My second, and last for a while, batch of purchases arrived today. Here they are:
The Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening was a lovely surprise! It is enormous, comprehensive and well illustrated, giving history, practical tips, extensive soil advice and wonderful ideas for planting. It is a Canadian book. I used to think that one had to buy local. That is definitely true of indigenous and water-wise gardening guides. It is most certainly not true of vegetables, herbs, annuals and perennials most of which are international. In today's world, if they are not internationally indigenous, you can probably find them at your local nursery anyway.
This is the book that has given me so much practical advice about the Square Foot Gardens that I have built and am now busy planting in preparation for filling with appropriately prepared soil and planting up with vegetables, herbs and some pretties. I had read up about it, managed to borrow the book from a friend, and have now sourced my own copy. For those of you who are working in small spaces and looking for a book loaded with valuable information, whether you are planning to build raised square foot gardens or not, the advice in this book is priceless.
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