Gardening on the Dry Side of Texas
Nearly three-quarters of Texans live on the "dry side" of Texas--the South and Central Texas expanse west of I-35, which includes the Rio Grande Valley north through San Antonio, Austin, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area--that receives fewer than 40 inches of rain annually. In Gardening on the Dry Side of Texas, Southwestern horticulturist Mary Irish presents a guide to the selection and care of plants that will be successful in these and other increasingly hot and dry conditions. Gardening on the Dry Side of Texas opens with a section on garden design; water conservation, capture, and management; and how plants cope in drought conditions. The heart of the book is 180 plant species included for their hardiness in Texas, even amid the challenges of a changing climate with longer and hotter summers, more erratic and less reliable rainfall, and increasingly costly and scarce water. These plants have low to moderate water needs and grow well in both the hot and cold conditions of the region. Most are native plants, with special consideration to those that are also reasonably available to the public. Many of the species presented will also be useful in the prairie and desert areas of West Texas and beyond, making Gardening on the Dry Side of Texas a valuable resource for gardeners looking to work with their local climate instead of against it.
The Rainbow Home
Bring a rainbow of joy into your life with colorful home design and decor inspiration. The Rainbow Home features hundreds of easy DIYs and tips from leading home influencers for homeowners, renters, and anyone inspired by color. Many homes have color in them, but a rainbow home is one that uses color in a particular way. This could be a bright pop of surprising color, a room that pairs clashing colors, an intense use of pattern, or a clear rainbow effect. The overall feel is that the color is there to bring joy and to create a home that is extremely personal and unique. Like Pinterest at your fingertips, The Rainbow Home is the go-to reference book that makes it easy to define your own rainbow style and add color anywhere in your home. Divided by area (house front and doorways, hallways and stairs, living spaces, kitchens, eating and entertaining, sleeping spaces, bath and relaxation, home offices and craft rooms, storage solutions, and outdoor space), each chapter includes: Lots of clever DIYs, purchasable ideas, and photographic inspiration. An exploration of the three distinct "types" of rainbow colors: dopamine brights (intense bold and joyful colors), playful pastels (nostalgic and sweeter chromas), and uplifting neons (electric and punchy hues). A deeper dive into specific colors, breaking down the benefits of each, how to choose which shade is right for you, and a color pairing guide. Feature profiles on notable d矇cor personalities, taking a peek into their colorful homes and sharing their advice, including such luminaries as Evie Kemp (@eviekemp), Stasia Buckle (@stasiabuckle), Maye Ruiz (@mayeruz), Lizzy Hingham (@lizzyhigham_interiorstyling), Shareen and Martin (@happyvillageinterior), and Sisi Alfred (@homewithsisi). A brilliant interior design coffee table book, The Rainbow Home is outstanding as a self-purchase for color enthusiasts, a housewarming present, or a handy guidebook for designers, stylists, color consultants, decorators, and creatives of all types. THOUSANDS OF D?COR IDEAS: Over 600 images with corresponding ideas and tips are included, so you'll never run out of inspiration for your home. LEADING D?COR EXPERTS: This irresistibly aesthetic book features the dazzling homes and interiors of top #rainbowhome influencers who share their seasoned advice for making your home feel fun and colorful. RENTER-FRIENDLY TIPS & TRICKS: Much of the book's advice is adaptable to a wide variety of spaces and budgets. Decorative paint and d矇cor can be temporary or easily removed, so you don't have to sacrifice your deposit to have a colorful home! Perfect for: Anyone interested in home d矇cor and DIY ideas, maximalism, and design New apartment, house, or condo renters or owners looking for decorating inspiration Host or hostess gift-giving Fans of rainbows and colorful textiles, art, and collectibles
Japanese Gardens
This book celebrates the exquisite beauty of more than 20 quintessential Japanese gardens, big and small, urban and rural, traditional and contemporary. Each Japanese garden seeks to invoke and imitate nature, and this expert author-and-photographer team excels at capturing, and explaining for the reader, the essential elements and techniques that distinguish Japanese gardens from those in other countries. The featured gardens range from large feudal-period, temple, private and countryside gardens to mountain flower, tea and miniature bonsai gardens. More than 300 specially commissioned photographs and plan drawingsCovers all types and sizes of Japanese gardensSpecial ideas, elements and techniques to learn from are highlighted in pictures and wordsThe magic of these gardens, where the efforts of nature, man and time complement each other to form a harmonious whole, are captured in stunning photographs and engaging text that brims with fascinating detail.
