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Lot of 3 books on flower essences, sustainable gardening, house plants - $25 (Park Slope)
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Sustainable Gardens!
Terrariums!
The books are priced individually as listed, or you can get all 3 for $25
All books are unmarked with no highlighting or writing and have clean and bright pages inside. The older, vintage paperback shows a little shelf wear at the edges and some slight separation at the spine, but is also in bright clean condition inside. The other two are excellent inside and out.
1. “Flower Essence Repertory: A Comprehensive Guide to North American and English Flower Essences for Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being” by Patricia Kaminski and Richard Katz. Researched by Dr Edward Bach and by the Flower Essence Society. The Flower Essence Society, Earth-Spirit, Inc., 2005, Special Reprint Edition.
This spiral-bound and comprehensive guide book would be of interest to people into Aroma Therapy and Natural Healing.
Price: $12
2. “Tomorrow’s Garden: Design and Inspiration for a New Age of Sustainable Gardening” by Stephen Orr, Rodale, Inc., 2011.
This is a beautiful image-filled coffee-table style book
From the blurb on the back:
“Tomorrow’s Gardens seamlessly balance aesthetic appeal with environmental concerns for green spaces that provide beauty and respite without sacrificing sustainability. Veteran garden writer Stephen Orr traveled from coast to coast to find gardens both large and small that exemplify this ideal, showing how responsible gardeners are reimagining the definition of a modern garden and addressing design, plant choice, water usage, materials and more, in exciting, innovative, and often surprising ways.
Stephen Orr is the gardening editorial director for Martha Stewart Living magazine and formerly was a contributor to The New York Times and garden editor for Domino and House & Garden magazines…”
Price: $12
3. Vintage 1960s “Modern Guide to House Plants, with Special Sections on African Violets and Terrariums” by Ann Warren, New Era Books, 1961, illustrated paperback
From the back:
“Here is a tremendous fund of information about house plants — packed into this solid 128 page book. Thoroughly indexed, it tells you everything you want to know about soil and fertilizers, potting and propagation. There is a chapter on equipment and another on terrariums — a section on plant pests and one on pruning. Also included is a long section on flowering plants and another on bulbs tor forcing.
Heavily illustrated with more than 50 photographs and line drawings, it gives you step-by-step information on every aspect of the home garden, from when to water to how to propagate.”
Price: $10
Price for all 3 books as a lot: $25
The books are in a storage facility in Park Slope, Brooklyn and must be picked up during facility access hours. Alternatively, for an extra $3-$5, arrangements can be made for pick up on the UWS of Manhattan.