Henry Carter Hull

A follow up to "Gardeners, Gurus and Grubs", this collection of stories looks at the heroes and villains of the gardening world. It talks about: how Heron of Alexandria surprised unwelcome visitors to his garden in the ancient times by squirting water over them from his newly invented fountain; the story of the garden gnome; and more.

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh kicks off her new Hard Play contemporary romance series with a sizzling story that ll leave you smiling Sailor Bishop has only one goal for his future to create a successful landscaping business. No distractions allowed. Then he comes face-to-face and lips-to-lips with a woman who blushes like an innocent and kisses like pure sin. sa Rain craves a man who will cherish her, aches to create a loving...

When Flower Shop owner Bretta Solomon leaves her hometown of River City, Missouri, and heads for a florist convention in Branson, she's surprised to find a letter from Vincent and Mabel McDuffy slipped under her hotel room door, begging for help. The McDuffys seem to know of Bretta's success as an amateur sleuth around River City, and that, coupled with their admiration for Bretta's late husband, a police officer, has inspired them to ask Bretta to...

Amateur sleuth Paula Holliday, owner of a small landscaping business, is shocked to learn her friend Caroline is really Monica Jane Weithorn, a prison escappe the media dubbed the Fugitive Mom years earlier, and she uncovers more secrets when Caroline's husband hires her to find out who turned his wife in to authorities.

"A treasure trove of Bunny Mellon's garden design philosophy and advice from her personal archive. Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon is for anyone who has enjoyed time spent in a garden, from aspiring garden makers to those who manage large estates. This collection is comprised of extracts from Bunny's own writings and garden notes, as well as photographs and drawings from her archive. Chapters are organized by Atmosphere (sky, horizon, shadows), Climate,...

"John Alves, son of a famous Presbyterian martyr on the Portuguese island of Madeira, spends his childhood in jail and in poverty. When he meets Mary Freitas--though the adopted daughter of a master botanist, her true lineage is the subject of dangerous rumor--a spark kindles a lasting bond. But soon their families must confront the rising blood tide of warfare between Catholics and Protestants. Fleeing with only what they can carry, John and Mary...

The ladies of the Darling Dahlias garden club investigate a suspicious car wreck, the news of an escaped convict from the prison farm, and a ghost digging around the cucumber tree.

Epic, rewarding, and provocative, Elissa Sussmans original fairy tale tells the story of Aislynn, a princess who misbehaves and must give up her royal trappings and enter a life of service as a fairy godmother. Booklist wrote, Sussman delightfully mixed dystopian tension with retold fairy tales, and the result is something wholly original. A cross between The Handmaids Tale and Wicked, with a dash of Grimm and Disney thrown in, this original fairy...