Books on Hold is a blog series dedicated to books I have seen in passing and requested from my local library. See more in the series at the end of this blog post. — Douglas Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not a fan of vegetables. That said, I am always on the lookout [...]
Books on Hold is a blog series dedicated to books I have seen in passing and requested from my local library. See more in the series at the end of this blog post. — Douglas Here is another book for the gardening side of me. I came across this book in my Pinterest feed from user [...]
Books on Hold is a blog series dedicated to books I have seen in passing and then requested from my local library. See more in the series at the end of this blog post. — Douglas The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-Round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage * Discovered via Dirt Therapy From Amazon.com… “Brandywine Cottage [...]
From A Gardener’s Notebook: A collection of essays What is there about a garden? Gardens can be beautiful or productive and are often both at the same time. Every gardener brings their own energies, their own attitudes, their own wants, needs and desires to their garden, making each one a unique statement on their creators. [...]
I saw this at a client’s house and had to grab a quick shot. I actually thought it was even older, but 1979 still makes it over 30 years old. I bought what was the current edition(8th) when I purchased my house in 1996 and have used it a lot since. Sunset released a new [...]
From A Gardener’s Notebook by Douglas E. Welch… “The goal of sketching in the garden is to see things more clearly not necessarily make a perfect reproduction of them on paper.” Download a sample of this book, or buy your own copy, via Amazon.com. ** You can read Kindle books on nearly any device including [...]
Handmade Garden Projects: Step-by-Step Instructions for Creative Garden Features, Containers, Lighting & More Voted Best Graphic Design by the Garden Writers Association From Amazon.com… “You can transform your garden into a handmade, personality-infused oasis. Author Lorene Edwards Forkner — part eco-friendly non-traditionalist, part crafty creative — will show you how. Projects run the gamut from [...]
Garden House: Bringing the Outdoors In Why should the garden remain in the garden? Here are hundreds of ideas for bringing your garden inside and, even better, blurring the difference between them. Great text and gorgeous photos let your garden house dreams take flight. From Amazon.com… “The garden house is a restorative sanctuary that combines [...]
Urban Sanctuaries Another great book for garden “dreaming.” We all need new ideas to energize our gardens and books like this provide them on every page. More 2012 Gift Guide Items:
A Book of Bees : And How to Keep Them by Sue Hubbell Yesterday I highlighted one of Sue Hubbell’s other books, A Country Year: Living the Questions, where she writes about her time living in the Ozarks and raising bees as a profession. While A Country Year was meant as entertaining reading, this book [...]
A collection of essays by Douglas E. Welch
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