Glorious Shade


Book Description

“A practical guide to maintaining a shade garden with a useful calendar of seasonal tasks, plant directory and inspiring design ideas.” —Gardens Illustrated Shade is one of the most common garden concerns homeowner’s have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. In Glorious Shade, Jenny Rose Carey celebrates the benefits of shade and shows you how to make the most of it. This information-rich, hardworking guide is packed with everything you need to successfully garden in the shadiest corners of a yard. You'll learn how to determine what type of shade you have and how to choose the right plants for the space. The book also shares design and maintenance tips that are key to growing a successful shade garden. Stunning color photographs offer design inspiration and reveal the beauty of shade-loving plants.







A Garden of Friends


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Rose offers advice on cultivating seasonal friendships, long-distance relationships, special needs friendships, and more.




Astronaut - Living in Space


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Now in PDF. Take a trip into space with this Level 2 Reader In this exciting and informative DK Reader, follow Linda the astronaut and her crew into space and find out how they live. With Astronaut - Living in Space your child will discover how astronauts eat, drink and deal with zero-gravity, as well as starting on the road to a relationship with reading. Level 2 Readers have easy-to-read stories with word repetition, pictures and illustrated text boxes to build literacy skills. The winning combination of interesting facts about space travel and adventurous astronaut, plus the engaging story packed full of exciting images, makes Astronaut - Living in Space perfect for getting children hooked on reading.




Finn's Garden Friends


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New series. Great 'spotting' book. All common species illustrated, plus hedgehog and fox fact pages. Hedgehogs 'at risk' species. Checked and endorsed by Environmental Consultant Paul Lawston. An educational tool.




Garden Friends


Book Description

Garden Friends is a story about a boy, a dog, a garden, and how friendships can be formed in the most unusual places. Aries and Lucy are on a mission to find out who is taking vegetables from the garden. Modern-day detectives, they stumble on clues that help solve the case. Garden Friends is a story about these relationships and giving of oneself to help others. The story line is appropriate for all ages, young and old, for the overall lesson can be applied to all our lives. It is a simple story with an important message that is brought to life by the illustrations.




What Grew in Larry's Garden


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A girl and her neighbor grow a community from their garden. Grace thinks Larry’s garden is one of the wonders of the world. In his tiny backyard, Larry grows extraordinary vegetables, with Grace as his helper. They water and weed, plant and prune, hoe and harvest. And whenever there’s a problem, Grace and Larry solve it together. Grace soon learns that Larry has big plans for the vegetables in his garden. And when the garden faces its biggest problem yet, Grace follows Larry’s example to find the perfect solution. Amazing things can grow when you tend your garden with kindness.




Garden Friends


Book Description

Get the best out of your outside space by calling on your garden 'friends'. Introducing helpful wildlife into your garden will help to control pests, maintain a natural chemical-free balance and encourage your garden to bloom, whether you have a large garden, an allotment or a simple window box. Some plants are great 'friends' and are endlessly useful – sweetpeas are good for regenerating tired soil, for example, while marigolds repel pesky greenfly away from your prized cabbages. Birds and other animals such as hedgehogs, bats and frogs are also renowned pest-munchers, while bees, butterflies and other insects will happily pollinate your flowers, fruit and vegetables. Encouraging just a few of these 'friends' into your garden will soon ensure your prized plants are blooming. This practical guide describes all of the wonderful wildlife that is helpful to have in your garden and how to spot them. Packed with hints and tips on how to encourage the critters into your space and make sure they stick around, this guide is a must-have for any gardener.




Friends in the Garden


Book Description

Friends in the Garden is a story about a boy, a dog, a garden, and how friendships can be formed in the most unusual places. Aries and Lucy are on a mission to find out who is taking vegetables from the garden. As modern-day detectives, they stumble on clues that help solve the case. Friends in the Garden is a story about these relationships and giving of oneself to help others. The storyline is appropriate for all ages, young and old, for the overall lesson can be applied to all our lives. It is a simple story with an important message that is brought to life by the illustrations.




Outsiders


Book Description

Blythe's reflection on a lifetime in gardening.