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1	The Earth Knows My Name: Food, Culture, and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic Americans more books like this by Patricia Klindienst add to wishlist "Why have we tamed the history of gardening in America?" Patricia Klindienst asks in The Earth Knows My Name. We are a democracy of gardeners yet, with few exceptions, the garden is presented as the province of the privileged and the white. Garden writing tends to exclude the stories of the ethnic peoples who have shaped our landscape for ... see all copies from $4.64! new only from $7.49! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden more books like this by Emily Whaley, William Baldwin add to wishlist Emily Whaley's garden in Charleston, South Carolina, may be the most visited private garden in the country. It is the life's work of a vibrant, sociable, opinionated, determined, forceful woman who has spent the last 85 years cultivating whatever life offered her. Thanks to Baldwin's unfailing ear, Whaley's distinctive voice offers readers a clear ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.17! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy more books like this by Eric Hansen add to wishlist Eric Hansen writes entertainingly and often hilariously about the sinister world of orchid raising--a $9 billion business worldwide. Specifically, he explores the black market in rare and endangered plants that are smuggled out of ecologically precarious areas and sold to enthusiasts at inflated prices. Hansen's book, full of fascinating stories ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Sunlight on the lawn more books like this by Beverley Nichols add to wishlist Mr Nichols' accounts of the rescue and renovation of Merry Hall, a rundown Georgian mansion and its garden. see all copies from $12.19! new only from $13.42! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World more books like this by Wendy Johnson, Davis Te Selle (Illustrator) add to wishlist Johnson and Te Salle deliver a meditative, beautifully illustrated yet profoundly practical book that takes readers deep into the natural world and into a new understanding of the art of gardening. see all copies from $9.09! new only from $11.90! \| SVS
6	Second Nature more books like this by Michael Pollan add to wishlist In the mid-1980s, Michael Pollan began gardening on the grounds of the old dairy farm he bought in Connecticut, a process that led to a series of musings on the troubled boundary between nature and contemporary life. see all copies from $3.23! new only from $22.51!
7	Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden more books like this by Eleanor Spencer Stone Perenyi add to wishlist Eleanor Perenyi's quirky, entertaining, and learned essays are opinionated in the best way. Perenyi, who has been gardening for many years at her small plot in Stonington, Connecticut (and before that at a palatial estate in Hungary), knows what she's talking about. As she tackles (with gusto) a variety of garden topics--including beans, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.13! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The gardener's year more books like this by Karel Capek add to wishlist The Czech writer Karel Capek (1890-1938) was renowned for his satirical play R.U.R., in which he coined the word "robot" (from the Czech word for "peasant")--a blistering attack on technology in the service of regimentation. Perhaps surprisingly, Capek was also a dedicated gardener. In THE GARDENER'S YEAR, his classic, month-by-month walk through ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.13! \| SVS
9	Garden open today more books like this by Beverley Nichols add to wishlist Beverley Nichols (1898-1983) wrote mysteries and children's books, but he was also an avid gardener, and his eccentrically entertaining gardening books are classics. This volume is about his garden at Sudbrook Cottage in Surrey. see all copies from $7.90! new only from $14.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Our Life in Gardens more books like this by Joe Eck, Wayne Winterrowd add to wishlist Two renowned garden designers present this entertaining, fascinating, and unexpectedly moving book about the life and garden they share. The book also contains much sound information about the cultivation of plants and their value in the landscape. see all copies from $13.50! new only from $19.88! \| SVS
11 view cover	Rhapsody in Green: The Garden Wit and Wisdom of Beverley Nichols more books like this by Roy C Dicks (Editor) add to wishlist Beverley Nichols (1898-1983) was a prolific author, playwright, composer, and media personality. Though much of his work has been forgotten, his garden writing has stood the test of time. His amusing anecdotes, poetic contemplations, and penetrating observations speak to all gardeners - from houseplant killers to nursery professionals - and ... see all copies from $13.28! new only from $13.28! \| SVS
