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Love Letters to My Garden by Barbara Blossom Ashmun (2017, Easy Chair Press, 217 pp., $15.00) I typically read garden books to learn more about the types of plants I want to grow or a skill I want to learn. But just as important as those topics, a book about a gardener’s love affair with her garden teaches us more […]
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Beaks, Bones & Bird Songs: How the Struggle for Survival Has Shaped Birds and Their Behavior by Roger J. Lederer (2016, Timber Press, 280 pp., $24.95) As most folks know, I am an avid birdwatcher. I love watching them, photographing them and landscaping to attract them. I’ve also discovered that a large percentage of the gardeners I connect with are […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Welcoming good bugs will help oust pests. Today’s topic is about attracting beneficial insects to your garden. For years, I’ve prided myself on growing everything organically and when I occasionally have insect problems, one of the things I’ve used is an organic spray. Well, after reading “Attracting Beneficial […]
Read moreSusan Mulvihill is co-author with fellow columnist, Pat Munts, of Northwest Gardener’s Handbook. Published by Cool Springs Press in Jan. 2015, NGH contains a wealth of knowledge for gardening in the beautiful Northwest. What’s really special about this book is that it covers the Inland Northwest region, an area that has in the past been given little attention in garden […]
Read moreI have some exciting news for you: my dear friend and colleague Pat Munts and I have written a book! It is called The Northwest Gardener’s Handbook and will be in bookstores as of Jan. 15, 2015. It will be published by Cool Springs Press and covers all of Washington and Oregon, southern British Columbia and a bit of northern California. […]
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