Book Review: Pollinator Victory Garden

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The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening by Kim Eierman. (Quarto Publishing, 2020, 160 pp., $26.99) When I heard about Kim Eierman’s brand-new book, The Pollinator Victory Garden, I was so excited! I’ve been anxious to learn what I can be doing to help pollinators within my own garden. According to the book’s subtitle, […]

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Book Review: A Way to Garden

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A Way to Garden by Margaret RoachTimber Press, 2019, 320 pp., $30 Twenty-one years ago, Margaret Roach wrote the first edition of her popular book, A Way to Garden. She hadn’t intended to write an updated version until she recently began to contemplate just how much has changed. Both in the world of horticulture and the environment as a whole, […]

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Book Review: Deer-Resistant Design

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Deer-Resistant Design by Karen Chapman (Timber Press, 2019, 240 pp., $24.95) It’s widely known that the most successful method for keeping deer out of the garden is a tall fence. But fences aren’t always an option, or even desirable. As a matter of fact, the subtitle for Karen Chapman’s newest book, Deer-Resistant Design, is definitely eye-catching. It’s certain to attract […]

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Book Review: Starting and Saving Seeds

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Starting & Saving Seeds: Grow the Perfect Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs and Flowers for Your Garden. Written by Julie Thompson-Adolf (Cool Springs Press, 2018, 160 pp., $25) Knowing how to start your plants from seed and saving seeds are two very important skills. Yet many gardeners shy away from them. Why? They think those skills are too complicated or challenging. Fortunately, […]

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