Book Review: Rocks, Dirt, Worms, and Weeds
Karen Helping children appreciate the wonder of nature and the merits of gardening is a long lasting legacy parents and grandparents can pass on to their children and grandchildren. Jeff Hutton’s…
Book Review: Halloween Pumpkins and Parties
If you are having trouble coming up with great ideas for Halloween this book is a great source of ideas. It includes directions for all things associated with Halloween from…
Book Review: Roots, Shoots, Buckets, & Boots: Gardening Together with Children
One of the great pleasures in life is sharing the love of gardening with children. Most of them naturally like the idea of digging in the dirt and delight in…
Book Review: The Private Life of Plants
Do you believe that plants can see, count, communicate, react to touch, and estimate time? David Attenborough’s book, The Private Life of Plants will make you into a believer. According…
Book Review: Seedheads in the Garden
Few people are not touched by the color and textures of the spring and summer garden but how many see beauty in the brown remains when the good weather has…
Book Review: Let it Rot! The Gardener’s Guide to Composting
Composting is an ancient activity yet here in the 21st century we are still trying to convince people to do it. More and more gardeners are getting into it but…
Book Review: The Secrets of Wildflowers: A Delightful Feast of Little-Known Facts, Folklore, and History
If you love plants for their own sake, this is the book for you! You don’t have to be a gardener or a naturalist to enjoy all the fascinating information…
Book Review: Garden Primer
Barbara Damrosch’s Garden Primer is a comprehensive guide to gardening that give you the basics as well as information on specific plants. Damrosch points out in her introduction that the…
Book Review: Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening
Louise Riotte’s book has been around for a long time and is considered by some to be a classic in the field of companion gardening. With the rising popularity of…
Book Review: Small Space Container Gardens
Just because you live in an apartment or condo with no yard doesn’t mean you don’t get the gradening bug, right? Many people that live in “space-challenged” environments enjoy the…