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Wish You Were Here
The next volume in Hans Ulrich Obrist's celebrated Post-it notes series, with notes handwritten by world-leading figures in arts and culture, from Amy Sherald to John WatersIn this ongoing and open-ended project, famed Swiss art curator and critic Hans Ulrich Obrist collects an abundance of dreams, drawings, musings, thoughts for the day, jokes, quotations, questions, answers, poems and puns from some of the world's greatest contemporary artists. Obrist shares these notes with his Instagram followers, combining the slow composition of the written note and the velocity of the Instagram post, in an endeavor to revive the art of handwriting from within an ever-advancing digital age.Following the success of the first volume, Remember to Dream! (2023), this book gathers 111 such notes from 111 artists and cultural figures into an accessible and playful format. Wish You Were Here was designed by award-winning designer Irma Boom, who interprets each handwritten note to capture the character of its author with her ingenious and original typography.Contributors include: Nairy Baghramian, Matthew Barney, Alvaro Barrington, Georg Baselitz, Mark Bradford, Cecily Brown, H矇l癡ne Cixous, Samuel R. Delany, Liz Diller, Jim Dine, Kim Gordon, Antony Gormley, Jon Gray, Katharina Grosse, Sheila Hicks, Lubaina Himid, Ho Tzu Nyen, Cristina Iglesias, Anne Imhof, Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq, Isaac Julien, Alex Katz, KAWS, Francis K矇r矇, Kid Cudi, Jeff Koons, Suzanne Lacy, June Leaf, Glenn Ligon, Maya Lin, Takesada Matsutani, Julie Mehretu, Tyler Mitchell, Sarah Morris, Oscar Murillo, Minoru Nomata, Alice Notley, Piet Oudolf, Amol K Patil, Solange Pessoa, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Caroline Polachek, Hassan Sharif, Amy Sherald, Paul Stamets, Tilda Swinton, Juergen Teller, Rosemarie Trockel, Jimmy Wales, John Waters.
More / Less
List-make (or draw, or doodle!) your way to your ideal existence with a fresh, no-pressure approach to goal setting. Deciding what you want MORE or LESS of in your life is a creative and easy way to figure yourself (and your shizz) out. From the creative brain of artist and New York Times columnist Julia Rothman, this fun, low-key journal helps you clarify what you'd like to invite (and un-invite) into your life. With topics like relationships, food, and travel + many, many more, you'll find yourself listing your way to a fulfilling and more intentional life in no time. This beautifully illustrated journal created with list-makers, creative types, and journal lovers in mind. Julia Rothman brings her artistic talent and witty writing to Em & Friends with a fresh guided journal and new cards. This best self journal makes a great alternative to a traditional gratitude journal, and is a wonderful list notebook / journal. Julia Rothman books are beloved, and this new journal will be no exception.6.5 x 8.5 inches, 112 pagesHeavy-weight cardstock cover with exposed wire-o binding + rounded corners
Life According to Country Music Legends (& You, Darlin')
My Sleep Routine Guided Weekly Tracker & Zzz Habit-Builder
I'm Kind of Awesome Mini Inner-Truth Journal (Pastel Version)
It's Gonna Be Okay Mini Inner-Truth Journal (Pastel Version)
I Need a Freakin' Nap Mini Inner-Truth Journal (Pastel Version)
This Week in My Magical Existence
Make each week a little more magic with this good-looking, whimsical undated planner. It's got 60 inspiring original quotes from magical beings (aka artists, writers, musicians, historical icons, etc.), fancy gold foil, plus a handy tear-&-go area for to-do lists and such. Because tracking plans on actual paper really does help make it all happen on the daily. Poof, ta-dah! Productivity & inspo for a whole year! This fab, uplifting desktop planner pad makes adulting like 86% more doable-ish Your daily/weekly agenda just got way more manageable--not to mention pretty! File under: chic weekly to-do planner, unique office supplies, motivational notepads, fun office gifts, awesome desk accessories, pretty planners 60 sheets, 11 x 8.5 inches, foil stamping + perforation on each page
Literally Can't Even Mini Inner-Truth Journal (Pastel Version)
105 Polework, Flatwork, Cavaletti & Dressage Exercises for Horses
The Preserver's Garden
