A Way to Garden

A Way to Garden
Author: Margaret Roach
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604698772

“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.

The Plant Lover's Guide to Magnolias

The Plant Lover's Guide to Magnolias
Author: Andrew Bunting
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2016-04-13
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604695781

Magnolias—beloved for their iconic spring blossoms—are among the most popular flowering trees. In The Plant Lover’s Guide to Magnolias expert Andrew Bunting shares a plant directory including 146 of the best magnolias for the garden. Featuring information on growth, care, and design, along with hundreds of gorgeous color photographs, it covers everything a home gardener needs to introduce these delightful trees into their garden.

In Defense of Plants

In Defense of Plants
Author: Matt Candeias
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2021-03-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1642504548

The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.

We Are the Gardeners

We Are the Gardeners
Author: Joanna Gaines
Publisher: Tommy Nelson
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1400215412

Teach children that the greatest rewards come from patience, hard work, and learning from mistakes! In the #1 New York Times bestseller We Are the Gardeners, Joanna Gaines and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden. From their failed endeavors, obstacles to overcome (bunnies that eat everything), and all of the knowledge they gain along the way, the Gaines family shares how they learned to grow a happy, successful garden. We Are the Gardeners is a whimsical picture book perfect for: Ages 4-8 Parents, libraries, classroom story times, and discussions focusing on springtime and gardening Households that enjoy watching HGTV's Fixer Upper Young children and families interested in gardening and plants After reading, children will learn: Trying something new isn't always easy, but the hardest work often yields the greatest reward The basic steps and process of starting a garden The importance of patience and how it is possible to learn from your mistakes You and your children will learn all about the Gaines family's story of becoming gardeners in Joanna's first children's book--starting with the first little fern Chip bought for Jo. Over the years, the family's love for gardening has blossomed into what is now a beautiful, bustling garden.

Magnolia Bloom Book 3

Magnolia Bloom Book 3
Author: Paula Adler
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-03-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781951282011

A century ago, a castle was built in East Texas and a magic more than happily-ever-after came to life in Magnolia GrovePaige MacInnes is afraid her ever-after will be anything but happy. When a beloved family member dies, Paige returns to Magnolia Grove to honor her aunt's last wishes, only to find she's been tapped to take over as the castle's curator. With her marriage on the rocks, Paige doesn't believe in the wedding venue's magic anymore and isn't sure it ever existed.The castle may be beautiful, but it's just authentic Scottish stone and cement, a curiosity with no more "magic" than a common farmhouse. While she won't sell a well-marketed fairytale to lure couples to wed in East Texas, she's determined not to let the family business fail. She agrees to a six-month assignment with plans to move on, even if she faces the future alone.Will the magic of Magnolia Grove heal Paige's soul, or is she right, and the magic is gone forever?

Spring, Too, Returns

Spring, Too, Returns
Author: Christine Tran
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2022-10-07
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1666753556

Spring, Too, Returns is a fifty-poem collection divided into four sections of poems devoted to each season of the year. The collection looks to how the metaphorical nature of each season can teach us profound lessons about life. The brutality of winter can teach us to be steadfast. The hopefulness of spring reminds us that anything can be made new. Summer’s buoyancy and warmth allows us to be carefree under the sun. Autumn’s foliage is an example of how change can be a beautiful thing. The ever-changing and cyclical nature of the seasons serves as an example that we too can stretch, grow, and endure no matter what circumstance that comes our way.

Return to Cherry Blossom Way

Return to Cherry Blossom Way
Author: Jeannie Chin
Publisher: Forever
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2022-08-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1538753634

In this sweet second-chance love story, two opposites discover their once-in-a-lifetime chemistry has only gotten stronger. May Wu is no longer the shy teen who skipped out of her small North Carolina town right after graduation. Now she’s a successful travel writer who can handle any challenge. Until her latest assignment sends her home to Blue Cedar Falls, where, of course, she runs straight into Han Leung, a.k.a. the guy who got away. How dare he still be so good looking, funny, and easy to talk to? Han always does the responsible thing, which is why he put aside his dreams of opening his own restaurant to run his family’s business. But when May re-enters his life, he can no longer ignore his own wants and desires. Garden gnomes are stolen, old haunts are visited, and sparks fly between the pair, just as they always did. But Han and May broke up because they wanted vastly different lives, and that hasn’t changed—or has it?

Mistletoe and Magnolia

Mistletoe and Magnolia
Author: Paula Adler
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781951282004

Book 2 in the Magnolia Grove series following Kiki MacInnes as she returns to Castle MacInnes in Magnolia Grove, Texas, to heal from a devastating mistake that has cost her the career she truly loved. Kiki doesn't believe yet that she deserves a second chance?or a third?or a fourth? but she's trying to stay on the road to redemption. In her heart, she's afraid even the magic of Castle MacInnes might not be big enough for her to find peace, but an unexpected ally in the town's hunky preacher helps her to see if maybe the person she needs to forgive first is herself.

The Magnolia Palace

The Magnolia Palace
Author: Fiona Davis
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2022-01-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593184017

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City's most impressive Gilded Age mansions. Eight months since losing her mother in the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, twenty-one-year-old Lillian Carter's life has completely fallen apart. For the past six years, under the moniker Angelica, Lillian was one of the most sought-after artists' models in New York City, with statues based on her figure gracing landmarks from the Plaza Hotel to the Brooklyn Bridge. But with her mother gone, a grieving Lillian is rudderless and desperate—the work has dried up and a looming scandal has left her entirely without a safe haven. So when she stumbles upon an employment opportunity at the Frick mansion—a building that, ironically, bears her own visage—Lillian jumps at the chance. But the longer she works as a private secretary to the imperious and demanding Helen Frick, the daughter and heiress of industrialist and art patron Henry Clay Frick, the more deeply her life gets intertwined with that of the family—pulling her into a tangled web of romantic trysts, stolen jewels, and family drama that runs so deep, the stakes just may be life or death. Nearly fifty years later, mod English model Veronica Weber has her own chance to make her career—and with it, earn the money she needs to support her family back home—within the walls of the former Frick residence, now converted into one of New York City's most impressive museums. But when she—along with a charming intern/budding art curator named Joshua—is dismissed from the Vogue shoot taking place at the Frick Collection, she chances upon a series of hidden messages in the museum: messages that will lead her and Joshua on a hunt that could not only solve Veronica's financial woes, but could finally reveal the truth behind a decades-old murder in the infamous Frick family.