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Orange Hippo!

The Little Book of Floriography

$8.95

Revealing a world of secret messages contained within a single petal.

Floriography – the language of flowers – is the ancient art of encoding hidden messages in the type, colour and arrangement of plants, allowing individuals to express emotions and sentiments that they may not be able to articulate through words.

Featuring 100 of the most popular and available blooms from around the world, this beautifully illustrated gift book gives the botanical name for each plant, a description of its significance and place in folklore, and the story behind its meaning. It also reveals how floral symbolism has been used over the centuries in literature and art, from Hamlet's Ophelia handing out rosemary 'for remembrance' and pansies 'for thoughts', to Oscar Wilde urging his friends to wear green carnations as a subtle code for homosexuality. The idea that flowers have secret meanings would have been well understood by contemporary audiences – and we are seeing a revival of the practice today.

From mimosa – which signifies chastity because its leaves close when touched – to the varied messages encoded within different colours of geraniums, Floriography offers a creative way to convey feelings and can add an extra layer of beauty and significance to a gift of flowers.

The flowers in Kate Middleton's wedding bouquet signified love, happiness, gallantry and fidelity.

If someone sends you a bouquet of hydrangea and lobelia, beware: they stand for heartlessness and malevolence.

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Marc Peter Keane

Japanese Garden Notes

$65.00

"The undisputed American master of Japanese garden scholars.”New York Times, Dominique Browning

Matching some 400 color photographs to brief, informed observations, renowned garden designer Marc Peter Keane walks us through 100 Japanese gardens, stopping along the way to note essential elements of design, technique, and culture. Covering everything from large-scale aspects of space and balance to subtle elements that are often overlooked, this is an innovative, stunningly visual guide for planning and inspiration.

Landscape architect and author Marc Peter Keane lived in Kyoto, Japan, for nearly 20 years and specializes in Japanese garden design. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

David Hanson

Breaking Through Concrete

$34.95

People have always grown food in urban spaces—on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks—but today, urban farmers are leading an environmental and social movement that transforms our national food system. To explore this agricultural renaissance, brothers David and Michael Hanson and urban farmer Edwin Marty document twelve successful urban farm programs, from an alternative school for girls in Detroit, to a backyard food swap in New Orleans, to a restaurant supply garden on a rooftop in Brooklyn. Each beautifully illustrated essay offers practical advice for budding farmers, such as composting and keeping livestock in the city, decontaminating toxic soil, even changing zoning laws.

Marc Peter Keane

Japanese Garden Design

$29.99

"Marc Peter Keane is the undisputed American master of Japanese garden scholars; he is also an educator and garden designer in his own right. Two of his previous books Japanese Garden Design and The Art of Setting Stones are indispensable." —The New York Times

In Japanese Garden Design landscape architect Marc Peter Keane presents a complete overview of the history and development of the principles that underlie all Japanese gardens—a respect for nature combined with profound concepts of aesthetics and structure.

Keane is one of the world's leading designers of Japanese-style gardens and he describes in detail the historical influences of Confucian, Shinto and Buddhist ideas that have linked poetry and philosophy to the tangible forms of gardens in Japan. Creative inspiration is found in prehistoric Japanese conceptions of nature, gardens of the Heian-era aristocrats, world-renowned Zen Buddhist temple rock gardens and tea gardens; compact courtyard gardens and large-scale Edo-era stroll gardens.

Detailed explanations of these basic forms identify and interpret the symbolism and principles behind them and explain how they are still in active use today. Topics covered include:

Early Gardens: Poetry in Paradise
Gardens of the Heian Aristocrats
Zen Gardens: The Art of Emptiness
The Tea Garden: A Spiritual Passage
Tsubo Gardens: Private Niches
Edo Stroll Gardens: A Collector's Park

Filled with gorgeous photographs and expert text by a leading garden designer, this book explains the theory and practice of Japanese gardening from an insider's point of view. It will be treasured by all Japanese garden lovers and visitors to Japan.

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Ann McClellan

Bonsai and Penjing

$24.95

This book tells the remarkable stories of bonsai and penjing trees in the collection of the National Arboretum in Washington D.C.

It details their valuable role in international diplomacy and as instruments of American presidential influence. It also describes their inclusion in world's fair exhibitions, in Asian-inspired gardens around the country, and as a window onto the extensive cultivation of bonsai in North America today. A lengthy first-hand account by Dr. John L. Creech is included about the first extraordinary gift of 53 bonsai from Japan to the U.S. in 1976 which prompted the founding of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum.

Bonsai & Penjing, Ambassadors of Beauty and Peace describes how Chinese penjing and North American bonsai were later added to the Museum, making its collection the most comprehensive in the world. Stories of individual trees and forest plantings are featured, as are the roles played by the skilled and talented creators of these living art forms—people such as John Naka, Saburo Kato, Yuji Yoshimura, Harry Hirao, and Dr. Yee-Sun Wu. Armchair travelers can experience what a visit to the Museum is like, including the discovery of its remarkable viewing stones.

Bonsai & Penjing, Ambassadors of Beauty and Peace will delight anyone intrigued by these living works of art and curious about the stories they bring to life.

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Yoshinobu Kondo

Stylish Succulents

$16.99

Make inexpensive succulent projects with a Japanese aesthetic—whether you're an interior designer, avid gardener, small space enthusiast or gardening beginner!

Colorful and hardy succulent plants are perfect for creating Japanese-style Ikebana arrangements for any space—whether perched on your work desk, coffee table or as a centerpiece! Stylish Succulents presents a totally new approach to container gardening.

The book is divided into four chapters:

Planting Succulents in Containers
Using Succulents to Add Color to Walls: Creating Wreaths and Tableaux
Hanging Succulents
Living with Succulents

Learn to mix-and-match to create unique succulent groupings—trendy, low maintenance succulents come in hundreds of different colors, sizes, shapes and textures. Every design is carefully explained using detailed step-by-step instructions and photos, including:

How to choose succulents and containers to match your personal space and mood
How to utilize empty wall spaces to make dramatic hanging planters
How to make a lovely wreath for the holidays
How to create thoughtful and inexpensive succulent gifts for plant lovers

Gardeners of every level can create these miniature works of art using with relatively little time and money. The possibilities are truly endless!

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Lily Gamboa O'Boyle

Tropical Gardens

$29.95

Full of stunning landscape photographs, this tropical gardening book is a delight for anyone interested in lavish gardens and new, fresh landscaping ideas.

Aimed at gardening enthusiasts, Tropical Gardens contains a rare glimpse into some of the most beautiful tropical gardens in the world today. It presents 42 spectacular contemporary gardens, both big and small.

The vast majority of the gardens are in private homes. Introducing a contemporary gardening style that has been evolving over the past decade, as well as more traditional formal styles, it traces the development of garden design in all its forms. Designers new and old are showcased along with a number of talented homeowners. Experimenting with both indigenous and introduced species, use of hardscapes such as local stones and pavers, bonsai, clipped shrubs and water features, some work along Oriental lines, others follow Western models.

