Oh, well those too, Mr. S. I've actually acquired a few interesting ones since last year, which I'll be talking about soon. I've got a freakishly awesome variegated bilbergia about to bloom!
Nickie, Oh, seed catalogs are the best. Couldn't do winter without them.
Mr. M's D: Oh, of COURSE I have favs... but it would be hard to pick just 5. I'll start working on it in case the meme comes my way.
Allan, I don't read many magazines. Sometimes I to the university library where they have giant masses of practically pornographic english magazines like Gardens Illustrated and drool my way through them, though.
Garden Lily, Oh, I did that a couple winters ago! It was excellent fun, but I found I lost interest in the summer, and the tanks got all gross looking. I may revisit it someday.
Hey you guys , I have a great book to recommend . Its called "The Brother Gardeners- Botany , Empire and the Birth of an Obsession" I loved this book it covers the time of botanical wonders pouring into England during the 17 and 1800s. When the English went from being gardeners to being GARDENERS , A great fast paced read with tons of info and lots of juicy botanical dish . ( Linneaus naming the ugliest of plants after those who blocked his efforts to revamp nomenclature because they thought it was far too sexual ). Exhaustively researched and highly entertaining !
Not houseplants?
ReplyDeleteOh, well those too, Mr. S. I've actually acquired a few interesting ones since last year, which I'll be talking about soon. I've got a freakishly awesome variegated bilbergia about to bloom!
ReplyDeleteseed catalouges count as books, right?
ReplyDeleteIf it wasn't for garden books, I wouldn't make it thru the winter. Do you have any favs? There's a 5 best gardening books meme starting.
ReplyDeleteIn addition to books, does anyone read gardening magazines in winter?
ReplyDeleteI've been dreaming of aquascaping this winter - although I don't think it would be as satisfying - not enough wrestling with weeds and soil.
ReplyDeleteNickie,
ReplyDeleteOh, seed catalogs are the best. Couldn't do winter without them.
Mr. M's D:
Oh, of COURSE I have favs... but it would be hard to pick just 5. I'll start working on it in case the meme comes my way.
Allan,
I don't read many magazines. Sometimes I to the university library where they have giant masses of practically pornographic english magazines like Gardens Illustrated and drool my way through them, though.
Garden Lily,
Oh, I did that a couple winters ago! It was excellent fun, but I found I lost interest in the summer, and the tanks got all gross looking. I may revisit it someday.
haa ha, these are grate, keep it up
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Hey you guys , I have a great book to recommend . Its called "The Brother Gardeners- Botany , Empire and the Birth of an Obsession"
ReplyDeleteI loved this book it covers the time of botanical wonders pouring into England during the 17 and 1800s. When the English went from being gardeners to being GARDENERS , A great fast paced read with tons of info and lots of juicy botanical dish . ( Linneaus naming the ugliest of plants after those who blocked his efforts to revamp nomenclature because they thought it was far too sexual ).
Exhaustively researched and highly entertaining !