Read This: Garden Wonderland, plus BOOK GIVEAWAY
Garden Wonderland features luscious, beautifully designed gardens for harvest and a deep connection with nature.… Read More
Dry Climate Gardening book wins award!
Dry Climate Gardening is a great resource for desert gardeners, and it’s been named an American Horticultural Society Book Award winner.… Read More
Read This: Du Pont Gardens of the Brandywine Valley
Du Pont Gardens features five grand gardens created by the wealthy Du Pont family in the Brandywine Valley of Pennsylvania and Delaware.… Read More
Read This: Dry Climate Gardening
Dry Climate Gardening by Noelle Johnson shows just how colorful and plant-rich, yet waterwise, a desert garden can be. … Read More
Read This: American Roots
If you love garden design and seeing what contemporary designers are doing in their own gardens across the U.S., I highly recommend American Roots. … Read More
Read This: The Garden Refresh
The Garden Refresh shares handy gardening tips and creative ideas, illustrated by beautiful photos, for beginning and veteran gardeners.… Read More
Read This: The View from Federal Twist
The View From Federal Twist by James Golden shows how looking inward may be the most important part of garden making, not only for one man but for anyone who aspires to garden. … Read More
Read This: Private Gardens of the Pacific Northwest
Private Gardens of the Pacific Northwest features 20 lush, colorful, and artistically creative gardens from coastal Oregon and Washington.… Read More
Read This: Under Western Skies
Under Western Skies will delight anyone who enjoys seeing how others respond to challenges to create transcendent gardens rooted in place. … Read More
Fearless Gardening book giveaway – bonus round!
I’m giving away a 2nd copy of the book Fearless Gardening, this time to an Austin-area reader. To enter, tell me what YOU think it means to be a fearless gardener in central Texas.… Read More
Leaving a garden and starting over: Uprooted by Page Dickey
Page Dickey’s latest book, Uprooted, tells how she left Duck Hill, her celebrated but high-maintenance garden in NY, and started over in CT.… Read More
Read This: Windcliff by Daniel Hinkley
Magical photos, revelatory anecdotes, and humor abound in plantsman Daniel Hinkley’s new book, Windcliff, about the making of his garden.… Read More
Read This: Spirit of Place
July 30, 2020The Garden Conservancy preserves significant American gardens and shares all manner of interesting gardens with the public via its beloved Open Days program, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year despite the Covid-cancellation of all tours. I’m a … Read More
Read This: Dreamscapes by Claire Takacs
Known for her moody, incandescent images, photographer Claire Takacs’s book, Dreamscapes, features 69 dreamy gardens.… Read More