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Book Shelf: Understanding how plants grow
Thanks to Brian Capon’s “Botany for Gardeners.”
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Book Shelf: Wendy Hollender’s showstopper
“The Album of Plant Families” is one to treasure.
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Book Shelf: ‘A Gardener’s Mindset’ by Stephen Orr
The next best thing to actual over-the-fence gardening conversation.
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Book Shelf: Truly stunning ‘Wonderlands’
A big, beautiful repository of glorious garden photos
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Read This: ‘North Woods’ by Daniel Mason
A novel for plantspeople and nature lovers — among other things.
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Linking About: ‘Nature amnesia,’ ‘Glorians,’ ‘Chop and drop’ ...
... and lots more insightful and inspiring links to explore.
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Book Shelf: “The Essential Garden Book”
Terence Conran and Dan Pearson’s follow-up to the legendary House Book.
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Book Shelf: The New Farmer’s Almanac, a literary journal
... for nature-minded people.
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Book Shelf: Lauri Kranz’s “A Garden Can Be Anywhere”
When you make potagers this gorgeous, best put them in a coffee-table book.
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Book Shelf: “Evergreen: The Trees That Shaped America” by Trent Preszler
A brief history of repeated, short-sighted American deforestation.
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Garden and nature books to give and receive
A holiday gift guide of sorts.
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Book Shelf: Gardenista: The Low-Impact Garden
A coffee-table bookful of thought-provoking, ecological gardens and tips.