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A savvy garden pro shares little-known money-saving secrets and tricks of the garden center trade that consumers need to know to get good deals.This book proves that you don¿t need mega bucks to have a beautiful garden. The secret is having savvy garden pro Kerry Mendez by your side. In The Budget-Wise Gardener, Mendez gives the inside scoop on nailing the best deals and having it all: selecting plants that give you the most bang for your buck, timing your purchases to take advantage of deep discounts and giveaways, finding treasures at plant, bulb and seed swaps ¿ and much more. Her chapters take you from ¿How to Score Great Plants for Less¿or for Free!¿ and ¿Design Secrets that Save Money¿ to ¿Regal Containers on a Dollar-Store Budget.¿ With luscious color photos on nearly every page, this is an essential guide to creating the garden of your dreams without breaking the bank.

AUDIENCE:¿ The new or experienced gardener¿ The small-space gardener. (Herbs are easy to grow in pots and limited spaces)¿ The person interested in wellness and personal care

NO NONSENSE VEGETABLE GARDENING is an exuberant, design-driven garden gift book with useful, easy-to-digest information on every page. Simple, no-nonsense garden advice cuts through complexities and misinformation. The text is arranged around the whimsical Peter Rabbit-style illustrations and graphics of Mariko McCrae, and full-color photographs. The easy-access charts and he-says, she-says dialogue boxes take the science of gardening and put it into a language everyone can understand...and feel empowered by.

Good Berry Bad Berry is the essential wild berry I.D. and field guide for the forager hobbyist -- giving the quick-reference lowdown on 40 noteworthy berries (both the edible and the toxic) growing in North America.Berries grow in all parts of North America and come in a wide variety of colors, sizes and shapes. But how do you know which ones are safe to eat and which could make you sick, or worse? Good Berry Bad Berry is the authoritative one-stop guide to identifying and safely enjoying these healthy "superfruits" -- with clear descriptions and full color photographs of 40 of the most widely available berries in North America (including a separate listing of berries found only in certain regions). Packaged with heavy matte-laminated pages and concealed-wire binding for handy, water-resistant use outside.

Pittsburgh fans near and far have a new garden book to cheer about. Doug Oster's The Steel City Garden show you how to create a one-of-a-kind garden in the city's emblematic black and gold colors: flowers, fruits and veggies, trees and shrubs, and whimsical outdoor décor. This fun, informative guide will bring a beautiful touch of hometown pride to any garden."There are so many passionate Pittsburgh sports fans all over this country. Now, with Doug Oster's The Steel City Garden, they have one more way to show their loyalties: a black and gold garden. What a fabulous idea!" -Josh Miller, former punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers and co-author of Always a Home Game

INTEGRATION is a multi-sensory experience, presented as an illustrated book of lyrics selected from Kellee Maize's most-downloaded albums. INTEGRATION is a hardcover gift book with 4-color photographs and graphic elements throughout, to enhance the message of the lyrics. Appealing to the social media Facebook Generation, Kellee's poetic rap is grounded in feminist spirituality, and is a new voice in today's evolving hip hop world. Her take on life is that we are all made of the same energy and therefore are one, that we are standing on the brink of realizing our oneness...and that music and art will usher in this peaceful revolution.

KEY SELLING POINTS... · "GARDEN-TAINMENT" is the big new buzzword in the garden industry. It is one of Garden Media's Top 10 Trends for 2015: using garden spaces as an extension of the home. The atmosphere of the garden (color, fragrance, light, butterflies and birds) is the key to a relaxing experience or festive occasion.· SUMMER IN THE GARDEN: Amy Stewart's bestselling book, "The Drunken Botanist," advocates for a "cocktail garden" where plants, people and cocktails can happily mix.· NIGHT GARDENS: another take on the Garden-tainment trend; planting and planning for enjoying your garden by moonlight.· "GARDEN-TO-GLASS" another new buzzword (part of the farm-to-table craze) is all about bringing garden-sourced herbs and garnishes to the pleasures of the cocktail hour.

Are some plants aphrodisiacs, or is that just a myth? Garden expert and plant detective Helen Yoest takes us on a romp through history, lore and ethnobotany to find out how 50 of these plants got their ""hot"" reputation – and what modern science has to say about it. Discover which common garden plants and favorite edibles have that ""something extra,"" and why. Plants With Benefits is filled with lush photography, growing tips, and recipes for preparing teas, potions and tasty treats for your pleasurable use. Can a plant create feelings of arousal, contentment or receptivity? It looks like the answer is yes. This is the first book about selecting garden plants for their sex appeal. plantswithbenefits.com

Heaven Is a Garden is about creating havens for the senses. Drawing on ancient traditions of "e;sacred space,"e; Jan Johnsen identifies the key natural elements of a garden that can give us feelings of renewal and inspiration. She shows us how we can introduce these calming, inspiring elements into our own gardens. The chapters explore "e;the power of place"e; and the surprising role that water, trees, shapes, color and sound play in transforming our state of mind. This richly illustrated guide invites us to bring more serenity into our lives.

