Description: This book celebrates the plants of the Old Testament and New Testament, including the Apocrypha, and of the Quran. From acacia, the wood of the tabernacle, to wormwood, whose bitter leaves cured intes...
Description: Amy Stewart had a simple dream. She yearned for a garden filled with colorful jumbles of vegetables and flowers. After she and her husband finished graduate school, they pulled up their Texas roots an...
Author: Simonds, Merilyn Publisher: Greystone Books Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Writers have long found relaxation and inspiration in gardening, often discussing their efforts in eloquent essays that seem to capture the very scent of the earth. This anthology brings together t...
Description: Beverley Nichols (1898-1983) was a prolific author, playwright, composer, and media personality.Though much of his work has been forgotten, his garden writing has stood the test of time. His amusing a...
Author: Kennedy, Des Publisher: Greystone Books Format: Adobe PDF
Description: In this rollicking read, Des Kennedy demonstrates his unerring skill with a satirical pitchfork. The 13 short pieces here roam widely and wildly, examining, among other things, common idiosyncrasies a...
Author: Darke, Rick Publisher: Timber Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: William Robinson's revolutionary book, The Wild Garden, envisioned an authentically naturalistic approach to gardening that is more vital today than ever before. First published in 1870, The Wild Gard...
Author: Eddison, Sydney Publisher: Timber Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Sooner or later, every older gardener faces a similar challenge. At some point, we all find ourselves asking "If I can't get out there and dig, plant, and prune as I used to, what am I going to do?"Th...
