Marvelous Mopheads


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Finally, a book just about mopheads, the most-popular hydrangeas for home gardeners. A 2021 study by the University of Tennessee Extension Service estimates more than 10 million hydrangeas are sold in the US each year. Mopheads are far and away the hydrangeas in greatest demand, accounting for 90% of sales. New mophead varieties flood the market every year. It’s hard to keep track of them all, let alone choose the perfect one(s) for the home garden. Marvelous Mopheads provides a comprehensive list of mophead varieties and invaluable advice about the best mopheads, including the older tried-and-true mopheads and more-recent introductions. The book is organized to present clear answers to frequently asked questions about • plant selection • color • pruning • indoor and outdoor placement • potting • feeding and fertilizing • soil pH adjustments • winter protection • care instructions • ensuring successful blooming With over 250 photos showing off the beauty of clearly labeled varieties, the book provides comprehensive information about the wonderful world of mophead hydrangeas.




Love and Redemption in the Tropics,


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Adriana Bardolino’s spicy memoir finds her out of her element, and missing her happy place. This new world is nothing like the magical tropical island of Maui she left behind. There, her life was filled with love, beauty, art, and romance. Everything goes topsy-turvy when a dear friend’s promise dissolves into the humid Miami air. When her new life in Florida turns out to be less than expected, she misses her island home. Life events send her through dark clouds and tumbling tides. Gauguin (Art) keeps Adriana stable through most storms, but eventually even Gauguin deserts her. She floats through the universe without a spacesuit, searching for creativity to return. She visits new lands in hopes of a renewed spark. Adult life forces her to grow up, to learn to forgive herself and others for past mistakes, but there are deep emotional losses along the way. Will Adriana find Gauguin?




Heights of the Marvelous


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In the cutting-edge manner and method of Verses that Hurt and Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poet's Café, this anthology gathers recent work by many of New York City's most daring young poets. Contributors to this eclectic, exhilarating collection include Jordan Davis, Maggie Estep, Mimi Goese, Kenneth Goldsmith, Sharon Mesmer, Lee Ranaldo, Prageeta Sharma, Mac Wellman, and others.




Trade


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Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas


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This lavishly illustrated book with 795 photographs offers thorough coverage of more than 1000 hydrangea species, subspecies, varieties, and cultivars.




One in a Hundred


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One In A Hundred covers the four-year Army hitch of a not-so-fictional character from the Midwest during the Vietnam war. Our hero ends up a long way from rice paddies, however 7,800 feet up on a plateau in Asmara, Ethiopia. The Army Security Agency was sort of a M*A*S*H for enlisted men, and the book records what seems like more than one persons share of unusual experiences. Keith Ellis calls One In A Hundred, A charming, funny, touching, honest story about life in the US Army during the surreal sixties, for those who were there and for those who are glad they werent. If you were there, you will find yourself chuckling at memories from your own experiences of Basic Training, new acquaintances, and bizarre duty stations. If you werent, youll be amused by the unlikely mix of people, places, and circumstances encountered during one mans four-year tour.




Marvelous Mopheads


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A comprehensive growing guide to mophead hydrangea varieties available today and best practices for cultivating each. Finally, a book just about mopheads, the most-popular hydrangeas forhome gardeners. A 2021 study by the University of Tennessee ExtensionService estimates more than 10 million hydrangeas are sold in the USeach year. Mopheads are far and away the hydrangeas in greatest demand,accounting for 90% of sales. New mophead varieties flood the market every year. It's hard to keeptrack of them all, let alone choose the perfect one(s) for the homegarden. Marvelous Mopheads provides a comprehensive list ofmophead varieties and invaluable advice about the best mopheads,including the older tried-and-true mopheads and more-recentintroductions. The book is organized to present clear answers to frequently asked questions about * plant selection * color * pruning * indoor and outdoor placement * potting * feeding and fertilizing * soil pH adjustments * winter protection * care instructions * ensuring successful blooming With over 250 photos showing off the beauty of clearly labeledvarieties, the book provides comprehensive information about thewonderful world of mophead hydrangeas.




Heavenly Hydrangeas


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A comprehensive hydrangea handbook for the home gardener who appreciate their long season of bloom, ease of maintenance, and dazzling variety of flower colors and forms.




A Reluctant First Mate's Journal


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Buying a sailboat is not something generally done on a whim. When Gwen and her husband Dan tired of their small powerboat, they decided to buy a sailboat large enough to sail across the Atlantic. Their "shake-down cruise" involved sailing from their home port in Rhode Island over 700 miles to Bermuda. Along the way, they encountered severe weather, 30-foot-high waves, nasty seasickness, and lots of equipment failures. With undampened spirits, the Riggs set course for Europe three years later. Duke, a spirited young Lhasa Apso, joined them for their adventure across the Atlantic. Their sails would bring them to ports all around the Mediterranean, to the Scandinavian countries and northern Europe. Author Gwen Riggs's breathtaking journey across the Atlantic is dutifully recorded in her own words in A Reluctant First Mate's Journal. You won't have to leave the comfort of your home to re-live every exciting moment




Hydrangeas


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Moisture-loving hydrangeas find a perfect environment on Cape Cod and the Islands. The photographs in this book offer a look at the beautiful hydrangeas of all varieties that thrive here.