![]() Northeast Home Landscaping: Including Southeast Canada $19.95 This is by far the best gardening book that I have in my collection. Of the over 25 gardening books in my library (I know, I have a problem...) this is the most helpful by miles. So many garden books are based in the South, or in California, where they are blessed with favorable weather and enviable USDA zones. This one is specific to us hardy souls who patiently stare out the window at the mounds of snow and dream about what will arrive come Spring. The plant suggestions are realistic. The layout ideas are numerous, well illustrated and in some cases shown during the different seasons. The glossary of plants is great -- pictures, descriptions, instructions and what to expect. Also included are detailed project plans and directions (walkways, patios, arbors, etc...) that are inspiring. I lent it to my dad, who "doesn't believe" in gardening books and I have been informed that I may well not be getting it back. In case it's not clear, I love this book. Highly recommended for gardeners in the Northeast. ![]() 2005 Northeast Deciduous Forest #3899 Pane of 10 x 37cents US Postage Stamps $6.49 In 2005 the USPS issued the NORTHEAST DECIDUOUS FOREST the seventh in A series. Deciduous trees grow in a climate with cold winters, warm summers, and year-round precipitation. The broad-leaved trees of the Northeast deciduous forest shed their leaves annually in the autumn and early winter. When the dying leaves lose their green color in the fall, reds and golds emerge that create a spectacular display. A new set of leaves grows each spring. Beech, maple, and birch trees predominate, with oak, black cherry, ash, elm, and aspen also present. The tallest of these trees form a dense, leafy canopy about 100 feet high. Little sunlight reaches the forest floor in the summer, where shade-tolerant mosses, ferns, and mushrooms grow. Shrubs, therefore, grow mainly in clearings and at the forest edges. Flowering plants flourish in the spring before the trees are fully leafed. Snails, insects, and spiders are found in the forest as well as many cold-blooded animals such as snakes, frogs, salamanders, and turtles. Prominent mammals include birds, mice, moles, muskrats, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, weasels, beavers, foxes, bears, and deer. Many of the birds migrate south in the fall; some of the mammals hibernate during the winter. The Northeast Deciduous Forest is the seventh issue of the Nature of America Series. ![]() Northeast on Fire $17.98 This is Big Shank. I am an artist from the DC Metro area who has had the pleasure of working with NEG (they supplied the go-go remix to my single - "Long Dough.") But I guarantee you whether I knew them or not, this album would be at the top of my wish list for Christmas! GET IT ASAP, you'll love it! |
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