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Practical permaculture for home landscapes, your community, and the whole earth / by Bloom, Jessi.; Boehnlein, Dave.; Kearsley, Paul,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Permaculture basics -- Permaculture ethics and principles -- Learning from nature -- The permaculture design process -- Gathering information -- Putting the design together -- Figuring out the details -- Permaculture systems -- Soil fertility: improving tilth and nutrients -- Water: making the most of a limited resource -- Waste: plugging leaks in the system -- Energy: minimizing the work we do ourselves -- Shelter: building functional, efficient structures -- Food and plant systems: providing for our own needs -- Animals and wildlife: welcoming natural diversity -- Useful plants for permaculture landscapes -- Invisible structures.
Subjects: Permaculture plants.; Permaculture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The water-smart garden : techniques and strategies for conserving, capturing, and efficiently using water in today's climate ... and tomorrow's / by Johnson, Noelle(Horticulturist),author.;
"The Water-Smart Garden is a complete guide to conserving, capturing, and efficiently using water in your landscape at a time when water-usage restrictions are on the rise"--
Subjects: Landscape gardening; Water harvesting.; Xeriscaping.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Cool flowers : how to grow and enjoy long-blooming hardy annual flowers using cool weather techniques / by Ziegler, Lisa Mason,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Plants, Ornamental.; Annuals (Plants); Flower gardening.; Gardens; Gardening.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Edible houseplants : grow your own citrus, coffee, vanilla, and 43 other tasty tropical plants / by Martin, Laurelynn G.,1961-author.; Martin, Byron,1953-author.; revision of:Martin, Laurelynn G.,1961-Growing tasty tropical plants in any home, anywhere.;
"Laurelynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin show you how to successfully plant, grow, and harvest 47 varieties of tropical fruiting plants--in any climate! This straightforward, easy-to-use guide brings papaya, passionfruit, pepper, pineapples, and more out of the tropics and into your home"--
Subjects: Container gardening.; House plants.; Indoor gardening.; Tropical plants.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Whole foods to thrive : nutrient-dense, plant-based recipes for peak health / by Brazier, Brendan.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Cooking (Natural foods); Food allergy; Natural foods; Nutrition.; Vegan cooking.;
© c2011., Penguin Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ultimate guide to planting & growing vegetables at home : get high-yield results with expert advice on planting, growing, composting, and controlling pests for over 80 vegetable varieties / by Creative Homeowner Press,editor.;
"Every vegetable and herb gardener needs at least one comprehensive how-to book on their shelf. This is that book. It's an all-in-one resource for beginner and advanced gardeners with expert advice on topics such as where to plant your vegetable garden, projects to support high yield plant growth, protection and care of plants, soil treatments, disease and pest treatment, raised bed gardening, container and vertical gardening, and so much more! This ultimate guide features over 80 vegetable plant profiles such as potatoes, lettuce, beetroot, radishes, figs, radicchio, and tomatoes. Includes beautiful full-color photos to help gardeners along the way"--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Vegetable gardening;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Held by the land : a guide to Indigenous plants for wellness / by Joseph, Leigh,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Author Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation, provides a beautifully illustrated essential introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge. Plants can be a great source of healing as well as nourishment, and the practice of growing and harvesting from trees, flowering herbs, and other plants is a powerful way to become more connected to the land. The Indigenous Peoples of North America have long traditions of using native plants as medicine as well as for food. Held by the Land honors and shares some of these traditions ... Early chapters introduce you to responsible ways to identify and harvest plants in your area and teach you how to grow a deeper connection with the land you live on through plants. In the plant profiles section, common plants are introduced with illustrations and information on their characteristics, range, how to grow and/or harvest them, and how to use them topically and as food. Special features offer recipes for food and beauty products along with stories and traditions around the plants. This beautiful, full-color guide to Indigenous plants will give you new insights into the power of everyday plants.
Subjects: Medicinal plants; Wild plants, Edible;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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The propagation handbook : a guide to propagating houseplants / by Carter, Hilton,1979-author.;
Not only a plant lover, Hilton is passionate about propagation, the process of growing a brand new healthy and happy plant from part of an existing one. In this, his fifth book, Hilton talks us through the process of propagation and explains all the necessary techniques, from the very simplest to more complex methods, such as air layering and grafting. He describes exactly which method to use for different types of plant, and lists the tools essential for the process. In Hilton's own words: "You hear so much about plant 'parenthood', but knowing how to propagate and then watching as your little plant takes shape and develops into a full-grown plant is the very definition of this.
Subjects: House plants.; Plant propagation.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Garden stand-up weeder [equipment]. by Please return all components in the container.;
"Fiskars Deluxe Stand-up Weeder makes it easy to permanently remove invasive plants – without kneeling, bending or using harsh, costly, chemical herbicides."--from Manufacturer.
Subjects: Gardening tools.; Equipment.; Library of things.; Outdoor and leisure.;
© , Fiskars Group.
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Zach and Lucy and the yoga zoo / by Pifferson Sisters.; Chambers, Mark,1980-;
Lucy and Zach set up a yoga studio in the basement of their apartment building using potted plants from the lobby, door mats taken from various neighbors, and their very limited knowledge of yoga, on a day when snooty Mrs. Blankenship is giving her book club a tour.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Yoga; Apartment houses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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