The Shadow

Houstonian Rebeca Eigen has self-published a workbook for relationships, The Shadow Dance & the Astrological 7th House. Eigen uses the timeless methods of astrology and psychology, as well as present day anecdotes and expert observations to introduce readers to “the shadow” in all of us—everything about us that is unconscious, repressed, undeveloped or denied. She says this is one of the most important topics that governs our personal, familial, group and national life.

Outdoor Oasis

In the new book, Sean Conway’s Cultivating Life, Conway and Lee Buttala embrace the notion that the American backyard is being transformed into a new oasis —an extension of our living space. Cultivating Life showcases 125 simple projects with vivid photographs, fun sidebars, expert tips and easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.

Readers will benefit from the expert advice on how to remodel a backyard into a multi-purpose living space for dining, entertaining and spending quality time with friends and family.

Outdoor Entertaining

With hundreds of fresh, inspiring photos, expert advice and detailed illustrations, the Outdoor Entertaining Idea Book by Natalie Ermann Russell delivers everything needed to make your property the ideal backdrop for entertaining friends and family.

Find out how to design an outdoor kitchen, create a beautiful dining area, set up an elegant patio, arrange a poolside with panache and build a garden room that ’s colorful and bright.

Perennial Partners

Perennial Companions takes away the guesswork of gardening by providing Tom Fischer’s 100 proven tricks. New gardeners will learn how to create simple pairings with two plants and gardeners with with a bit more experience —or beginners looking for a challenge—will find complex arrangements with four or more plants.

Arranged chronologically by season, each entry identifies all the main plants by both common and botanical names, specifies the care and conditions each requires and indicates when the combination reaches its peak of beauty.

Poisonous Plants

The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms by Nancy Turner and Patrick von Aderkas is a new, updated edition that offers the most current and medically and scientifically vetted information for more than 300 toxic plants and mushrooms within homes, gardens and open spaces.

This book contains both quick and easy identification entries as well as in-depth scientific coverage and clear photographs. The guide is an invaluable resource for families, health care professionals and outdoor adventurers.