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ORCHID Marie Selby Botanical Gardens — David A. Berry

ORCHID Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

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The Humane Gardener Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife (how to create a sustainable and ethical garden that promotes native wildlife, plants, and biodiversity) — Nancy Lawson

The Humane Gardener Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife (how to create a sustainable and ethical garden that promotes native wildlife, plants, and biodiversity)

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French Dirt The Story of a Garden in the South of France — Richard Goodman

French Dirt The Story of a Garden in the South of France

Richard Goodman

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The Well-Gardened Mind The Restorative Power of Nature — Sue Stuart-Smith

The Well-Gardened Mind The Restorative Power of Nature

Sue Stuart-Smith

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Homegrown and Handpicked A Year in a Gardening Life — Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked A Year in a Gardening Life — Carol J. Michel

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Homesteading Bible Homesteader’s Handbook to Master the Secrets of Planting, Growing, Preserving and Thriving for a Sustainable and Self-Sufficient Off-Grid Living — EWAN. MCCORMICK

Homesteading Bible Homesteader’s Handbook to Master the Secrets of Planting, Growing, Preserving and Thriving for a Sustainable and Self-Sufficient Off-Grid Living

EWAN. MCCORMICK

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Life in the Garden — Penelope Lively

Life in the Garden

Penelope Lively

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An Economic History of the English Garden — Roderick Floud

An Economic History of the English Garden

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Second Nature A Gardener’s Education — Michael Pollan

Second Nature A Gardener’s Education

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Deep in the Green An Exploration of Country Pleasures — Anne Raver

Deep in the Green An Exploration of Country Pleasures

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This Is How a Robin Drinks Essays on Urban Nature — Joanna Brichetto

This Is How a Robin Drinks Essays on Urban Nature

Joanna Brichetto

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Martha’s Flowers A Practical Guide to Growing, Gathering, and Enjoying — Martha Stewart

Martha’s Flowers A Practical Guide to Growing, Gathering, and Enjoying

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How to Become a Gardener Find Empowerment in Creating Your Own Food Security — Ashlie Thomas

How to Become a Gardener Find Empowerment in Creating Your Own Food Security

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The Writer in the Garden — Jane Garmey

The Writer in the Garden

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The Garden Against Time The Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller — Olivia Laing

The Garden Against Time The Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

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Becoming a Gardener What Reading and Digging Taught Me about Living — Catie Marron

Becoming a Gardener What Reading and Digging Taught Me about Living

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The Mythology of Plants Botanical Lore from Ancient Greece and Rome — Annette Giesecke

The Mythology of Plants Botanical Lore from Ancient Greece and Rome

Annette Giesecke

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The Garden Against Time In Search of a Common Paradise — Olivia Laing

The Garden Against Time In Search of a Common Paradise

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The Penguin Book of Garden Writing — David Wheeler

The Penguin Book of Garden Writing

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Paths of Desire The Passions of a Suburban Gardener — Dominique Browning

Paths of Desire The Passions of a Suburban Gardener

Dominique Browning

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Of Naked Ladies and Forget-Me-Nots The Stories Behind the Common Names of Some of Our Favorite Plants — Allan M. Armitage

Of Naked Ladies and Forget-Me-Nots The Stories Behind the Common Names of Some of Our Favorite Plants

Allan M. Armitage

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A Year in the Garden Four Seasons of Texture, Color, and Beauty — Theodore James

A Year in the Garden Four Seasons of Texture, Color, and Beauty

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In Praise of Plants — Francis Hallé

In Praise of Plants

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