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3) Shared space
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"Shared Space tells what happens when messy Pak-Rat moves in next door to an orderly Mouse....Mouse liked having his own yard. There was never a stick out of place. There was room to stretch. Room to move. But when Pak-Rat moves in next door, Mouse realized two things: One: A neighbor meant sharing the yard. Two: It was going to be a problem. You’ll cheer for both Mouse and Pak-Rat in this...story about honest communication, boundaries, and yes—friendship!"...
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"[A] witty and beguiling meditation on weeds and their wily ways….You will never look at a weed, or flourish a garden fork, in the same way again."
-Richard Holmes, author of The Age of Wonder
"In this fascinating, richly detailed book, Richard Mabey gives weeds their full due."
-Carl Zimmer, author of Evolution
Richard Mabey, Great Britain's Britain's "greatest living nature writer" (London Times), has written a stirring and passionate defense...
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"Colorado's booming population and recent drought have made wise water use a top priority in the Centennial State. Whether you're establishing a new Xeriscape or you wish to transform your existing landscape into a lush yet water-thrifty oasis, Xeriscape Colorado shows you exactly how. Landscape designer Connie Lockhart Ellefson and Denver Water's David Winger take you step by step through the seven principles of Xeriscape: planning and design, soil...
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Keep your lawn and garden lush without wasting resources by capturing and recycling the greywater that drains from your sink, shower, and washing machine. This accessible and detailed guide walks you through each step of planning for and installing a variety of greywater systems, including laundry-to-landscape and branched drain gravity-fed systems. After identifying greywater sources in your home and estimating flow rate, youll learn to pinpoint...
10) Lawns 1-2-3
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Includes information on how grass grows, types of grass to chose from, protective clothing/gear, growing zones, anatomy of grasses, mowing equipment and maintenance, other lawn care equipment, lawn irrigation issues, fertilizers, turfgrass diseases, herbicides, weed identification and control, soil issues, thatching, and how to plant a lawn.
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Paul Tukey, a self-confessed mowing addict, answers the growing demand for organic grass with a comprehensive volume of natural lawncare information. Step by step, he takes readers through the many elements that work together to form a healthy, organic lawn. Well-treated soil, fed properly with compost and natural fertilizers, is the foundation of every great lawn. Plant it with a grass cultivar matched properly to the climate and sunlight, nourish...