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Home / Learn / Skills / Gardening / Gardening Resources

Gardening

  • Virtual Gardening Series
  • Seed Libraries
  • Gardening Resources

Seed Saving

Seed sovereignty, food security : women in the vanguard of the fight against GMOs and corporate agriculture Cover
Seed sovereignty, food…
The plant propagator's bible Cover
The plant propagator's…
The garden seed saving guide : easy heirloom seeds for the home gardener Cover
The garden seed…
Starting & saving seeds : grow the perfect vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers for your garden Cover
Starting & saving…
The organic seed grower : a farmer's guide to vegetable seed production Cover
The organic seed…
Starting & saving seeds : grow the perfect vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers for your garden Cover
Starting & saving…
Heirloom vegetable gardening : a master gardener's guide to planting, growing, seed saving, and cultural history Cover
Heirloom vegetable gardening…
Seed saving : a beginner's guide to heirloom harvesting Cover
Seed saving :…
The seed garden : the art and practice of seed saving Cover
The seed garden…
Heirloom plants : a complete compendium of heritage vegetables, fruits, herbs & flowers Cover
Heirloom plants :…
Open sesame [dvd] : the story of seeds Cover
Open sesame [dvd]…
Seedswap : the gardener's guide to saving and swapping seeds Cover
Seedswap : the…
Saving vegetable seeds : harvest, clean, store, and plant seeds from your garden Cover
Saving vegetable seeds…
The manual of seed saving : harvesting, storing, and sowing techniques for vegetables, herbs, and fruits Cover
The manual of…
The seed underground : a growing revolution to save food Cover
The seed underground…
The complete guide to saving seeds : 322 vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruits, trees, and shrubs Cover
The complete guide…
Seed to seed : seed saving and growing techniques for vegetable gardeners Cover
Seed to seed…
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Vegetable Gardening

How to grow winter vegetables Cover
How to grow…
No dig : nurture your soil to grow better vegetables with less effort Cover
No dig :…
Growing vegetables : all the know-how and encouragement you need to grow - and fall in love with! - your brand new food garden Cover
Growing vegetables :…
The vegetable grower's handbook : unearth your garden's full potential Cover
The vegetable grower's…
Grow more food : a vegetable gardener's guide to getting the biggest harvest possible from a space of any size Cover
Grow more food…
Winter gardening in the maritime Northwest : cool-season crops for the year-round gardener Cover
Winter gardening in…
Growing vegetables west of the Cascades : the complete guide to organic gardening Cover
Growing vegetables west…
Groundbreaking food gardens : 73 plans that will change the way you grow your garden Cover
Groundbreaking food gardens…
The greenhouse and hoophouse grower's handbook : organic vegetable production using protected culture Cover
The greenhouse and…
City veg : inspiration from an urban garden Cover
City veg :…
Growing winter food : how to grow, harvest, store, and use produce for the winter months Cover
Growing winter food…
Niki Jabbour's veggie garden remix : 224 new plants to shake up your garden and add variety, flavor, and fun Cover
Niki Jabbour's veggie…
Backyard bounty : the complete guide to year-round organic gardening in the Pacific Northwest Cover
Backyard bounty :…
The winter harvest handbook : year-round vegetable production using deep-organic techniques and unheated greenhouses Cover
The winter harvest…
Growing under cover : techniques for a more productive, weather-resistant, pest-free vegetable garden Cover
Growing under cover…
The year-round vegetable gardener : how to grow your own food 365 days a year no matter where you live Cover
The year-round vegetable…
West coast gardening : natural insect, weed and disease control Cover
West coast gardening…
Year-round gardening : growing vegetables and herbs, inside or outside, in every season Cover
Year-round gardening :…
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Gardening Books for Kids

My first gardening book : 35 easy and fun projects for budding gardeners. Cover
My first gardening…
Zinnia's flower garden Cover
Zinnia's flower garden
Tokyo digs a garden Cover
Tokyo digs a…
How to say hello to a worm : a first guide to outside Cover
How to say…
Goodnight, veggies Cover
Goodnight, veggies
Charlie's dirt day Cover
Charlie's dirt day
Grow : a family guide to plants and how to grow them Cover
Grow : a…
Garden walk Cover
Garden walk
We are the gardeners Cover
We are the…
Sprout, seed, sprout! Cover
Sprout, seed, sprout!
A year in our new garden Cover
A year in…
If you plant a seed Cover
If you plant…
The hidden rainbow Cover
The hidden rainbow
Sylvia's spinach Cover
Sylvia's spinach
Are you a cheeseburger? Cover
Are you a…
Biscuit and friends visit the community garden Cover
Biscuit and friends…
And then the seed grew Cover
And then the…
Hundred years of happiness Cover
Hundred years of…
In the garden Cover
In the garden
Tractor Cover
Tractor
Dig in! Cover
Dig in!
Planting a rainbow Cover
Planting a rainbow
In my garden Cover
In my garden
No nibbling! Cover
No nibbling!
Wildlife gardening Cover
Wildlife gardening
Maker projects for kids who love greening up spaces Cover
Maker projects for…
Garden time Cover
Garden time
Whirl Cover
Whirl
The bear's garden Cover
The bear's garden
Busy spring : nature wakes up Cover
Busy spring :…
Grow : a family guide to growing fruits and vegetables Cover
Grow : a…
How does my garden grow? : [grow plants for food and fun-packed projects]. Cover
How does my…
Plant, sow, make, & grow : mud-tastic activities for budding gardeners Cover
Plant, sow, make,…
Miffy can help! Cover
Miffy can help!
A seed grows Cover
A seed grows
My first outdoor garden : everything you need to know to plant and grow your own fruits, vegetables, and flowers Cover
My first outdoor…
Green green : a community gardening story Cover
Green green :…
Corduroy's garden Cover
Corduroy's garden
Seed School : Growing Up Amazing Cover
Seed School :…
Plants on the move Cover
Plants on the…
Plant the tiny seed Cover
Plant the tiny…
The little gardener Cover
The little gardener
Alfie outdoors Cover
Alfie outdoors
The tiny seed Cover
The tiny seed
Bloom Cover
Bloom
The Usborne book of growing food Cover
The Usborne book…
Toot & Puddle : how does your garden grow? Cover
Toot & Puddle…
Horse & Buggy plant a seed! Cover
Horse & Buggy…
My first indoor garden : everything you need to know to grow little houseplants Cover
My first indoor…
My delicious garden Cover
My delicious garden
Anywhere farm Cover
Anywhere farm
Let's get gardening Cover
Let's get gardening
Secrets of the vegetable garden Cover
Secrets of the…
Biscuit in the garden Cover
Biscuit in the…
Green bean! Green bean! Cover
Green bean! Green…
Badger's perfect garden Cover
Badger's perfect garden
Busy in the garden Cover
Busy in the…
How does a seed sprout? : life cycles with the very hungry caterpillar Cover
How does a…
The garden project Cover
The garden project
Behold our magical garden : poems fresh from a school garden Cover
Behold our magical…
Yasmin the gardener Cover
Yasmin the gardener
Garden Day! Cover
Garden Day!
Good night garden Cover
Good night garden
Just a worm Cover
Just a worm
Lola plants a garden Cover
Lola plants a…
Grown your own Cover
Grown your own
If you hold a seed Cover
If you hold…
My little garden Cover
My little garden
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