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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDo you have favorite books and\/or apps you like to use for planning and maintaining your gardens? If you had a chance to read the “About Laurie” section of this blog site, the you already know I am a school librarian. I LOVE books, but I also embrace technology so I have my favorites of each! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the years I have accumulated gardening books and here are a few I would like to share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Books:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Midwest Home Landscaping<\/a> (published 2010) by Roger Holmes & Rita Buchanan – Great Pictures and designs for gardens and ponds! I have the 2006 Edition. The Link is to the 2010 addition and I couldn’t find a newer edition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Taylor’s Guide’s<\/strong> is a Series written in 1987 and is a very comprehensive series of gardening books with great pictures broken down into visual and color keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taylor’s Guide to Vegetables & Herbs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Taylor’s Guide to Bulbs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Taylor’s Guide to Annuals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Taylors’s Guide To Perennials<\/a> (published 2001)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs Garden Insects of North America <\/a>(published 2017) by Whitney Cranshaw & David Shetlar- I love this book just for the excellent photos of bugs and insects!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Cooks Herb Garden<\/a> (published 2010) by Jeff Cox and Marie-Pierre Moine – Growing Herbs has been the easiest thing for me to grow and I just love this book for it pictures, short descriptions, planting schemes, step by step advice, and recipes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rodale’s Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening <\/a>(published 2009) edited by Fern Marshal Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, and Ellen Phillips- Anything that I eat I grow organically and this books provides the information and resources for organic gardening! Nice section on organic composting. This book may be out of print, so I provided a Kindle link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Projects For Small Gardens: 56 Projects on foldout pages with step-by-step instructions<\/a> (published 2002) – by Richard Bird and George Carter- I purchased this book when I had a much smaller yard than I do now. Full of fun gardening ideas for small spaces! This book may be out of print!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Photographic Encyclopedia of Wildflowers <\/a>(published 1991) by Teresa Farino This book may be out of print so I included the cover!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n *****As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.*****<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Apps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Farmers Almanac Garden Planner:<\/a> This planner needs to be used on a computer or an iPad. It is subscription based. Different levels of subscriptions. I like this garden planner because I can plan multiple gardens, has crop rotations, show what plants grow well together and has a gardening journal included. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Plantnet<\/a><\/strong> is a free App for iPhones and androids and is great at identifying unknown plants and flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Garden Answers<\/a> is another phone App that helps to identify: plants, pests and diseases. Also, you can ask questions and the App holds your answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Cornell Lab Merlin<\/a> Bird ID App- Very cool app to identify birds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/laurre.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_8799-768x1024.jpg\")
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