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Naperville Gardener – October’s Book of the Month…
While searching my bookshelves for a book to share with you, I found Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul by Elizabeth Murray way...
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Naperville Gardener – September’s Book of the Month
'Planting the Natural Garden' by Piet Oudolf and Henk Gerritsen
Piet Oudolf is the Dutch landscape designer of the Lurie Garden in Chicago’s Millennium...
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Naperville Gardener – August Book of the Month: ‘Peace, Love and Barbecue’ by Mike Mills and Amy Mills Tunnicliffe
What better way to invite our family, friends and neighbors over to see our beautiful gardens than to host a cookout? Our anemones, astiibes,...
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Naperville Gardener – July’s Gardening Book of the Month…
For July, consider “Irreplaceable: The Fight to Save our Wild Places” by Julian Hoffman.
During COVID, I caught up a little on my pile of...
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Naperville Gardener – June’s book of the month… ‘Butterflies of Illinois: A Field Guide’
Summer is here and so are the butterflies! Our pick this month is ‘Butterflies of Illinois: A Field Guide’ by Michael R. Jeffords, Susan...
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Naperville Gardener – May’s Book of the Month…
'Continuous Bloom: A Month-By-Month Guide to Nonstop Color in the Perennial Garden' by Pam Duthie and 'Plant Guide 2021' by The Growing Place
I love...
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Naperville Gardener – April gardening book of the month
'The Hidden Life of Trees' by Peter Wohlleben
Since National Arbor Day is celebrated every year in April, I thought it fitting that a book...
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Naperville Gardener – March’s Book of the Month
“The Midwestern Native Garden” by Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz inspires us to “plant native” and shows us how to achieve the look...
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Naperville Gardener – Gardening book of the month
'Month-By-Month Gardening in Illinois' by James A. Fizzell
Everyone should own this book! James Fizzell writes for gardeners of all levels of interest and expertise....
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Naperville Gardener – First book on my reading list for 2021
It all started with an invitation from The Conservation Foundation to attend a virtual presentation by Dr. Doug Tallamy, a professor in the Department...
