Book Review: Claude Monets Gardens at Giverny
Karen Thoughts of Monet’s garden at Giverny brings up images of a Japanese bridge and water lilies. Do you envision the water lilies and bridge in the spring? In the winter,…
Book Review: Chelsea Flower Show: The First 100 years, 1913-2013
The Chelsea Flower Show is not the biggest flower show in the world but it is probably the most prestigious and influential. Brent Elliot’s book, Chelsea Flower Show: The first…
Book Review: Woodland Garden
To many gardeners shade implies problems but Beth Chatto sees shade as an advantage. In her book, Woodland Garden, she describes over five hundred plants that she grows in her…
Book Review: Backyard Blueprints
If you have a small backyard with little charm but also harbor a big desire for a private paradise, consider this very helpful book by David Stevens. In Backyard Blueprints,…
Book Review: About Reptiles
Kids love finding a turtle in the garden but what about a snake? Cathryn Sill’s book About Reptiles, show young readers that turtles and snakes as well as alligators and…
Book Review: A Greener Life
The appeal of producing your own food has never been more popular in recent times and is still on the rise. In their book, A Greener Life, authors Clarissa Wright…
Book Review: Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines
When going through old books belonging to my family I came across this one written by my paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, a very straight-laced lady from Washington D.C. and…
Book Review: 100 Edible and Healing Flowers
If you have any interest in herbs, Margaret Roberts’ book, 100 Edible and Healing Flowers, has something to offer you. Believing that the use of natural products enhances health and…
Book Review: About Amphibians
Many children need some help to find frogs, toads and salamanders appealing and Cathryn Sill’s book, About Amphibians, is an excellent resource. The book introduces the basic facts about these…
Book Review: Chez Panisse Café Cookbook
Here is a cookbook that elevates fresh ingredients to a new level. Chez Panisse Café Cookbook, like the other cookbooks written by Alice Waters, focuses on foods that are locally…