A Year at Brandywine Cottage complements David Culp's previous book, The Layered Garden. They each inspire in different ways.
Book reviews
Minding the Garden: Book Review
November 24, 2020 – Posted in: Book reviews, Lilactree Farm, Things I LoveMinding the Garden makes me pause and think about my own garden, bringing back memories of its beauty. It's also reassuring to see how Lilactree Farm has changed in thirty years--there's hope for my garden! This is a great book to give as a gift--or hint for this holiday season.
Buffalo Gardens and Gardening Budgets: Two Book Reviews
January 28, 2019 – Posted in: Book reviewsIt's cold outside and warm inside, but you've read through and marked up the seed catalogs, going through each one twice, and even placed some orders, so-now what? Read some books, like the two I review here and even more linked to at the bottom of the post.
Niki Jabbour’s Veggie Garden Remix: A Review and Book Giveaway
February 11, 2018 – Posted in: Book reviewsIf you're starting to get a "been there, done that" attitude about your vegetable garden, or if you've seen unusual varieties in a seed catalog and wondered if they're any good, or if you're looking for a vegetable your grandparents always talk about--this is the book for you! It's fun to read even if you don't grow vegetables!
Cold Climate Gardening Books: New Titles
December 12, 2017 – Posted in: Book reviewsHere are four gardening books where you don't have to worry if the plants will survive the winter, you don't have to mentally adjust the planting or maintenance schedule, and you'll usually get a few tips on overcoming some of our climates challenges. In other words, books for cold climate gardeners! Plus a link to the big book roundup I did a few years ago.
Lilactree Farm Garden Notes, No. 2, 2017: Lily Beetles, Weatherland, and A Very Early Spring
May 17, 2017 – Posted in: Book reviews, Lilactree Farm, Pests, Plagues, and Varmints"Most discussions of lily beetles are a little helpful and considerably depressing. Many gardeners have abandoned growing lilies because the battle against the beetles is time- consuming and messy. But may I suggest that if (a) you have lots of free time (as I do) and (b) are willing to get some blood on your hands (as I am) that all is not lost. Many hundreds of lilies grow here so you will understand that we have a major interest in this problem. Here are some suggestions." Tips and a book review from guest contributor Brian Bixley.
Garden Gifts to Hint For
December 2, 2016 – Posted in: Book reviews, Things I LoveI'm not going to pretend that you have a dozen gardeners in your life that you need to get gifts for. We all know these "gift guides" are to help your non-gardening loved ones know what to get you, and since they're not gardeners they're not reading this blog, are they? So you need to [...]
Digging Deep: Book Review and Giveaway
September 19, 2016 – Posted in: Book reviewsI planted my first garden by the book. Actually, I consulted several books, obsessing over plant heights, color palettes, bloom times and more over the winter as I designed and redesigned my garden on paper. I wanted to do it "right": prepare the soil right, choose the plants right, arrange them right, plant them right, [...]
Veggie Gardens, Cocktails, and Marital Harmony
May 9, 2016 – Posted in: Book reviews, VegetablesMy husband and I have two important summer rituals. The first is the planting of our vegetable garden. It’s actually amazing that we get this accomplished in any accord because in general we don’t usually work well together. He and I each think we have a better idea about how a given task should be [...]
Good Berry, Bad Berry: Book Review
January 27, 2016 – Posted in: Book reviewsMy family picks wild strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and elderberries. We pick what we know and leave everything else alone. I've always suspected there were more edible berries out there than we know about, so when I was asked to review Good Berry Bad Berry: Who's Edible, Who's Toxic, and How to Tell the Difference [...]
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