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How to Build A Walk-in or Window Greenhouse: Electric Light Gardening Simplified
by Brann, Donald R.
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- 2nd
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- 1973
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- Paperback
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$11.00
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Briarcliff Manor, New York: Directions Simplified, 1973. 8vo size trade paperback; 114 pages with black and white photographs and diagrams From front cover: "Everyone with a green thumb, and those who seek a tension free pastime, will find these easy to build 'growing centers' the perfect place to spend spare time. Building a walk-in greenhouse adjacent to a basement door… Read more about this item Item Price
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This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader
by Gussow, Joan Dye
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- Very Good
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 9781890132941
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$6.00
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White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2001. First Edition, 2nd printing 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 273 pages including index From dust jacket: "(The author) brings the heart of a pioneer to the suburbs in New York. Consider this: It costs 435 fossil fuel calories to fly a 5 calorie strawberry from California… Read more about this item Item Price
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Illustrations of Plants, Shrubs and Trees: 202 Different Copyright-Free Designs Printed One Side
by Sherman, Barry (editor)
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- 1995
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- 9780486287348
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$10.00
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New York: Dover, 1995. 4to size staple-bound softcover; 32 pages with black and white illustrations From back cover: "Choose from detailed, accurate blank and white illustrations of over 200 varieties of fruits, vegetables, trees, shrubs, flowers, house plants and cacti. Each is simply and realistically drawn in a bold, easily reproducible style, and each is accompanied by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lost Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll
by Gunn, Fenja
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- First
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- 191
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- Hardcover
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$6.00
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New York: Macmillan, 191. First Edition with full numberline 4to size tan clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 144 pages including index with color watercolor paintings by the author. Fro dust jacket: "By the time she died in 1932, at the age of 89, Gertrude Jekyll had been involved in the design of more then 350 gardens... … Read more about this item Item Price
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Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: at Work in the Wild and Cultivated World
by Johnson, Wendy
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- 2008
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- 9780553378030
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$10.00
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New York: Bantam Books, 2008. First Edition with full numberline. Wide 8vo size trade paperback with interior flaps similar to a dust jacket; 447 pages with black and white illustrations by Davis Te Selle. From flap: "For more than 30 years (the author) has been meditating and gardening at the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center in Northern… Read more about this item Item Price
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Growing Up the Wall: How to Grow Food in Vertical Places, on Roofs and in Small Spaces
by Fisher, Sue
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- 2013
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- Paperback
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- 9780857841094
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$5.00
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Green Books, 2013. Wide 12mo size paperback; 171 glossy pages with color photographs From back: "This practical, illustrated guide will help you transform bare walls and cramped spaces into thriving, productive and beautiful green zones... This book includes: Making the most of window boxes and hanging baskets Using special containers Creating edible roof gardens and green… Read more about this item Item Price
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Seedlings and Soil: Botany for Young Experimenters
by Prime, C.T. & Aaron E. Klein
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- Good
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- First American
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- 1973
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385058285
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$21.00
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New York: Doubleday, 1973. Stated First American Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 131 pages with some black and white illustrations. Dust jacket illustrated and designed by Eric Carle! The other illustrations in the book are unattributed, but do not appear to be Eric Carle's work. From jacket: "(This) is an entirely practical book… Read more about this item Item Price
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Japanese Flower Arrangement: A Complete Primer
by Allen, Ellen G.
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$12.00
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Tuttle, 1963. Signed by author on half title page 8vo size purple clothbound hardcover with silver foil titles and decoration on front cover; 86 pages with black and white illustrations and photographs throughout. Lovely silver foil endpapers. Contents include: Moribana and Heika Styles Seika Style The Modernistic Style Rikka Style Arrangement Lightly sunned spine has… Read more about this item Item Price
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To Dwell Is To Garden
by Bass Warner Jr, Sam
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9781555530075
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$36.00
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Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1987. 4to sized cloth bound hardcover with dust jacket; illustrated endpapers; 128 pages with glossy center section of black and white photographs "In (this book), a distinguished scholar and a veteran photographer join forces to provide a history and a celebration of these urban oases and of the people who have made them possible. … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College: The First 75 Years
by Yagoda, Ben
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- 2003
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- Hardcover
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- 9781578642076
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$32.00
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Walsworth Publishing Company, 2003. 4to size hardcover with dust jacket; 176 glossy pages with black and white and color illustrations throughout. Endpapers are maps of the Arboretum. From jacket: "The campus of Swarthmore College is one of the nation's most beautiful. With more than 300 acres of well-maintained lawns, gardens, and woodlands, it provides an extraordinary… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Salad Garden
by Larkcom, Joy
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
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- 9780711203662
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$6.00
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London: Frances Lincoln, 1984. 8vo size pictorial hardcover with matching dust jacket; 168 glossy pages with color photographs by Roger Phillips From jacket: "(This volume) gives detailed cultivation instructions for a fascinating wealth of plants; it discusses all the traditional salad vegetables, such as lettuces, chicories and endives, as well as the equally delicious, lesser-known ones from oriental… Read more about this item Item Price
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Twenty-Five Historic Years: How an Exhibition, a Magazine and a Library Brought New Life to a Famous Institution
by Farrington, Edward T.
