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The Gardener's Year
ISBN: 9780299100247 / Czeski / Miękka / 1984 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Karel Capek's "The Gardener's Year" is a timeless classic of wit and wisdom, sure to capture the heart and imagination of every gardener indeed, everyone who has pursued any hobby with a passion that occasionally overrides good common sense. Originally published more that fifty years ago in Czechoslovakia, it transcends the years with grace and ease. Whether Capek is talking about the lack or surfeit of rain, the fruitless search for space to plant just a few more perennials, or the unfathomable mystery of the green thumb, his words strike chord upon chord within every gardener, in every time...
Karel Capek's "The Gardener's Year" is a timeless classic of wit and wisdom, sure to capture the heart and imagination of every gardener indeed, every...
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54,59 |
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The London Town Garden, 1700-1840
ISBN: 9780300085389 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Much has been written about London's terraced houses with their simple dignity, their economical use of space, and their sense of comfort and human scale. Yet the small gardens that lie before or behind the houses in this great city have until now been overlooked. In this groundbreaking account of the development of the private garden in London, eminent garden historian Todd Longstaffe-Gowan provides a delightful remedy to the oversight. Recognizing the contribution of modest domestic gardens to the texture of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century London, Longstaffe-Gowan explores in full...
Much has been written about London's terraced houses with their simple dignity, their economical use of space, and their sense of comfort and human sc...
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209,16 |
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Redesigning the American Lawn: A Search for Environmental Harmony, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780300086942 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The authors in this book argue that our dedication to maintaining beautiful lawns is contributing to the serious environmental problems facing the planet, and they offer strategies for creating and caring for aesthetically pleasing and ecologically sound lawns. This new edition updates the original text and adds a chapter and illustrations showing what progress has been made in the ecological management of landscapes over the past decade. Reviews of the first edition: "An extremely readable summation of the origins of the addiction to lawns, and of the environmental reasons...
The authors in this book argue that our dedication to maintaining beautiful lawns is contributing to the serious environmental problems facing the pla...
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146,41 |
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The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter
ISBN: 9780307395399 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future. There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field. From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and in The Tree, Colin Tudge travels around the...
A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what mod...
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86,86 |
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Impatient Gardener: How to Grow Green Grass, Gorgeous Flowers, and Great Vegetables--Without a Green Thumb!
ISBN: 9780345309495 / Angielski / Miękka / 1983 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Do you wonder why your lawn is brown? Do you love flowers, but think you can't afford to grow them? Do you think producing your own vegetables would take a miracle? Well stop worrying! Jerry Baker, America's master gardener, understands all your hopes dreams and fears about your garden. And in the pages of this practical, inspiring handbook, he gives you the shortcuts, home remedies and time-tested tips you need to have a healthy lawn, thriving trees and shrubs, gorgeous flowers, and fabulous vegetables--even if you're a beginner! It's like having America's master gardener in your own...
Do you wonder why your lawn is brown? Do you love flowers, but think you can't afford to grow them? Do you think producing your own vegetables would t...
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75,01 |
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The Impatient Gardener's Lawn Book: How to Grow a Beautiful Lawn--Without Working Yourself Into the Ground
ISBN: 9780345340948 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Jerry Baker puts his expert reputation on the line, and on your lawn, to give you the kind of yard you've always dreamed of. Here is a complete step-by-step guide that will save you time, money, and effort, and give you a thicker, healthier lawn. Inside you will find: a state-by-state guide to the best kind of grass and lawn care for your location and climate; how to feed your lawn for the greenest healthiest growth; the right way to weed; how to protect your lawn, plus answers to the most frequently asked lawn care questions, and so much more.
Jerry Baker puts his expert reputation on the line, and on your lawn, to give you the kind of yard you've always dreamed of. Here is a complete step-b...