Tropical Gardens is a lovely introduction to tropical landscaping styles and a gardening aesthetic that combines the best of East and West with superior knowledge of plant cultivation and care. The book gives an insider's look at tropical garden design and landscape architecture that professionals and amateurs alike will love.

Featured gardens include:

Casa de Nipa
La Vista Hilltop Garden
Ponce Veridiano's Garden
Santos Koi Pond Garden
Poolside Proscenium
Garden of Butterflies
And many more…

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Liu Tuo

Classical Gardens in China

$16.95

Discover the deep, ancient culture of Chinese gardening with this colorfully illustrated and informative book.

How did designers from the ancient dynasties combine flowers, plants, buildings, and ponds to create a work of art that expressed the thoughts and views of their time? How much did Confucianism, Zen Buddhism and Taoism influence their aesthetics? Answers to these questions are in the illustrated pages of Discovering China: Classical Gardens in China, where over 15 gardens unfold to reveal the culture and history of a civilization.

An overall introduction to China's gardens, Discovering China: Classical Garden in China will not only enlightened you on the aesthetics of the Chinese garden but inform you on its history over the course of several dynasties.

Classical Gardens in China contains in-depth analysis of:

Yuan Ming Yuan (Old Summer Palace)
Chengde Mountain Resort
Humble Administrator's Garden
Lingering Garden
Yu Yuan (Pleasure Garden)
And many more…

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Ryusuke Sakaino

A Beginner's Guide to House Plants

$17.99

The healthier your plants, the happier you'll feel!

A Beginner's Guide to House Plants teaches you how to bring your indoor spaces alive with lovely and easy-to-maintain plants — and how to keep them healthy. It provides detailed instructions on how you can unleash the power of plants to energize and relax you, and how to promote well-being by greening your environment.

In this book you'll find hundreds of useful tips, including:

How to select the right plants for your spaces and lifestyle
Practical advice on purchasing, potting and styling your plants
How to care for many different types of plants—from succulents and ferns to exotics
A mini field guide to over 60 popular plants you should know about
And so much more!

Cultivating house plants can be both creative and fun! Plant expert Ryusuke Sakaino provides tips on how to use colors, textures, patterns and shapes to create a lush living space, with one plant or many. His gorgeous photos will inspire you to add greenery to every room in your home and office. No longer just a pandemic hobby, plants deserve to be a permanent part of your lifestyle!

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Fourwords

Miniature Terrariums

$17.99

Add a whimsical touch of green to any space: your desk or bookshelf, home or office.

These miniature indoor gardens are customizable, stylish and easy to care for! This book is full of ideas for creating the perfect little Japanese-inspired terrarium garden using repurposed glass containers— including a wine glass, mason jar and lightbulb.

In this mini terrarium gardening book you'll learn how to create:

Fern and moss terrariums
Air plant (Tillandsia) terrariums
Cacti and succulent terrariums
Captivating combinations of flowering plants, dry zone plants, mosses, epiphytes and other mixes

Included are tips for selecting your containers and arranging your soils, stones and plants so that your unique house plants stay healthy and beautiful in their perfectly petite glass home.

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Mira Locher

Zen Gardens

$39.95

Shunmyo Masuno, Japan's leading garden designer, is at once Japan's most highly acclaimed landscape architect and an 18th-generation Zen Buddhist priest, presiding over daily ceremonies at the Kenkoji Temple in Yokohama. He is celebrated for his unique ability to blend strikingly contemporary elements with the traditional design vernacular. He has worked in ultramodern urban hotels and some of Japan's most famous classic gardens. In each project, his work as a designer of landscape architecture is inseparable from his Buddhist practice. Each becomes a Zen garden, "a special spiritual place where the mind dwells."

This beautiful book, illustrated with more than 400 drawings and color photographs, is the first complete retrospective of Masuno's work to be published in English. It presents 37 major gardens around the world in a wide variety of types and settings: traditional and contemporary, urban and rural, public spaces and private residences, and including temple, office, hotel and campus venues. Masuno achieved fame for his work in Japan, but he is becoming increasingly known internationally, and in 2011 completed his first commission in the United States which is shown here.

Zen Gardens, divided into three chapters, covers: "Traditional Zen Gardens," "Contemporary Zen Gardens" and "Zen Gardens outside Japan." Each Zen garden design is described and analyzed by author Mira Locher, herself an architect and a scholar well versed in Japanese culture.

Celebrating the accomplishments of an influential, world-class designer, Zen Gardens also serves as something of a master class in Japanese garden design and appreciation: how to perceive a Japanese garden, how to understand one, even how to make one yourself. Like one of Masuno's gardens, the book can be a place for contemplation and mindful repose.

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Misa Matsuyama

The Gardener's Guide to Succulents

$16.99

The Gardener's Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti.

Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering—and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size—this plant family has captured the affection of plant enthusiasts all over the world. This book provides a beautiful overview of the diversity that succulents have to offer, presenting a wide variety of popular plants to help you create striking, aesthetically pleasing compositions.

This succulent guide includes information about:

What each variety needs and where it thrives
Plant characteristics, with ratings on ease of growth and maintenance requirements
Ideas for group plantings and illustrated tips on indoor planting
Striking identification photos, rich in color and contrast

This succulent encyclopedia is a useful resource for everyone—from cacti beginners looking to decorate their living space to serious gardeners hoping to expand their succulent plantings.

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Megumi Oshima

Miniature Moss Gardens

$19.95

Miniature Moss Gardens presents expert advice and techniques from Japan, the birthplace of miniature gardening.

In Japan, moss is revered for its sublime colors and textures, inspiring gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Moss can be found everywhere—in your garden, in crevices between stones, and in cracks in the city concrete. In the tiny world of terrariums, container gardens, dish gardens and kokedama (moss ball gardens), moss is a magic carpet that turns a diminutive plot of soil into a self-contained living world.

You'll learn about:

Finding and collecting moss
Choosing soils and containers
Designing your garden for visual effect
Choosing the best plants for your mini garden
Making a perfect kokedama moss ball garden
Enhancing your moss garden with rocks and other design elements
Designing a gorgeous terrarium
And much more!

Miniature Moss Gardens offers expert advice and techniques from the birthplace of miniature gardening. One of the only books in print to focus on moss and miniature gardens, it is friendly enough for total beginners and full of ideas and tips for experienced gardeners.

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Yoshiharu Kashima (Protoleaf)

Living with Air Plants

$17.99

Living with Air Plants is the perfect introduction to the world of Tillandsia and the many ways they can be used to design and upgrade your home or work space. It is the work of a prominent horticulturist and a design, lifestyle and gardening expert from Japan, and displays a wonderful Japanese design aesthetic and attention to detail.

