On Hold 'til Frost
Fall is delayed in zone 4! The gardening pleasures are extended! It's amazing! No frost yet. We are still in a longer than usual downhill slide to the end of the growing season. Last night it was supposed to get into the low to mid 20's, but at 7 ... [... more]
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Palms Won't Grow Here and Other Myths: Warm-Climate ...
 Finally , something exotic for zone 7 thru zone 5: I now feel better prepared to handle whatever winter throws at me in the future. I had met Dr.Francko 2 years prior to this best seller and I can truthfully say I had no palms or plants to perish in two [... more]
CDN$31.95
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Twilight Zone
The Herrmann magic touch: Conductor Joel McNeely already gave us splendid versions of Herrmann's Vertigo and The Trouble with Harry, both available on Varèse. This new Twilight Zone CD is a winner all the way. Here you will find every single note [... more]
CDN$26.99
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Coaching Football
A great place to start: If there is any such thing as a Coaching 101 class, this should be the textbook. A great book for youth and JV coaches as well as people who just want to learn more about the game. This text offers a great overview of nearly every [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Zone System for 35mm Photographers, The: A Basic Guide ...
Minor Quibble: I have only one complaint to make about this book. All the examples Carson Graves uses to illustrate the nine zones appear in black and white photographs. What I would really like to see in order to previsualize the various zones as I see [... more]
CDN$45.79
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Landscaping 1-2-3: Regional Edition: Zones 2-4
My new favorite gardening book.: I bought this book from a "bargain bin", even though I don't garden in Zone 2 to 4. The book is extremely well organized with listings of trees, shrubs and groundcovers for a particular situation: zone, full sun, [... more]
CDN$34.95
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Perennials For Every Purpose
The best perennial book out there: Perennials for Every Purpose is the best perennial gardening book that I've read. It is so well organized that finding information on a huge variety of plants is very easy. The author's frank and helpful articles let [... more]
CDN$44.95
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Trees and Shrubs for Northern Gardens
Great for Northern Gardeners - what will grow, what won't: I really liked this book for its brutal honestly about plant habits - which trees & shrubs will die back in Zone 4, which need protected sites, which sucker, which are not that attractive. It [... more]
CDN$31.20
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Ready, Set - Grow!
What to do in the garden until it is REALLY warm enough to plant in zone 4. Spring has finally remembered that we are here too. I shouldn't complain. We are as far ahead of schedule this year as we were behind last year. The bulbs are not just ... [... more]
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Landscaping 1-2-3: Regional Edition: Zones 5-6
My new favorite gardening book.: I bought this book from a "bargain bin", even though I don't garden in Zone 2 to 4. The book is extremely well organized with listings of trees, shrubs and groundcovers for a particular situation: zone, full sun, [... more]
CDN$34.95
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Native Trees Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural ...
Great for East of the Rockies: This is a very useful book for those living in the appropriate area. The book contains information on native trees and shrubs in Eastern and Central United States. Native trees and shrubs found west of the Rockies are NOT [... more]
CDN$221.99
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Deanna Durbin: Sweetheart Pack
Amazon.ca Canadian Essential: The highest-paid female star in the world at age 14 and retired from show business at 27, Deanna Durbin, "Winnipeg's Sweetheart," was a fresh and joyful presence in some of the most charming musicals of the late [... more]
CDN$30.95
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