A New Way to Create Miniature Landscapes
Indoor gardening enthusiasts and Bonsai growers will find this book absolutely fascinating! Hon Non Bo is an art form that has been practiced in Viet Nam for hundreds of years. Indoor gardening enthusiasts and Bonsai growers will find this book ... [... more]
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Nathaniel Harris
As Europe endured its Dark Ages, the Maya mapped the heavens and mastered mathematics. They constructed vast cities in jungle landscapes, leaving legacies in stone at places like Palenque and Uxmal. In overgrown sites, archaeologists now piece ... [... more]
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Manufactured Landscapes
 Worthy of an Oscar: I teach several media studies courses at the post-secondary level and am currently developing one on the post-9/11 renaissance of the independent film documentary -- everything from the Michael Moore phenomenon, through the anti-Bush [... more]
CDN$34.95
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Human Landscapes From My Country
Human Landscapes of a Nation: Nazim Hikmet's great Epic Poetry is written in simple lines that carry more than they seem. So much about a culture and its human side. Nazim Hikmet, regardless of his politic side, is a humanist that always believed in [... more]
CDN$57.99
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Artists Photo Reference Landscapes
Wonderful: I think this reference book is absolutely wonderful. The author has written permission to photocopy out of the book and tips on how to make a collection of pictures into one. I also just love the variety that it comes with. I was saddened that [... more]
CDN$38.99
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Across the Open Field: Essays Drawn from English Landscapes
Ordinary Places, Extraordinary Insight: After reading this book, I went out and bought a sketch book. Now, I'm daydreaming about spending the summer in the English countryside, or perhaps in Italy somewhere. Olin inspires the reader to draw. More [... more]
CDN$52.04
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Landscapes of Wonder: Discovering Buddhist Dhamma in the ...
From Amazon.com: Don't let the knotty name of this American monk put you off. Nyanasobhano is one of the most melodious new voices in Western Buddhism to come along in some while. He is Thoreau in robes, and he takes us walking into the woods of present [... more]
CDN$20.95
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Creating Bonsai Landscapes: 18 Miniature Garden Projects
A very small world: The writer presents 18 miniature landscapes which, she says, "represent a very personal synthesis of the bonsai and penjing traditions". These landscape are made up of the usual tiny trees, moss and gravel, but they also [... more]
CDN$27.95
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Importance of Site Assessment
Stresses the importance of properly evaluating potential planting sites and selecting suitable plants. Improperly evaluating a site is one of the most common problems seen in today's landscapes. 20 year old yews or arborvitae crowd entranceways ... [... more]
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When Hardy Perennials Aren't
Landscapes filled with perennials flowers are many a gardener's dream. But sometimes these low maintenance plants don't seem to live up to popular belief, and sometimes they die out unexpectedly. This article will discuss some of the problems ... [... more]
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Winterizing Your Landscape
Evergreen trees and shrubs need special care in preparation for the impending winter. Well, here we are...another summer behind us and we've put our gardens to bed until next season. But what about our landscapes? Many of us just assume that ... [... more]
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Landscaping with Species Roses - Part 1
The first of a two part series on Species Roses, the parents of our modern roses and still used in many landscapes today. Landscaping with roses can be a challenge, and choosing the right rose for the right purpose and the right location is ... [... more]
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