Book Review: What a Bee Knows
Karen Meyers What a Bee Knows, by Stephen Buchmann, is a guide to understand the complexities of bee behavior. As a pollination ecologist, the author has extensive experience with bees and the…
Book Review: The Complete Beer Course
This revised, updated and expanded second edition of The Complete Beer Course by Joshua M. Bernstein, reflects the many changes in the craft beer industry since 2013 when the first…
Book Review: DIY Guide to Ponds, Fountains, Rain Gardens & Water Features (Revised Editiion)
This comprehensive guide up-dated edition provides information on all the aspects of designing and installing home garden water features such as ponds, rain gardens and various moving water features such…
Book Review: When will it be Spring?
Catherine Walters’ book, When Will it be Spring, is the charming story of a mother bear and her cub looking forward to spring as they get ready to hibernate. Written…
Book Review: Soil: The Story of A Black Mother’s Garden
Soil: The Story of A Black Mother’ Garden, by author and poet Camille T. Dungy, is a memoir of the author’s 7 year effort to establish a pollinator garden in…
Book Review: Cooking with Mushrooms
Andrea Gentl’s book, Cooking with Mushrooms, is a guide to the culinary world of mushrooms. The author is award-winning food and travel photographer and combines her artistic and culinary talents…
Book Review: At Home with Nature
Why do people love their lawns, or or keep them in spite of their high maintenance, expense and monotanous appearance. In his book, At Home with Nature, author, architect, and…
Book Review: Katya’s Book of Mushrooms
Katya’s Book of Mushrooms, by Katya Arnold, is an introduction to mushrooms aimed at children 10-14 years old. It is not a a field guided intended for use in identifying…
Book Review: The Good Garden
Chris McLaughlin’s book, The Good Garden, outlines a sustainable approach to gardening that respects the long-term health of the environment and emphasizes biodiversity, conservation, and stewardship. The author covers all…
Book Review: 100 Plants to Feed the birds
Laura Erickson’s book, 100 Plants to Feed the Birds, offers information and plants lists for creating a bird-friendly landscape in your own backyard. By planting a variety of native species,…