In My Backyard
Ron Broda is a renowned children's book illustrator and paper sculptor. With over fifteen years in advertising, art directing, and commercial illustration, Ron combines techniques in paper sculpture and watercolor to create vivid illustrations ... [... more]
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Tacky Garden Contest
I have a couple plastic pink flamingos tucked away in the corner of my backyard. I admit that the flamingos are the height of tackiness, but I put them in to add a touch of whimsy to my garden. It shows visitors that I won't take my garden too ... [... more]
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Inspirational Terracing: Terrace Design in Structural ...
 You Don't Know What You're Missing: I live in a suburb on a street with an incline. My back and side yard had an upward slope that was completely unmanageable. My wife and I are not very good with landscaping but knew we needed to do something to keep [... more]
CDN$19.57
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The Outlaw Demon Wails
She'll Do Anything To Save Those She Loves: There's no doubt about it. Harrison has done it again and raised the stakes ever higher with her latest and greatest Hallows book. It's hard to believe this is only book six; it feels like Rachel's character [... more]
CDN$48.95
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Blood Music
one of the best written cds ive seen in ages.: dead celebrity status is one band, that knows life, knows feeling, knows music. i dont even know how many times ive listened to this cd and related to the words that yas and bobby were saying. number three [... more]
CDN$19.99
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Why Not in My Backyard?: Neighborhood Impacts of ...
Excellent analysis!: George Galster and his team of researchers have done it again! This book represents a quantum leap forward in understanding urban housing markets, particularly the effects of subsidized housing on surrounding neighbohroods. I suggest [... more]
CDN$24.03
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Dinosaur Who Lived In My Backyard
This was a hit: My 3yr old loved this book. We had several new books on dinosaurs to choose from, and this is one he wanted to read over again. It's simple content brought dinosaur comparisons into his every day life: sandbox, basketball, cars, schoolbus, [... more]
CDN$8.99
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In My Backyard
Author: Margriet Ruurs Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 590 EAN: 9780887767753 ISBN: 0887767753 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: 2007-03-13 Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: 2007-03-13 [... more]
CDN$21.99
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All-Time Favorite Roses
I have a retaining wall in my backyard that is lined with a dozen or more roses. Roses are, indeed, the queen of flowers. And yet, they have the somewhat undeserved reputation for being high maintenance plants. In actuality, if you choose ... [... more]
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Impossible Gardening: Hot, Dry, Clay Soil, Part Shade-Part 3
This week let's talk about my favorite, tough perennial plant - Lavandula angustifolia. I grow this plant next to the Rue and Russian Sage discussed last week. I've also planted it in my backyard, in a triangle shape, surrounded by daylilies in ... [... more]
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Better than a Moat and Drawbridge: Old Garden Roses
If you are looking for fast-growing plants that will create a barrier but also be beautiful, try old garden roses. The apartment complex in my backyard has been a decided nuisance. Before we started the garden, tenants used our yard to walk their ... [... more]
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Fool Your Senses into Believing it's Garden Time
We've hit that time when it seems like spring can't possibly come fast about. Here are some quick fixes - for all five senses - to help you get through. Looking out my backyard all I see is white - pristine white in some places and in others ... [... more]
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