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75,01 |
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Farther Afield: A Gardener's Excursions
ISBN: 9780374520632 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this splendid collection of short essays, gardener, writer, and professor Allen Lacy takes readers on a series of garden excursions, beginning at home. Lacy writes of his experiences with a variety of plants--evening primrose, prairie gentian, sumac, coreopsis, fuchsias, gloriosa lilies--in his own garden in New Jersey. Then he charts his travels to other gardens, in the United States, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands. Final essays in Farther Afield include a discussion of garden writing, profiles of other horticulturists, and humorous pieces on cats and houseplants, and, of... In this splendid collection of short essays, gardener, writer, and professor Allen Lacy takes readers on a series of garden excursions, beginning a... |
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90,80 |
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The American Gardener
ISBN: 9780374522179 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Allen Lacy has gathered together a colorful sampler of American gardening writing from Thomas Jefferson to our own day. Among the fifty-two writers represented are such national treasures as Celia Thaxter, Neltje Blanchan, Elizabeth Lawrence, and Katherine S. White. Allen Lacy has gathered together a colorful sampler of American gardening writing from Thomas Jefferson to our own day. Among the fifty-two writers... |
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118,44 |
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A Garden from a Hundred Packets of Seed
ISBN: 9780374528775 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 125 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "An engaging mix of the serious and the playful, and Fenton writes with a lightness of touch perfectly suited to the subject." --Alexander Urquhart, The Times Literary Supplement Forget structure. Forget trees, shrubs, and perennials. As James Fenton writes, "This is not a book about huge projects. It is about thinking your way toward the essential flower garden, by the most traditional of routes: planting some seeds and seeing how they grow." In this light hearted, instructive, original "game of lists," Fenton selects one hundred plants he would choose to grow... "An engaging mix of the serious and the playful, and Fenton writes with a lightness of touch perfectly suited to the subject." --Alexander Urquh... |
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63,17 |
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The Mountains of California
ISBN: 9780375758195 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When John Muir traveled to California in 1868, he found the pristine mountain ranges that would inspire his life's work. The Mountains of California is the culmination of the ten years Muir spent in the Sierra Nevadas, studying every crag, crook, and valley with great care and contemplation.
Bill McKibben writes in his Introduction that Muir "invents, by sheer force of his love, an entirely new vocabulary and grammar of the wild . . . a language of ecstasy and exuberance." The Mountains of California is as vibrant and vital today as when it was written over a century ago.... When John Muir traveled to California in 1868, he found the pristine mountain ranges that would inspire his life's work. The Mountains of California i...
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86,86 |
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Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden
ISBN: 9780375759451 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A classic in the literature of the garden, Green Thoughts is a beautifully written and highly original collection of seventy-two essays, alphabetically arranged, on topics ranging from "Annuals" and "Artichokes" to "Weeds" and "Wildflowers." An amateur gardener for over thirty years, Eleanor Perenyi draws upon her wide-ranging knowledge of gardening lore to create a delightful, witty blend of how-to advice, informed opinion, historical insight, and philosophical musing. There are entries in praise of earthworms and in protest of rock gardens, a treatise on the sexual politics of...
A classic in the literature of the garden, Green Thoughts is a beautifully written and highly original collection of seventy-two essays, alphab...
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94,75 |
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The Gardener's Year
ISBN: 9780375759482 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From the internationally acclaimed Czech writer Karel Capek comes this beautifully written and marvelously apt account of the trials and tribulations of the gardener's life. First published in Prague in 1929, The Gardener's Year combines a richly comic portrait of life in the garden, narrated month by month, with a series of delightful illustrations by the author's older brother and collaborator, Josef. Capek's gardeners--all too human, despite their lofty aspirations--often look the fool, whether they be found sopping wet, victims of the cobralike water hose, or hunched over, hands...
From the internationally acclaimed Czech writer Karel Capek comes this beautifully written and marvelously apt account of the trials and tribulations ...
