Life in the Garden
In Life in the Garden British novelist Penelope Lively addresses many lives, lives of writers who garden and gardeners who write, lives of painters, and…
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California Plants
Dr. Matt Ritter teaches botany at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and luckily for us non-students, he also lectures up and down the state of…
Recommended Reading
Just in time for gift giving – and receiving - check out this roundup of our favorite books for gardeners in 2018.
Gardens of the High Line
Gardens of the High Line lets you see and learn from Manhattan’s High Line Park. This park has caused quite a stir in New York…
Saving Tarboo Creek
Saving Tarboo Creek is the story of humans working to undo the impact of other humans on the natural environment. Author Scott Freeman and his…
Shinrin-Yoku
Shinrin-Yoku is a beautiful, small, quiet book with a powerful message. By connecting with nature we can enrich our lives and find relief from a world…
Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Authors Paul Bonine and Amy Campion tackled an ambitious topic in their new book—largely because there’s very little that can’t be grown in this…
A New Garden Ethic
“The greatest injustice of our time may be the eradication of native ecosystems, the erasure of entire life forms, and the capacity of one species t…
Desert Gardens of Steve Martino
No doubt desert garden enthusiasts will recognize the work of Steve Martino, even if they don’t know his name. Colorful walls, desert natives, and g…