Using tribal tales from across the country as inspiration, the authors provide practical information about seed preservation, planting and maintaining the garden, reaping and cooking the harvest.

A complete guide to gardening that includes information on the following topics: creating and maintaining a garden; annuals and perennials; trees and shrubs; bulbs, corms and tubers; lawns, ground covers and ornamental grasses; vegetables and herbs; fruit trees and nut trees; indoor plants; cacti and succulents; orchids; ferns, palms and cycads; climbers and creepers; seasonal calendars; and cultivation guidelines.

Lead children to literacy and learning along the garden path with books and activities designed to spark interest and imagination. Each of these 45 lessons focuses on a specific book about gardening and offers related activities-such as reading, writing, poetry, word play, music, dancing, and dramatics-to enhance creativity and build literacy skills. In addition, this resource lists more books to read with each lesson and concludes with an annotated bibliography of focus books. A great companion to Beyond the Bean Seed. Grades K-6.

In this 1914 work, George Washington Cable, famous for his literary representations of Creole culture in New Orleans, expounds on his own garden and what it means to him.

New England Gardener’s Handbook is written by popular gardening experts who include their collective wisdom in one complete guide for New England gardeners. In addition to the hundreds of hardy plants in eleven different plant categories, there are monthly to-do calendars assisting gardeners with the proper care and timing for everything from planting to pruning. Full-color photos for each plant and helpful illustrations and charts make this an easy-to-use resource for all New England gardeners with expert advice for home gardeners in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.