Category Archives: Books

Willow Book Recommendations

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

I am still thinking about willows. This spring I plan to make dried willow plant supports on which I will grow sweet peas, string beans, broad beans and possibly peas. There are two books that I recommend on willow structures. … Continue reading →

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Book Recommendations

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

It’s late February and the light says spring is near, but the weather still says its winter. The birds and I are both in a state. We can taste spring, but we cannot see it. In an effort to move … Continue reading →

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Oak trees

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Last winter, I read a book called The Global Forrest by Diana Beresford–Kroeger.  A botanist and medical biochemist Beresford-Kroger is expert on the medicinal, environmental, and nutritional properties of trees.  I have never read a book quite like this one. … Continue reading →

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