These endearing plants are friendly to seasoned gardeners and beginners alike, and easy to grow and care for, once you know how. This reference and growing guide covers over 100 different Tillandsia varieties, and gives you all the information you need to select your plants and make them thrive.

In this book, you'll learn about:

The various types of Tillandsia plants and their characteristics
Growth cycles and preferred environments
Air plant care and selection
Propagating/dividing plants from cuttings
Enjoying and displaying Tillandsia in all sorts of spaces

Beautiful photos of air plants in personal spaces will inspire you to create your own mini indoor garden. These stylish, low-maintenance plants pair well with succulents and terrariums—two other popular container gardening trends. If you love the idea of adding quirky greenery to your life, these are the plants to try—and this is the book to get you started!

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David Young

The Art of the Japanese Garden

$24.99

**Winner of the American Horticultural Society Book Award**

Japanese gardens are rooted in two traditions: an ancient one in which patches of graveled forest or pebbled beach were dedicated to nature spirits, and a tradition from China and Korea that included elements such as ponds, streams, waterfalls, rock compositions, and a variety of vegetation. This book traces the development and blending of these two traditions, while also providing insight into modern Japanese gardening trends.

The Art of the Japanese Garden is a comprehensive collection of the most notable gardens in Japan—including graveled courtyards, early aristocratic villas, palace gardens, esoteric and paradise gardens, Zen gardens, warrior gardens, tea gardens, and stroll gardens. With an impressive amount of new content, including more than 30 images, this updated edition offers inspiring ideas for your own trip to Japan. If you're just dreaming of traveling to Japan, there is also a section on Japanese gardens in other countries—get a taste of Japanese culture and tradition closer to home.

Japanese gardening has reached new heights of sophistication, and serves as garden design and landscaping inspiration all over the world. The Art of the Japanese Garden introduces readers to the history, culture, and design behind these large-scale works of art.

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Joseph Cali

Inside Your Japanese Garden

$24.99

Learn how to create a tranquil outdoor space at home with this practical and inspiring guide!

With instructive drawings and step-by-step techniques, Inside Your Japanese Garden walks you through designing and creating your very own Japanese garden. From small projects like benches and gates, to larger undertakings like bridges and mud walls, this book provides a wide variety of ways to enhance the space around your home, no matter the size. Instructions on how to work with stone, mud and bamboo—as well as a catalogue of the 94 plant varieties used in the gardens shown in the book—round out this complete guide.

This book also features 19 gardens that author Sadao Yasumoro has designed and built in Japan, and some—like those at Visvim shop in Tokyo and at Yushima Tenjin in Tokyo—are open to the public. From small tsuboniwa courtyard gardens to a large backyard stroll garden with water features, stairs and walls, these real-life inspirations will help spark your own garden plan.

These inspirational garden projects include:

Tea Garden for an Urban Farmhouse featuring a clay wall with a split-bamboo frame and a stone base
The Landslide That Became a Garden with a terraced slope, trees, bushes, long grasses and moss
A Buddha's Mountain Retreat of Moss and Stone with vertical-split bamboo and brushwood fencing
Paradise in an Urban Jungle with a pond, Japanese-style bridge, and stone lanterns

Each garden is beautifully photographed by Hironori Tomino and many have diagrams and drawings to show the essential elements used in the planning and construction.

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Alison Hardie

Chinese Garden Pleasures

$14.95

Featuring beautiful photographs and insightful commentary this Chinese gardening book is a must have for any gardening or zen enthusiast.

Celebrating the pleasures of garden living enjoyed by the elite of late imperial China, this book brings together poetry, prose, paintings and prints from imperial China to show the many facets of life and leisure in the Chinese garden. From music to lanterns, from chess to drama, all kinds of cultural activities could be enjoyed in a garden setting, alone or with friends and family. Here, too, the garden owner and his or her companions could appreciate the changing seasons with all their variety of scent, sound and colorful blossom. No wonder that dwelling in a garden was often compared to the carefree life of a Taoist immortal.

Chinese Garden Appreciation, compiled by a leading expert in Chinese garden history, incorporates many original translations of classical Chinese poetry and prose.

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Stephen Mansfield

Japan's Master Gardens

$15.99

Presenting twenty-five master gardens, this landscape design book explores the ingenuity and range of Japanese landscaping, from the self-imposed confines of courtyard designs to the open expanses of the stroll garden.

No two Japanese gardens are ever the same. The Japanese Zen garden is a work of art equivalent in scale to an installation, but it is also an urban refuge, a setting where we can attain composure and equipoise. It is a place to collect our thoughts, examine deeper feelings, and ponder our responses to managed nature. Zen gardens comprise a sensory as much as a cultural experience. They are multifaceted, satisfying both our personal and intellectual yearnings.

This beautifully-photographed book illustrates a tradition that benefits from a thousand years of applied knowledge. It also demonstrates how contemporary landscaping draws from its history and reflects on why ancient gardening should be relevant to the lives of people in the twenty-first century.

In this beautifully illustrated book, Japanese gardening specialist Stephen Mansfield takes readers on an exploration of the outward forms, underpinning principles, sophisticated use of metaphor and allusion, and beauty and depth that set the Zen garden apart. Readers of his previous book, Japanese Stone Gardens, will find in this new work a worthy companion volume.

Japan's Master Gardens is an inspiring, thought-provoking tribute to the landscape design wisdom of the Japanese.

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Fourwords

Miniature Terrariums

$8.99

Add a whimsical touch of green to any space: your desk or bookshelf, home or office.

These miniature indoor gardens are customizable, stylish and easy to care for! This book is full of ideas for creating the perfect little Japanese-inspired terrarium garden using repurposed glass containers— including a wine glass, mason jar and lightbulb.

In this mini terrarium gardening book you'll learn how to create:

Fern and moss terrariums
Air plant (Tillandsia) terrariums
Cacti and succulent terrariums
Captivating combinations of flowering plants, dry zone plants, mosses, epiphytes and other mixes

Included are tips for selecting your containers and arranging your soils, stones and plants so that your unique house plants stay healthy and beautiful in their perfectly petite glass home.

Cover image for Miniature Terrariums, isbn: 9780804859363

William Warren

Balinese Gardens

$34.95

This beautiful gardening book—full of lush photographs and insightful commentary—will surely give readers some new ideas for their home landscaping projects or Bali travel plans.

Born of volcanic eruptions many eons ago, Bali is still in the throes of creation as man and nature continue to transform its landscapes. Balinese Gardens presents a unique portrait of the lush volcanic landscapes and gardens found on this magical isle—gardens which are further enhanced by traditional ornamental sculptures, tranquil ponds, fountains and sacred springs.

Landscape gardener and author William Warren introduces Bali and examines the effect its landscapes have had upon notable visitors over the past century. Specialists in Balinese ecology and culture then provide a broad overview of the island's geography and plant life, including some fascinating insights into the role of nature in Balinese culture.

