Garden Clippings

   

Here are some news articles and blog posts I enjoyed reading this week:

• OC Register: Gardeners in Irvine Scramble for Plots to Raise Food
• Myrtle Beach Sun: Gardening is Dirty Work, Here’s How to Come Clean
• Buddy Garden: Pruning
• Apartment Therapy LA: Inviting Outdoor Decks
• A Way to Garden: Why Do You Garden?
• Two Green Thumbs Up!: Rescue Operation?
• Homebody: Good Gardening Book for Beginners

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Gardening Bookshelf


These are some great books to help you make the most out of your container garden:




Container Gardening for California


You Grow Girl by Gayla Trail


Bountiful Container by McGee & Stuckey


The Complete Container Garden by David Joyce


Gardening in Containers


Eat More Dirt by Ellen Sandbeck


The New Vegetarian Grill by Andrea Chesman