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"When Mary Lennox is orphaned, she's sent to live at her uncle's manor on the Yorkshire Moors. There, the spoiled Mary, mockingly known as Mistress Mary Quite Contrary, at first finds life at Misselthwaite Manor to be dull. Most of the time, her uncle is either traveling or keeps to himself. And the house's many rooms are cold and quiet, though she sometimes hears the sound of crying at night. But the grounds around the manor are a different story....
2. Birnam Wood
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2023
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English
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A landslide has closed the Korowai Pass on New Zealand’s South Island, cutting off the town of Thorndike and leaving a sizable farm abandoned. The disaster presents an opportunity for Birnam Wood, an undeclared, unregulated, sometimes-criminal, sometimes-philanthropic guerrilla gardening collective that plants crops wherever no one will notice. For years, the group has struggled to break even. To occupy the farm at Thorndike would mean a shot at...
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2022
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"Ready for her next challenge, house flipper and YouTube sensation Maggie Nichols arrives in Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, to bring a crumbling eighteen-room Victorian mansion back to life in four months, five tops. At least, that's the idea until she meets tall, charming landscaper Silas Wright. Maggie hates distractions from her mile-long to-do list. Even if the distraction looks really good shirtless. Now not only does she...
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Tom Allison
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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This is a story about a landscaping company called Centennial Landscaping, located in Lakewood, Colorado. That's near Denver. There were only three employees: Me, Robert, and Doug, the boss. The work was physically demanding, but there were fringe benefits. Like working around all the teenyboppers and the soccer moms, who were sunning themselves around all the pools. It was like a real-life Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. The neighborhood we...
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"Pinkalicious is absolutely positive that a flower fairy will visit her garden. After all, flower fairies love pink, and so does Pinkalicious! When Pinkalicious transforms her garden into a pink wonderland, will it entice the flower fairy to visit?"--Publisher's description.
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Lake Union Publishing
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[2018]
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English
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Paige Moresco found her true love in eighth grade and lost him two years ago. Since his death, she's been sleepwalking through life, barely holding on for the sake of her teenage son. As Paige stares at her neglected lawn, she knows she's hit rock bottom. So she does something entirely unexpected: she begins to dig. As the hole gets bigger, Paige decides to turn her entire yard into a vegetable garden.
10. Grandma's garden
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McGraw-Hill Children's Pub
Pub. Date:
[2003]
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English
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Little Critter and Little Sister help their grandmother plant a vegetable garden.
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NoveList Series:
Chapel of love volume 2.
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Chapel of love volume 2
Pub. Date:
2017
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English
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"Amy Lyndon is tired of being the Poor Little Rich Girl of Shenandoah Falls. In her prominent family, she's the ordinary one-- no Ivy League education and no powerful career. But when her father tries to marry her off, she knows it's finally time to stand up for herself, despite the consequences. Now that she's cut off from the family fortune, her first challenge is to fight her attraction to her handsome new boss. When Amy shows up looking for work...
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NorthSouth Books
Pub. Date:
2007
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English
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Eleven-year-old Max and his best friend Sophie are hired to help in the gardens of a castle, but soon discover that there is much more to the job than they expected as the entrance to the garden appears and disappears, and the topiary comes to life in unexpected and frightening ways.
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New Society Publishers
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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Your garden's little helpers MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS are as important to plant growth as water and light. Microbe Science for Gardeners highlights the essential role of microbes in plant biosystems and soil health, providing practical how-to gardening advice for enhancing plant microbiomes, and debunking common gardening myths. Going beyond soil biology to examine the crucial role of microorganisms in cultivating a productive garden, this accessible...
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CrowSpun
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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It's the first day of an International Lily Conference and a participant has been murdered. The local Chief of Police has convinced Kristina-a very attractive former escort service owner-to turn sleuth and help him solve the murder in the four days that remain before the conference ends.
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NoveList Series:
Willow Cove novels volume 2.
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Willow Cove novels volume 2
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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Happily divorced Gillian prefers her garden to the dating scene but is intrigued by her new neighbor until they’re pitted against each other in gardening contest, in the new novel from the author of the “Welcome to Marsden” series.
17. Pruning the dead
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NoveList Series:
Garden Squad volume 1.
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Garden Squad volume 1
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English
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Nothing can prevent Lilly Jayne from keeping the most manicured garden. But as a murder mystery blooms in the sleepy New England town, can her green thumb weed out the killer?
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date:
[2020]
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English
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Nancy, JoJo, and Mom plant a vegetable garden for Grandpa using Grandma Margie's heirloom tomato seeds. While tilling the soil, they discover Mom's old time capsule buried in the garden!
19. Old Herbaceous
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Rare Treasure Editions
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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Delightful descriptions and characterizations enliven this tale of an old-time gardener in an English countryside garden and his love of plants. With tender mentoring and the luck of winning a prize at the flower show, young Herbert becomes what he had dreamed of. This is the amusing story of an awkward orphan child with one leg a bit longer than the other who rises from unremarkable school-boy days spent picking wild-flowers and dodging angry farmers...
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Pajama Press
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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When Luna, Bianca and Billy stumble on an overgrown city yard, they work together to transform it into a sustainable community garden, but when the property is slated to be turned into a parking lot, they rally their community to save the day!