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1) Providence seed library: flowers

Language

English

Description

The Providence Seed Library is a living collection stewarded by Providence Community Librarians and created in partnership with 2021 Providence Office of Sustainability Artist-in-Residence, Fatema Maswood. The collections are housed at Providence Community Library's Mount Pleasant, Knight Memorial and Washington Park locations.

2) Growing heirloom flowers: bring the vintage beauty of heritage blooms to your modern garden

Author

McLaughlin, Chris

Publisher

Cool Springs Press

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Description

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Growing Heirloom Flowers explains in simple terms how to grow the fullest, richest, and most aromatic blooms possible. Heirloom flowers have stood the test of time. Prized for their beauty, scent, hardiness, or other star qualities, these vintage varieties continue to capture our imaginations and decorate our gardens long after they first came to be. These flowers have experience, and now you can enjoy the experience of growing them. In Growing...

3) The beginner's guide to growing heirloom vegetables: the 100 easiest-to-grow, tastiest vegetables for your garden

Author

Iannotti, Marie

Publisher

Timber Press

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

4) The heirloom garden

Author

Shipman, Viola

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book on CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

Description

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"Two women, separated by a generation but equally scarred by war find hope, meaning and friendship through a garden of flowers. Iris Maynard lost her husband in World War II, her daughter to loneliness and, finally, her reason to live. Walled off from the world for decades behind a towering fence surrounding her home and gardens, Iris has built a new family ... of flowers. Iris propagates her own daylilies and roses while tending to an heirloom garden...

5) Heirloom vegetable gardening: a master gardener's guide to planting, seed saving, and cultural history

Author

Weaver, William Woys

Publisher

Voyageur Press, an imprint of the Quarto Group

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Description

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"[This] has always been a book for gardeners and cooks interested in unique flavors, colors, and history in their produce. This updated edition has been improved throughout with growing zones, advice, and new plant entries. Line art has been replaced with lush, full-color photography. Yet at the core, this book delivers on the same promise it made two decades ago: It's a comprehensive guide based on meticulous first-person research to these 300+ plants,...

6) The heirloom tomato: from garden to table : recipes, portraits, and history of the world's most beautiful fruit

Author

Goldman, Amy

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Pub. Date

2008.

Language

English

Description

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"Looks at varieties of tomatoes - their botany, cultural background, and history, and includes recipes for main dishes, soups, sandwiches, and desserts that feature tomatoes." --

7) Fifty easy old-fashioned flowers

Author

Zeman, Anne M

Publisher

H. Holt

Pub. Date

1995.

Language

English

Description

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8) 100 heirloom tomatoes for the American garden

Author

Male, Carolyn J

Publisher

Workman

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

9) Heirloom gardens: simple secrets for old-fashioned flowers and vegetables

Author

Luebbermann, Mimi

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

[1997]

Language

English

10) The heirloom garden: selecting & growing over 300 old-fashioned ornamentals

Author

Gardner, Jo Ann

Publisher

Storey Communications

Pub. Date

[1992]

Language

English

11) Restoring American gardens: an encyclopedia of heirloom ornamental plants, 1640-1940

Author

Adams, Denise W

Publisher

Timber Press

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

12) Heirloom vegetable gardening: a master gardener's guide to planting, growing, seed saving, and cultural history

Author

Weaver, William Woys

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

1997.

Language

English

13) Heirloom country gardens: timeless treasures for today's gardeners

Author

Heffner, Sarah Wolfgang

Series

Rodale organic gardening book

Publisher

Rodale

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

Description

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Presents a guide to growing heirloom plants, and introduces a wide range of regional styles, flowers, herbs, vegetables, and fruits, along with advice on how to plant and cultivate them.