclysmic Legends Ignatius Donnelly was born in 1831 Philadelphia and became a lawyer in 1852. Married in 1855, they moved to Minnesota. When Minnesota became a state in 1857 Donnelly was elected lieutenant governor. In 1862 he was ... [... more]
CDN$38.09
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Phonics Wheels
Simply Fun Nora Gaydos produces great tools for making learning fun and enticing. She's done it again with these child-sized science books (about 5"x5"). The ten paperback books come in a slipcover (not the CD storage-like book that her " ... [... more]
CDN$14.95
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Indoor Geraniums-Part 2: Lemon Scented Pelargoniums
A close second is Pelargonium crispum which is an upright growing plant with tiny, roundish leaves with wavy edges. It has an excellent lemon scent and was called the "fingerbowl lemon" in Victorian days because its leaves were floated in ... [... more]
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