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Los Angeles Garden Book of the Week

In winter, read a garden memoir to take away the chill

In the cold, gray, dampness called winter, gardeners hunker down and wait for spring. While waiting, why not read a gardening memoir? It will keep...
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Garden book of the week: Bloom Again Orchids

If one of your New Year's resolutions is to purchase an orchid this winter,Bloom-Again Orchids: 50 Easy-Care Orchids that Flower Again and Again...
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Garden book of the week: Designing the New Kitchen Garden

Jennifer R. Bartley's book, Designing the New Kitchen Garden: An American Potager Handbook, is an interesting read for several reasons. I met...
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Garden book of the week: What's Wrong With My Plant and How to Fix It

When one grabs a hoe and turns over that first shovelful of soil, he/she expects to harvest wheelbarrows full of vegetables, garden trugs...
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Dress up the garden for Halloween with Black Plants and Wicked Plants

Two recently published garden books provide wickend entertainment for All Hallows Eve this year. I posted an earlier review of Wicked Plants: The...
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Garden book of the week: Green Flowers

You might ask why a book on green flowers? Aren't flowers supposed to be pink, red, blue or yellow? These questions are answered in Green Flowers:...
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Garden book of the week: The Perennial Care Manual

The Perennial Care Manual: A Plant-by-Plant Guide: What to Do and When to Do It, written by Nancy J. Ondra and photographed by Rob Cardillo, is a...
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Garden book of the week: At Home with Beatrix Potter, the Creator of Peter Rabbit

As children, are there any gardeners who didn't have a fascination with Peter Rabbit, that rascally little guy chomping down on Mr. McGregor's peas...
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Garden book of the week: Roadside Flowers of Oklahoma

Roadside Flowers of Oklahoma, by Doyle McCoy is a must have book for anyone who is interested in Oklahoma wildflowers. Inside, each page is...
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Garden book of the week: 50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants

The tagline or subtitle of Tracy Disabato-Aust's new book, 50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants , is "Tough-but-Beautiful Plants That Anyone...
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