Book Review: Eco-Yards: Simple Steps to Earth-Friendly Landscapes
Karen It is hard to ignore the growing concern for the environment and the need to take part in caring for it. The future of the planet depends on people getting…
Bizarre Botanicals: How to Grow String-of-Hearts, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Pander Ginger, and other Weird and Wonderful Plants
No matter how many beautiful plants we grow the excitement of growing something weird can be appealing. Authors Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross present 78 outlandish plants that can be…
Book Review: The World Encyclopedia of Cacti and Succulents
With the increasing concern for water availability the interest in xeriscaping has risen and what better plants to use than cacti and succulents? Their variation in shape, size, and colors…
Book Review: A Weed By Any Other Name: The Virtues of a Messy Lawn, or Learning to Love the Plants we Don’t Plant
After reading Nancy Gift’s book, A Weed by Any Other Name, you will gain a whole new perspective on weeds. After all, one man’s weed is another man’s prize plant,…
Book Review: Rocks, Dirt, Worms, and Weeds
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…