Helen Gardener's Books

Complete Guide to Water Garden Plants

By: Helen Nash,Steve Stroupe

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Complete Guide to Water Garden Plants

By: Helen Nash,Steve Stroupe

Packed with superb color photographs, this detailed manual is the definitive guide to help water gardeners select, cultivate, and care for aquatic plants. Extensive fully illustrated directories list commonly available submerged aquatic plants for ornamental ponds, floating aquatics, hardy and tropical water lilies, lotuses, marginal aquatics, and water irises.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402709544

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9781402709548

Beginner’s Guide to Garden Planning and Design

50 Simple Gardening Ideas for Adding Style & Personality to Your Outdoor Space

By: Helen Yoest

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Beginner’s Guide to Garden Planning and Design

50 Simple Gardening Ideas for Adding Style & Personality to Your Outdoor Space

By: Helen Yoest

Gardeners are generally always looking for inspiration. In the forward of Planning & Designing Your First Garden: 50 Ways to Add Style for Personal Creativity, P. Allen Smith states, "Helen has outlined 50 ways to add style to express one's personal creativity in the garden--when in fact her 50 will inspire at least 50 more ideas." Rather than force her own creative ideas on you, author, gardener, and horticulturalist, Helen Yoest teaches you to recognize and act on your own creativity. Easy to follow sections are divided into four basic priorities when thinking about your garden: Garden Basics, Garden Styles, Garden Elements and Your Garden Environment. Chapters include how to create rhythm, scale, and balance along with curb appeal to shape your owns ideas as well as a chapter on creating a sustainable garden environment where plants and animals can live together. Also learn about the importance of selecting the perfect space and sketching out your plan first, how to use containers effectively, as well as how to incorporate other features including water, walkways and walls. Let your imagination go wild and create an amazing space that will give back season after season!

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352

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Fox Chapel Publishing

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ISBN 10

1637413335

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9781637413333

The Pocket Book of Garden Experiments

By: Helen Pilcher

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The Pocket Book of Garden Experiments

By: Helen Pilcher

A beautifully designed activity book filled with fascinating garden experiments With 80 experiments for the whole family to discover and enjoy,The Pocket Book of Garden Experiments contains easy-to-follow instructions for activities that will stretch your imagination and bring out your inner scientist. - Make an ecosystem in a jar - Find out why leaves change colour - Turn potatoes into slime - Calculate the heights of trees - Make a sound map of your garden Each experiment takes inspiration from the natural world and the fascinating things that live in it.

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194

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472976312

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9781472976314

Surprise in the Garden

By: Helen Lawson-Goins

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Surprise in the Garden

By: Helen Lawson-Goins

“Surprise in the Garden” Josh and his mother Daisy live in the city far from the farm where her sister Lucy lives. Daisy wants Josh to have some values that she and Lucy have. Josh enjoyed his previous visit to Aunt Lucy and Uncle Troy’s farm, and Daisy is taking him back there for another visit. Josh remembers the birth of a calf from his first visit and he can hardly wait to get there again. When they arrive there, Josh is ready to see everything. He agreed to wait until the next day because it is late and everyone is tired. Uncle Troy takes Josh to see the farm animals and Josh is full of questions. Uncle Troy has a hard time trying to help Josh understand how Mother Nature is involved in the process of life. Josh learns many things about life on the farm. Aunt Lucy takes Josh to her vegetable garden where Josh is in for more learning about Mother Nature . He figures out the process and tells it to Aunt Lucy who also learns a lesson from her own experience. Josh finds a surprise in the garden. He plans another trip to the farm.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1477112596

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9781477112595

The Lost Garden: A Novel

By: Helen Humphreys

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The Lost Garden: A Novel

By: Helen Humphreys

Leaving London to grow food for the war effort, Gwen discovers a mysterious lost garden and the story of a love that becomes her own. This word-perfect, heartbreaking novel is set in early 1941 in Britain when the war seems endless and, perhaps, hopeless. London is on fire from the Blitz, and a young woman gardener named Gwen Davis flees from the burning city for the Devon countryside. She has volunteered for the Land Army, and is to be in charge of a group of young girls who will be trained to plant food crops on an old country estate where the gardens have fallen into ruin. Also on the estate, waiting to be posted, is a regiment of Canadian soldiers. For three months, the young women and men will form attachments, living in a temporary rural escape. No one will be more changed by the stay than Gwen. She will inspire the girls to restore the estate gardens, fall in love with a soldier, find her first deep friendship, and bring a lost garden, created for a great love, back to life. While doing so, she will finally come to know herself and a life worth living.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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ISBN 10

0393340937

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9780393340938

Willie and the Tomato Garden

By: Jane Helen Cooper

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Willie and the Tomato Garden

