Book Review: The Little Gardener
Karen One of the pleasures of being a grandmother is introducing and sharing things and activities you love to grandchildren. Jan Gerardi’s book, The Little Gardener’, is a board book aimed…
Book Review: Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms
Growing mushrooms is tricky and very different from growing plants. Stephen Russell’s book, The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms, aims to provide the basic methods of mushroom cultivation so small…
Book Review: The Bee-Friendly Garden
We often hear about the sad plight of honeybees and the need for doing something abut it. The Bee-Friendly Garden by Kate Frey and Gretchen LeBuhn is a great source…
Book Review: Herbal Healing for Women
As more and more medicines come on the market and are advertised on TV with all their warnings, many women are going back to home remedies that employ herbs as…
Book Review: Rondale’s Basic Organic Gardening
Organic gardening has been around for over forty years but although it is becoming increasingly popular many people are still unfamiliar with what it actually involves. Deborah L. Martin’s Rodale’s…
Book Review: It’s a Good Thing There are Ladybugs
Ladybugs are one of the most irresistible insects that inhabit our gardens but they do more than just add life, movement and beauty to our gardens. Author Joanne Mattern in…
Book Review: Gardening with Less Water
A lack of water is becoming more and more of a problem throughout the world driving up the cost of water and food. David A. Bainbridge’s book, Gardening with Less…
Book Review: The Joy of Pickling
If you have a vegetable garden you are bound to have more produce than you can eat at times so pickling it might be of interest. Linda Ziedrich’s book, The…
Book Review: Grow, Cook, Eat
The joys of growing your own food are great but are enhanced when the fruits of your labor grace the table with a flare. Willi Galloway’s book, Grow, Cook, Eat,…
Book Review: Butterfly Counting
Butterflies are captivating and always seem to attract the attention of children and adults alike. Jerry Pallotta’s book, Butterfly Counting, brings the subject of butterflies to a whole to height…