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The NEW Sunset Western Garden Book
16 years ago, when I took my first horticulture class, The Sunset Western Garden Book was the very first book I bought. Its status in the West is such that I owned three copies by the end of my first...
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Small Space Container Gardens by Fern Richardson
Longtime readers will know I’ve been a fan of Fern’s stylish blog Life on the Balcony for some time. Fern’s like an approachable version of Martha Stewart for container gardeners – while her photos...
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Blog Party for Free-Range Chicken Gardens by Jessi Bloom
The last time I reviewed Jessi Bloom’s new book, I focused on the text. Let me tell you, even with only three chickens, I needed the advice, and I could not wait for this book to come out. But in my...
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Fruit Trees in Small Spaces by Colby Eierman
There’s nothing quite like breaking into a fresh jar of yellow plum-infused liqueur or pear gin at the start of winter. It’s like a bottled bit of summer sunshine. And ever since we’ve figured out...
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The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener by Niki Jabbour
While I’ve been a professional gardener for, gosh, 16 years, one area of gardening that I have never felt very confident is in vegetable gardening. When I bought my own home a few years back, I...
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The Sunset Edible Garden Cookbook
A month ago when I visited San Francisco, Sunset Publishing invited me (and a number of other garden writers) over to breakfast. Never one to turn down either free food or a garden tour, I accepted...
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Cool Fall Reads: New Books, Old Faves, And Some Great Deals
The chilly air, fall wind, and damp everything have harshed my gardening mellow over the last few weeks. Luckily, the downturn in weather has coincided with a rush of new books and some great deals on...
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Why Grow That When You Can Grow This?: The Book
“Let’s face it: the garden is a popularity contest. High school is a metaphor for life, and gardening is no exception. Step into our gardens and we find the prom queen and the star quarterback, the...
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Book Review of Lawn Gone: Attractive Alternatives to Lawn
While I love having a minimalist patch of organic lawn in my backyard for the cats and chickens to run around on, as a landscape designer I am thoroughly “over” using lawn as the default option. It...
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The Latest Gardening Apps for iPhone and Android
Since I joined the modern world in getting a smart phone last year, I’ve been on the lookout for great gardening apps that can help me explain landscape design ideas to clients, get plant ideas on the...
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Succulents Simplified by Debra Lee Baldwin: Designer DIY With the Succulent...
If you’ve been around the world of horticulture for any time, you’re probably familiar with Debra Lee Baldwin’s work with succulents. Her first two books, Designing with Succulents and Succulent...
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Review of Kiss My Aster by Amanda Thomsen
Every so often, a book comes along which challenges the limits of the media and shows how much is still possible with old-fashioned paper and ink. Amanda Thomsen’s new book Kiss My Aster: A Graphic...
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Review of The 20-30 Something Garden Guide by Dee Nash
Gardening marketers are always getting their pants in a bunch over whether enough new people are picking up the torch and continuing gardening, and initiatives aimed at getting young people to garden...
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Shipping Soon: The New Garden Design Magazine
Design geeks among you may know that Garden Design magazine folded early last year. I had regretful yet mixed feelings about this, because the magazine’s focus on designing a garden, rather than on...
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The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener by Niki Jabbour
While I’ve been a professional gardener for, gosh, 16 years, one area of gardening that I have never felt very confident is in vegetable gardening. When I bought my own home a few years back, I...
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The Sunset Edible Garden Cookbook
A month ago when I visited San Francisco, Sunset Publishing invited me (and a number of other garden writers) over to breakfast. Never one to turn down either free food or a garden tour, I accepted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cool Fall Reads: New Books, Old Faves, And Some Great Deals
The chilly air, fall wind, and damp everything have harshed my gardening mellow over the last few weeks. Luckily, the downturn in weather has coincided with a rush of new books and some great deals on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Grow That When You Can Grow This?: The Book
“Let’s face it: the garden is a popularity contest. High school is a metaphor for life, and gardening is no exception. Step into our gardens and we find the prom queen and the star quarterback, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review of Lawn Gone: Attractive Alternatives to Lawn
While I love having a minimalist patch of organic lawn in my backyard for the cats and chickens to run around on, as a landscape designer I am thoroughly “over” using lawn as the default option. It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Latest Gardening Apps for iPhone and Android
Since I joined the modern world in getting a smart phone last year, I’ve been on the lookout for great gardening apps that can help me explain landscape design ideas to clients, get plant ideas on the...
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