12 view cover	An island garden more books like this by Celia Thaxter add to wishlist Thaxter spent much of her life on Isles of Shoals, off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In this classic volume, first published in 1894, she describes how she made her garden grow in this challenging environment. Childe Hassam's paintings and chapter illuminations are included. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.20! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Paths of Desire: The Passions of a Suburban Gardener more books like this by Dominique Browning add to wishlist The editor-in-chief of House & Garden writes about her own garden, at her country house north of New York. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Garden Open Tomorrow more books like this by Beverley Nichols add to wishlist Beverley Nichols (1898-1983) wrote mysteries and children's books, but he was also an avid gardener, and his eccentrically entertaining gardening books are classics. This volume is about his garden at Sudbrook Cottage in Surrey, and is the last of his works, written when he was in his 60s. It contains a chapter called Gardening for the Elderly. see all copies from $14.76! new only from $14.76! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden more books like this by Diane Ackerman add to wishlist In CULTIVATING DELIGHT, Diane Ackerman introduces readers to her garden, weeds and all, and muses on the connections between plants and people, and the effect of gardening on the human spirit. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Down the garden path more books like this by Beverley Nichols add to wishlist Down the Garden Path has stood the test of time as one of the world's best-loved and most quoted gardening books. The secret of this book's success - and its timelessness - is that it does not seek to impress the reader with a wealth of expert knowledge or advice. Beverley Nichols proudly declares his status as a newcomer to gardening: 'The best ... see all copies from $9.60! new only from $13.42! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm more books like this by Stanley Crawford add to wishlist From his New Mexico mountain home, award-winning author Stanley Crawford writes about growing garlic and selling it. The book is a favourite not only for its assemblage of garlic and farming lore but for what it tells us about how to live a satisfying life. This beloved book, first published in 1992, is now available only from the University of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Gardener's Bed-Book: Short and Long Pieces to Be Read in Bed by Those Who Love Green Growing Things more books like this by Richardson Little Wright, Michael Pollan (Editor), Allen Lacy (Preface by) add to wishlist From the renowned editor of "House and Garden" magazine in the 1920s and 1930s comes an engaging and amusing collection of 365 short essays, one for each night of the year. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.13! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	From the Ground Up: The Story of a First Garden more books like this by Amy Stewart add to wishlist Amy Stewart had a simple dream: She wanted a garden. "From the Ground Up" is Stewart's chronicle of the seedlings and weeds, cats and compost, worms and watering that transformed a plot into a glorious garden. Delighting in triumphs and confessing to gardening sins, Stewart dishes the dirt for both the novice and experienced gardener. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Merry Hall more books like this by Beverley Nichols add to wishlist Mr Nichols' accounts of the rescue and renovation of Merry Hall, a rundown Georgian mansion and its garden. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $13.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader more books like this by Joan Dye Gussow add to wishlist This first-person story is a horn of plenty in itself, as Joan Dye Gussow tells of her adventures as a master gardener and tireless promoter of the organic way of life. Gussow has cultivated several gardens in her homes north of New York City, and her book is full of loving insider tips on what she grew and how she grew it. She lends her expertise ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $5.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Onward and upward in the garden more books like this by Katharine Sergeant Angell White add to wishlist Katharine White's celebrated garden columns appeared in The New Yorker between 1958 and 1970. These 14 essays, chiefly reviews of garden catalogs, are full of White's humor, intelligence, and lively critical sensibility. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.65! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	On the making of gardens more books like this by George Reresby Sitwell, Sir. bart add to wishlist It was a nervous breakdown that drew Sir George Sitwell to Italy in the 20th century. And it was the incomparable gardens of Tuscany, Rome, and the Italian Lake district that inspired him to write his classic analysis of what he considered the timeless principles of garden design. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| first editions
24 view cover	In and Out of the Garden more books like this by Sara Midda add to wishlist The most elegant and subtle of books to give and to have, this title evokes the English gardens of Sara Midda's childhood, sowing the imagination with glorious images. Dozens and dozens of illustrations and tender reflections recall a hut in the wood, or a topiary maze, a summer day spent podding peas, or an herb patch that yields Biblical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.48! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Gardens more books like this by Unknown, Ariel Books, M P Lannamann add to wishlist Anyone with a green thumb knows that tending a garden is hard workbut it also produces tremendous personal satisfaction. This Little Book recognizes the joy gardeners get from playing in the dirt. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.96!

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