'Gardening' at the Library

The weather has been less than spring-y, but that shouldn’t stop us from dreaming about those summer gardens.  The time to start planning is now!  has some new books to get you going.

Wisconsin Gardens and Landscapes (635.09775 S237 New) by Mary Lou Santovec. Get excited!  Discover some new ideas by visiting beautiful gardens.  This tour book of favorite garden spots will get your gardening juices flowing.  It is divided into areas of the state, so it is easy to find a garden nearby.  For each garden, information about design elements, highlighted plants, directions and hours are all included.

How to Grow Practically Everything: 100’s of Gardening Projects Absolutely Anyone Can Do (635 A421 New) by Zia Allaway and Lia Leendertz.  You are now ready to decide what to plant and how to design your garden.  This huge resource includes all the basics for beds or containers, flowers or vegetables, outdoors or indoors.

Wisconsin Garden Guide  (635.09775 M665 New) by Jerry Minnich. For 35 years, gardeners have looked to Minnich’s Garden Guides as a dependable resource specifically tailored to Wisconsin.  Now it is up-dated – and in full color.

Small-Plot, High-Yield Gardening (635 G466 New) by Sal Gilbertie and Larry Sheehan. How many ripe tomatoes should you get off a single tomato plant?  These authors argue that if your garden has a rich soil, your plants are properly spaced and they get plenty of sun, each tomato plant should provide you with 60 to 90 tomatoes.  That’s productivity!  Learn how to make the most of a small space.

Deer Resistant Landscaping: Proven Advice and Strategies for Outwitting Deer and 20 Other Pesky Mammals (625.04969 S679 New) by Neil Soderstrom.  Many experience the frustration of working long and hard on a garden and watching as some critter comes along to enjoy the lunch you have provided.  Not only does the book tell you about the habits of these pesky critters and how to outwit them, but it also includes a lengthy list of plants that they might not actually eat.

What’s Wrong with my Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?) (635.049 D285 New) by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. If the critters don’t get you, then watch out for insects and diseases.  This book has incredibly detailed illustrations of a variety of plant problems to help diagnose the issue.  It then gives you clear instructions for a remedy.

Talking Dirt: The Dirt Diva’s Down-to-Earth Guide to Organic Gardening (635.0484 S755 New) by Annie Spiegelman. This Dirt Diva dishes out useful information, fun facts and handy tips for any gardener.  She includes lots of recommendations and resources in a folksy little volume.

See you in the gardening aisle of the Library!