Tag Archives: gardening

A Garden Worth Returning To

Posted on May 8, 2017 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening during the course of my epic travels [1], I was invited by a friend of mine to go along with her and her mother to a garden.  At first the garden was not specified and I had in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Miniature Gardens

Posted on March 22, 2017 by nathanalbright

Miniature Gardens:  Design And Create Miniature Fairy Gardens, Dish Gardens, Terrariums And More–Indoors And Out, by Katie Elzer-Peters I’m not going to lie, this book was too high-maintenance for me.  I’m not saying this was a bad book, because it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tiny World Terrariums

Posted on March 22, 2017 by nathanalbright

Tiny World Terrariums, by Michelle Inciarrano & Katy Maslow I actually have a terrarium, which ended up as an unintentional and oddball present from a friend of mine who was unable to take it with him back to his home … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Garden Psalms

Posted on March 17, 2017 by nathanalbright

Garden Psalms:  God’s Gift of Comfort and Abundance, written by Margaret Langstaff This book manages to combine in deft passion two subjects I greatly enjoy reading about, gardening [1] and the Psalms, and manages to combine them in a beautiful … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Irish Gardening

Posted on March 17, 2017 by nathanalbright

Irish Gardening, by various authors I must admit, I did not realize Irish gardening was a thing, or that it would be considered so important for the gardening of Ireland to be recognized with its own journal just as Ireland … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Spot Gardens

Posted on March 8, 2017 by nathanalbright

Spot Gardens:  A Guide For Creating And Planting Miniature Gardens, Indoors And Outdoors, by Robert E. Atkinson Why would you care about this book?  Well, for one, it was written in 1973 and it makes for a worthwhile look at … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Harvest

Posted on March 8, 2017 by nathanalbright

Harvest:  Unexpected Projects Using 47 Extraordinary Garden Plants, by Stefani Bittner & Alethea Harampolis [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Blogging For Books/10 Speed Press.] This is a really enjoyable book to read.  Do you like beautiful, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Low Maintenance Gardening

Posted on March 8, 2017 by nathanalbright

Low Maintenance Gardening:  Lawn & Garden Step-By-Step Visual Guide, by Anne M. Zeman I will admit that one of my more unusual reading interests is gardening books [1], and this book provides a worthwhile approach to gardening books that is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Cutting Garden

Posted on November 1, 2016 by nathanalbright

Cutting Garden:  Growing And Arranging Garden Flowers, by Sarah Raven I borrowed this book from a friend of mine who deeply loves cuttings and flowers, and as someone with at least a passing interest in gardening myself [1], I figured … Continue reading →

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The Darker Side Of Eden

Posted on July 28, 2016 by nathanalbright

On the grounds of the English manor house of Wilton there is a deer park.  Normally, this would not be anything worth writing about.  After all, there are a lot of expensive houses, in England and in many other places, … Continue reading →

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