Book Reviews

Greater Garden Yields with Drip Irrigation Written by Robert Kourik Published by Metamorphic Press, 2012 Reviewed by Brett Graf Robert Kourik’s ebook, Greater Garden Yields with Drip Irrigation, provides strong evidence that drip irrigation is not just for low-water landscapes. It contains information from numerous studies that show that using proper drip irrigation strategies can [...]

Garden Your City Written by Barbara Hobens Feldt Published by Taylor Trade Publishing, 2005 Reviewed by Maureen Sundberg Barbara Hobens Feldt’s enthusiasm for urban gardening is evident in every page of Garden Your City. Feldt sees gardening possibilities everywhere – tiny fire escapes and curbside planters, rooftops and parks. And she offers practical advice to [...]

The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home Written by Jonathan Kays, Joy Drohan, Adam Downing, Jim Finley; Published by NRAES (Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service) Reviewed by Peggy Newfield This book is for landowners of one to ten acres of forested, semi-forested, or non-forested land who wish to [...]

Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East (Rutgers University Press, 2010) is written by Carolyn Summers. Summers will be presenting “The Practical Challenges of Designing with Native Plants” at ELA’s Conference & Eco-Marketplace on March 3. reviewed by Risa Edelstein If you’ve read Doug Tallamy’s book, Bringing Nature Home and were hungry for more, Carolyn [...]