By: Jane Helen Cooper

How Can You Teach a Child to Willingly Share What They Love? . . . She gave the worm a push with her round black nose. . . “You happen to be eating one of my tomatoes!” exclaimed Willie, poking her nose even closer . . . Willie loves tomatoes, but she is not willing to share them. Does Willie need to keep all the tomatoes to herself? Discover how three little garden friends help Willie understand that sharing comes from the heart, and when there is a willingness to share, good things happen! Willie and the Tomato Garden is an endearing tale of love, respect, patience, and sharing. Willie’s interactions with Mr. Oliver and the animals she meets in the garden are a beautiful testament to the merits of teaching by example. The understanding and joy Mr. Oliver exhibits towards Willie’s eagerness and inquisitive nature, connects this story to readers of any age, from toddlers to grandparents. ~ Vicky Madden Bonillas, Montessori Teacher I absolutely love this delightful tale, and how Willie is led by her nose through this whimsical garden adventure. ~ Heidi Michalske, videographer This is a light-hearted story, teaching children the valuable lesson of giving to others. The illustrations are delightful and engaging. ~ Kerry Gregoire, business professional I loved Willie from the moment I set eyes on her. The garden adventure reminded me of Peter Rabbit. Everyone has something to learn, especially the willingness to share. ~ Janet Vitt Sommer RN, BSN The author takes her readers on Willie’s journey allowing them to taste and smell the tomatoes along the way. A well-written, descriptive, and creative story teaching the enduring values of sharing and making friends. ~ Gayle Berman

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Hugo House Publishers, Ltd.

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1936449773

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9781936449774

My Garden, the City and Me

Rooftop Adventures in the Wilds of London

By: Helen Babbs

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My Garden, the City and Me

Rooftop Adventures in the Wilds of London

By: Helen Babbs

Helen Babbs is a self-proclaimed city girl who lives on the second floor of a flat in a chaotic corner of London. An urge to find more green in the city and a stronger connection to the natural world leads her to create her first garden, an organic edible garden on her rooftop. This year-long adventure is the story behind My Garden, the City and Me. The journey begins in the dark of winter, where Babbs finds herself at a seed swap on a February morning, seduced more by packaging than by any true understanding of the plants. As the year progresses, Babbs revels in failures, like waking up bleary eyed and stomping on her seed starts, and triumphs like her summer-ending dinner party made with homegrown produce. Along the way she discovers “that I like gardening in my pajamas and that growing something from seed, watching it develop and then eating its fruits is truly joyful. I’ve daydreamed out there and entertained out there. It’s the force behind new friendships that I’ve forged. The garden has opened my eyes to a whole new side of London and urban living.” My Garden, the City and Me is a lyrical narrative about a twenty-something in search for a bit of wild in her city. The journey is charming, honest, and steeped in the lore of London, a city equally known for its gardens and its grit. In the end Babbs has achieved a new perspective on what it means to live green in the city she loves.

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Timber Press

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1604693193

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9781604693195

Rain Gardening in the South

Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge, and Everything in Between

By: Helen Kraus,Anne Spafford

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Rain Gardening in the South

Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge, and Everything in Between

By: Helen Kraus,Anne Spafford

Eco-gardening how-to book

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Eno Publishers

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0983247579

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9780983247579

Gardening for Health and Nutrition

An Introduction to the Method of Biodynamic Gardening

By: John Philbrick,John H. Philbrick,Helen Philbrick

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Gardening for Health and Nutrition

An Introduction to the Method of Biodynamic Gardening

By: John Philbrick,John H. Philbrick,Helen Philbrick

A simple, down-to-earth introduction to the method of biodynamic gardening especially written for the backyard gardener. Long out of print, this classic introduction to biodynamic gardening introduces the gardener to an obvious, often forgotten principle: gardening is about living things, life forces, and life as such. This book provides a simple and practical guide for the beginning gardener. It deals with planning a vegetable garden: how, when, and where to plant seeds and tools and compost making raised beds crop rotation, mulching, and companion plants harvesting, cooking, and preserving There are also sections on flowers, lawns, and home orchards.

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SteinerBooks

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0880104031

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9780880104036

California Native Gardening

A Month-by-Month Guide

By: Helen Popper

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California Native Gardening

A Month-by-Month Guide

By: Helen Popper

This is the first month-by-month guide to gardening with native plants in a state that follows a unique, nontraditional seasonal rhythm. Beginning in October, when much of California leaves the dry season behind and prepares for its own green "spring," Helen Popper provides detailed, calendar-based information for both beginning and experienced native gardeners. Each month’s chapter lists gardening tasks, including repeated tasks and those specific to each season. Popper offers planting and design ideas, and explains core gardening techniques such as pruning, mulching, and propagating. She tells how to use native plants in traditional garden styles, including Japanese, herb, and formal gardens, and recommends places for viewing natives. An essential year-round companion, this beautifully written and illustrated book nurtures the twin delights of seeing wild plants in the garden and garden plants in the wild.