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- 1954
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- Hardcover
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$85.00
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Boston: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1954. The History of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society from March, 1929 by Edward T. Farrington 8vo size navy blue cloth bound hardcover with gilt titles on spine and front cover; 210 pages with black and white illustrations on glossy stock Private Press- Published by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society; Boston; 1954 Contents include: … Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
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Little Book of Mint
by Roberts, Margaret
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- First
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9781868126743
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$31.00
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South Africa: Southern Book Publishers Ltd, 1997. Stated First Edition, First Printing 12mo size hardcover; 68 pages with decorations by the author Contents include: Growing Mint Cooking with Mint Mint in Cosmetics Medicinal Uses of Mint Mint Pesticides Food Recipes include: Buttered Hake Fillets with Mint; Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce; Baked Minted Chicken with Vegetables;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Arnoldia Volume 66 Number 4 2009
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- 2009
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$9.00
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Boston: Arnold Arboretum, 2009. The magazine of the Arnold Arboretum. 36 pages with color photographs throughout. Contents include: The Peril and Potential of Butternut; A CLoser Look at Fungi in the Arnold Arboretum; American Chestnuts in the 21st Century; Japanese Clethra: A Hidden Gem; more. Very light wear to covers; address label on front… Read more about this item Item Price
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Make Friends with Your Evergreens and Ground Covers
by Baker, Jerry
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- 1973
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- 9780671215590
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$5.50
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1973. From back: "America's Master Gardner show you how to have the garden of your dreams. Easy-to-follow directions and clean picures make these the perfect books for beginners as well as experienced gardeners." Contents include: Confirs, Broad-Leaved Evergreens; Pruning, Transplanting; Landscaping; Ground Covers, more. 94 toned pages with black and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Flowers Around Us: a Photographic Essay on Their Reproductive Structures
by Buckles, Mary Parker
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- Very Good
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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- 9780826204028
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 1985. From jacket: "...this book combines text and dramatic close-up color photographs to illustrate floral structures, patterns and the stages of flower, and fruit development." 118 bright, white, heavyweight glossy pages with glorious color photographs. Ex-library with typical treatments, some blacked out; jacket covered with mylar. We note a tiny… Read more about this item Item Price
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Plants in Pots
by Clark, William H.
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- Fair
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- First
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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Boston: Little Brown, 1953. 201 bright pages with some black and white illustrations. Notation and inscription on fep. Wear and chipping to photo illustrated jacket. From jacket: "In this handy, compact guidebook... the author...presents complete instructions for the care of house plants." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders.… Read more about this item Item Price
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VNR Color Dictionary of Mushrooms
by Dickinson, Colin & John Lucas (editors)
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- 1982
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- Paperback
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- 9780442219987
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982. 160 pages profusely illustrated throughout with color photographs. From back: "Despite the importance of mushrooms in cuisine and medicine, little is know about the strange fungi. This comprehensive reference work opens this fascinating work fo the general reader...It covers 525 worldwide species in detail, with full botanical descriptions, habitats, life cycles, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Food Growing Without Poisons
by Strandberg, Meta
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- 1976
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- Paperback
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- 9780855000516
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$14.00
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London: Turnstone Books, 1976. 8vo size trade paperback; 96 pages with black and white decorations/illustrations From back: "Here is a simple handbook for the amateur, an introduction to organic gardening. Some of the topics covered are: soil analysis and improving its quality making a compost heap how to encourage the garden's friends and discourage its enemies… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Royal Horticultural Society Garden's Journal
by Main, John (editor)
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- Very Good
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9780356123028
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$11.00
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Macdonald Orbis, 1987. Consultant Editor John Main, Curator at the RHS Garden, Wisley 4to size black clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 376 pages including index. Full color, full page photographs and sepia illustrations throughout. From jacket: "Learn how to build your dream garden with this comprehensive guide to gardening round the year..." Contents include: … Read more about this item Item Price
$11.00