Originally meant to trap bad spirits, bottle trees arrived in the U.S. with the African slave trade and first took root in the South. Now it's a popular art form, a national phenomenon that's showing up at garden shows, craft fairs and farmers markets. Garden writer and photographer Felder Rushing has encountered thousands of bottle trees and other glass garden art in his travels across America and around the world. In BOTTLE TREES he presents 60 of his favorites, from the backyards of Mississippi to the Chelsea Flower Show to the glass fantasies of Dale Chihuly. With humor and affection he tells the stories behind the photographs: the history and lore of bottle trees and glass sculpture, and the inspired people who make them.

Urban farming is the hot new movement sweeping the country: growing food closer to where we live, whether it’s on a condo deck, in a backyard or in a community garden. The 20/30-Something Garden Guide gives that busy, mostly urban, cohort a fun, non-intimidating introduction to the basics of gardening. These are the folks who want to know where their food comes from, and they’re hip to the importance of good health and the environment. They may not have a lot of free time or change in their pockets, but if they could find a no-fuss Gardening 101 that spoke their language and gave achievable goals, they’d go for it. This is that book: high graphic appeal, fully illustrated, step-by-step projects and essential tips. Garden expert Dee Nash divides her book into four types and sizes of gardens, starting with “Farming Your Patio, Balcony or Deck,” and giving incremental goals for the first year, and the second and third. With this guide as a basic roadmap, new gardeners can be as creative and out-of-the-box as they want. It's theirs to enjoy.

With more and more people (5.9 million-plus) working from home or retiring from the workforce (10,000 new baby boomers retiring every day) the quality of the home environment is becoming more important than ever. Jenny and Kylee know that adding living plants to the decor pays off in enjoyment, pride of place, and an increased sense of well being (not to mention lower blood pressure, higher creativity and cleaner air quality). House stagers and decorators know that well placed plants add value to a home. In Indoor Plant Decor, the authors show how to design with plants and containers to enhance one's personal style. The book is divided into 8 style categories, like “Peaceful Zen,” “Classic Elegance,” Modern Eclectic,” and “Vintage Vibe” - with photo collages of style elements, easy DIY projects, plant and container selection, and care tips for all environments and seasons. Full-color photos throughout.

Nobody wants to spend time in a tired, underperforming yard. But how to achieve a low-cost, low-maintenance yard that's environmentally savvy as well as beautiful - a place that works for every need? How do the pros do it? Award-winning landscape architect and garden coach Billy Goodnick says, “Whether you're starting with bare ground or you're renovating an existing yard, you gotta have a plan.” With step-by-step, clear examples, he demystifies the planning process: from site analysis to lifestyle considerations to plant selection. It's all about training the eye to see the big picture first, so all the other pieces fall into place, leading to the outdoor environment of one's dreams. Full color photos throughout.

AUDIENCEFrom budding but inexperienced mushroom hunters to seasoned all-round foragers wanting to understand the mindset and pick the brain of a Hall of Fame forager. Young Scouts interested in learning more about wild food from one of Scouting¿s all-time award-winning Scout leaders. People, especially millennials, interested in how to ¿read¿ nature and be more informed stewards. Foodies and innovative chefs who love stories about wild foods.KEY SELLING POINTSAuthor is one of the most widely respected foragers and wild food educators living today.His previous book, The Scout¿s Guide to Wild Edibles (St. Lynn¿s 2016) won the a National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) for Guidebooks. Nearing 10,000 net sales.In his years as naturalist, science educator and Scout leader, Mike has personally guided more than 100,000 adults and young people in nature forays, workshops and other hands-on programs.Mike has been the keynoter and led forays and workshops at major wild foods events in Oregon, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New York, North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Ontario, Canada. Mike was Iowäs first Naturalist, developing the template for the state¿s environmental education programs.Wild foods are a thing today, and foraging for wild plants and mushrooms ¿ wildcrafting ¿ has hit the mainstream. Nearly every corner of the U.S. and southern Canada holds wild food/foraging events or festivals. Communities large and small have foraging clubs and organize weekend forays and wild food contests. Most people use Meetup.com or Foraging.com to find information on local groups, forays and events. Foraging on social media: Interest in wild food blogs, Facebook groups, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram sites is high and growing. (examples: @wildfoodlove, with 172,000 followers; #foraging, with 790,000 posts)Author was editor for 14 books on foraging and wild foods by well-known authors, including Sam Thayer (Nature¿s Garden) and Leda Meredith (The Forager¿s Feast).