Two Herbs for Shady Gardens: Lemon Balm and Anise Hyssop
What to grow in a partially shaded areas that will delight with both taste and fragrance? Recipes and sources for two delightful herbs, Lemon Balm and Anise Hyssop. The garden of our one bedroom apartment in Brooklyn is like most brownstone ... [... more]
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Practical Atlas for Bacterial Identification
 Save your money - buy Bergey's manual: The book begins with a decent 6 page chapter on the "Initial Stages to the Identification of a Bacterial Culture," then has a condensed version of Bergey's manual, which theoretically could allow [... more]
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The Pocket Tokyo Subway Guide
You can do better: ý`Although the information in this book is useful as far as it goes, I didn't buy it, based on the example page showing Toromon Station. Instead, I bought Kodansha's Tokyo City Atlas: A Bilingual Guide. It has the same maps, [... more]
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Observer's Guide to Stellar Evolution: The Birth, Life ...
Potentially Good Book; Copyediting at its worst: Observer's Guide to Stellar Evolution Review 1003 Book Review: 'Observer's Guide to Stellar Evolution' By Richard Tihany "The Observer's Guide to Stellar Evolution" by Mike Inglis (Springer- [... more]
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The Messerschmitt Me 109: Volume I: 1936 to 1942 (from ...
Details!: If you are more interested in camouflage than the actual blue print of the aircraft, this is the book for you. The level of detail concerning insignia and variation in paint schemes makes this book fascinating. Remember, the goal of the artist [... more]
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Lookalikes
From Amazon.com: "Come along! Jump aboard! Grab hold of my hand. / We're crossing the border into Look-Alike Land." So invites the opening lines of Joan Steiner's Look-Alikes, a three-dimensional miniature metropolis that's meticulously, [... more]
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Shaded Light
Humor, complications, characters -- good stuff!: A cozy reminiscent of the best Agatha Christie had to offer. There are two new police officers solving mysteries and they can use the stuff that Agatha's heroes could not. They are called into play over a [... more]
CDN$14.50
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Saxifrages for all.
Saxifrages for all. The general rules for growing these are. In hot climates, needs protection from mid day sun. Needs semi shaded, well drained soils, can look good planted with rocks and in screes. Can thrive in well drained rock pockets ... [... more]
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Shade Considerations When Planting Daffodils
Daffodils should not be planted in an area where they will be shaded most of the time. I've read that one shouldn't plant under evergreen trees, or under the "drip" of any tree, or on the shaded side of the home or buildings. However, the ... [... more]
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Hostas for Rock Gardens
Dwarf hostas can be grown in shaded trough gardens. General information on the care of hostas is given. In addition, there is a book review for a classic rock garden book. My favorite shade plants are hostas. Normally these are not thought of as ... [... more]
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Kirengeshoma (Yellow Wax Bells)
If you crave a large, robust plant for your shaded perennial garden, this may be for you. Home » Plants & Animals » Perennials » Kirengeshoma (Yellow Wax Bells) Kirengeshomas are handsome but relatively hard to find. The reason for [... more]
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Ferns to Grow Indoors
Tropical ferns are ideal terrarium plants for those living outside the tropical areas. Indoor gardeners all to often find themselves with windows that either face north or windows that are simply too shaded from building overhangs or trees. They ... [... more]
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