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63,17 |
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The Little Book of Bees
ISBN: 9780387952529 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 163 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. chapter1 Bees in the Animal Kingdom and in Earth's History 1 chapter2 The Bee--An Insect chapter3 What Does "Social" Mean in the Animal Kingdom? 25 Anonymous Societies 26 Family Associations 28 The Insect Colony 30 Social Classifications 34 chapter4 The Traits of Bees and Their System chapter5 Solitary Bees and Social Development 45 Solitary Bees 45 On the Way to a Colony Unique Mating Behavior 75 Threats from Outside, and Enemies Within the Ranks 77 chapter6 Bumblebees and Stingless Bees Bumblebees Stingless Bees 97 84 83 63 35 15 chapter7 On the Summit of Social Insect Life 7 The Genus...
chapter1 Bees in the Animal Kingdom and in Earth's History 1 chapter2 The Bee--An Insect chapter3 What Does "Social" Mean in the Animal Kingdom? 25 An...
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114,53 |
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English Cottage Gardening: For American Gardeners
ISBN: 9780393047899 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The author has analyzed the aesthetic and horticultural elements in ten representative cottage gardens--eight in England and two in the United States. Her spectacular photographs render the look and atmosphere of these gardens, while her text focuses on easily grown, readily available plants that are adaptable to a wide variety of climatic and soil conditions. In the back of the book--completely updated for this new edition--may be found specific horticultural information on a wide variety of cottage garden plants commonly available in the United States, glossaries of Latin and common names,...
The author has analyzed the aesthetic and horticultural elements in ten representative cottage gardens--eight in England and two in the United States....
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197,40 |
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American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn
ISBN: 9780393329308 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty expose of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers."
The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinbe...
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98,66 |
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Roof Gardens: History, Design, and Construction
ISBN: 9780393730128 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Roof Gardens covers site considerations, construction, design elements, and maintenance, as well as useful data and sources of supply and information. It presents a wealth of material, including typical sections and details of raised planters, walls, paving, drainage, and lighting. It also discusses planting soils and root-proofing, reviews useful new construction techniques-largely unknown in the United States-and offers a richly illustrated tour of roof gardens around the world and through history.
Roof Gardens covers site considerations, construction, design elements, and maintenance, as well as useful data and sources of supply and inf...
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313,69 |
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The Gardener's Almanac
ISBN: 9780395827550 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Some gardening books are annuals and some are hardy perennials. Here is a one-of-a-kind book of the latter sort, an entertaining mix of facts, advice, reminiscence, and humor for gardeners to dip into year after year. With tips, tidbits, and forecasts--from how to talk green to a guide to astrological gardening--this book is a browser's delight and a keepsake for every gardener.
Some gardening books are annuals and some are hardy perennials. Here is a one-of-a-kind book of the latter sort, an entertaining mix of facts, advice,...
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71,02 |
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Henry Mitchell on Gardening
ISBN: 9780395957677 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For readers who like gardening (and love the English language), this posthumous collection of Mitchell's "Washington Post" "Earthman" columns is "equal parts entertainment and shrewd horticultural advice" ("Science News").
For readers who like gardening (and love the English language), this posthumous collection of Mitchell's "Washington Post" "Earthman" columns is "equa...
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78,92 |
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One Man's Garden
ISBN: 9780395957691 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In the sequel to The Essential Earthman, the Washington Post columnist offers a harvest of sharp observations and humorous adventures gathered during a year in his garden, along with much down-to-earth advice on horticulture.
In the sequel to The Essential Earthman, the Washington Post columnist offers a harvest of sharp observations and humorous adventures gathered during ...
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78,92 |
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Heritage Gardens: Care, Conservation, Management
ISBN: 9780415074742 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Heritage gardens create huge management headaches. How does one preserve a garden designed for the enjoyment of the few when the advent of the many grinds it away to nothing? The answer, as presented in this book, is a subterfuge: preserve the illusion of the created environment as originally conceived, but adjust it using more durable materials - plants and designs which require less cultivation. Of all the problems facing the heritage industry today, the management of gardens and landscape environment create some of the greatest difficulties. This book seeks to provide some of the answers.
Heritage gardens create huge management headaches. How does one preserve a garden designed for the enjoyment of the few when the advent of the many gr...
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