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A modern guide to making your own soaps, shampoo bars and other beauty essentials Reviewed by Lorraine Hunter Marta Tarallo is a soap maker with a mission. Her book Botanical …

Extending your garden season into autumn Reviewed by Lorraine Hunter Whether you are creating a new garden site or preparing your plants for winter, fall—when the garden is in full …

Designing for beauty and diversity in the home garden Reviewed by Georgie Kennedy What a collaboration! Two of the most highly respected plantspersons in North America created The Living Landscape, …

How to Grow Fruits, Herbs and Vegetables from Kitchen Scraps Reviewed by Veronica Sliva In their book Regrown, How to Grow Fruits, Herbs and Vegetables from Kitchen Scraps, Paul Anderton …

Review by Carol Gardner If you enjoy growing, eating and cooking with herbs, I can’t think of a better cookbook recommendation than herb/a cook’s companion by food writer Mark Diacomo. His book is so comprehensive, it won’t leave you with …

DESIGN LESSONS for Year-Round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage Reviewed by Lorraine Hunter We all want a gorgeous, textured, colourful garden all year round — one in which the plantings are …

Beautiful varieties for home and garden  Reviewed by Lorraine Hunter   A symbol of sex and passion, of goddesses and virgins, the lily is a flower with 1,000 stories to tell …

A guide to Growing and Arranging Magnificent Blooms Reviewed by Carol Gardner Floret Farm’s Discovering Dahlias is a book that informs, excites and, for the beginner dahlia grower, frightens. Written …

Eye-catching combinations for year-round interest. Reviewed by Carol Gardner If you’re looking for a book that will get your creative juices flowing, The Creative Shrub Garden by Andy McIndoe may …

Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables and Flowers Reviewed by Georgie Kennedy  Addicted gardeners can always make room for new plant babies, especially during our enforced homestays. Plant Parenting by Leslie F Halleck, a prolific horticultural writer …