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• Pacific Northwest Native Plant Primer

  225 Plants for An Earth-friendly Garden

  Currin, Kristin

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  The benefits of native plants are enormous--they reduce maintenance, require less water, and attract vital, earth-friendly pollinators like birds, butterflies, and bees. Gardeners seeking to add them to their landscape will find no better…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grow More Food

  a Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Getting the Biggest Harvest Possible From a Space of Any Size

  McCrate, Colin

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  “As your knowledge and experience grow, so will your yields," write McCrate and Halm, owners of the Seattle Urban Farm Company, in their handy debut guide to growing one's own vegetables. Backyard gardeners looking to bring crops into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Selecting Plants for Pacific Northwest Gardens

  Seals, Joe

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  This is the ultimate guide to making appropriate plant choices and will prove to be an indispensable reference for every amateur gardener, landscape designer, and horticultural professional. -Publisher description

• Tiny Space Gardening

  Growing Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Small Outdoor Spaces (with Recipes)

  Pennington, Amy, 1974-

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  This guide shows readers how to successfully grow edibles--including vegetables, herbs, and fruits--in urban spaces, such as a balcony or back patio. The book includes approximately 30 simple recipes, including starters, sides, mains, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Beginner's Guide to Growing Great Vegetables

  Forkner, Lorene Edwards

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  Expert gardener Forkner shares all the information you need to create a thriving garden, from facts about soil and sun to tips on fertilizing, mulching, and watering. Regional planting charts show what to plant when, and a month-by-month…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Private Gardens of the Pacific Northwest

  Coleman, Brian D.

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  A lush photographic tour of 20 private gardens in the Pacific Northwest. Sixteen of the featured gardens are in the Puget Sound region; four from the Portland metropolitan area. Browsing through this lushly illustrated book is like…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Growing Berries and Fruit Trees in the Pacific Northwest

  How to Grow Abundant, Organic Fruit in Your Backyard

  Weaver, Tara Austen

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  A beautiful guide to growing delicious fruit in Pacific Northwest climates, complete with selection, planting, and organic care for more than 90 cultivars of berries and fruit trees, as well as 10+ master recipes with variations for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gardening With Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest

  Kruckeberg, Arthur R.

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  The Pacific Northwest abounds with native plants that bring beauty to the home garden while offering food and shelter to birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife. With enthusiasm, easy wit, and expert knowledge, renowned botanist…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Notes From the Garden

  Creating a Pacific Northwest Sanctuary

  Wilde, Madeleine

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  For two decades, starting in the early 1990s, Madeleine's "Notes from the Garden" delighted readers of the Queen Anne & Magnolia News in Seattle. Here, in luminous prose, is the best of her work from those years, ranging from hands-on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Backyard Bounty

  the Complete Guide to Year-round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest

  Gilkeson, Linda A.

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  A complete guide to year-round gardening on the West Coast, this encyclopedic reference includes greatly expanded information on pests, diseases, and working with an unstable climate. The perfect guide to enjoying fresh, home-grown produce…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Northwest Garden Manifesto

  Create, Restore, and Maintain a Sustainable Yard

  Albers, John J.

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  From creating better soil to starting a compost pile, attracting pollinators to adding more native plants, or creating a simple circulating water feature to building a fence from recycled wood--gardeners will ultimately turn their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gardening in the Pacific Northwest

  the Complete Homeowner's Guide

  Bonine, Paul

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  Expert plantsman and Northwest native Bonine knows all the insider tips for growing a spectacular garden in our region -- on both sides of the mountains. Together with seasoned garden writer Campion, he packs more than 25 years of wisdom…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pacific Northwest Month-by-month Gardening

  What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year

  Pfeiffer, Christina Ann

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  Pacific Northwest Month-by-Month Gardening takes the guesswork out of gardening for anyone living in the region (Northern California, Oregon, Washington, or British Columbia). This garden guide is full of critical gardening when-to's and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades

  the Complete Guide to Organic Growing

  Solomon, Steve, 1942-

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  Completely revised from cover to cover, this is the 35th anniversary release of Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades, the bible to organic vegetable gardening in the Pacific Northwest. -Publisher description

• Real Gardens Grow Natives

  Design, Plant & Enjoy a Healthy Northwest Garden

  Stark, Eileen M.

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  For many people, the most tangible and beneficial impact they can have on the environment is right in their own yard. Gardening with native plants that naturally belong and thrive in the Pacific Northwest's climate and soil not only…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cool Season Gardener

  Extend the Harvest, Plan Ahead, and Grow Vegetables Year-round

  Thorness, Bill, 1960-

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  Cool Season Gardener is longtime gardening writer Thorness's friendly guide to maintaining your garden year-round even in dark, damp, maritime climates. He shows you how to keep the garden in production in cold months, practice succession…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning

  What, When, Where & How to Prune for a More Beautiful Garden

  Turnbull, Cass, 1951-2017

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  This 3rd Edition covers more than twenty additional plants in three new chapters. The result is the new definitive guide for the home gardener with friendly, expert advice from Cass Turnbull, founder of Seattle's PlantAmnesty. - Publisher…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest

  Cool-season Crops for the Year-round Gardener

  Colebrook, Binda

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  Many gardeners can supply a significant amount of their own food during the plentiful summer harvest. But the key to substantial savings on your food bill is putting fresh, homegrown produce on your table every month of the year. And in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Great Plant Picks from the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden

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  Outstanding plants are recommended by the educational program of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle, WA. Over 800 exceptional plants have been selected for gardeners living west of the Cascade Mountains from Eugene,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seattle Garden Hotline

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  Ask us! We offer individualized solutions to your garden questions. For over 25 years, Garden Hotline educators have been providing information and guidance at no cost to home gardeners and landscape professionals. Our goal is to educate…Read moreRead more of this annotation