Book Review: Zen Gardens: The Complete Works of Shunmyo Masuno
Karen Shunmyo Masuno, “wearing two pairs of straw sandals”, is both a Zen Buddhist priest and landscape architect. He has combined his talents and interest to design Zen gardens in both…
Book Review: Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks
Whether you live in the desert, the Pacific Northwest, the East or anyplace in between, the management of water resources is important and is becoming more so as demand increases.…
Book Review: The Honey Makers
As all gardeners know, honeybees are important pollinators and must be encouraged in the garden especially when vegetables are being grown. The life of honeybees is fascinating and Gail Gibbon’s…
Book Review: Rain Gardens Sustainable Landscaping for a Beautiful Yard and a Healthy World
With increasing problems of water quality and risings water costs, rain gardens offer a solution to both problems while also providing a useful habitat for wild life of all kind.…
Book Review: From Seed to Plant
As gardeners we all appreciate that many plants produce seeds that later grow into new plants. Young children, on the other hand, may have no idea where plants come from…
Book Review: Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America
Many different Japanese-style gardens can be found in North America where they are enjoyed for their serenity and tranquility. They have many features in common but also have many differences…
Book Review: How Do You Know It’s Summer?
A picture of children in bathing suits eating watermelon introduces young children to summer in Lisa Herrington’s book, How Do You Know It’s Summer? A picture of the same tree…
Book Review: Garden Design
Whether you want an English style garden, a Japanese garden or a prairie garden there are certain underlying design principles that will lead to success. Sylvia Crowe, a distinguished and…
Book Review: Snakes
Snakes are not beloved by most gardeners but they play an important part in the natural world including our gardens. Gail Gibbons’ non-fiction book, Snakes, presents an abundance of information…
Book Review: Nature Photography Complete Guide Professional Techniques for Capturing Digital Images of Nature and Wildlife
The beauty of the natural world and the desire to preserve it in a picture have inspired people for decades to create photographs of nature. Recent developments in digital photography…