Discover how to plan, plant, and grow a garden with food preservation and long-term storage in mind--plus, meet seven different preservation techniques. Growing a garden with the intent to preserve the harvest and improve your self-sufficiency is an entirely different world than growing food for fresh consumption. When growing for preservation, your efforts need to be focused on the promotion of uniform ripening, high yields, and flavor that remains stable through the preservation process. Since the end goal is to have plenty of food to eat for months to come, how do you know how much to plant, which varieties are best, and which preservation method is ideal for each different vegetable and fruit? In The Preserver's Garden, you'll learn all that and so much more from a modern farming family with a pantry lined with jar after jar of preserved homegrown treasures, a fully stocked freezer, and endless bags of dehydrated and freeze-dried goodies! In addition to taking a deep dive into seven different methods of food preservation--including freezing, drying/dehydration, pressure canning, water bath canning, salting, freeze drying, and fermenting--authors Staci and Jeremy Hill of @goosberrybridgefarm teach you how to: Plan your garden around the veggies your family eats the most.Figure out how much to grow to meet your preservation goals.Decide which preservation methods are best for your harvest and your home.Safely prepare your harvest for processing and preservation.Achieve success in growing a lot of food organically, with less time and less work.Also included are 22 in-depth produce profiles--from tomatoes and squash to onions and berries--where you'll learn specifics about everything from growing requirements and harvesting tips to the best preservation methods and plant care techniques to increase the harvest. It's time to plan for your family's future with help from The Preserver's Garden.
Medieval Women
Beautifully illustrated, large format volume accompanies the British Library's major Autumn 2024 exhibition Through a selection of detailed expert essays and some 40 spotlight studies, Medieval Women reveals a rich and complex picture of their world, full of colourful characters and intriguing stories Showcases star items from the British Library and major European collections This beautifully illustrated, large format volume accompanies the British Library's major Autumn exhibition which seeks to recover women's voices, visions and experiences in Britain and Europe from around 1100 to 1500. Women of this period, whether as authors, artists, scribes, patrons, readers, wives, mothers, daughters, leaders, workers, makers, traders and more, tell their histories through their own words and reveal them through their own images, artworks and documents. Through a selection of detailed expert essays and some 40 spotlight studies, Medieval Women reveals a rich and complex picture of their world, full of colourful characters and intriguing stories from famous personalities such as Christine de Pizan, Joan of Arc and Julian of Norwich, to lesser-known figures such as Sibilla von Bondorff, Clemence of Barking and Margaret Paston. Both the exhibition, and this accompanying book, will showcase star items from the British Library and major European collections as well as bringing to light little-known, deeply resonant, and highly personal, gems and keepsakes from this fascinating era.
How to Make Your Houseplants Love You
Beautifully packaged with stunning illustrations and photographs, this is the perfect gift for the plant lover in your life Covering 50 plant species, this is the complete guide to caring for your houseplants, from plant expert Joe Bagley (@ukhouseplants). Unlock the secrets to thriving house plants with this comprehensive guide. Organized into six chapters based on your plants' needs, this question-and-answer guide serves as an indispensable companion for emerging and experienced plant enthusiasts alike. How to Make Your House Plants Love You not only provides concise and expert solutions to these questions but also offers practical tips, personalized advice, and stunning photography and illustrations to inspire readers on their journey to becoming successful plant parents. Joe Bagley delivers information in an unadorned, easy to follow manner, including nuggets of plant-specific natural history, plants' behavioral quirks and curveball tips. This book will provide a new, distinctive experience for the reader as they journey through each question-and-answer scenario to become a house plant expert. Whether you're seeking to revive an inherited specimen or to create a lush indoor oasis, this book is your ultimate guide to leading a leafier life.
