Our favorite gardening books and magazines
The Beginner's Guide to Edible Herbs: 26 Herbs Everyone Should Grow and Enjoy Grow and dry your own herbs, which are packed with flavor and good things for your health. Herbs are sometimes overlooked in garden planning, which is surprising given they are easy to grow, aromatic, and rewarding. There's nothing like fresh herbs in cooking. Woody, perennial herbs do well where we grow, give them a try!
Attainable Sustainable by Kris Bordessa is a beautiful book and a lifestyle reference from the popular writer of Attainable Sustainable blog. This will be a wonderful tome to own if you're a gardener, cook, nature-folk, maker, or DIY-er.
Packed with garden tips, natural remedies, recipes, homemaking ideas and so much more. |
![]() Six Seasons cookbook explores the concept of six seasons of the year, each defined by the unique vegetables and produce available during that time.
Spring: This season features early greens, asparagus, and spring onions, and highlights dishes like pea shoots with goat cheese and garlic soup. Early Summer: The early summer season brings strawberries, cherries, and sugar snap peas, inspiring recipes like grilled apricots with burrata and roasted cherry tomatoes. Midsummer: The midsummer season showcases summer squash, cucumbers, and tomatoes, with recipes like grilled eggplant with feta and tomato-watermelon salad. Late Summer: Late summer features sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes at their peak, and recipes like roasted green beans with hazelnuts and corn fritters. Fall: In the fall season, the focus is on hearty vegetables like squash, pumpkins, and root vegetables, with recipes like roasted butternut squash with brown butter and pumpkin soup. Winter: Finally, the winter season is all about dark greens, root vegetables, and citrus fruits, with recipes like braised fennel with orange and roasted beet salad. |
![]() The Colorado Gardener’s Companion is your guide to cultivating a successful garden in the Centennial State. Whether you are an experienced green thumb or an inquiring novice, whether you live in the mountains, on the Western Slope, along the Front Range, or on the eastern plains, this easy-to-understand guide will help you grow bountiful vegetables, abundant flowers, and lush lawns. A Year in Flowers from Floret Flowers - Designing Gorgeous Arrangements for Every Season This book is a gorgeous and comprehensive guide to everything you need to make your own incredible arrangements all year long, whether harvesting flowers from the backyard or shopping for blooms at the market.
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