Book Review: Spiders
Karen Not the most popular animal, spiders are residents of the garden and contribute in many ways. Children and adults alike are often frightened by these critters and kill them unnecessarily.…
Book Review: RawEssence
With increasing health awareness many people are turning to diets that focus on vegetables, sometimes excluding animal products entirely. RawEssence goes one step further and features recipes for foods consisting…
Book Review: Tops and Bottoms
If you like the trickster tradition of storytelling, stop right now and read this book. Janet Stevens borrows from European folktales and the slave stories of the American South to…
Book Review: Waiting for Wings
When the summer days are filled with butterflies feasting on garden flowers, you have an ideal time to introduce young children to the mysteries of a butterfly’s life cycle. What…
Book Review: The Wine Curmudgeon’s Guide to Cheap Wine
Every wine drinker likes to get good value for his/her money when buying wine but doing so can be confusing and frustrating especially when funds are limiting. Jeff Siegel’s book…
Book Review: The Perennial Care Manual
Some people may think that perennials are carefree but they are not. To have a well tended perennial garden is a labor of love and help is always welcome. Nancy…
Book Review: Oliver’s Vegetables
Vegetables can be a hard sell to a toddler so any little help can be welcome. Vivian French’s book, Oliver’s Vegetables, can be just such a help. Written for children…
Book Review: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
I love my vegetable garden so, of course, I am interested in using the products of my labor well. Although I am not a vegan or even a vegetarian, I…
Book Review: The Well-Tended Perennial Garden
If you grow perennials you know that they bring great rewards but need some work to keep them performing at their best. Tracy DiSabato-Aust’s book, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden gives…
Book Review: Frogs
When spring arrives and ponds come alive male frogs can be heard croaking and frog eggs may be seen floating in the water. What better time to introduce young readers…