April – National Garden Month

Spring is here! If you haven’t already started planning this year’s garden it’s time to get a move on. Every April communities, organizations, and individuals nationwide celebrate gardening during National Garden Month. Gardeners know, and research confirms, that nurturing plants is good for us: attitudes toward health and nutrition improve, kids perform better at school, and community spirit grows. The National Garden Bureau worked with 23 cosponsoring national horticultural organizations to legislate National Garden Week. Former President Reagan signed the Proclamation April 18, 1986. In 2002, the National Gardening Association resolved to extend the celebration to encompass the entire month of April. Read’em, weed’em, and reap with these titles

Martha’s Flowers: A Practical Guide to Growing, Gathering, and Enjoying By Stewart, Martha Author Sharkey, Kevin 2018-02 – Clarkson Potter Publishers 9780307954770 Check Our CatalogThe essential resource from Martha Stewart, with expert advice and lessons on gardening and making the most of your spectacular blooms Martha Stewart’s lifelong love of flowers began at a young age, as she dug in and planted alongside her father in their family garden, growing healthy, beautiful blooms, every year. The indispensable lessons she learned then–and those she has since …More

The Vegetable Gardener’s Container Bible: How to Grow a Bounty of Food in Pots, Tubs, and Other Containers By Smith, Edward C. 2011-03 – Storey Publishing 9781603429757 Check Our Catalog“An earlier edition of this book was published under the title Incredible vegetables from self-watering containers (Storey Pub., 2006)”–T.p. verso. …More

The Victory Garden Companion By Weishan, Michael Author Donnelly, Laurie 2006-03 – HarperCollins Publishers 9780060599775 Check Our CatalogBookPage Notable Title For more than 30 years, the PBS series has shared sensible and sage advice that makes gardening both fun and easy. Now, this indispensable companion guide offers the best in gardening expertise in a straightforward and friendly manner. Illustrations. …More

Gardening Projects for Kids: 101 Ways to Get Kids Outside, Dirty, and Having Fun By Cohen, Whitney Author Fisher, John 2012-05 – Timber Press (OR) 9781604692457 Check Our CatalogKids and gardens can be a juggling act, but kids can make great gardening companions. These 101 engaging, family-friendly garden activities will show parents how to integrate the garden into their family life. …More

Burpee the Complete Flower Gardener: The Comprehensive Guide to Growing Flowers Organically By Cutler, Karan Davis Author Ellis, Barbara W. Photographer Pavia, Jerry 2006-10 – John Wiley & Sons 9780764543241 Check Our CatalogThis full-color guide from the experts at Burpee shows you how to plan, plant, and maintain a beautiful flower garden using an environmentally responsible, organic approach. It offers authoritative guidance on creating borders and beds, combining flower colors and shapes, selecting gardening tools, and much more, and features encyclopedic Plant Portraits section with profiles of more than 175 …More

Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces By Trail, Gayla 2010-02 – Clarkson Potter Publishers 9780307452016 Check Our CatalogFor the burgeoning audience of gardeners who wants to grow their own food, even with space constraints, this is the essential, encouraging, hip guide from an urban gardening expert with a huge Internet following. Full-color photographs throughout. …More

The Edible Container Garden: Growing Fresh Food in Small Spaces By Guerra, Michael Author Gaia, Books Author Gaia Books 2000-03 – Fireside Books 9780684854618 Check Our CatalogFrom decorative pots and old-fashioned boxes placed on a patio to mini-farms created on a balcony or rooftop, the joys of gardening and the pleasures of fresh produce come to life in this fully illustrated guide. 50 full-color photos. …More

Blue Ribbon Vegetable Gardening: The Secrets to Growing the Biggest and Best Prizewinning Produce By Torpey, Jodi 2015-12 – Storey Publishing 9781612123943 Check Our CatalogWin the blue ribbon every time Master Gardener Jodi Torpey offers all the information you need to grow champion vegetables — beans, beets, cabbages, cucumbers, eggplants, onions, peppers, pumpkins, squash, and tomatoes — covering everything from choosing the right varieties and scheduling planting dates to harvesting, preparing, and transporting your produce. She also walks you through every …More

Container Gardens: Over 200 Fresh Ideas for Indoor and Outdoor Inspired Plantings By The Editors of Southern Living Magazine 2017-03 – Southern Living 9780848745813 Check Our CatalogLack of space? Lack of time? No gardening experience? Need inspiration? No matter the issue, Southern Living magazine has the answer so that anyone can have a beautiful garden year-round using the brand’s newest book on container gardening. Container Gardens is a smart and sensible guide filled with beautiful, inspirational images that covers the basics for the beginner while sharing …More

The Gardener’s A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom By Powell, Eileen 2004-02 – Storey Publishing 9781580175173 Check Our CatalogWhy do gardeners start plants from seed instead of just buying a flat of seedlings from their local nursery? Necessity. Seedlings of unusual or exotic plants simply aren’t available at garden stores, but they are available in seed. Then there’s the cost factor. A few packets of seeds are much cheaper than dozens upon dozens of seedlings. And finally there’s the plants’ health to consider. Plants …More

The Nitty-Gritty Gardening Book: Fun Projects for All Seasons By Cornell, Kari Photographer Larson, Jennifer S. 2015-01 – Millbrook Press 9781467726474 Check Our CatalogGrow your own fruits, vegetables, and flowers Become a gardener in any season with these fun and easy projects. You don’t even need a garden space–many of these activities can be done by planting in containers to set on a porch or a patio or even in a window. Try your hand at growing potatoes and strawberries. Plant bright flowers that attract butterflies, birds, and bees. Learn how to get …More