tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post8444390352708417596..comments2023-07-30T06:45:42.888-04:00Comments on Growing Days: Too Cold to Garden? Snuggle Up (and Win) a Good Book!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-51949625841992323592013-12-18T12:27:42.760-05:002013-12-18T12:27:42.760-05:00These are great recommendations...thanks so much :...These are great recommendations...thanks so much :)Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-51024195340822703712013-12-18T11:31:37.615-05:002013-12-18T11:31:37.615-05:00Sonja, I love both of those books! I can't wai...Sonja, I love both of those books! I can't wait to get Chris' dye book--she's wonderful! (Darn! I should have asked her to contribute, too. Silly me.) Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-5307081527475195002013-12-18T11:30:29.562-05:002013-12-18T11:30:29.562-05:00Lindsay, isn't this the best list? I'm hig...Lindsay, isn't this the best list? I'm highlighting the ones I don't have and handing it to my husband for Christmas shopping! ;-)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-44277045605778949532013-12-18T11:29:48.219-05:002013-12-18T11:29:48.219-05:00TJ, my daughter would be so jealous of your horse ...TJ, my daughter would be so jealous of your horse ranch! (Who am I kidding? I'm envious, too!) I'm a huge advocate for mixing edibles with ornamentals. Beautiful and delicious! Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-3657215605525552562013-12-18T11:28:21.722-05:002013-12-18T11:28:21.722-05:00Cecilia, I love this book! It's so beautiful a...Cecilia, I love this book! It's so beautiful and the images just soothe my spirit! We're surrounded by woods, and I bought it to inspire ideas for our gardens. Gorgeous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-30187281740018393982013-12-18T11:27:13.981-05:002013-12-18T11:27:13.981-05:00ElenaW, you're in good company with us garden ...ElenaW, you're in good company with us garden geeks! ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-49335760987349744682013-12-18T11:26:41.727-05:002013-12-18T11:26:41.727-05:00My son gave me this journal last year! I keep prom...My son gave me this journal last year! I keep promising myself that I'll be vigilant about filling it in. I love the idea of keeping gardening records...but I just haven't mastered the art of garden journaling yet! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-65071609096895504212013-12-18T11:25:27.479-05:002013-12-18T11:25:27.479-05:00Did I ever tell you about the time at a bloggers&#...Did I ever tell you about the time at a bloggers' conference when I spilled red wine all over my blouse, just as I was introducing myself to Amy as her biggest fan girl? Yep. True story. Only me....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-34091483334125041912013-12-18T11:23:55.028-05:002013-12-18T11:23:55.028-05:00Wow--more great recommendations! Thanks, Lindsey! ...Wow--more great recommendations! Thanks, Lindsey! I love old gardening books and collect them. (But by the state of my bookshelves, I also love new gardening books, too, obviously!) Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-51159655421459715142013-12-18T11:22:41.157-05:002013-12-18T11:22:41.157-05:00Oh, I need to check those out, too! Thanks, Rebecc...Oh, I need to check those out, too! Thanks, Rebecca!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-5577387276834602492013-12-18T11:22:10.733-05:002013-12-18T11:22:10.733-05:00Linda, I'm ready to snuggle up with the pups a...Linda, I'm ready to snuggle up with the pups and dive into all of these great books! Thanks so much for your help! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-35238411748857316702013-12-18T11:21:27.834-05:002013-12-18T11:21:27.834-05:00You all have such great recommendations! You'r...You all have such great recommendations! You're right, Anita--even if Mother Nature doesn't always cooperate, at least we can arm ourselves with knowledge to make the best of our gardens! ;-)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-11874677494494637682013-12-18T11:20:00.088-05:002013-12-18T11:20:00.088-05:00Thank you, Janet! Little did you all know that I w...Thank you, Janet! Little did you all know that I was making Peter's shopping list for my Christmas present based on this post! HA! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-77024517515726992882013-12-18T11:19:06.819-05:002013-12-18T11:19:06.819-05:00That's on my to-read list, especially now that...That's on my to-read list, especially now that both you and Janet recommend it! :-)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-15313273245805119512013-12-18T08:34:59.498-05:002013-12-18T08:34:59.498-05:00Great selection! I would love to win any of those...Great selection! I would love to win any of those! Nothing makes a garden grow like a well educated gardener! Mother Nature still has the final say....but we can equip ourselves to do our best to prevail!!