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<description><![CDATA[Home and Garden titles added to the KCLS collection]]></description>
<copyright><![CDATA[King County Library System]]></copyright>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[20091020]]></pubDate>
<item><title><![CDATA[Living with white : decorating with shades of white, texture and accents of colour / Gail Abbott ; photography by Mark Scott.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Abbott, Gail, 1949-]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=1906525242]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091020]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Waterwise gardening : water, plants and climate : a practical guide / Ian Cooke.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Cooke, Ian, 1949-]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=1845379853]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091020]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Country chic living / [editor, Marta Serrats].]]></title>
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<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=8492463902]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091020]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The seasons on Henry's farm : a year of food and life on a sustainable farm / Terra Brockman.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["Week-by-week chronicle of life on an organic farm, with culinary, historical, scientific, and literary reflections and seasonal recipes"--Provided by publishe]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Brockman, Terra, 1958-]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=1572841036]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091022]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Greening cities, growing communities : learning from Seattle's urban community gardens / Jeffrey Hou, Julie M. Johnson, and Laura J. Lawson.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Hou, Jeffrey, 1967-]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=0295989289]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091027]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Edible heirlooms : heritage vegetables for the maritime garden / Bill Thorness.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["Growing heirloom vegetables is the ultimate way to eat local, and this compact and informative guide will show you how. Edible Heirlooms collects 26 edible plants best suited to West Coast gardens, from British Columbia to the San Francisco Bay area. Explore the history and vitality of notable plants, from Russian Red kale and January King cabbage to Mr. Stripey tomatoes and Scarlet Nantes carrots. Such heirloom varieties are wholly different from your standard produce-department fare. Not only are they interesting, beautiful, and delicious (bred for taste, not long shelf-life, they often boast intense flavor), heirloom plants each have a story to tell-whether it's the spicy Spanish Roja garlic brought to Oregon in the late 1800s or Forellenschluss lettuce, an old Austrian variety whose name means "speckled like a trout." With Edible Heirlooms, gourmands and gardeners alike will enjoy putting vegetables on the table every day."--BOOK JACKET.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Thorness, Bill, 1960-]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=1594851425]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091028]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gossler guide to the best hardy shrubs : more than 350 expert choices for your garden / Roger, Eric, and Marjory Gossler ; foreword by John E. Elsley.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Gossler, Roger.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=0881929085]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091030]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Horses & homes / written and photographed by Jenifer Jordan.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Jordan, Jenifer.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=1423605098]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091030]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The rock garden plant primer : easy, small plants for containers, patios, and the open garden / Christopher Grey-Wilson.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["It's not necessary to have a traditional rock garden to enjoy rock garden plants. In fact these colourful, small plants are perfectly suited to the pots, window boxes, and raised beds that are the mainstays of modern gardens. This new approach puts vivid blue gentians, tactile cushion saxifrages, and exquisite small columbines within everyone's reach. World-renowned botanist and horticulturist Christopher Grey-Wilson recommends interesting yet easy-to-grow plants for a variety of garden situations, including shady positions, mixed borders, and patios." "Happily, these gardener-friendly rock garden plants are cold-hardy, adaptable and, for the most part, can be treated just like other garden plants, rarely needing special treatment or equipment. The detailed plant descriptions are often based on the author's personal experience of seeing the plants in the wild and growing them in his garden, and are well supported by excellent photographs to aid selection and identification. Seeing rock garden plants in their mountain habitats, often at high elevations, is an exhilarating experience that can be shared by all who grow these beautiful, small plants at home."--BOOK JACKET.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Grey-Wilson, C.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=088192928X]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091031]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Black plants : 75 striking choices for the garden / Paul Bonine.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["These are all words that describe the singular appeal of plants with black (or near-black) foliage, flowers, or fruit. For some gardeners, they are curiosities that yield a special thrill when closely examined. For others, they are invaluable for creating sophisticated designs in which dark leaves and foliage provide essential contrast with brighter elements. Whatever the source of their somber magic, these dusky denizens of the plant kingdom are irresistible to gardeners-or indeed to anyone drawn to nature's more unusual manifestations."--BOOK JACKET.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Bonine, Paul.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=0881929816]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091103]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Right rose, right place : 359 perfect choices for beds, borders, hedges and screens, containers fences trellises and more / Peter Schneider.