Inspiration and Prose

The Garden in Every Sense and Season

Beginning with the heady blooms of spring and closing with putting the garden to bed in winter, Tovah Martin shares 100 essays that beautifully evoke the sensory experience of being in the garden.“Reminds us that the best way to get to know a...

The Garden Maker's Book of Wonder

The Garden Maker's Book of Wonder: 162 Recipes, Crafts, Tips, Techniques, and Plants to Inspire You in Every SeasonBy Allison Vallin Kostovick The joy and wonder of a garden-inspired lifestyle is captured in this colorfully photographed,...

The Heirloom Gardener: Traditional Plants and Skills for the Modern World

By John Forti An A-to-Z compilation of traditional gardening skills and heirloom plants, nostalgically illustrated with wood block art.  “Empowers readers with a toolkit of traditional and sustainable practices for an emerging artisanal...

Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again

Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning AgainBy Page Dickey The engaging story of leaving a beloved garden and creating a new, very different garden, by one of America’s best-known and most accomplished garden writers. “Uprooted reveals...

Vegetable Gardening Wisdom

Vegetable Gardening Wisdom by Kelly Smith Trimble Sometimes the best gardening advice comes in tidbits shared over the backyard fence from a sage neighbor. In Vegetable Gardening Wisdom, Master Gardener Kelly Smith Trimble shares her...