Grow your own food with gardening books from the BWG Library

Grow your own food with gardening books from the BWG Library

Explore this specially curated list from Wendy, Adult Services Librarian

The health benefits of growing your own food are seemingly endless, including emotional and mental health benefits.  Get ready for the opening of the BWG Seed Library next weekend, with this special list of books chosen by Wendy, a gardening enthusiast and Adult Services Librarian at the BWG Library.

If you need help finding books on specific topics, like growing specific vegetables, or starting an indoor garden, let the BWG Library know!  Send a message through Facebook or email bwgmailbox@bradford.library.on.ca and Wendy will reach out to connect you with books and resources in our collection.  Or, if you have a book you think should be added to the collection, send your suggestion today.

The new heirloom garden : designs, recipes, and heirloom plants for cooks who love to garden, by Ellen Ogden

With ‘The New Heirloom Garden’, design a beautiful and self-sufficient garden, learn the secrets of heirloom vegetables, herbs, and flowers, and enjoy 75 seasonal recipes featuring the fruits of your labour.

Gardening in summer-dry climates : plants for a lush, water-conscious landscape, by Nora Harlow

Gardening in an area defined by arid summers and soggy winters can be challenging. But gardens can thrive in such conditions, and this definitive handbook shares the plants and practices that will help you succeed. Landscape architect Nora Harlow and award-winning photographer Saxon Holt explain how plants adapt to the climate and how topography and climate relate.

The Kew gardener’s guide to growing vegetables : the art and science to grow your own vegetables, by Hélèna Dove

The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Vegetables looks at some of the most common vegetables grown, and also some more unusual edibles. It gives easy to follow instructions on how to be a successful vegetable gardener, plus 12 exciting projects to try throughout the year. From sowing, to planting young plants, to hardening off and harvesting, Helena Dove, Kew’s Kitchen Gardener shows what can be achieved with a few packets of seed and some fertile ground.

The new gardener’s handbook : everything you need to know to grow a beautiful & bountiful garden, by Daryl Beyers

From one of the experts at the New York Botanical Garden, this guide shares the science of good gardening in a design-forward, beginner-friendly way that will appeal to new gardeners everywhere.

Urban gardening for beginners : simple hacks + easy projects for growing your own food in small spaces, by Marc Thoma

Do you ever wish you could make tea with fresh mint from your windowsill? Or make a salad with ripe red tomatoes from your own front porch? Even if your space is limited, Urban Gardening for Beginners can help you get growing at home.

Published at Sat, 13 Mar 2021 15:30:00 +0000