Spring will be here before you know it! Have you ever thought about growing your own produce, planting a few flower beds or starting an indoor herb garden? Make March your month and take on a new project to help you flex your green thumb with some of our Spring Gardening recommendations!
The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible
by Edward C. Smith
All of the best elements of the beloved first edition are here along with coverage of 15 additional vegetables, plus growing information on more fruits and herbs; new photographs in many vegetable entries; and extending the season into the winter months.
Herb Gardening for the Midwest
by Debra Knapke, Laura Peters
“I kill everything I plant.” Does this sound like you or someone you know? Give yourself a pat on the back because admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery. And lucky for you, you can easily turn your brown thumb into a green one with the help of Plants You Can’t Kill . Seriously–it doesn’t matter how many plants you’ve killed in gardens past. It’s time to put those experiences behind you and finally grow something in your empty and bare spots. This is the only gardening book you’ll ever need with more than 100 plant picks for every situation.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids
by Yankee Publishing
The fun, informative, colorful features engage and entertain kids while enhancing their understanding of nature and the heavens as well as the everyday world of popular culture. Feature stories lead readers into activities and resources that encourage them to deepen their knowledge of the subjects they choose. Almanac editors will create and manage a special section on the Almanac’s award-winning web site with expanded information and links for The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids. Published every fall since 1792, The Old Farmer’s Almanac is the oldest continuously published periodical in North America.
New Wild Garden: Natural-Style Planting and Practicalities
by Ian Hodgson
New Wild Garden shows how to adapt an environmentally conscious new style to your garden, whatever its size and aspect, using easy-to-grasp techniques, planting ideas and schemes.
Tips for the Lazy Gardener
by Linda Tilgner
Grow a terrific garden — the easy way. Love your garden but grow tired of all the fuss? Here are hundreds of easy, time-saving tips that will produce better flowers and vegetables with a lot less work. 48 sections show how to get organized, build and care for soil, weed, harvest, save money and enjoy your summer.
Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
by Claire Kowalchik & William H. Hylton
A virtually endless source of useful information and herbal know-how. Presented in an A-to-Z format, supplemented with easy-to-use charts and lists, beautifully illustrated with drawings and color photographs, it is the only book on herbs you ever need to buy.
Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
by Beth Chatto
A virtually endless source of useful information and herbal know-how. Presented in an A-to-Z format, supplemented with easy-to-use charts and lists, beautifully illustrated with drawings and color photographs, it is the only book on herbs you ever need to buy.
