A Gardener’s Reading, eighth of 30 By Lee and Shayne Fisher (Golden West Publishing, 2000) I can’t remember when I picked up this thin cookbook for berry lovers. It’s simple and not at all fancy. But if you cook and you grow a vegetable garden or fruit plants, you’ll soon accumulate cookbooks dedicated to cooking with vegetables and fruits. I…
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Book Review: Growing Perennials in Cold Climates
A Gardener’s Reading, seventh of 30 By Mike Heger, John Whitman and Debbie Lonnee (University of Minnesota Press, 2011) For many northern gardeners, the 1998 edition of Growing Perennials in Cold Climates has been the go-to reference for which plants to grow and how to care for them for more than a decade. That edition is still valuable, but for…
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Book Review: Put ’em Up!
A Gardener’s Reading, sixth of 30 By Sheri Brooks Vinton (Storey Publishing, 2010) Put ‘em Up’s subtitle is “A Comprehensive Home Preserving Guide for the Creative Cook from Drying and Freezing to Canning and Pickling.” It’s a mouthful, but it sums up beautifully the ambitious task Vinton undertakes with clarity, good humor and an inspiring “you-can-do-it” tone. It’s one of…
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Book Review: Home Outside: Creating a Landscape You Love
A Gardener’s Reading (fifth of 30) By Julie Moir Messervy (Taunton Press, 2009) Like a lot of books on landscape design, Julie Moir Messervy’s Home Outside is filled with fabulous gardens, patios and yards. Unlike many design books, Messervy makes all that fabulousness seem attainable, even without a full-time gardener or a six-figure landscape budget. Home Outside is first and…
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Book Review: Birdscaping in the Midwest (and others)
A Gardener’s Reading, Fourth of 30 By Mariette Nowak (Itchy Cat Press, 2007) I’m not a big-time birder myself, but I have a friend who is, and I’ve learned enough over the years from conversations with her and her husband and posts on her blog to have an appreciation for birds, their diverse beauty and their place in the environment….
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