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Wobar and the Quest for the Magic Calumet
Price: $24.95 including shipping.
Wobar and the Quest for the Magic Calumet is a fantasy-adventure story about a boy born with a mustache and an ability to talk with animals. Wobar’s adventures begin when he runs away from home after getting in trouble at his new school. Hiding out in a cave, he meets a cougar, Roxie, who becomes his best friend and constant companion.
Alternately scary and funny, each exciting chapter of the all-American story of Wobar and the Quest for the Magic Calumet ends with a cliff-hanger. Don’t start reading this book unless you have time to read it all!
Organic Gardening – Not Just in the Northeast
Price $19.00 including shipping
Organic Gardening (not just) in the Northeast: A Hands-On Month-by-Month Guide is organized around the calendar year, starting in March and continuing through the year with timely advice. The book is packed with useful information you won’t find elsewhere: how to sharpen your pruners, use a screwdriver to test for compaction in your lawn, and build a welcoming cedar arbor as an entrance to the garden. Learn how to grow ladyslipper orchids or Himalayan blue poppies, prune apple trees, grow giant pumpkins, and even how to start a date palm from a grocery store date or build a small stone igloo to delight the grandchildren. Eccentric, eclectic, and entertaining, whether you are a beginner or a veteran, this book has something more for you.
The Vermont Gardener’s Companion
Price $18.50 including shipping
Grow a garden bountiful and beautiful. The Vermont Gardener’s Companion is the only guide focused on the challenges of cultivating a successful garden in the Green Mountain State. Whether you are an experienced green thumb or a curious novice, whether you live in the Green Mountains or along Lake Champlain, this easy-to-understand guide will help you grow bountiful vegetables, abundant flowers, and lush lawns.
You will learn:
What’s in your Vermont soil and how to improve it
How to stretch the state’s short growing season
The best high-performance plant varieties for your climate
Organic fertilizing and plant care approaches
Ways to combat pests and plant diseases unique to the state
Local sources of hands-on assistance with gardening questions
Information on great public gardens and places to buy unusual plants, such as the showy lady’s slipper
Tricks from accomplished Vermont gardeners
In short, how to succeed as a cold-climate gardener
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