A Book review- Botany for Gardeners
From the time we are toddlers, we absorb and bury snatches of info about the lives of plants. Over time our brains lose track of the some of the nitches where that info is stored. Often information from two different sources is conflicting. Very ... [... more]
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Book Review: THE GIVER
The Giver is a fantasy/science fiction novel written by award winning author Lois Lowry. This story is about a 12-year-old boy named Jonas who must choose between the world he has always known filled with sameness or one that is filled with ... [... more]
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Book Review- Elements of Garden Design by Joe Eck
Joe Eck tackles an eclectic topic with a down to earth aptitude. This book is written to be understood. It speaks to the novice and experienced alike, each taking what one needs from its pages. It is definitely worth a read and a couple of ... [... more]
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Gasterias of South Africa-A Book Review
The author spent nine years studying specimens from various botanical gardens and in their native habitat, the south-eastern Cape of South Africa. This work documents a total of 16 species, 5 of which were verified as new species during this ... [... more]
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Book Review: Annuals with Style
A peek at a new book on designing with annuals - both as key players and supporting casts in our garden. You know it's going to be an interesting book when the cover photograph is not a bunch of impatiens or petunias but a fragile looking field ... [... more]
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Campanulas: A Book Review
Campanulas have long brightened American gardens. Most don't realize they are not native to North America. Peter Lewis and Margaret Lynch. Campanulas A Gardener's Guide. Timber Press, 1998. This book makes me long for an unlimited sized garden ... [... more]
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Book Review: A Book of Salvias
Over the years I've moved from purchasing every garden book I could get my hands on, to just purchasing books in series, by favorite authors, about unusual topics, or about single plant species. A Book of Salvias by Betsy Clebsch, published by ... [... more]
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Book Review: Accessible Gardening
This is a review of the 1997 Accessible Gardening book written by Joann Woy. Accessible Gardening provides many ideas for enabling the disabled or elderly to continue gardening for a hobby. The eleven chapters cover subjects such as: the layout ... [... more]
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Book Review: Landscaping with Wildflowers, By Jim Wilson
Native wild flower gardening is growing in popularity as an urbanized population seeks some contact with its agrarian roots. Books on this topic abound. However, this book by a well known TV personality is not one of the better selections from ... [... more]
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