Deadheading Flowers
Let's be honest. Not all gardening chores are equal. For instance, while I know weeds are ugly and sap nutrients from "good" plants, I have a hard time keeping up with pulling weeds. It seems no matter how diligent I am, there's always a new [... more]
Suite101 |
Taylor's 50 Best Perennials for Shade: Easy Plants for ...
 it is what it says .... and a bit more: Subtitled 'Easy Plants for More Beautiful Gardens', this book is a pithy reference for gardeners in urban and suburban areas who are trying to fill shady spots with attractive blooms and foliage. I've had the book [... more]
CDN$11.95
Amazon CA |
Joy of Gardening
Reminds me of home! Fun, simple and insightful: When I first glanced over Dick's book I thought that it would be based a little too much on his sponser (garden way-great carts by the way, have used them for 20 years) and perhaps some fertilizer company. [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
Ann Lovejoy's Organic Garden Design School: Guide to ...
From Amazon.com: West Coast gardening guru Ann Lovejoy has gained a significant following, and deservedly so--she's a gifted teacher, a lyrical writer, and a passionate advocate of organic solutions to even the most daunting garden problems. Her Organic [... more]
CDN$32.95
Amazon CA |
We Made a Garden
From Amazon.com: Just in time for the 40th anniversary of its original publication, Margery Fish's classic gardening memoir has been published in the United States for the first time. Fish and her husband Walter, a former editor of the Daily Mail, bought [... more]
CDN$21.00
Amazon CA |
Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
I beg to differ...: I don't intend to question Pollan's ability as a writer, nor do I care to check up on his interpretation of the history of hybrid roses or British garden design, but as a gardener who entered this endeavor from the ecologist/ [... more]
CDN$19.50
Amazon CA |
Tropical Plants
Showy Book Loses Stars for Imbalance, Lack of Variety: Neither a good specimen guide nor glamorous coffee table showpiece, this nonetheless fills a gap in my growing library of tropical gardening books. It could be a nice introduction to tropical plants, [... more]
CDN$49.00
Amazon CA |
|
|
