Search Results | County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries

Catalog Search Results

Sort by

1) Spring blossoms

Author

Gerber, Carole

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

Read Description

Poetic text describes seven different types of flowering trees.

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

Author

McLaughlin, Chris

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

Read Description

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) Flowers are calling

Author

Gray, Rita

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2015]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 29 cm

Description

Read Description

Rhyming text explores the wonders of natural cooperation between flowers and the animals and insects of the forest.

4) Central Coast wildflowers: Monterey, San Luis Obispo, & Santa Barbara counties of California

Author

Coffeen, Mary

Publisher

EZ Nature Books

Physical Desc

x, 160 p., 22 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 22 cm.

Formats

Book, Reference

5) Paper bouquet: using paper punches to create beautiful flowers

Author

Cockburn, Susan Tierney

Publisher

Lark Books

Pub. Date

c2008

Physical Desc

127 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

6) Wildflowers of San Luis Obispo, California

Publisher

City of San Luis Obispo and California Native Plant Society

Description

Read Description

"This field guide displays wildflowers that grow within about five miles of the City of San Luis Obispo... contains over 290 plant species."--P. 3.

7) Bloom boom!

Author

Sayre, April Pulley

Publisher

Beach Lane Books

Pub. Date

[2019]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Description

Read Description

An exploration of flowers found in the desert, woodlands, gardens, and meadows introduces the parts of flower, different habitats, and specific species.

8) Shock wave

Author

Sandford, John

Series

Virgil Flowers mysteries volume 5
Virgil Flowers novels volume 5

Formats

Book, Book on CD, Large Print

Description

Read Description

When protests about a superstore chain's plans to build a location in a Minnesota river town escalate into bombing attacks at the construction site and the company's headquarters, Virgil Flowers races against time to find and stop the bomber.

9) The encyclopedia of cut flowers: what flowers to buy, when to buy them, and how to keep them alive for longer

Author

Crary, Calvert

Publisher

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

Pub. Date

2023.

Physical Desc

xvii, 350 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Description

Read Description

"From Calvert Crary, author of Flower School and executive director of FlowerSchool NY and FlowerSchool LA, The Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers is a first-of-its-kind, beautiful yet practical guide to buying and caring for 146 different varieties of cut flowers, including information on how to get the most for your money by prolonging the life of your flowers"--

10) The magic school bus plants seeds: a book about how living things grow

Author

Relf, Patricia

Series

Magic School Bus TV books

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

c1995

Physical Desc

[32] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

11) So happy!

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Publisher

Greenwillow Books

Pub. Date

2005

Physical Desc

[32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Description

Read Description

Brief text and illustrations tell the story of a boy, a rabbit, and a seed.

12) Pick, pull, snap!: where once a flower bloomed

Author

Schaefer, Lola M

Publisher

Greenwillow Books

Pub. Date

c2003

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Description

Read Description

Describes how raspberries, peanuts, corn, and other foods are produced as various plants flower, create seeds, and finally bear fruit.

13) Backyard bouquets: growing great flowers for simple arrangements

Author

Brennan, Georgeanne

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

1998

Physical Desc

144 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

14) Flower fairies of the autumn: a celebration

Author

Barker, Cicely Mary

Series

Flower fairies collection

Publisher

Frederick Warne

Pub. Date

2002

Physical Desc

77 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), 2 ports. ; 25 cm.

15) Fletcher and the springtime blossoms

Author

Rawlinson, Julia

Series

Fletcher books (Julia Rawlinson) volume 2
Fletcher the fox

Formats

Book, Book + CD, eAudiobook

Description

Read Description

When Fletcher the fox finds the ground covered in white, he rushes to warn the other animals that spring snow has fallen, but when they follow him back to the meadow they find something much more fun.

16) Wildflower ABC: an alphabet of potato prints

Author

Pomeroy, Diana

Publisher

Harcourt Brace

Pub. Date

c1997

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Description

Read Description

Presents potato-print illustrations for wildflowers for every letter of the alphabet, with all sorts of information about each flower.

17) Flores de papel: 100 proyectos sencillos

Author

Elam, Kelsey

Publisher

Elfos

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

192 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Description

Read Description

"Paper flower arrangements are the perfect decoration for any occasion, whether it's adding a touch of color to a dining room table or creating a winter wedding bouquet, and they never go out of season. Choose from more than 100 models and follow the step-by-step instructions to create every kind of paper flower."--Amazon.com.