The second part of Balinese Gardens explores Bali's finest contemporary gardens in private homes, resorts and restaurants around the island, detailing the wealth of plant life, design and decoration that thte island has to offer. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs by renowned photographer Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, this book is a delight for anyone with an interest in tropical plants and landscape design as well as everyone who has been entranced by the natural beauty of this remarkable island.

Topics of this book include:

Gardens of Eden
The Balinese Landscape
Plants of Bali
Traditional Gardens in Bali
Contemporary Balinese Gardens
Gardens in Sanur
The Bali Hyatt Garden
In Search of Ricefield Views
Begawan Giri Estate
And many more…

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Stephen Mansfield

Japanese Stone Gardens

$19.95

"This survey of the best of Japan's stone gardens may send you into the sort of fugue state in which you wake up to find yourself floating through the airport, boarding pass in hand." —New York Times

Japanese Stone Gardens provides a comprehensive introduction to the powerful mystique and dynamism of the Japanese stone garden—from their earliest use as props in animistic rituals, to their appropriation by Zen monks and priests to create settings conducive to contemplation and finally to their contemporary uses and meaning. With insightful text and abundant imagery, this book reveals the hidden order of stone gardens and in the process heightens the enthusiast's appreciation of them.

The Japanese stone garden is an art form recognized around the globe. These meditative gardens provide tranquil settings, where visitors can shed the burdens and stresses of modern existence, satisfy an age-old yearning for solitude and repose, and experience the restorative power of art and nature. For this reason, the value of the Japanese stone garden today is arguably even greater than when many of them were created.

Fifteen gardens are featured in this book: some well known, such as the famous temple gardens of Kyoto, others less so, among them gardens spread through the south of Honshu Island and the southern islands of Shikoku and Kyushu and in faraway Okinawa.

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Kendall H. Brown

Visionary Landscapes

$24.95

Japanese gardens are found throughout the world today—their unique forms now considered a universal art form. This stunning Japanese gardening book examines the work of five leading landscape architects in North America who are exploring the extraordinary power of Japanese-style garden design to create an immersive experience promoting personal and social well-being.

Master garden designers Hoichi Kurisu, Takeo Uesugi, David Slawson, Shin Abe and Marc Keane have each interpreted the style and meaning of the Japanese garden in unique ways in their innovative designs for private, commercial and public spaces. Several recent Japanese-style gardens by each designer are featured in this book with detailed descriptions and sumptuous color photos.

Hoichi Kurisu—transformative spaces for spiritual and physical equilibrium.
Takeo Uesugi—bright, flowing gardens that evoke joyful living.
David Slawson—evocations of native place that fuse with the surrounding landscape.
Shin Abe—dynamically balanced "visual stories" that produce meaning and comfort.
Marc Keane—reflections on human connections with nature through the art of gardens.

Also included are essays on the designers and mini-essays by them about gardens in Japan which have most inspired their work, as well as commentaries by patrons and visitors to their North American gardens.

The book focuses on recently-created gardens to suggest how the art form is currently evolving, and to understand how Japanese garden design principles and practices are being adapted to suit the needs and ways of people living and working outside Japan today.

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Julie Moir Messervy

Infinite Spaces

$16.95

Based on classical Japanese writings, this Zen gardening book is full of insightful commentary and lush photographs.

Japanese gardens have long been admired for their capacity to improve on nature through impeccable design, detail, and composition: properties that elevate them from mere gardens to sacred spaces. The Sakuteiki, literally "notes on garden design," by the eleventh-century courtier and poet Tachibana no Toshitsuna laid out the original principles that shaped the design of these gardens. A distillation of centuries of garden design, the Sakuteiki remains a vital influence for garden makers in Japan today.

Infinite Spaces pairs extracts from the Sakuteiki with inspiring images that beautifully illustrate the principles of this ancient work. Sadao Hibi's superb photographs capture some of Japan's best-known gardens—from austere compositions in stone and gravel to richly planted landscapes. The photographs express the extraordinary beauty and diversity of one of the world's most ancient and revered styles of gardening. Discover a treasure trove of practical advice and philosophical insight on building and maintaining pools, lakes, and streams; arranging stones for the most natural and harmonious effect; and designing water features and placing stones to welcome auspicious deities while excluding malevolent influences.

Japanese gardening topics include:

Principles of Garden Design
Pools and Lakes
Waterfalls
Streams
Trees and Mounds
Good and Evil
Stones

This timeless visual artistry of the gardens and the specific design techniques will inspire you to create magnificent garden sanctuaries in your own backyard.

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Judith Clancy

Kyoto Gardens

$18.99

"Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from Kyoto Gardens." —HGTV Gardens

By design, Kyoto's gardens possess a unique ability to provoke deep contemplation and joy in equal measure. This book is a labor of love from master photographer Ben Simmons and longtime Kyoto-based writer Judith Clancy. It contains lyrical images and poetic essays describing Kyoto's most famous gardens—most of them now UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including:

Kyoto's Old Imperial Palace Garden: A massive walled complex filled with flowering plants, trees and buildings which served as the official residence of the Japanese emperor for over 500 years before 1868 and is now a public park.
Heian Jingu Shrine Garden: Constructed on the site of the ancient capital and filled with lush greenery, ponds, rocks, bridges and pavilions which float above the water, providing a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.
Ginkaku-ji Pure Land Garden: An earthly paradise featuring a massive truncated mound of packed sand that is resculpted by hand daily, this site was originally designed as a private villa by one of Kyoto's rulers then turned into a Zen Buddhist temple upon his death.
Kinkaku-ji Estate Garden: Perhaps Kyoto's most recognizable sight, a Golden Pavilion perched on the edge of a tranquil pond on whose smooth surface are reflected beautiful rocks and cypress trees placed all around it.
Ryoan-ji Zen Rock Garden: The purest expression of a world in miniature, expressed as a sea of raked gravel with islands of natural stone and moss set in its midst, walled off from the outside world to provide a place for meditation and contemplation.
Saiho-ji Moss Garden: Famed for its moist and soft, shimmering green covering of moss, this unique estate was designed in the 14th century and radically altered the art of the Japanese garden.
Tofuku-ji Zen Garden: An ancient temple site which contains some of the best examples of a new "contemporary" gardening style pioneered by Mirei Shigemori in the early 20th century, featuring enormous rocks set in a sea of raked gravel and irregular checkboard squares set in a soft bed of moss ringed by azalea bushes.
Plus two dozen other masterful gardens!

Simmons' sensitive photos present a fresh, contemporary look at these timeless gardens while Clancy's graceful descriptions provides historic, aesthetic and cultural context. This new edition has been updated and revised, with many new photographs added.

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Qian Xingjian

Famous Flowers in China

$14.95

With gorgeous classical Chinese paintings and fascinating cultural and historical information this guide to Chinese flowers is a wonderful book for painters and gardening enthusiasts alike.

