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Henry Homeyer: The basics of a garden library Two of my favorite books by Sydney Eddison. On left, “The Gardeners Palette” and on the right, “Self-Taught Gardener.” Two fine books on perennial flowers. On the left, “The Well-Tended Perennial Garden (Planting & Pruning Techniques)” by Tracy DiSabato-Aust; on the right, “Herbaceous Perennial Plants, Fourth Edition) by Allan M. Armitage. I will never have too many gardening books. HENRY HOMEYER photos / For the Monitor Michael Dirr...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   I know that many people, especially gardeners under the age of 40, use the internet to find the answers to their questions. That is fine, but the internet is full of “fake news” and spurious assertions. I do use the web, but if I want to learn about something in-depth, I reach for a book. People who write books generally write about things they know. Garden books are written by gardeners. Some years ago I taught a class in sustainab...

Gardening: Required reading for your garden library By Henry Homeyer I know that many people — especially gardeners under the age of 40 — use the internet to find the answers to their questions. That is fine, but the internet is full of “fake news” and spurious assertions. I do use the web, but if I want to learn about something in-depth, I reach for a book. People who write books generally write about things they know. Gardening books are written by gardeners. Some years ago I taught a...