Book Review: Seasons of Witchery: Celebrating the Sabbats with the Garden Witch
Karen Whether you believe in witches or not, this book is an entertaining way to become acquainted with the workings of a witch’s life. The author, Ellen Dugan, is a self…
Book Review: Salvage Style for the Garden
If browsing at garage sales and flea markets is for you, take a good look at this book and learn to turn someone else’s cast-offs into works of art for…
Book Review: Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables
Does the thought of cantaloupe at Thanksgiving or garden tomatoes at Christmas make your mouth water? If so, you might want to consider learning the techniques of root cellaring, a…
Book Review: Apples
A good way to encourage our children and grandchildren to eat healthy food is to make such foods fun and inviting. Gail Gibbons book, Apples, does just that. Filled with…
Book Review: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
The beautiful colors of leaves in the fall is a great time to catch the attention of children to the trees growing around them. Lois Ehlert’s book, Red Leaf, Yellow…
Book Review: Seed to Seed
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…