5/16/2023 0 Comments Whiteflowerfarm.com giftlistListening to audio requires the RealAudioĬopyright © 2003 National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.Jerome Robbins (born 11 October 1918 in New York City) was the younger of two children of Harry Rabinowitz, who emigrated to America from Poland in 1904, and his wife Lena Rips. If not, or if you’re looking for something out of the ordinary, here’s a few of my favorite mail order nurseries (with a decidedly Northwest prejudice. If you’ve got a good one in your area, I urge you to support it. Way back at the beginning of this Gifts For Gardeners tome, I suggested a gift certificate to a nursery. I don’t believe there’s a funnier gardening newsletter than the one published by PlantAmnesty, an irrepressible grassroots group out of Seattle advocating against the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs. For a subscription, e-mail The Humor-Impaired Gardener: There’s nothing sexy about the newsletter, HortIdeas but for the hardcore grower and the scientifically-minded, this is the nematode’s pajamas. I apologize for hawking English publications but Gardens Illustrated remains the most scintillating of garden magazines. It’s a heady English quarterly that will consume whatever remains of the day. If you value pillow talk at night, do not give this to your gardener lover. Plant books just don’t get nerdier than this. The Plant Locator is just the facts, an exhaustive list of plant names (Latin only, of course) and the NW nurseries that carry them. Every region of the country should be so blessed. Last but not least, something for Northwest gardeners. The longer I look at this book, the more I find. Lee Reich removes the fear of pruning in this manageable how-to book, and may just save the day for that wayward gardener in your life who has a tendancy to hack back rather than lovingly prune.įinally, I have a reply to one of the most-asked questions in gardening: what's the best, all-around, how-to book? Buchanan's tome is a superb all-in-one, whether you're looking at the big picture in garden design or need enlightened advice on the make-or-break details. I am continually asked to recommend a pruning book and I do so now with complete confidence. This book bursts at the seam with advice and information, is written with passion and humor, and is downright gorgeous to behold. This encyclopedia is the one to have, period. If the horthead in your life loves Latin names -– and is struggling to pronounce and understand them -– this is indispensable.Īmerican Horticultural Society A To Z Encyclopedia Of Garden Plantsīy Christopher Brickell (Editor), Judith Zuk (Editor).Īnyone seriously into plants craves knowledge and devours information. Professional entomologist and amateur gardener Eric Grissell suggests that it might be time to declare a truce with the insects in our lives. Hot off the presses from Timber Press, here's a beauty of a book for the ecologically-savvy gardener. Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology Flora: An Illustrated History of the Garden Flower does all of these things, and more. You encounter a book that covers all of these areas more than adequately. I've only just found out about this sumptuous book here's an excerpt from a review in January Magazine: "Some coffee table books are loaded with glorious full color photographs or illustrations. I never tire of dipping into it for startling and poetically-rendered snippets about plant life on the planet Earth.įlora: An Illustrated History of the Garden Flower I've kept this little gem of a book within bathtub reach for months. It’s a collection of 100 plant profiles, each with gorgeous watercolor illustrations (I can say that), featuring many plants hardy to zero degrees.Īnatomy Of A Rose: Exploring the Secret Life of Flowers Plant This! Best Bets for Year-Round Gorgeous Gardens This book of Delaney's garden creations - none of them small-budget affairs - will ignite your imagination and inspire coffee table book awe. If you're not inclined to thinking about the relationship between where you live and what you eat - indeed, if you've never even considered the importance of such a relationship before - this is a must-read. I also recommend that everyone check out the titles offered by Timber Press, the country's unrivaled publisher of horticultural/gardening books.Ĭertainly the best-selling garden book of the year, Pollan has reached an astonishingly wide audience with his four essays about the co-evolution of man and plants. Here’s a wholly prejudiced selection of gift books for gardeners, beginning with the authors you’ve heard me interview on NPR. Stand by for a selection that pays homage to both the sublime and the ridiculous, including plenty of stimulating diversion for the winter-weary gardener. Books, Magazines, Newsletters and Mail Order Plantsīack by popular demand! For your perusal, the DofD's second annual gift list for gardeners.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |