Category: Botany, Gardening, Horticulture

The Garden Maker's Manual

By: Alexander, Rosemary and Richard Sneesby

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Portland, OR, U.S.A., Timber Press : 2005

Seller ID: 2611

ISBN-13: 9780881927047

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

191 pgs. Fine condition hardcover in Fine jacket. As new. Pristine and generously illustrated throughout with color photographs, drawings and diagrams. Contents: Introduction, Paths & Paving, Steps & Ramps, Walls, Changing Levels and Containing Earth, Fences, Rails and Gates, Timber Decks and Surfaces, Garden Structures & Furnishings, Water. Materials. Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index. Oversized book. Additional postage may be required. ISBN 088192704X. Book#2611.
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Urban Sanctuaries : Peaceful Havens for the City Gardener

By: Anderton, Stephen

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Portland, OR, U.S.A., Timber Press, Incorporated, in Association with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew : 2001

Seller ID: 1496

ISBN-13: 9780881925029

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

4to. 144 pgs. Fine condition hardcover in Near Fine jacket. Jacket with small wrinkle near top edge of spine, else as new. A richly illustrated source of inspiration for building a special garden retreat-for both urban and suburban gardeners alike. Contents: Introduction. Part I: The Body of the Garden. Space and scale, light, soil, water, planting style. Part II: The Spirit of the Garden. Magic and mystery, the natural approach, the gardener's garden, devoted to water, minimalist style, rooms with views, roof and balcony retreats, family havens, directory of plants, index, acknowledgements. I...
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Plant Viruses and Virus Diseases

By: Bawden, F.C.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: New York, Ronald Press Co. : 1964

Seller ID: 951

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

8vo. vii. 361 pgs.Very Good condition blue cloth hardbound, no jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked excep for owner name on front pastedown, light foxing to fore edge and several tiny check marks in table of contents. Sections include: symptomology - changes in appearance, physiological changes and host-plant metabolic changes; methods of transmission; assay methods; composition of virus particles; morphology of viruses; inactivation; multiplication; movement; genetic variability; classification; control.#951.
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The Orchid in Lore and Legend.

By: Berliocchi, Luigi

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Oregon, Timber Press : 2001

Seller ID: 1678

ISBN-13: 9780881924916

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

8vo. 184 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket. Translated by Lenore Rosenberg and Anita Weston. Firsy published in1996 as "Il flore degli dei, l'orchideadel mito alla storia" by Nuovo Equilibri, Viterbo, Italy. Foreword by Henry Oakley. Richly illustrated throughout with black and white period engravings and paintings and full page color plates from Warner and Williams "The Orchid Album". An account of the discovery of the orchid and it's place in literature, religion, the arts, magic, cuisine, lore and legend. Also included is an account of the most popular genera and their cultivation. Chapter...
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Image for Medicina Medica. Metaphysical Healing Methods in Late-antique and Medieval Manuscripts With Thirty Facsimile Plates. The Classics of Medicine Library.. With Booklet of Notes from the Editors included.

Medicina Medica. Metaphysical Healing Methods in Late-antique and Medieval Manuscripts With Thirty Facsimile Plates. The Classics of Medicine Library.. With Booklet of Notes from the Editors included.

By: Bierdermann, Hans

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Birmingham, Alabama, The Classics of Medicine Library, Gryphon Editions : 1986

Seller ID: 2587

ISBN-13: 9783201010771

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Fine

4to. 107 pgs. Very Fine condition black leather hardcover with gilt decoration and embossment to covers and spine with die-stamped 22k gold. All edges of textblock gilt. Gold marker ribbon bound into headband, marbled endpapers. Pristine condition of the privately printed English language edition translated from the German by Rosemarie Werba. [from the Austrian Edition, Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1972). Included is a 23pg booklet of notes from the editors. Table of Contents: Introduction, Metaphysical Healing Theories, The Postulate of the Four Humours, The Tacuinum sanitatis, Magic...
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Pennsylvania Beekeeping. Circular 544.

By: Clarke, W.W.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension Service

Seller ID: 1895

Binding: Softcover, Paper Wraps

Condition: Very Good

63 pgs. Publication place and date not stated. Very Good condition softcover, pamphlet bound (staples). Slight rubbing to paper along spine and bottom edge of rear cover, otherwise clean and unmarked. Contents: The colony and its organization, Making a start, Package bees, Spring Management of bees, Requeening, Swarm control, Fall management of bees, honey production, Individual management practices, Laying workers, Robbing by bees, Making Increase, Bees for pollination, Rendering Beeswax, Bee diseases, Suggestions for Marketing, Summary of management practices around the calendar, Glossary. I...
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Landscaping With Nature. Using Nature's Design to Plan Your Yard.