A flowering lotus, a peony or Chinese rose, plum trees in bloom—it's hard to think about China without picturing some of its famous flowers. They are celebrated not only for their beauty but also their symbolic connotations and the important role they have played in Chinese art and literature through the ages. Famous Flowers in China introduces thrity-six typical Chinese flowers. Yo can learn more about these flowers while being amazed by the author's painting techniques.

As you turn the beautifully-illustrated pages, you will discover…

Vivid and lifelike paintings of flowers
Comprehensive information about the flowers, including their rich cultural connotations
Refined and stunning techniques that reflect the essence of both Chinese and Western painting.

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Misa Matsuyama

A Field Guide to Succulents

$19.99

A Field Guide to Succulents introduces you to over 200 popular succulent and cacti species including many you've never seen before!

Each chapter serves as an illustrated field guide that covers the characteristics and needs of a particular succulent family, then zooms in to show you their attributes in detail and from angles that let you truly see what makes these varieties different from one another.

This book gives you:

All the basics on how to grow succulents and cacti successfully—tools, soils, watering, placement, propagating, pest and disease prevention, and how to see them through seasonal changes so that your plants will keep growing and thriving
A stunning photo guide to over 200 plants both popular and exotic
Ideas for group plantings that are attractive to the eye and congenial to the plants
Tips from experienced growers on ways to approach succulent gardening

The simple instructions are geared toward beginners; the interesting mix of plants shown and explained here will appeal to succulent collectors. Fans at every level will enjoy this up-close exploration into the infinitely diverse and surprising world of succulents.

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Craig Coussins

Totally Bonsai

$16.95

"Learn the ins and outs of proper bonsai design and care with this beautifully illustrated Japanese gardening book.

Creating your own bonsai tree is simple, calming and serene, and best of all, it lets you bring the outdoors inside, even if you don't have a lot of space. Imagine an enormous redwood shrunk to a size you can carry in one hand, but perfect in every detail. That is the joy of bonsai—the re-creation of nature in miniature. With Totally Bonsai you can learn everything you need to know to become accomplished at the art of bonsai tree care and cultivation—how to pick a plant, what tools you'll need, and how to trim and style your plant.

At the heart of the book is a species directory detailing both outdoor and indoor bonsai. It includes 10 easy-to-grow types of bonsai plants that are great for the beginning bonsai enthusiast, as well as another 40 species that need a little more care

With Totally Bonsai you will:

Discover the small but perfectly formed world of the bonsai
Learn the secrets to growing a healthy tree
Properly pot or repot your bonsai
Recognize pests and diseases and how to treat them
Discover the techniques for shaping, bending, and transforming your bonsai

Totally Bonsai is a wonderful introduction to bonsai tradition and practice, including a historical overview of many styles of Japanese, Korean, Singaporean and Chinese bonsai, or penjing. Whether you want to grow a bonsai with dramatically exposed roots, create a spectacular twin-trunked landscape or cultivate a romantic sweeping cascade, Totally Bonsai will show you how."

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Sueko Katsuji

A Beginner's Guide to Terrarium Gardening

$16.99

Transform your space with A Beginner's Guide to Terrariums — Your go-to resource for creating stunning DIY glass container gardens!

Explore over 230 inspiring photos and easy-to-follow instructions to decorate your office, bookshelf, coffee table, or dorm room with charming mini ecoystems.

Learn the basics, including plant selection, combining elements for the perfect look, choosing the right container, and caring for low-maintenance plants like succulents and air plants.

With 52 projects, from open-air bowls to hanging decorations, discover how terrariums can be a whimsical, easy, and budget-friendly addition to your home!

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Kentaro Kuroda

The Essential Book of Succulents

$18.99

"Striking and practical. A perfect fit for those who already love succulents and those ready to fall in love." —Library Journal

Learn all about the most beautiful, hardy and easy-to-grow succulent varieties!

The Essential Book of Succulents is the beginning gardener's best friend, covering the 250 succulent and cacti varieties most commonly found at your local nursery or home improvement center—and the ones that are easiest to grow and to keep healthy.

For each variety you'll find detailed care instructions, a cultivation calendar, and daily maintenance tips, along with:

A simple but comprehensive care guide explaining placement and repotting so you can keep your succulents thriving year-round
Step-by-step instructions providing easy, detailed lessons on pruning, plant division and propagation through stem and leaf cutting
A guide to container arrangements showcasing beautiful succulent combinations and the creative use of containers, so even your first effort will look fabulous
An extensive illustrated field guide to help you identify over 250 succulents and cacti, with info on each plant's unique characteristics and needs

The gorgeous photos in this book will inspire you to learn more about these enchanting plants. The Essential Book of Succulents is more than just a guide—it's the start of a beautiful relationship. Dive in and begin your succulent journey today!

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Mira Locher

Zen Garden Design

$24.99

Zen Buddhist priest Shunmyo Masuno understands that today's busy world leaves little time or space for self-reflection, but that a garden—even in the most urban of spaces—can provide some respite. In his words, "The garden is a special spiritual place where the mind dwells." With this in mind, Masuno has designed scores of spectacular Japanese gardens and landscapes with the aim of helping people achieve a balanced life in the 21st century.

This book explores Masuno's design process and ideas, which are integral to his daily Zen training and teachings. It features 15 unique gardens and contemplative landscapes completed in six countries over as many years—all thoughtfully described and documented in full-color photos and drawings. Readers will also find insights on Masuno's philosophy of garden design and a conversation between the designer and famed architect Terunobu Fujimori.

Zen Garden Design provides an in-depth examination of Masuno's gardens and landscapes—not just as beautiful spaces, but as places for meditation and contemplation.

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Kendall H. Brown

Visionary Landscapes

$9.99

Discover the transformative artistry of five leading landscape architects in North America as they redefine the beauty and serenity of Japanese-style gardens.

Japanese gardens are found throughout the world today—their unique forms now considered a universal art form. This stunning Japanese gardening book examines the work of five leading landscape architects in North America who are exploring the extraordinary power of Japanese-style garden design to create an immersive experience promoting personal and social well-being.

Master garden designers Hoichi Kurisu, Takeo Uesugi, David Slawson, Shin Abe and Marc Keane have each interpreted the style and meaning of the Japanese garden in unique ways in their innovative designs for private, commercial and public spaces.

Several recent Japanese-style gardens by each designer are featured in this book with detailed descriptions and sumptuous color photos:

Hoichi Kurisu—transformative spaces for spiritual and physical equilibrium.
Takeo Uesugi—bright, flowing gardens that evoke joyful living.
David Slawson—evocations of native place that fuse with the surrounding landscape.
Shin Abe—dynamically balanced "visual stories" that produce meaning and comfort.
Marc Keane—reflections on human connections with nature through the art of gardens.

Also included are essays on the designers and mini-essays by them about gardens in Japan which have most inspired their work, as well as commentaries by patrons and visitors to their North American gardens.

