American Horticultural Society Heat Zone Map
What the American Horticultural Society Heat Zone Map is and why Northern gardeners should know about it. What does a heat zone map have to do with us? We diligently study the USDA Hardiness Zone Map in this climate. The winter survival of our ... [... more]
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Four Season Harvest: How to Harvest Fresh Organic ...
 Winter inspiration!: Eliot Coleman's fine book has given rise to a gentle whisper deep in my thoughts. That whisper says, "Fresh veggies - in the winter! And it's not even difficult..." I find myself daydreaming about winter gardening, planting [... more]
CDN$32.50
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Taylor's 50 Best Perennials for Shade: Easy Plants for ...
it is what it says .... and a bit more: Subtitled 'Easy Plants for More Beautiful Gardens', this book is a pithy reference for gardeners in urban and suburban areas who are trying to fill shady spots with attractive blooms and foliage. I've had the book [... more]
CDN$11.95
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Gardener's Directory of Shrubs & Climbers: A practical ...
Very confusing: A nice book to look at - lots of colourful pictures and brief descriptions - but its credibility is suspect based on the extremely confusing zone ratings. The book is printed in the UK, but it shows a US hardiness zone map. However, the [... more]
CDN$14.99
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From Seed to Bloom: How to Grow over 500 Annuals, ...
No Vegetables what a bummer: Do not purchase this book if you are looking for advice on starting vegetables, because even though veggies are annuals that bloom, they are not covered in this guide. If you prefer to reference your plants by the common [... more]
CDN$22.95
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National Geographic: 21 Days To Baghdad
okay, but not outstanding documentary: While not a complete disappointment, this documentary could have been much better. Admittedly the filmmakers manage to cram quite a lot of information in the rather brief running time (1 hour), but it is too short. [... more]
CDN$24.98
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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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Botanica's Gardening Encyclopedia: Over 1,000 Pages and ...
Really Great for Compact Encyclopedia: This is the most useful gardening reference book on our shelf -- in great part, because you can actually carry it with you and (mostly) find what you are looking for in it -- with useful pictures! I use this book [... more]
CDN$25.54
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Taylor's 50 Best Shrubs: Easy Plants for More Beautiful ...
The BEST shrub book on the market and I've seen plenty: This book is THE guide and it's set up perfectly to help you understand and pick out a shrub. It has 95% of the most popular shrubs you would ever want for your garden. It has the USDA zone map and [... more]
CDN$11.95
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