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The Victory Garden Companion
Michael Weishan, host of America's oldest and most popular gardening TV show, shows you how to create a beautiful landscape for your home.

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The New Traditional Garden
The New Traditional Garden
A Practical Guide to Creating and Restoring Authentic American Gardens for Homes of All Ages.

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From a Victorian Garden
From a Victorian Garden
Creating the Romance of a Bygone Age Right in Your Own Backyard.


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TITLES IN THE CATEGORY GARDEN DESIGN FOR HISTORIC HOUSES:

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3 Stars THE EDIBLE HEIRLOOM GARDEN

Rosalind Creasy

FENCES : AUTHENTIC DETAILS FOR DESIGN AND RESTORATION

Peter Joel Harrison

FURNISHING THE OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN: THREE CENTURIES OF AMERICAN SUMMERHOUSES, DOVECOTES, PERGOLAS, PRIVIES, FENCES AND BIRDHOUSES

May Brawley Hill
HEIRLOOM VEGETABLE GARDENING: A MASTER GARDENER'S GUIDE TO PLANTING, SEED SAVING, AND CULTURAL HISTORY

William Woys Weaver
HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES: TAYLOR’S GUIDE TO GARDENING SERIES

Benjamin Watson, editor
RUSTIC GARDEN ARCHITECTURE

Ralph Kylloe
RESTORING AMERICAN GARDENS: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEIRLOOM ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 1640-1940

Denise Wiles Adams

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