Book Review: Living with Japanese Gardens
Karen Authors, Chadine Flood Gong and Lisa Parramore, draw on are their wide experience designing Japanese gardens to show readers how the Japanese aesthetic can be used to create their own…
Book Review: Lily
Reading a whole book called Lily may not intrigue you at first glance but take a look and you will be amazed at how interesting the subject is. Author, Marcia…
Book Review: Kitchen Garden Experts
Sustainability, seasonality, and local sources are among the raising values in food growing and preparation. Cinead McTernan’s book, Kitchen Garden Experts, describes the combined efforts of twenty celebrated chefs and…
Book Review: Kitchen Garden Estate
With the renewed interest in ‘growing our own”and self-sufficiency the methods of the past offer many valuable lessons. Helen Gammack’s book, Kitchen Garden Estates, traces gardening practices from ancient and…
Book Review: Kingdom of Plants
The relationship of plants to other plants, animals, and humans is a topic that should interest all of us. Will Benson, in his book, Kingdom of Plants, delves into these…
Book Review: Keeping Bees And Making Honey
If you are considering bee-keeping, this book is a great way to get into it. The authors, Brian McCullum and Alison Benjamin, point out that bee-keeping is a way to…
Book Review: In Search of Remarkable Trees
AAuthor and photographer, Thomas Pakenham searches for “wow trees” like others search for gold or adventure. In his third book on amazing trees he goes to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia,…
Book Review: How to Create a Wildlife Garden
The “back to nature” trend has made gardeners more aware of the role of wildlife in the garden and increased their desire to live in harmony. How to Create a…
Book Review: Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated
Highgrove the estate of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. In this book, Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated, The Prince shares his experiences in planning and creating the gardens at Highgrove over…
Book Review: Gardening at Longmeadow
If you have ever wondered about the intimate details of an English garden and how the gardener started and maintains it, Monty Don’s book, Gardening at Long Meadow will tell…