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17151799409982886932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-24528647315854914242013-12-18T08:29:46.711-05:002013-12-18T08:29:46.711-05:00My two favorite "go-to" gardening books ...My two favorite "go-to" gardening books are: The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith and Small Space Gardening by Chris McLaughlin. I don't go into the garden without them! Thanks for hosting this give away. <br /><br />sonjatwombly at yahoo.com<br /><br />Sonja Twombly<br />www.lallybrochfarm.org♥ Sean -N- Sonja ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/06239001666916485292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-78797561074667821912013-12-18T08:12:18.542-05:002013-12-18T08:12:18.542-05:00So many great books, so many are going onto my alr...So many great books, so many are going onto my already long book wishlist!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804838807941441906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-59943234751761959212013-12-13T19:21:36.934-05:002013-12-13T19:21:36.934-05:00I love books with pics....always inspires New idea...I love books with pics....always inspires New ideas. From Carmel and now live on horse ranch in the Sierra foothills. Have to mix flowers and herbs...and veggies to make beautiful. Email. Gladystewart@gmail.comtjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661102599460810822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-60865881612450094542013-12-13T05:47:43.671-05:002013-12-13T05:47:43.671-05:00I find The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the...I find The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Fores, by Rick Darke one of the best garden books I've read.Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839788106857366694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-14233935690752379512013-12-13T01:00:24.424-05:002013-12-13T01:00:24.424-05:00I really enjoy Greenhouse Gardener's Companion...I really enjoy Greenhouse Gardener's Companion. It is a reference book that is nice to re-read every winter. Another I truly enjoy I'd Teaming with Microbes, which is about soil science. Yes, I'm a garden geek. ElenaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882843950146398654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-91081953308937238202013-12-12T23:43:38.661-05:002013-12-12T23:43:38.661-05:00This will probably sound strange, but my favorite ...This will probably sound strange, but my favorite gardening book is "A Gardener's Journal", Lee Valley publisher... It is a ten year diary book of your garden.. I have my failures and success I can look back on, gardening diagrams, weather information I took note of on a certain day.. I enjoy looking back 4 or 5 years ago and reading where it snowed today or it was 70 in December... I keep up with plants bought and where I bought them., reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846742528835704595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-9534293693319037222013-12-12T21:14:33.408-05:002013-12-12T21:14:33.408-05:00Oh, Janet, I love Amy's The Earth Moved, too. ...Oh, Janet, I love Amy's The Earth Moved, too. And The Drunken Botanist. Well, anything by Amy. And Dee, ditto Sharon Lovejoy. LindaCTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177442713100751193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-45062290565211840022013-12-12T19:55:58.991-05:002013-12-12T19:55:58.991-05:00For humor, one of my favorites is The Gardener'...For humor, one of my favorites is The Gardener's Year by Karel Capek from 1929. It is still rings true of the gardeners I know. <br /><br />I really like old books on gardening, pre-1950, for good, practical advice on perennials and annuals. I like time tested plants and appreciate the advice from gardeners and farmers before the introduction of mass produced fertilizers (of course, some ideas were nutty, so I take it with a grain of salt). Louis Bromfield's Malabar Farm made a deep impression on me. I'm looking forward to Jenks Farmer's book Deep-Rooted Wisdom out next year. Lindsey Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369543954342026815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-3580329305955620482013-12-12T19:31:00.574-05:002013-12-12T19:31:00.574-05:00I enjoy books featuring Tasha Tudor's home &am...I enjoy books featuring Tasha Tudor's home & garden along with several that have already been named. Also the various Sillwater books....rebeccahttp://sceneinourgarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631374415610618691.post-47437711396182643442013-12-12T18:04:26.279-05:002013-12-12T18:04:26.279-05:00Love all these books! I look forward to some super...Love all these books! I look forward to some super chilly days to read instead of work in the "bitter tundra!" LindaCTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177442713100751193noreply@blogger.com