We're kicking off the holiday season with our annual book review and gift guide! Michelle DeRusha joins us and we share some of the garden related books we read this year (or are looking forward to reading). We also share our list of gift ideas for the gardener in your life, or for your own wish list.
Books
- The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual Barbara Pleasant
- The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett
- The Enchanted Greenhouse Sarah Beth Durst
- The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life Helen Whybrow
- Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy
- A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon Kevin Fedarko
- The Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon Melissa L. Sevigny
- The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines Cassandra Leah Quave
- Old Herbaceous: A Novel of the Garden Reginald Arkell
- Fellowship of Bakers & Magic: Adenashire, A Cozy Fantasy Book Series J. Penner
All these books can be found on our Bookshop.org shop, except for The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual which can be found on Amazon.
Gifts
- Flower Lego Kits
- Plant Receptacles
- Beeswax Lip Balms
- Lotions & Hand Masks
- Puzzles
- Pruning Saws
- Silicone Rings
- PlantNebraska Gifts
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