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Schneider, Peter, 1959 Sept. 21-]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=1603424385]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091103]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The encyclopedia of herbs : a comprehensive reference to herbs of flavor and fragrance / Arthur O. Tucker and Thomas DeBaggio ; edited by Francesco DeBaggio.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["This authoritative, detailed, and meticulously researched compendium provides every aspect of growing, identifying, harvesting, preserving, and using more than 500 species of herbs. Foremost herbal taxonomist Art Tucker's and nurseryman Tom DeBaggio's magnum opus is the only book on herbs that combines practical advice on cultivation with findings from the latest, most important scientific literature, drawn from the original sources. Home gardeners, commercial horticulturalists, and academics will benefit from the authors' expert, knowledgeable sifting of this enormous amount of information." "The Encyclopedia of Herbs is a must-have reference, with thorough profiles that provide a plant's botanical name and family, whether it is an annual or perennial, its height, hardiness, light requirements, water consumption, required soil type, and pH. The often fascinating history of the plant, the chemistry of its essential oils. and its culinary, landscape, and craft uses are also included, as is advice on how to propagate it. For the first edition of their work, both authors received The Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature from the Herb Society of America. This new edition, complemented by more than 140 beautifully detailed botanical drawings, adds important species that were omitted from the first edition and includes updated nomenclature throughout."--BOOK JACKET.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Tucker, Arthur O.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=0881929948]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091103]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The girl's guide to growing your own : how to grow fruit and vegetables without getting your hands too dirty / Alex Mitchell.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Mitchell, Alex.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=184773510X]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091105]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Great gardens of America / Tim Richardson ; photographs by Andrea Jones.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Richardson, Tim, 1968-]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=0711228868]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091113]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The complete book of curtains, drapes & blinds : design ideas for every type of window treatment / Wendy Baker.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Baker, Wendy, 1938-]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=0312586531]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091118]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The garden visitor's companion / Louisa Jones.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A Provence resident who has traveled extensively to many of the world's forefront gardens profiles ten garden types to offer visitors insight into the myriad inspirations that shape them, in a reference that is complemented by commentary from a team of international garden specialists and tips for travelers and owners who open their gardens to the public]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Jones, Louisa.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=0500514631]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091118]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Sister Parish design : on decorating / Susan Bartlett Crater & Libby Cameron ; watercolors by Mita Corsini Bland.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Comfort is the essential element of a successful interior and the hallmark of the Parish-Hadley style. This aspect of design and much more is explored in a series of conversations with the leading decorators of today. Sister Parish is the iconic American decorator of her generation. Her use of flowered chintzes and overstuffed armchairs combined with unexpected items, like patchwork quilts and painted furniture, is credited with popularizing what is known as American Country-style during the 1960s. Her passion for bold color and mixed patterns invoked charm, imagination, and a lived-in look to her rooms. Her philosophy was to be unafraid and to put things together because you liked them--not because they matche]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Crater, Susan Bartlett.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=0312384580]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091118]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Sister Parish design : on decorating / Susan Bartlett Crater & Libby Cameron ; watercolors by Mita Corsini Bland.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Comfort is the essential element of a successful interior and the hallmark of the Parish-Hadley style. This aspect of design and much more is explored in a series of conversations with the leading decorators of today. Sister Parish is the iconic American decorator of her generation. Her use of flowered chintzes and overstuffed armchairs combined with unexpected items, like patchwork quilts and painted furniture, is credited with popularizing what is known as American Country-style during the 1960s. Her passion for bold color and mixed patterns invoked charm, imagination, and a lived-in look to her rooms. Her philosophy was to be unafraid and to put things together because you liked them--not because they matche]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Crater, Susan Bartlett.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=0312384580]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091118]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The illustrated practical encyclopedia of pruning[,] training & topiary : how to prune and train trees, shrubs, hedges, topiary, tree and soft fruit, climbers and roses / Richard Bird.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Bird, Richard, 1942-]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=0754819841]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091119]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Shabby chic interiors : my rooms, treasures, and trinkets / Rachel Ashwell ; photography by Amy Neunsinger.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Ashwell, Rachel.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/search/i=1906525749]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20091120]]></pubDate>
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