Petal & Twig
Seasonal Bouquets with Blossoms, Branches, and Grasses from Your Garden
Written by Valerie Easton

Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: January 31, 2012
Price: $16.95

Forcing flowers to stand up and do tricks is the old way of flower bouquets. That called for flying in blossoms from around the world. The new way is so much more DIY and all about what's happening in the garden right now--no matter the season. Petal & Twig is full... Read more >

Old Herbaceous
A Novel of the Garden
Written by Reginald Arkell
Introduction by Penelope Hobhouse

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: April 15, 2003
Price: $14.00

Back in print after fifty years

Old Herbaceous is a classic British novel of the garden, with a title character as outsized and unforgettable as P. G. Wodehouse’s immortal butler, Jeeves. Born at the dusk of the Victorian era, Bert Pinnegar, an awkward orphan child with one leg a tad longer than... Read more >

Eliminate Chaos
The 10-Step Process to Organize Your Home and Life
Written by Laura Leist

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 14, 2006
Price: $19.95

Eliminate Chaos is a user-friendly system for organizing each room of the house, including the kitchen and pantry, closet, garage, home office, and childrens' rooms. The author’s ten-step system is presented in an easy-to-use, workbook-style layout. Full-color photos demonstrate the various stages of the organizing process, illustrating not just "before and... Read more >

Grow Cook Eat
A Food Lover's Guide to Vegetable Gardening, Including 50 Recipes, Plus Harvesting and Storage Tips
Written by Willi Galloway
Photographed by Jim Henkens

Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $29.95

From sinking a seed into the soil through to sitting down to enjoy a meal made with vegetables and fruits harvested right outside your back door, this gorgeous kitchen gardening book is filled with practical, useful information for both novices and seasoned gardeners alike. Grow Cook Eatwill inspire people who already buy... Read more >

The Worm Book
The Complete Guide to Gardening and Composting with Worms
Written by Loren Nancarrow and Janet Hogan Taylor

Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: April 4, 2012
Price: $8.99

Worms are the latest (as well as, of course, perhaps the oldest!) trend in earth-friendly gardening, and in this handy guide, the authors of DEAD SNAILS LEAVE NO TRAILS demystify the world of worm wrangling, with everything you need to know to build your own worm bin, make your garden worm-friendly... Read more >

Elements of the Table
A Simple Guide for Hosts and Guests
Written by Lynn Rosen

Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2007
Price: $16.95

Elegance is the art of not astonishing, said Jean Cocteau, but often the idea of a formal dinner party is intimidating to both hosts and guests for one reason: the table setting. Why is there a spoon above my plate? Do I really need five different glasses? Where do I put... Read more >

The Zero-Waste Lifestyle
Live Well by Throwing Away Less
Written by Amy Korst

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2012
Price: $11.99

A practical guide to generating less waste, featuring meaningful and achievable strategies from the blogger behind The Green Garbage Project, a yearlong experiment in living garbage-free.

Trash is a big, dirty problem. The average American tosses out nearly 2,000 pounds of garbage every year that piles up in landfills and threatens our... Read more >

Cooking with Flowers
Sweet and Savory Recipes with Rose Petals, Lilacs, Lavender, and Other Edible Flowers
Written by Miche Bacher
Photographed by Miana Jun

Format: eBook
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $24.95

Here are more than 100 recipes that will bring beautiful flower-filled dishes to your kitchen table! This easy-to-use cookbook is brimming with scrumptious botanical treats, from sweet violet cupcakes, pansy petal pancakes, daylily cheesecake, and rosemary flower margaritas to savory sunflower chickpea salad, chive blossom vinaigrette, herb flower pesto, and mango... Read more >

Orchid Fever
A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
Written by Eric Hansen

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 27, 2001
Price: $15.00

The acclaimed author of Motoring with Mohammed brings us a compelling adventure into the remarkable world of the orchid and the impossibly bizarre array of international characters who dedicte their lives to it.

The orchid is used for everything from medicine for elephants to an aphrodisiac ice cream. A Malaysian species can... Read more >

Apartment Gardening
Plants, Projects, and Recipes for Growing Food in Your Urban Home
Written by Amy Pennington

Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: April 5, 2011
Price: $18.95

Forget the 100-mile eat-local diet; try the 300-square-foot-diet — grow squash on the windowsill, flowers in the planter box, or corn in a parking strip. Apartment Gardening details how to start a garden in the heart of the city. From building a window box to planting seeds in jars on the... Read more >