Rain Gardens: Sustainable Landscaping for a Beautiful Yard and a Healthy World by Lynn M. Steiner and Robert W. Domm 192 pages Voyageur Press, 2012 List price: $24.99 In recent years, awareness has risen not only about the problem of … Read Article
The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener How to Grow Your Own Food 365 Days a Year No Matter Where You Live by Niki Jabbour 248 pages Storey Publishing, 2011 List price: $19.95 Growing your own food has become a priority in more … Read Article
Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard by Jessi Bloom 222 pages Timber Press, 2012 List price: $19.95 Let me preface this review by saying that I have chickens. We got eight layers last May, and I … Read Article
Beginner’s Illustrated Guide to Gardening by Katie Elzer-Peters 192 pages Cool Springs Press, 2012 List price: $21.99 If you’ve never gardened before and you’re thinking about doing it, the whole process can be pretty darned intimidating. Sometimes the hardest part … Read Article
Bulb Forcing For Beginners and the Seriously Smitten by Art Wolk 255 pages, hardcover AAB Book Publishing Company LLC, 2012 List price: $32.95 Gardeners are known to force bulbs into bloom during the dark days of winter, especially gardeners who … Read Article
Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One’s Own by Jenna Woginrich 184 pages Storey Publishing, 2011 List price: $14.95 Memoirs are my favorite kind of gardening books to read. They’re chock full of experiences I can relate to, … Read Article
The Heirloom Life Gardener by Jere and Emilee Gettle 228 pages Hyperion, 2011 List price: $29.99 Because Jere Gettle is such an iconic figure in the world of heirloom vegetables, I couldn’t wait to read the book he wrote with … Read Article
Tomorrow’s Garden: Design and Inspiration for a New Age of Sustainable Gardening by Stephen Orr 234 pages Rodale, 2011 List price: $24.99 Stephen Orr has surely seen a million gardens by now. Though that’s an exaggeration, his past and present … Read Article
Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees & Shrubs by Michael Dirr 951 pages Timber Press, 2011 List price: $79.95 I’m a little reluctant (and embarrassed) to confess that when I received my review copy of Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees & Shrubs a … Read Article
The Visitor’s Guide to American Gardens by Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp 336 pages Cool Springs Press, 2011 List price: $19.99 So many gardens, so little time. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a travel guide that compiled all … Read Article
The Outdoor Room by Jamie Durie 224 pages, softcover Harper Design, 2011 List price: $25.99 You may know Jamie Durie from PBS’s The Victory Garden and his HGTV show, The Outdoor Room. He’s the Aussie-accented fireball that not only gets … Read Article