For the gardener-cook, herbs are a must, and edible flowers are a pretty addition to the landscape and the table. The species in this book are the most popular in use today.
The number-one complaint of gardeners is that they can't grow flowers in shade. In this guide, the reader is introduced to 80 species of perennials that will flower in shade. 80 color photos.
When Phoebe arrives quite by accident at the doorstep of Harlan's mountain cabin, he is less than pleased. Convinced that she has been sent by his matchmaking aunt, Harlan would gladly throw Phoebe out, but she's in trouble. So grudging host and grudging guest will have to make the best of things. . . .
A wise and involving book about feminine thresholds, spiritual growth, and renewal, "Traveling with Pomegranates" is a revealing self-portrait by the beloved author of "The Secret Life of Bees" and her daughter, a writer in the making.
Mary Ann Taylor-Hall's highly acclaimed first novel, "Come and Go", Molly Snow, introduces us to Carrie Marie Mullins, a gifted Kentucky bluegrass fiddler and singer in the Hawktown Road band. After moving to Lexington to develop her talents, Carrie becomes infatuated with the band's leader, Cap Dunlap. Her romantic distraction prevents Carrie ...
Women's lives changed more in the twentieth century than in any previous century. It was a period of transformation, not only of the political realm, but also of the household, family and workplace. Innovations in military technology, the mass media, manufacturing, medicine, travel and communications shaped the lives of women. Ranging widely over ...
Flowering shrubs are the belles of the garden ball. Along with such stars as rhododendrons, azaleas, lilacs, and spirea, many other great shrubs for all parts of the country are included in this book.
Many physical anthropologists study populations using data that come primarily from the historical record. For this volume's authors, the classic anthropological 'field' is not the glamour of an exotic locale, but the sometimes tedium of the dusty back rooms of libraries, archives and museum collections. This book tells of the way in which ...
In five long short stories, the author of this collection explores a variety of relationships, including one between a provincial Kentucky girl and a transient yo-yo salesman, one between a woman and her dying husband, and one between a young American woman and her cosmopolitan British boyfriend.
The authors argue that African-American women in the West played active, though sometimes unacknowledged, roles in shaping the political, ideological, and social currents that influenced the United States over the past three centuries. This is the first major historical anthology on the topic.
This book deals with a subject of the gravest importance---the destruction of the Earth. Kentucky's mountains and the creatures who live there are being devastated by the coal-mining technique known as mountaintop removal.
Drum roll - we at Gibbs Smith Publisher are as pleased as a proud mother to introduce our new palm-pilot-sized Etiquette Series. With bytes about etiquette, parenting, dating, and golfing, these little books will arm you with the nuts and bolts of how to survive life without looking like a total loser. Comes complete with a money-back guarantee ...
Motherhood and citizenship are terms that are closely linked and have been redefined over the past century due to changes in women's status, feminist movements, and political developments. Mother-child relationships were greatly affected by political decisions during the early 1900s, and the maternal role has been transformed over the years. To ...
In 19 short essays, Taylor considers the various connections between her two passions--literature and birds. She reflects both on the ways birds have appeared in poetry from Dante to Wallace Stevens, and on birds she's seen on travels to places as diverse as England, India, and Kenya.
"Wake up little lamb, morning is here. The time for Easter fun draws near." But before they are ready to play, the little lamb and all her barnyard pals have some important things to do. They are preparing a surprise for a very dear friend. They must gather the Easter eggs and dye them bold and bright, trim the barn, pick fresh flowers and make a ...
The colorful, low-maintenance plants in this book are particularly useful for gardeners who have difficult, steep, rocky, dry, or infertile spots where more finicky plants won't grow.
Low-maintenance gardening in the shade is too often spelled pachysandra, but readers of this book will find 79 other plants that will do the job eas ily and beautifully.
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