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Zinnia's Flower Garden. 



If there's one book you want 

 to stock for kids or donate 

 to a youth program this is it. 



Zinnia's Flower Garden by Monica 

 Wellington. It's colorful, accurate, and 

 kid-friendly. The book is noteworthiy 

 for its layout and appealing story. Real 

 phiotos of plants are interspersed with 

 the illustrations to create a superb 

 book. Even the margins of each page 

 deliver a message about plant growth 

 and garden insects. (One page shows 

 the life cycle of a butterfly. Monthly 

 entries in Zinnia's garden journal add 

 to the story.) The balance between text 

 and illustrations isjust right, and will 

 delight young readers. 

 Wellington, Monica. Zinnia's Flower 

 Garden. New York; Dutton Children's 

 Book .2005 ISBN 0525473688 $ 14.99 



A good choice for adults looking 

 to garden with the younger genera- 

 tion is Kids' Container Gardening: 

 Year Round Projects for Inside and 

 Out from Bali Publishing. The author 

 Cindy Krezel delivers a how-to guide 

 for kids with 17 interactive container 

 gardening projects. 



Each project is highlighted in the color 

 photographs by Bruce Curtis. The 

 projects are divided by season and 

 kid-tested. Everyday items are featured 

 in creating these projects. This book 

 is a smart choice for young inspiring 

 gardeners and their adult caregivers. 

 Krezel, Cindy. Kids' Container Carden- 

 ing:Year-round projects tor inside and 

 out. Chicago, Ball Publishing, Indepen- 

 dent Publishers Croup 2005 »ISBN 

 1883052432 $14.95 



For the 

 serious 

 adult 

 gardener: 



From Storey 

 Publishing: 

 Bestselling 

 author and 

 vegetable 

 gardener Ed 

 Smith, shares 

 all his secrets 

 for coaxing the 

 very best veg- 

 etables, herbs 

 and even 

 some fresh 

 fruits from 

 this surprising 

 new source in 

 Incredible Veg- 

 etables from 

 Self-watering 



Containers. It is the first book that pro- 

 vides a proven system for maximizing 

 the benefits these new containers of- 

 fer. This low-maintenance approach to 

 vegetable gardening revolutionizes the 

 way we grow edibles at home. 



Ed Smith, best-selling author of the 

 Vegetable Gardener's Bible has been 

 gardening organically for more than 

 40 years. 



Smith, Ed. Incredible Vegetables 

 from Self-watering Containers. North 

 Adams, Storey Publishing. 2006 ISBN 

 1580175570 hardcover $29.95 

 ISBN 1580175562 paperback $19.95 



From Ball, Publishing, Independent 



c»ntainer 



Publishers Group Vincent A. Sime- 

 one follows his book Great Flower- 

 ing Landscape Shrubs with this new 

 titledjust released in November 2005 

 from Ball Publishing. The book titled 

 Wonders of the Winter Landscape: 

 Shrubs and Trees to Brighten the Cold- 

 Weather Garden is a beautiful and 

 informative guide. 



Simeone recommends a wide variety 

 of shrubs that will brighten a natural 

 spot even on a gray, dreary winter day. 

 Simeone, Vincent. V^onders of the 

 Winter Landscape: Shrubs and Trees 

 to Brighten the Cold-Weather Garden. 

 Chicago, Ball Publishing, Independent 

 Publishers Croup. 2005 

 ISBN 1883052459 $24.95 ♦ 



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