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Mr. Marshall’s Flower Book

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I love garden books so much that my bookshelves are listing under the weight of my collection.  Some of those books are reference volumes, but they are in the minority.  I favor books that go beyond the “how” of gardening to the “why” of gardening.  After all, I can do an internet search and find … Read more

Flower Books

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Winter has set in for good and even the toughest of the garden flowers have gone the way of all things.  I look longingly on the remains of the last fall-blooming crocuses—two brave singletons that bloomed on a warm day last week.  Having done their duty, they have folded their petals and taken to their … Read more