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St. Louis Books and Blogs

Time left over for life: A review of The NEW Low-Maintenance Garden

There have been years in which I spent 20 hours a week weeding, planting, watering and pruning in my garden. The garden was ablaze with color, the...
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Uniquely American: Great Gardens of America

What makes American gardens ‘American’?That is the question author Tim Richardson seeks to answer in his stunning newbook Great Gardens...
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Pretty produce: Organic Crops in Pots

With so many container gardening books on the market--not to mention on my gardening bookshelf--I didn't think yet another one would catch my eye....
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The Ultimate Gardener - Charming, but not what you would expect

What gardener could resist picking up a book called The Ultimate Gardener? Right there on the cover it says that it contains "The best experts...
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A review of the Reader's Digest All-New Illustrated Guide to Gardening

Anyone who has a garden—even the most modest of efforts—should have on-hand a handful of authoritative resource books to help deal with...
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More notable garden bloggers

When I asked "Who are the most influential garden bloggers?" there was an outpouring of opinion from readers, mostly about why they read...
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Answers to the question: Who are the most influential garden bloggers?

Little did I know when I posted the question “Who are the most influential garden bloggers?” what a diverse response I would get. I...
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The most influential garden bloggers

Who do you consider the most influential garden bloggers?I am writing an upcoming column for here at Examiner and need your input.So what do I mean...
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Wicked Plants: A Book of Botanical Atrocities -- The movie

Death, corruption and mayhem in the plant world? Say it isn't so!Indeed, the plant world is filled with dangerous creatures, as is amusingly...
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The original wild gardener - William Robinson

Our ideas about garden design and desirable plants have been shaped by the gardeners before us. Among the most influential was Irish-born gardener...
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