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Hu Jie

The Splendid Chinese Garden

$34.95

The Splendid Chinese Garden is an illustrated guide to the classic gardens of China.

It explains the history of the garden, the traditions and beliefs they represent, their aesthetic and the techniques used to create them. Also included are chapters that survey the great gardens of China, the gardens tourists love to visit and gardeners dream of seeing and exploring.

Chinese Gardens in the South of the Yangtze River:

Ge Garden (Yangzhou)
He Yuan, also known as Jixiao Shan Zhuang (Yangzhou)
Zhan Garden (Nanjing)
Jichang Garden (Wuxi)
Humble Administrator's Garden (Suzhou)
Lingering Garden (Suzhou)
Master of the Nets Garden (Suzhou)
Lion Grove Garden (Suzhou)

Chinese Gardens in the North of the Yangtze River:

Yihe Garden or the Summer Palace (Beijing)
Beihai Park (Beijing)
Jingyi Garden in Xiangshan Mountain (Beijing)
Imperial Garden, Palace Museum (Beijing)
The Back Garden of the Prince Gong Mansion (Beijing)

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Thomas Daniell

Houses and Gardens of Kyoto

$24.99

Houses and Gardens of Kyoto presents over 500 photos of the most excellent examples of traditional Japanese architecture from every significant historical period in this new edition of a favorite classic.

Kyoto, considered the quintessential birthplace of Japanese culture, has survived centuries of damage and the onslaught of modernization, yet remains the undisputed home of the country's architectural and cultural history. This vibrant collection of Japanese garden design and landscaping photographs introduces a wide variety of traditional houses, from aristocratic villas, temple residences, and merchant townhouses, to ryokan inns and private retreats—each uniquely equipped with a garden space.

Houses And Gardens of Kyoto features residences—many of which have never before been photographed or shown in any other book—hand-picked by photographer Akihiko Seki. The accompanying text is informative and is sure to be a standard reference guide on the topic for years to come.

Each entry in this Japanese gardening and landscape design book is a colorful example of the most exquisite classic Japanese houses and garden styles and will serve as a lasting inspiration to anyone who is captivated by Japanese architecture and design.

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Thomas Hobbs

Shocking Beauty

$34.95

Find inspiration and fresh ideas with this beautifully photographed garden design book.

In Shocking Beauty, visionary garden impresario Thomas Hobbs offers his original and trendsetting treatises on garden design. In inspiring essays such as "Portable drams", "Staging Incidents" and "Zonal Denial, Hobbs uses examples from exceptional gardens throughout North America and Europe to demonstrate how a garden freed from the bonds of conventional design can result in spaces of singular and startling allure. Hobbs suggests that nature is the best teacher for blending color, texture and plant species to create "shocking beauty" in a garden.

Shocking Beauty offers an in-depth gardening book with a twist-it enables you to discover what it takes to stop people in their tracks and realize how stunning nature can be. Illustrated with over 200 striking full-color photographs, this thought-provoking book will inspire people who've never gardened before and invigorate the passions of those who already know the joy of gardening.

Garden design topics include:

Inspiration
Zonal Denial
Good Neighbors
High Tension
Color: Cause & Effect
Staging Incidents
Portable Drama
Home
Visions

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Green Interior

House Plants for Every Space

$19.99

The complete beginner's guide to selecting and maintaining the right plants for all of your spaces!

Plants are like people — they feel at home in certain spaces and not in others. House Plants for Every Space explains how to select the right plants for your home or office depending on the available light, the design you want, the size of the space, and the amount of time you have to maintain your greenery.

Authors Etsuhiro Mashita and Momoko Sato, collectively known as Green Interior, provide you with dozens of options for various types of spaces, then show you how to match your containers to the plants, how to arrange and display them to maximize their beauty, and how to keep the plants healthy so you won't lose them!

This complete all-in-one guide provides green solutions for every space imaginable, for example:

Low-light spaces far from windows, where ferns are the perfect solution
Large rooms where the plants can dominate, with generous groupings of succulents, air plants and Monstera
Spaces where a single large plant or tree like a Schefflera or palm variety can form the centerpiece
Rooms where only very large or very small plants work well—with nothing in-between
Plus many more options!

A comprehensive photographic guide to the most popular house plants, including exotics, is included. Small trees, hanging plants, succulents, air plants—over 130 different plants are covered. Green Interior gives you all the basic information you need about tools, soils, pest control, replanting, pruning and more!

This is the book you need to get to green your spaces effortlessly!

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Satoshi Sunamori

Moss Ball Bonsai

$16.99

Plant, soil, moss, twine—that's all you need to create the exciting form of bonsai known as koke (moss) dama (ball).

Moss Ball Bonsai provides all the information you need to make these self-contained gardens, using different types of plants—from flowering trees and ferns to grasses and cacti. A sampling of 100 different kokedama shows how even the most common of house plants can shine in this appealing no-pot environment, while a section on mosses acquaints you with the many tones and textures of this versatile plant family.

With this bonsai guide, you will learn how to:

Create and maintain a healthy home for your miniature garden's root system
Use inexpensive house plants and cuttings as the basis of your kokedama
Make beautiful (and quirky) group plantings within a single project
Find, collect and propagate moss
And more!

Whether resting on a pottery dish or suspended in the air, these little indoor gardens are a wonderful way to add a touch of artistry and greenery to your home or work space.

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Kenji Kobayashi

Miniature Japanese Gardens

$19.99

Bring a mini Japanese garden into your home—whether as a stress-reducing desk accessory, interesting centerpiece or beautiful addition to any space!

Bring the tranquility of Japanese garden design into any space in your home or office. Miniature Japanese Gardens shows you how to create simple Japanese-style container gardens using inexpensive plants and materials that are available everywhere!

A detailed plan of each "garden" provides a basic template, along with information about plant types and containers. The container itself can be an old pot, ceramic bowl, or just about anything you might have lying around. Such "found" objects lend themselves to the Japanese art of wabi-sabi—the beauty of imperfection. Add rocks and other elements to produce mini Zen gardens that bring a relaxing vibe to any interior space.

Miniature Japanese Gardens contains step-by-step instructions and photos of over 40 different projects, including:

Kokedama (moss ball)
A miniature bamboo grove
A variety of bonsai trees
And many more!

Plus, get inspired by accompanying photos of the Japanese landscape. While you may not be able to have a waterfall in your house, you can channel the same sensation with the help of just the right bonsai plants from this book. Miniature Japanese Gardens will appeal to gardeners, Zen students and small space enthusiasts alike!

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Kendall H. Brown

Visionary Landscapes

$14.99

Japanese gardens are found throughout the world today—their unique forms now considered a universal art form. This stunning Japanese gardening book examines the work of five leading landscape architects in North America who are exploring the extraordinary power of Japanese-style garden design to create an immersive experience promoting personal and social well-being.

