Book Review: Seed to Seed
Karen Whether you want to save vegetable seeds to save something special or obtain unique plant material that is not available commercially, seed saving is a successful and rewarding way to…
Book Review: Small Green Roofs: Low-Tech Options for Greener Living
Green roofs are not just for large scale commercial building. They can also bring homeowners benefits such as water conservation, storm water management, and energy savings. Small Green Roofs focuses…
Book Review: Language of Flowers: A Novel
Whether you are new to the language of flowers or well versed in it, Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s novel is intriguing and fascinating. During the Victorian era people used flowers to convey…
Book Review: Clara Caterpillar
Not everyone loves caterpillars but once you read Pamela Duncan Edwards’ charming book, Clara Caterpillar you might at least like them. In addition to a good story, Edwards gives the…
Book Review: Walls, Fences, Hedges & Boundaries
Remembering Robert Frost’s line “Good fences make good neighbors” the reader can find many creative and innovative ideas for creating boundaries that make good neighbors. Not only do boundaries define…
Book Review: Great Gardens for Kids
Playing out of doors is one of the best ways for kid to get exercise and learn to appreciate the outdoors but who wants kids wrecking the garden? Fortunately there…
Book Review: Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape
Water is increasingly become a scarce commodity for gardeners and many measures are being taken to make the most of the water supply we have. One of these measures is…
Book Review: In the Garden: Who’s Been Here?
Gardens are made up of more than plants and Lindsay Barret Beorge’s book, In the Garden: Who’s Been Here? introduces the reader to some of the animals that might be…
Book Review: Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web
A book on soil microbiology may not grab you as a good read but you might be surprised. Teaming with Microbes makes soil and its inhabitants into a fascinating subject…
Book Review: The Curious Garden
Any children’s book about gardening and plants attracts my eye but Peter Brown’s The Curious Garden had a special appeal. The story is simple but can be used to explore…