Search Results: Gardening from Elk Creek Heritage Books

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Beautiful pictures throughout. * From the book, ""For many, the mention of bulb flowers brings to mind a spring field of yellow daffodils, a summer bloom of red gladioli, an autumn drift of lilies, or a winter bouquet of white narcissi. Beautiful Bulbs contains simple secrets for growing flowers from bulbs throughout the year. Illustrated with glorious, full-color photographs by Faith Echtermeyer.""

Time Life Education, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Printing Stated First Printing. Hard cover in fine condition with glossy pictorial boards. Endpapers depict a garden gate in shades of green. Inscription signed by author on Title Page (signature not authenticated.) Interior text block clean & tight; no other writings, no markings noted. Just about every page contains beautiful glossy colored photographs of gardens and flowers. Size approximately 9 7/8"" square; 237 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped; mirrors the glossy hard cover boards. * From the jacket back, "". . . where interior design becomes exterior design. With nearly 300 exquisite color photographs . . . shows how gardeners around the country use distinctive objects and furnishings to bring their own sense of style outdoors. . . ""

Washington, D.C.: National Wildlife Federation, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Two hardcover volumes in Slip Case in very good condition: ""Gardening With Wildlife"" and ""The Gift of Birds"". Both books filled with beautiful pictures. Both books hard covers in very good condition with light sunning to the jacket spines. ""Birds"" Dust jacket has small chip at back top corner and near the spine. Text block clean and tight. No other markings noted. Books have yellow and green cloth boards with gold lettering. Slip case is bronze with dark blue lettering.

Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications, Inc., 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 2nd Printing Second printing per number line. Hard cover in fine condition with glossy pictorial boards which mirror the dust jacket. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains color photos and illustrations throughout. Size approx 10 1/4"" tall x 8 3/4"" wide; 236 numbered pages. Dust jacket in very good condition; tiny wear at corners; not price clipped. * From the jacket, "". . . botanist and author Susan McClure provides the accurate, insightful answers that all herb growers - experienced or not - need and want. . . . Complete instructions . . . how to grow herbs in all kinds of situations, from a few indoor containers to a large and varied garden. . . .choosing garden locations, themes, and designs; evaluating and improving soils; companion plantings; propagation; minimizing maintenance; pruning; and troubleshooting . . . Also includes a… Read More

Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, Inc., 1988. Soft cover. Good. Text block clean and tight. No markings or tears. Black and white and colored pictures throughout.

Rohnert Park, CA: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1989. Hardcover. Fine. O'Connor, Heather. Hard cover in fine condition with glossy pictorial boards and green spine cloth with gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block of glossy pages clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Pink ribbon bookmark bound in. Color photographs of gardens throughout. Size 8 3/4"" square x 5/8"" thick. * Author Elizabeth Murray, with her passion for flowers, nature and art, left her home in California to spend a year working at the Claude Monet Museum Gardens in Giverny, France. Before and after her days working in the gardens, she photographed and wrote about the Gardens. This is her story. Not only details of Monet's home and the gardens featured in his many paintings, but detailed schematics of many of the Gardens, complete with planting schemes and details on the individual plants and, in the last section on ""Bringing Giverny Home,"" plants originally used in… Read More

Gramercy Books / Random House, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per number line beginning with number two which at the time of publication was the Random House convention for identifying first editions. Pale orange boards with pale orange gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Black & white illustrations throughout. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; has been price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""For centuries, 'The Old Farmer's Almanac' has been offering its unique combination of science, folklore, humor, and no-nonsense advice on a variety of subjects. . . . offers the same singular mixture of practicality and fun with its selection of gardening tips, secrets, advice, and information. . . . illustrations, witty sidebars of facts and information, folklore, and humor. . .""

Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in fine condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Dust jacket in fine condition with mellow age tonong.. * From the book, ""This book answers all your questions about composting and lays to rest such common fears as: When is compost safe to use? Does a compost heap get hot enough to kill pathogens? Does the heap smell bad? All the information is here. A wealth of photos and illustrations throughout the book shows you the materials, techniques, and tools involved in composting.""

Viking, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Buchanan, Steve. 1st Printing Stated First published in 1997 plus a complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with beige boards, green spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Inscribed by the author on front free end paper (signature not authenticated.) Interior text block clean & tight; no other writings, no markings noted. Contains two sections of four leaves / 8 pages each of full page color photographs. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. Red sticker on front jacket states ""Fee Seed Packet Inside."" There is a seed packet of Cosmos pasted on rear end paper; paste shows through verso of page; at this date, would assume seeds are no longer viable. * From the jacket, ""The hesitant novice will warm to 'The Self-Taught Gardener,' an affectionate compendium of a lifetime's experience in shaping a garden. Sydney Eddison, a passionate gardener and… Read More

HarperCollins, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with green boards and gold spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. No markings or tears noted. Contains black and white and colored photos throughout. Front and back inside covers contain maps of North American hardiness zones. Dust jacket in very good condition with just ghost of shelf & edge wear, * From the book, ""All you need to know to plan and make a good-looking, low-maintenance and fast-maturing garden.""