Sue O'Brien

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Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents

This attractive, authoritative introductory guide to growing cacti and other succulents will be relished by gardeners of all levels, who will likely want to add these fascinating plants to their indoor plant collections.
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Green Dumb Guide to Houseplants: 45 Unfussy Plants That Are Easy To Grow and Hard To Kill

A charming, browsable, useful book for beginners, although some of the plants here might be more challenging to grow than the author says.
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A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators

A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated book useful for beginner and experienced gardeners who plan to add native plants to their gardens.
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The Elephants of Thula Thula

Malby-Anthony brings Thula Thula and its inhabitants--humans and animals--to the forefront in this beautifully descriptive work that demonstrates the importance of protecting wildlife and their natural habitats while sharing their space with tourists.
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Spring Rain: A Life Lived in Gardens

This ultimately hopeful memoir, with the natural world seamlessly woven throughout, will appeal to gardeners, natural history buffs, and those who relish natural history–framed memoirs like Margaret Renkl’s Late Migrations and Meredith May’s The Honey Bus.
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Divining: A Memoir in Trees

Dunphy’s charming, lyrical ode to her special trees will appeal to readers who enjoy natural-history memoirs, books about trees, and reflections on women’s lives and relationships with people, history, current events, and the natural world.
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The Good Garden: How To Nurture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildlife, and Healthy Food—All in Your Own Backyard

Enhanced with numerous lovely color photographs, this inviting book is a wonderful overview on sustainable gardening.
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The Creative Vegetable Gardener: 60 Ways To Cultivate Joy, Playfulness, and Beauty Along with a Bounty of Food

Experienced vegetable gardeners, as well as those considering growing a garden for the first time, will relish this informative, charming book, enhanced by the many lovely color photographs of gardens and plants. It simply brims with creative ideas for planning and growing a thriving vegetable garden.
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Starter Vegetable Gardens: 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens

This step-by-step guide is a good introduction for beginners who need specific directions for planning and planting a vegetable garden. Gardeners looking for expanded details on growing individual vegetables may wish to consult a work such as Edward C. Smith’s The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible.
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