By: Cox, Jeff.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Rodale Press/St. Martin's Press : 1991

Seller ID: 1778

ISBN-13: 9780878579112

Binding: Glossy Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

vii.344 pgs. Very Good+ condition in glossy pictorial boards as issued, clean and unmarked, with a slight bump to the edge of the upper right corner of the front board. Illustrated with color photos, drawings and diagrams. Sections include learning from nature, elements of natural garden design, providing food, cover and water for wildlife and natural water garden design. Chapters: Introduction-Partners With Nature; Learning From Nature; Features of the Landscape; Creating a Natural Garden; Landscaping with Nature; Plants in the Natural Landscape, Elements of the Natural Garden; Wildlife and W...
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Landscaping With Nature. Using Nature's Design to Plan Your Yard.

By: Cox, Jeff.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Rodale Press/St. Martin's Press : 1991

Seller ID: 1892

ISBN-13: 9780878579112

Binding: Glossy Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

vii.344 pgs. Very Good+ in glossy pictorial boards as issued, clean and unmarked with a very slight bump to the lower left corner of back board. Illustrated with color photos, drawings and diagrams. Sections include learning from nature, elements of natural garden design, providing food, cover and water for wildlife and natural water garden design. Chapters: Introduction-Partners With Nature; Learning From Nature; Features of the Landscape; Creating a Natural Garden; Landscaping with Nature; Plants in the Natural Landscape, Elements of the Natural Garden; Wildlife and Water in the Natural Gard...
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An Introduction to Plant Physiology.

By: Curtis, Otis F. And Clark, Daniel G.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co. : 1950

Seller ID: 918

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good to Very Good

8vo. xi. 752 pgs. Good to Very Good hardcover with slight shelf wear to cloth. Owner name inked out on front endpaper, occasional neat underlinings, not obtrusive to text. Still relevant topics covered include photosynthesis, diffusion and osmosis, surface phenomena, colloids, absorption, imbibition, transpiration, water distribution, frost resistance, temperature injury, permeability, accumulation and antagonism, minerals, enzymes, digestion, respiration, fermentation, dormancy, appendices and indices. #918.
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Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls

By: Dunnett, Nigel and Kingsbury, Noel

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., Timber Press : 2004

Seller ID: 1789

ISBN-13: 9780881926408

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

254 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket. Illustrated with color photos throughout. A description of the historical development and current techniques for planting on roofs and walls. Apart from inherent beauty, roof greening reaps the environmental benefits of reducing pollution and run-off, insulating against heat and cold and reducing maintenance needs. Both large scale and small domestic examples are explored, introducing the practical techniques required including weight-bearing considerations, materials, substrates, draining layers and modular systems. A chapter is devoted to choosing plan...
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Vanilla : Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid

By: Ecott, Tim

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Berkeley, California, U.S.A., Grove Press : 2004

Seller ID: 1729

ISBN-13: 9780802117755

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

xx.278 pgs. Fine Hardcover in Fine dust jacket, clean and unmarked. Contents: List of Illustrations, Prologue, Foreword, Black Flower, An Indian Secret, The City That Perfumed the World, Mexican Money, From an English Garden, Ile Bourbon, Creole Hearts, The Slave's Crime, Homage to Albius, Empress of Tahiti, Murder in Madagascar, Ice Cream and Perfume, The Admiral's Legacy, Vanilla Prince, Epilogue, Acknowledgements, Select Bibliography. ISBN 0802117759. 1729.
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All About African Violets. The Complete Guide to Success with Saintpaulias.

By: Free, Montague

Price: $14.00

Publisher: New York, The American Garden Guild and Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1947. : 1951

Seller ID: 1738

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

8vo. xiii. 304 pgs. Very Good condition hardcover in Good to Very Good jacket. Green cloth with very attractive green and violet floral decoration on spine and boards. Minimal shelf wear externally, clean and unmarked throughout. Jacket is not price-clipped, with edge and corner wear to paper, small chips along edges and an approximately 1.5 x 1.5 inch chip from lower corner of back panel. Color illustrated frontis, with color, black and white and half-tone plates and black and white drawings throughout. Sections: I. What are African Violets?, II. Growing Conditions, III. Soils, IV. Fertilizer...
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Growing Orchids in Your Garden

By: Friend, Robert G. M.

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., Timber Press : 2004

Seller ID: 1747

ISBN-13: 9780881926590

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

218 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket, as new from publisher. Contents: Introduction; Part One: Types of Orchids. 1.The Epiphytes: Growing Orchids on Trees. 2. The Lithophytes: Growing Orchids on Rocks and Walls. 3. The Terrestrials: Growing Orchids in the Ground. 4. Pests. %. Species or Hybrids?; Part Two: Types of Gardens. 6. The Large Garden. 7. The Suburban Garden. 8. The Courtyard and Balcony Gardens. 9. Growing Orchids on Host Trees and SHrubs in Containers Outdoors. 10. Orchids in Marginal Areas; Part Three: Containers in the Garden. 11. Growing Orchids in Pots and Other Containers....
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Fresh Cuts : Unexpected Arrangements With Branches, Buds and Blooms

By: Gal, Edwina Von

Price: $14.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Artisan (A Division of Workman Publishing) : 2004

Seller ID: 1726

ISBN-13: 9781579652661

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

148 pgs. Fine condition softcover, clean and unmarked. Lavishly illustrated with color photos by J. M. Hall throughout. Introduction by Ken Druse. "Fresh Cuts" offers one hundred unexpected flora arranging ideas gleaned from foraging expeditions, nature walks or backyard strolls. In addition, the text offers anecdotes, facts, observations and folklore along with practical guidance for the care and maintenance of the plant materials used to craft the arrangements. Contains new material on flower arranging and an updated source guide. ISBN 1579652662. #1726.
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Principles of Plant Infection.. A Text-Book of General Plant Pathology for Biologists, Agriculturists, Foresters and Plant Breeders.

