Book Review: Rory the Garden Bird
Karen Meyers Frances’ Rodgers’ book, Rory the Garden Bird, introduces young readers to the idea of backyard animals and what we can do to make their lives better. Rory, an appealing brown…
Book Review: Growing Your Own Tea Garden
Author, Jodi Helmer, provides an introduction to raising your own tea in her book, Growing Your Own Tea Garden. She gives practical information on planning, planting cultivating, harvesting, drying, storing,…
Book Review: DIY Hydroponic Gardens
Tyler Baras’ book, DIY Hydroponic Gardens, provides information on choosing, building, planting and maintaining over a dozen hydroponic growing system so that plants can be grown anywhere. Written for beginners…
Book Review: The Little Flower Recipe Book
Florist, Jill Rizzo, explores the world of miniature arrangements in her book, The Little Flower Recipe Book. With a love of the natural garden look, she presents 149 examples of…
Book Review: Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden
In his book, Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden, Andrew Larsen looks at the growth of a friendship, a garden, and community spirit. When Vincent spends the summer in a…
Book Review: Butter & Flower
Ann Allchin’s book, Butter and Flower, presents 45 recipes for cannabis edibles and a collection of stories from 15 people with divers perspectives on cannabis. Directions are given for making…
Book Review: The Story of Tea
With 30 years of experience sourcing teas, tea merchants Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss share their expertise in The Story of Tea. They have traveled extensively in the…
Book Review: The Posy Book
Terresa Sabankaya’s recent work, The Posy Book, celebrates the Victorian love for the language of flowers with fresh ideas on creating bouquets that convey meaning and express special feelings. The…
Book Review: Michelle’s Garden
Sharee Miller tells the story of Michelle Obama’s White house vegetable garden in her book, Michell’s Garden. The author begins when Michelle was a child and loved the vegetables her…
Book Review: Flower Porn
Flower Porn, by English floral designer Kaiva Kaimins, presents a playful modern approach to floristry with a focus on color palettes and seasonal flowers. With tonal-inspired aesthetics in mind, Kaimins’…