Home, Garden, and DIY
August 2025
New titles
The water-smart garden : techniques and strategies for conserving, capturing, and efficiently using water in today's climate... and tomorrow's
by Noelle Johnson

"The Water-Smart Garden is a complete guide to conserving, capturing, and efficiently using water in your landscape at a time when water-usage restrictions are on the rise"
The urban naturalist : how to make the city your scientific playground
by Menno Schilthuizen

"A manifesto for a new dawn of natural history, practiced by community scientists in their own urban jungle"
Victory Gardens for Bees : A Diy Guide to Saving the Bees
by Lori Weidenhammer

Through detailed garden plans and planting guides, Weidenhammer shows how bee-friendly plants are easily grown by novices and seasoned gardeners alike, and how they can be used in creative combinations for plots and pots of all sizes.
Victory Gardens for Bees is also buzzing with DIY projects that will provide nesting sites and essential supplies for precious pollinators. With plenty of photographs to help readers identify bees of all stripes, beekeeping tips and other interesting bee-phemera, this book is a must-have for anyone who wants to do their part to save the bees.
DIY : repair, renovate, and decorate with over 450 step-by-step projects
by Julian Cassell

"An updated edition of the best-selling DIY manual you can't afford to be without, with expert know-how for success every time. Whether you need to do a quick fix or a large DIY project, find out how to tackle any DIY task with confidence following this revised and updated step-by-step guide. From fitting a shower cubicle to applying different painting techniques, the simple, clear, unintimidating instructions ensure even hard jobs are made easy, whatever your level of ability. With step-by-step photographs of every technique and process, DIY breaks down every stage of every task, from choosing tools and essential safety guidance to advice for tackling big jobs and fixing common problems. Including the latest home features like boiling-water taps and smart security systems, up-to-date safety guidelines, and eco-conscious solutions from paint choices to solar panels, this is the tried-and-trusted guide that no homeowner should be without"
The Manga Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening : Detailed Tips for Growing 50 Types of Vegetables Fruits and Herbs
by Hideki Yoda

Manga artist and passionate home gardener Hideki Yoda illustrates the joy and simplicity of raising vegetables in your own small home garden. He covers everything from creating the rows and preparing the soils to building the trellises and keeping the pests and weeds away without the use of any chemicals. Yoda's lighthearted illustrations and cartoon "assistants" keep it all fun. They show you how to grow beautiful potatoes, peppers, taro, tomatoes, melons, edamame, turmeric and dozens of other vegetables, fruits and herbs--over 50 varieties in total.
Easy crafts for hard emotions : 100 ways to say I love (or hate) you
by Devyn Wensley

Craft Your Feelings -- Words Can Only Say So Much. Get through any devastating crush, passionate affair or bad breakup with 100 of the cutest, super-easy crafts to bare your heart (or break theirs). 
The essential guide to wood pallet projects : stunning ideas for furniture, decor, and more
by Samantha Hartman

Featuring 40 easy-to-follow designs with step-by-step full-color photos, including a hanging shelf, deck chair, coffee table and decorative wall art, this charming DIY guide shows how easily accessible wood pallets are an eco-friendly, low-cost way to personalize a home. Original.
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