By: Gaumann, Ernst. (Authorized English Edition By William B. Brierly)

Price: $14.00

Publisher: New York, Hafner Publishing Company : 1950

Seller ID: 1183

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

4to. xvi. 543 pgs. Very Good condition green cloth hardcover, gilt lettering to spine, very light rubbing to cloth at edges and corners. Owner name on bottom of front endpaper from Univ. of Wisconsin Plant Pathology Dept., else clean and unmarked. Sections: Introduction. Infection (mechanisms, environment, pathways). Infection Chains (sources, saphrophytes, transmission, epidemiology). The Parasitic Adaptation of Pathogens (innate constitutional differences in the parasitic adaptation of pathogens). The Disease Proneness of the Host (axeny, resistance, penetration, spread, defense reations, in...
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The Truth About Garden Remedies. What Works What Doesn't and Why

By: Gillman, Jeff

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Portland, OR, U.S.A., Timber Press : 2006

Seller ID: 2528

ISBN-13: 9780881927481

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

212 pgs. Fine softcover, as new, clean and unmarked. The title says it all. Informative and engrossing for beginners through garden gurus alike. Each topic presented in the format: theory, practice, the real deal, and what it means to you. Chapters: Basics, Fertilizers and Other Soil and Media Amendments, Water, Biostimulants, Insecticides, Fungicides and Other Disease-Control Agents, Herbicides, Other Pesticides and Protectants, Commercial Pesticides, Concoctions to Be Avoided, Take Home Message. Appendices: Preferred pH of Some Common Landscape Plants, Conversion Tables, Bibliography, Index...
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The Truth About Organic Gardening. Benefits, Drawbacks and the Bottom Line.

By: Gillman, Jeff

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Portland, OR, U.S.A., Timber Press : 2008

Seller ID: 2529

ISBN: 0881928624

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

208 pgs. Fine softcover, as new, clean and unmarked. The title says it all. Informative and engrossing for beginners through garden gurus alike. Each topic presented in the format: benefits, drawbacks, the bottom line. Chapters: Organic Basics, Understanding Pesticides, Soil Enrichment and Fertilizer, Weed Control, Insect Control, Disease Control, Controlling Birds, Deer, Rodents and Mollusks,Organic Practices and Our Ecosystem, The Question of Organic Food, Conclusions, Bibliography, Index. [See also our book # 2528 by the same author: The Truth About Garden Remedies] # 2529.
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ROOTED IN THE SPIRIT. Exploring Inspirational Gardens.

By: Gilmer, Maureen

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Dallas, Texas, Taylor Publishing Company : 1997

Seller ID: 2612

ISBN-13: 9780878339389

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

4to. 194 pgs. Fine condition hardcover in Fine dust jacket. Richly illustrated throughout with photography by Jerry Pavia. Sections include: Hallowed Ground: Why We Create Inspirational Gardens, The Biblical Garden, The Water of Life: Fons Vitae, Enchanting the Landscape, Monasteries and Missionaries: Vita Contemplavita, Mary's Gardens: Salve Regina, The Memory Garden, The Celestial Garden, The Urban Oasis, Spiritual Garden Design. Appendices: Signs and Symbols (color symbolism, flower symbolism, flowers of the saints), Sources: Inspiration, Art and Products for Spiritual Gardens, Bibliography...
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The Woody Iridaceae. Nivenia, Klattia & Witsenia. Systematics, Biology & Evolution.

By: Goldblatt, Peter

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Oregon, Timber Press : 1993

Seller ID: 2552

ISBN-13: 9780881922332

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo. vi.139 pgs. Near Fine hardbound in Fine dust jacket. Very faint shelf rubbing to bottom edges, else fine. Illustrated throughout with water colors by Fay Anderson and line drawings by Margo Branch. Concise yet systematic study of these South African perennial irises. Contents include: preface, introduction, history, morphology, characteristics, phylogeny and evolution, geology, ecology and speciation, cultivation, Nivenia (species), Klattia (species), Wistenia (species), excluded species (Proteaceae), glossary, bibliography and index of scientific names. Author was recently awarded the ...
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Thorns of Truth

By: Goudge, Eileen

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Viking : 1998

Seller ID: 1084

ISBN-13: 9780670879427

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

8vo. 398 pgs. Fine Hardcover in Fine dust jacket. Clean, bright, unmarked. This title is the sequel to "Garden of Lies". ISBN 0670879428. #1084.
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