Master garden designers Hoichi Kurisu, Takeo Uesugi, David Slawson, Shin Abe and Marc Keane have each interpreted the style and meaning of the Japanese garden in unique ways in their innovative designs for private, commercial and public spaces. Several recent Japanese-style gardens by each designer are featured in this book with detailed descriptions and sumptuous color photos.

Hoichi Kurisu—transformative spaces for spiritual and physical equilibrium.
Takeo Uesugi—bright, flowing gardens that evoke joyful living.
David Slawson—evocations of native place that fuse with the surrounding landscape.
Shin Abe—dynamically balanced "visual stories" that produce meaning and comfort.
Marc Keane—reflections on human connections with nature through the art of gardens.

Also included are essays on the designers and mini-essays by them about gardens in Japan which have most inspired their work, as well as commentaries by patrons and visitors to their North American gardens.

The book focuses on recently-created gardens to suggest how the art form is currently evolving, and to understand how Japanese garden design principles and practices are being adapted to suit the needs and ways of people living and working outside Japan today.

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Jiro Takei

Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden

$18.99

The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly a thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening—or any kind of gardening—in the world.

In this new edition, the authors provide an English-language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening accompanied by drawings, paintings and many new color photographs.

The new foreword by Japanese garden expert Hugo Torii, the Garden Curator at Portland Japanese Garden, explains the sacred importance of stones in Japanese garden design.

Written by a Japanese court noble during the Heian period (794-1184), the Sakuteiki includes technical advice on gardening—much of it still followed by today's Japanese gardeners—and examines the four central threads of meaning which were central to Heian-era garden design. For those seeking inspiration to build a rock garden or just better understand the Japanese stone garden, the Sakuteiki is an enduring classic.

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Kendall H. Brown

Quiet Beauty

$34.95

*Gold Medal winner in the 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Home & Garden*

"Just flipping through the pages of Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America will instantly lower your blood pressure."—The New York Times Book Review

Quiet Beauty: Japanese Gardens of North America is an extraordinary look at the most beautiful and serene gardens of the United States and Canada. Most Japanese garden books look to the gardens of Japan. Quiet Beauty explores the treasure trove of Japanese gardens located in North America. Featuring an intimate look at twenty-six gardens, with numerous stunning color photographs of each, that detail their style, history, and special functions, this book explores the ingenuity and range of Japanese landscaping.

Japanese gardens have been part of North American culture for almost 150 years. Quiet Beauty is a thought-provoking look at the history of their introduction to the world of North American gardening and how this aspect of Japanese culture has taken root and flourished.

Japanese gardens include:

Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
Nitobe Memorial Garden, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Japanese Garden, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Texas
Garden of the Pine Winds, Denver Botanic Gardena, Colorado
Japanese Garden, Montreal Botanical Garden, Quebec
Tenshin'en (The Garden of the Heart of Heaven), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Roji'en (Garden of Drops of Dew), The George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Japanese Gardens, The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, Florida
Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, Margaret T. Hance Park, Arizona
Garden of the Pine Wind, Garvan Woodland Garden, Hot Springs, Arkansas

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Thomas Rutter

The Garden Through Time

$24.95

Step into a Persian paradise, wander through a Mughal masterpiece or lose yourself in Monet's blooming haven at Giverny - The Garden Through Time brings 45 extraordinary gardens to life in a beautifully illustrated journey across the world and through the centuries.

From peaceful medieval cloisters to imaginative modern spaces like New York's High Line, each garden offers inspiration and ideas you can adapt at home, whether you have a sprawling garden or just a few pots on a balcony.

With stunning artwork and accessible, thoughtful tips throughout, this book blends the joy of discovery with practical insight. It's a celebration of the garden in all its forms - ideal for anyone looking to reimagine their outdoor space or simply explore the beauty of gardens from their own armchair.

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RHS

RHS Happy Plants

$16.95

Happy Plants will tell you everything you need to know about how to boost your mood with the happiest house plants, herbs, flowers and fronds.

It has long been known that immersing ourselves in the natural world makes us happy. But what are the happiest plants? How do you make the most of their joy-bringing properties like scent, taste and colour? And how do you bring this positive plant power into your life?

Happy Plants features 100 planty reasons to be cheerful, with engaging and authoritative text and gorgeously colourful images from leading gardening charity the Royal Horticultural Society. From cut flowers and containers to forests and fields, each entry will describe how plants can fight sadness, induce calm and otherwise brighten your day - and how you can make these accessible species happy, too.

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Chloé Roy

Floramama

$39.99

Setting the world on flower with this beautiful, practical, and inspiring guide to small-scale floriculture

Floramama is a practical guide for running a successful six-figure cut-flower business on 1.5 acres, combining ecological cultivation practices with entrepreneurial insights and the artistry of floral design.

Author and farmer Chloé Roy merges Jean-Martin Fortier's biointensive market gardening principles with her experience in Quebec's ecological flower-growing movement, inspired by the "slow flower" philosophy. This visually stunning resource covers:

An overview of the various classifications of flowers and their uses, covering annuals, biennials, perennials, bulb plants, and wildflowers
Cultivation techniques for vigorous, healthy blooms from site selection and infrastructure to soil amendments, transplanting and seed-starting methods, tools, irrigation, pest management, and harvest practices that extend vase life
Planting schedules and business and marketing strategies to help maximize productivity and financial viability, particularly in challenging climates
Guidance on crafting visually stunning bouquets by creatively combining elements such as color, texture, volume, and form to create both harmony and contrast.

Whether you're an established market gardener, an aspiring flower farmer, or simply passionate about sustainable blooms, Floramama offers valuable insights to help you grow with both purpose and profit.

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Laurie Perron

Gardening Naturally

$27.99

Ecological gardening with ease and simplicity.

Gardening Naturally offers a wealth of information and practical advice for growing indoor and outdoor plants based on sustainability, a rejection of artificial chemicals, and respect for biodiversity and the natural world. From advice on planning your garden and dealing with disease, insects, and the arrival of cold weather, to tips for starting your own compost, repotting effectively, and choosing which local and native flowers to best attract pollinators, Gardening Naturally will interest anyone who wants to add flowers, edibles, and greenery to their daily life, no matter the size of their balcony or the extent of their garden.

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gestalten

The Avant Gardens

$65.00

Step into the gardens of the future Blurring the lines between the natural and the cultivated, The Avant Garden observes visionary and unusual gardens in all their varying forms. Exploring the out of the ordinary, this book showcases a wide range of projects that reflect the shifting mindsets and cultures of their locale, challenging our notion of what a garden can be, and how they can make us feel. Taking into consideration climate change, biodiversity, The Avant Garden celebrates the cultivated natural world.

