Review: Growing Green: A First Book of Gardening by Daniela Sosa Growing Green: A First Book of Gardening is a fun collection of gardening projects for beginners- both kids and adults. As an avid gardener, I can endorse that this is a great way to jumpstart gardening as a family! The projects are not easy […]
Review: The 10 Minute Gardener by CaliKim Do you have the desire to start a garden this year? Can’t figure out how you could possibly squeeze it into your busy schedule? Maybe you’re a mom of young kids. Maybe you are neurodivergent and need a different approach to gardening that swings between hyper focus and […]
Black Flora: Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture’s New Vanguard by Teresa J Speight Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and spring is around the corner. Soon it will be prime wedding season. If you know someone who is looking for a florist, then you should definitely check out this who’s who of Black florists in the U.S. First […]
Review: The Cut Flower Handbook by Lisa Ziegler Full transparency: I started out as veggie gardener who didn’t see the point of planting flowers. I wanted all of the space for my veggies. But then I got educated in the nature of plants and ecosystems and I quickly changed my tune. Fast forward to present […]
Review: Plant Pets by Beatrice Boggs Allen and Belle Boggs 🪴 Special thanks to @storeypub for the gifted copy of Plant Pets!I love gardening outside in my backyard. With the help of the good Lord, He and I keep the veggies alive because as a busy mom I often forget to water my plants for […]
Book Feature: The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden: How to Grow Food in a Changing Climate by Kim Stoddart Do you garden? When I am not reading and blogging, I am an avid gardener. If you kept a kitchen garden this summer, then you definitely felt the effects of climate change depending on the gardening […]
Are you interested in learning about foraging? Maybe you have a yard that backs to the woods and are interested in being able to identify edible plants versus those you should stay away from. If so, check out this journal, How to Forage for Wild Foods Without Dying Journal by Ellen Zachos. Depending on where […]
Review: Herbal Remedies for Sleep: How to Use Healing Herbs and Natural Therapies to Ease Stress, Promote Relaxation, and Encourage Healthy Sleep Habits by Maria Noël Groves I have a lot of herb books, but this new one, Herbal Remedies for Sleep: How to Use Healing Herbs and Natural Therapies to Ease Stress, Promote Relaxation, […]
May is planting month for many Northern and Mid-Atlantic regions. Mother’s Day Weekend happens to be the sweet spot in my gardening zone 7B to plant summer veggies. Or it was…climate change has made the area warmer, earlier. So I thought it would be a greats opportunity to share this new book that I love, […]
Before I began book blogging, my main hobby was gardening. Over the years I have evolved from a tomato-only small plot gardener to a I’ll-try-almost-any-veggie-once kitchen gardener. I’ve tried square-foot gardening and plant-what-you-want-wherever-you-want gardening. I’ve rotated veggies and I’ve also kept them in the same space and refreshed the soil. It’s a fun hobby that […]