Category: Book & Product Reviews
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Product Review: The 6 basic gardening tools you need
These are the basic 6 gardening tools I couldn’t live without. I’ve tested a lot of tools out there, and as a professional landscaper and avid home gardener, these are the ones that I recommend. Buying quality items up front will save money in the long run and reduce the amount of waste going into…
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Book Review: New Small Garden by Noel Kingsbury
New Small Garden by Noel Kingsbury published in 2016 published by Frances Lincoln. This is one of my favorite garden design books. I’ve checked it out several times from my local library. Noel Kingsbury is a famous British garden designer and has written quite a few books. He is largely known for his naturalistic planting…
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Book Review: Gardenista
Gardenista, written by Michelle Slatalla. Published 2016 by Artisan. Gardenista is a catchy name. This self titled book is a physical publication written by the editors of the Gardenista blog, a website all about stylish outdoor spaces. It is a sister site to Remodelista, which has a physical book too. This photo centric hardback book…
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Book Review: Terrain
“Terrain: Ideas and Inspiration for Decorating the Home and Garden”. Edited by Greg Lehmkuhl and the gardeners of TERRAIN Terrain is a beautiful book. Aptly named, it’s named after a garden nursery located in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Terrain nursery took root in 2008, but its location is at a historical nursery once called Styer’s, which…
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Book Review: Garden Design by Heidi Howcroft & Marianne Majerus
Garden Design by Heidi Howcroft & Marianne Majerus, is a substantial book that qualifies as a coffee table book. The cover caught my eye with its colors and a close up shot of Joe Pye, one of my favorite native plants! There are six chapters in the book, and each one breaks down garden design…
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Book Review: Creating Sanctuary by Jessi Bloom
I really like this book, Creating Sanctuary: Sacred Garden Spaces, Plant Based Medicine, and Daily Practices to Achieve Happiness and Well-Being by Jessie Bloom. Not only do I think the format and its colorful cover is really nice, but the contents is fun to read as well. The book is broken down into many categories…
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Book Review: The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
‘The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate’ by Peter Wohlleben This book has been a top seller on many book lists, including the New York Times. It’s wonderful this type of book is that popular! The book presents scientific research and observations by Wohlleben himself of trees and forests. His observations are…
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Book Review: The Humane Gardener
“The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife” by Nancy Lawson, 2017. This book only took me a few nights to read, but it is full of interesting information. The book has six chapters and covers topics like native plants, letting nature guide your garden, gardening for pollinators and birds, our relationship with wildlife…
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Book Review: ‘Zero Waste Home’ by Be a Johnson
The book, “Zero Waste Home” by Bea Johnson was a recommended book I found on a blog I read about living without excess. Being this type of minimalist, earth-saving book, you may think it would be written by someone who has always lived this way. On the contrast, Bea first tells her story about how…