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Garden and nature books to give and receive
A holiday gift guide of sorts.
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Book Shelf: Gardenista: The Low-Impact Garden
A coffee-table bookful of thought-provoking, ecological gardens and tips.
inspiration
Field Trip: Russel Wright’s living legend, Manitoga
I was not prepared for the “garden” at Dragon Rock.
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Book Shelf: “The Garden Against Time” by Olivia Laing
My new favorite literary garden memoir — and I haven’t even finished it yet.
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Book Shelf: ‘Lawn’ by Giovanni Aloi
Academic, sarcastic and enlightening: How the mown lawn became sacred.
my garden
On being a beginning gardener (for the third time)
A short history of my 4 gardens, across 20 years and 3 climates.
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Book Shelf: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
This small book about a culture of reciprocity and abundance is more conversation-starter than road map — but it’s a vital conversation.