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5 Great Garden Books Perfect For Winter (Or Anytime) Reading

Looking for a few great garden books to add to your reading list this winter?

Wintertime is the perfect time for dreaming and planning next year’s garden and flowerbeds. And nothing can help spur on your creativity more than reading up on all kinds of wonderful gardening topics!

One thing is for sure, the long winter months can be tough to handle for gardeners. Not only do the hours of sunlight dwindle, the colder temperatures make it nearly impossible for growing anything outdoors. Making matters worse, except for a few splashes of color from an evergreen here and there, the great outdoors can seem bare, stark, lonely and colorless.

But one thing winter does do is give a gardener a bit of resting time. After all, the body needs a break from all of those planting, watering, weeding and harvesting chores. And while your rest up, a good garden book or two can help pass the time until spring arrives.

Even better, it can fill your mind with all kinds of great gardening ideas for next year! With that in mind, today’s article features five wonderful garden books that can accommodate a wide range of garden interests. We have included a brief overview of each below:

The Chef’s Garden – A Modern Guide To Common & Unusual Vegetables – With Recipes

In Bloom: Growing, Harvesting, and Arranging Homegrown Flowers All Year Round

Vegetables Love Flowers: Companion Planting for Beauty and Bounty

The Family Garden Plan: Grow a Year’s Worth of Sustainable and Healthy Food

The Old Farmer’s Almanac Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook

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https://thisismygarden.com/2022/11/great-garden-books/


3 posted on 01/13/2024 6:29:13 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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4 posted on 01/13/2024 6:29:58 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Carol Deppe’s books “Breed Your Own Vegetable varieties” and “the Resilient Gardener” are both awesome books that changed the way I garden forever!


28 posted on 01/13/2024 10:24:42 AM PST by Ellendra (A single lie on our side does more damage than a thousand lies on their side.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Most of the Rodale stuff is good.

Good Bug, Bad Bug is one I’d like to get.


30 posted on 01/13/2024 12:01:45 PM PST by Pollard (Hi)
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