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Univ of California Press

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0520952235

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9780520952232

Gardening in Pyjamas

Horticultural Enlightenment for Obsessive Dawn Raiders

By: Helen Yemm

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Gardening in Pyjamas

Horticultural Enlightenment for Obsessive Dawn Raiders

By: Helen Yemm

This is the perfect book for you if you are one of the many people who feel that gardening could be your ultimate pleasure if only you knew just that little bit more about it. The Daily Telegraph's much-loved columnist Helen Yemm manages to strike a happy balance between giving you enough information to get you going and not so much that it scares you or puts you off entirely. She dispenses invaluable advice, minus the mumbo jumbo, with refreshing humour and a clear understanding that not everyone has the wherewithal, in terms of time and finances, to spend every possible moment in the garden. So if you find yourself padding about your plot in your nightclothes without really knowing what to do, Gardening in Pyjamaswill provide you with all the essential facts to nurture your growing passion.

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Simon and Schuster

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1471126587

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9781471126581

Private Gardens of Georgia

By: Polly McLeod Mattox,Helen Mattox Bost

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Private Gardens of Georgia

By: Polly McLeod Mattox,Helen Mattox Bost

The Private Gardens of Georgia is a tour of thirty of the most beautiful gardens across Georgia, and shows how each has evolved into a place of charm and tranquility. These private oases illustrate unique plant and terrain differences at all seasons of the year and reveal the unique diversity found from the mountains to the piedmont and south Georgia, to the coast and the Golden Isles. Along with a brief history of each garden is fascinating information on the extensive diversity of plant materials that are suitable not only to these regions of Georgia, but to other areas in the southeastern United States.

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Gibbs Smith

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0941711986

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9780941711982

The Edwardian House

The Middle-class Home in Britain, 1880-1914

By: Helen C. Long

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The Edwardian House

The Middle-class Home in Britain, 1880-1914

By: Helen C. Long

Illustrates how Edwardian houses were built, how they were used, and what they meant at the time.

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Manchester University Press

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0719037298

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9780719037290

Storytime in India

Wedding Songs, Victorian Tales, and the Ethnographic Experience

By: Helen Priscilla Myers,Umesh Chandra Pandey

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Storytime in India

Wedding Songs, Victorian Tales, and the Ethnographic Experience

By: Helen Priscilla Myers,Umesh Chandra Pandey

Stories are the backbone of ethnographic research. During fieldwork, subjects describe their lives through stories. Afterward ethnographers come home from their journeys with stories of their own about their experiences in the field. Storytime in India is an exploration of the stories that come out of ethnographic fieldwork. Helen Priscilla Myers and Umesh Chandra Pandey examine the ways in which their research collecting Bhojpuri wedding songs became interwoven with the stories of their lives, their work together, and their shared experience reading The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope. Moving through these intertwined stories, the reader learns about the complete Bhojpuri wedding tradition through songs sung by Gangajali and access to the original song recordings and their translations. In the interludes, Pandey reads and interprets The Eustace Diamonds, confronting the reader with the ever-present influence of colonialism, both in India and in ethnographic fieldwork. Interwoven throughout are stories of the everyday, highlighting the ups and downs of the ethnographic experience. Storytime in India combines the style of the Victorian novel with the structure of traditional Indian village tales, in which stories are told within stories. This book questions how we can and should present ethnography as well as what we really learn in the field. As Myers and Pandey ultimately conclude, writers of scholarly books are storytellers themselves and scholarly books are a form of art, just like the traditions they study.

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530

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Indiana University Press

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0253041651

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9780253041654

Busy Little Gardener

By: Helen Barden

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Busy Little Gardener

By: Helen Barden

A how to book to get kids interested in growing their own gardens.

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Crescent

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0517036037

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9780517036037

Helen Philipps' Cross Stitch Garden Notebook

By: Helen Philipps

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Helen Philipps' Cross Stitch Garden Notebook

By: Helen Philipps

With ideas for using charms and buttons to enhance your cross stitch embroidery"--Cover.

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0715310135

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Book's by Helen Gardener

Complete Guide to Water Garden Plants

Complete Guide to Water Garden Plants

Beginner’s Guide to Garden Planning and Design

Beginner’s Guide to Garden Planning and Design

The Pocket Book of Garden Experiments

The Pocket Book of Garden Experiments

Surprise in the Garden

Surprise in the Garden

The Lost Garden: A Novel

The Lost Garden: A Novel

Willie and the Tomato Garden

Willie and the Tomato Garden

My Garden, the City and Me

My Garden, the City and Me

Rain Gardening in the South

Rain Gardening in the South

Gardening for Health and Nutrition

Gardening for Health and Nutrition

California Native Gardening

California Native Gardening

Gardening in Pyjamas

Gardening in Pyjamas

Private Gardens of Georgia

Private Gardens of Georgia

The Edwardian House

The Edwardian House

Storytime in India

Storytime in India

Busy Little Gardener

Busy Little Gardener

Helen Philipps' Cross Stitch Garden Notebook

Helen Philipps' Cross Stitch Garden Notebook

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