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gestalten

Urban Farmers

$50.00

We are what we eat, but do you know what you’re eating? Urban agriculture is the global movement that encourages the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in the city. As our world becomes increasingly defined by urban structures, exploring urban agriculture to encourage greener living is something essential for the quality of city life. From beekeeping in rooftops to underground mushroom farms, this book explores the fascinating and diverse world of urban agriculture, giving you the opportunity to learn from the best practices and get your hands dirty, be it in your balcony, a community garden, or even starting a business around it. Equipped with the right know-how and the proper tools for growth, we are well on our way to ensuring our cities grow in a healthy direction. Grow better, eat better, and make the world better!

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Fermiers Urbains

$50.00

Terre, graines et béton… une formule inattendue pour un mode de vie urbain plus vert, plus sain et plus durable. Nous sommes ce que nous mangeons, mais savons nous vraiment ce que nous mangeons ? L’agriculture urbaine est un mouvement planétaire qui encourage la pratique d’un mode de culture, de transformation et de distribution au cœur de la cité. Dans un monde de plus en plus urbanisé, explorer l’agriculture urbaine en vue de promouvoir un mode de vie plus vert apparaît comme un élément essentiel à la qualité de la vie citadine. De l’apiculture sur les toitures à la culture de champignons en sous-sol, Urban Farmers se penche sur le champ fascinant et divers de l’agriculture urbaine, en vous offrant l’opportunité de tirer parti des meilleures pratiques pour passer à l’action, sur votre balcon ou dans un jardin communautaire, ou encore de démarrer une entreprise en rapport avec le sujet. Forts des connaissances nécessaires et des outils adaptés, nous sommes prêts à contribuer à la saine croissance de nos villes. Prêts à cultiver mieux pour manger mieux et à rendre ce monde meilleur!

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Niki Irving

Growing Flowers

$34.99

Master Flower Gardening and Learn to Grow Flowers for All Seasons — Now in a New 2025 Edition

“Anyone wanting to get started with a flower garden will find plenty of expert guidance here.” ―Publishers Weekly

Dreaming of a yard full of beautiful flowers to plant or eager to grow your own rose garden? Growing Flowers is your complete guide to flower gardening for beginners and seasoned gardeners alike. Niki Irving shares expert advice on everything from flower gardening basics to advanced cut flower farming, making it easy to create an easy flower garden or even start your own flower farm.

Whether you’re interested in learning about flowers, cutting roses for arrangements, or exploring flower farming for beginners, this book gives you the tools and inspiration you need. Discover the secrets to gardening flowers for beginners, find the best rose flower varieties, and learn how to grow, harvest, and arrange blooms like a pro.

Inside, you’ll find:

Step-by-step guidance for flower gardening and cut flower farming, including the essentials of flower farming for beginners.
Tips on growing your own rose and cutting roses for long-lasting arrangements.
A curated list of beautiful flowers to plant for every season and climate.
Practical advice for creating an easy flower garden and mastering gardening flowers for beginners.

If you love flower books like Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden, A Year in Flowers, or The Flower Gardener’s Bible, you’ll adore the expert advice and gorgeous visuals in Niki Irving’s Growing Flowers. Perfect for gardening gifts, DIY floral enthusiasts, and anyone eager to bring more beauty into their home, this essential companion will guide you in learning about flowers, starting a flower farm, and enjoying the art of growing and arranging your own fresh blooms.

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Liz Primeau

My Natural History

$27.00

Written with the author's trademark blend of enthusiasm and insight, My Natural History describes how gardening has always been Liz Primeau's therapy, obsession, and reward. Full of fascinating gardening lore, personal history, and practical insight (including what to do when you notice your son is growing funny tomatoes among your seedlings), this wonderful memoir of life at ground level is sure to be savored by readers who share Primeau's passion for the earth and all the good things that come from it.

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Merilyn Simonds

Gardens

$22.95

Writers have long found relaxation and inspiration in gardening, often discussing their efforts in eloquent essays that seem to capture the very scent of the earth. This anthology brings together the best gardening essays from around the world and across the centuries. Highlights in this rich, satisfying collection include medieval herbalist John Gerard extolling the virtues of the potato, Czech playwright Karel Capek’s celebrating the winter garden, Catherine Parr Traill’s 1855 gardening tips, and a reminiscence of Thomas Hardy by his gardener, Bertie Stephens.

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Emma Wayland

Kew: The Apothecary's Garden

$19.95

For centuries we have harnessed the ancient wisdom of botanical healing, with plants used for a multitude of remedies that nurture both body and soul.

Kew: The Apothecary's Garden is a fascinating exploration of nature's pharmacy and the healing power of plants, from soothing hops, chamomile and valerian, and invigorating guarana, maca and ginseng, to the infection-fighting turmeric and tea tree and the immunity-boosting turkey tail mushroom. Herbal remedies, natural tinctures, and the historical and botanical background of plants are revealed through expert text and beautiful illustrations from the renowned Kew archive.

This curious history of plants that heal describes the incredible properties of over 60 species. Exploring the original folk remedies they inspired and the science behind them, this is the weird and wonderful story of how humans have harnessed nature's apothecary.

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Sandra Lawrence

The Psychedelic Garden

$19.95

Take a trip into the world of hallucinogenic plants.

From ancient ayahuasca rituals in the Amazon to substance-fuelled partying in the Summer of Love, psychoactive plants have been used for thousands of years for everything from shamanic ceremonies to staying awake. The Psychedelic Garden is a fascinating exploration of these incredible species that, for centuries, have helped shape the way we see the world.

With expert text and gorgeous botanical illustrations from the archives at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this mind-expanding book delves into the folklore, cultural relevance and botanical background of these remarkable plants.

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Felicity Day

Historic Royal Palaces: Royal Blooms

$24.95

Historic Royal Palaces: Royal Blooms is a fascinating exploration of how plants and flowers have formed an integral part of the crown, from the past through to present day.

From mulberry and myrtle to pomegranate and poppy, this beautifully illustrated and expertly written book depicts in detail how plants and flowers have been used by various royals throughout the centuries not just for power, politics and status but more recently, celebration. This four-colour beautiful, upmarket gift book is filled with interesting facts and captivating stories alongside stunning botanical illustrations and historical photographs from the Historic Royal Palaces archive, all focused on the crown's fascination with plants and flowers, from the war of the roses to royal wedding bouquets and everything in between.

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indiepubs

Die Ursache der Trockenfäule der Kartoffeln sind die Insecten

$154.00

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Josh Carter

Kew - Fragrance

$19.95 $15.96 Save $3.99

The luxurious and evocative scents that have fragranced the world all have their roots firmly in nature. Kew: Fragrance explores the botanical origins of perfume, unveiling the science and secrets behind the most intoxicating ingredients and their journey from bloom to bottle. From lemon, lavender and liquorice to cumin, cardamom and cotton flower, Fragrance reveals the alchemy, cultural meaning and plant provenance of 100 key ingredients that make up the most seductive scents. With beautiful botanical illustrations from the Kew archive and expert text, this book is an enchanting exploration of scent and the plant origins of perfume.