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Home, Garden, and DIY July 2019
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| A Way to Garden: A Hands-On Primer for Every Season by Margaret RoachWhat it is: an updated version of the gardening expert's 1998 book, which offers many tips and is arranged by a plant's life cycle over the course of a year; it also thoughtfully explores how both the author and the gardening world have changed over 21 years.
Reviewers say: "a compelling book to read straight through that is also useful as a reference for particular details" (Booklist, starred review). |
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Backyard Foraging: 65 Familiar Plants You Didn't Know You Could Eat
by Ellen Zachos
What it is: a fascinating, practical book that explains how to safely find edible plants (greens, nuts, seeds, fungi, etc.) in your backyard and gives details on harvesting and preparing them for eating.
What's inside: foraging basics and etiquette; identification tools and color photos for 65 plants, including dandelion, mulberry, and hosta; and recipes for your bounty.
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100 Easy-to-grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens
by Lorraine Johnson
Canadian gardeners no longer have to invest incredible amounts of time and money to enhance their gardens with exotic flowers. Instead, they can choose from a rich and stunning assortment of native species. Part of the natural ecology, native varieties thrive easily in garden conditions, and gardeners help to preserve the gene pool of plants available by using them. Available at local nurseries, these affordable native plants are easy to grow and require minimal maintenance.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Lambton County Library 787 Broadway St. Wyoming, Ontario N0N1T0 519-845-3324www.lclibrary.ca |
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