Did you know that our Blanche Babcok library has a wonderful selection of books about Native Plants and Composting? We want to highlight three of these books today.
Grow Wild!: Low-Maintenance, Sure-Success, Distinctive Gardening with Native Plants
This book celebrates the aesthetic triumphs of the trend toward native plant gardening, offering readers the tools necessary to create places of natural beauty in their own gardens.
The National Trust Book of Wildflower Gardening
Explains the special techniques used in wildflower gardening. Cultivation instructions are provided together with suggestions on the garden use for over 250 wildflower species. The book is also a photographic guide to planting schemes and gardening ideas for each season. The author is a pioneer of wildflower gardening in Britain and through his company, Suffolk Herbs, and the Nature Conservancy Council, markets herbs and wildflower seeds. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Compost by Clare Foster
Composting is one of the most fundamental aspects of gardening. This book shows you how easy and natural it is to feed your soil with your household and garden rubbish.