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not show is Sara and Alice is hiding in the rear. Had 9 people! 7/17 Authors Notes Every thing is what the author has said before The author is recycling's much data Prologue running after her father who is plowing using the Ford Ferguson tractor wanted chickens at the farm chicken gives you eggs and … Continue reading Coop by Michael Perry (August book)

Scribes notes: the reason for flowers going to attempt reading/listening/taking nots for 30 min per day (6/18) Praise notification. For the science, history, and culture it was well researched. It's more than beauty and fragrance. Flowers rule the world. Flower enrich our lives, interplay with insects. looking forward to read appendix 1: flower stats Preface … Continue reading The Reason for Flowers by Stephen Buchmann July book

Author trained at Yale University main thought was the use of light, so is their differences between plant and animals. Plants know more than you can think. They have complex regulatory systems. Has system to change it's growth, or growing to defer aphids. This came from Darwin shows jumping genes a characteristic of DNA plants … Continue reading What A Plant Knows by Daniel Chamovitz

May  (book 2): 14 May 19 It's a continuation of evidence= base garden information from the informed gardener. We need to have sustainability to help control environmental neutrality. We also need to help restore vacant gardens. Practices are supported by scientific study. Myth; Garden practices used long ago are even more relevant today heavy chemical … Continue reading The Informed Gardener Blooms Again by Linda Chalker-Scott

May (book 1): The author discusses using roundup!!! ehhhhhh! Talked about the myth of tree topping...being like a hair cut. Buzz cut trees it's good for willows but necessary for safety and services. this is to remove height of trees causes multiple new sprouts article posted in 2003 How big is big? It could be … Continue reading The Informed Gardener by Linda Chalker-Scott

  6 people were in attendance Note:   It was deemed appropriate that the it be mentioned that some of the gardening processes listed in this book is not approved by the University of Illinois Extension.  The book was a fun read (as you can see below many pages of notes were taken). A comment … Continue reading Trowel & Error by Sharon Lovejoy (April book)

founding gardeners six people in attendance Book got a 1.5 smiley face rating.  Ranged for 0 to 4 Note from a club member I did not like this book.  She had her historical facts distorted to suit her premise that the founding of our nation had something to do with the waay our ancestors regarded … Continue reading Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf (February Book)

15  January 2019 Seven (7) club member present Peg missed the photo shoot • I give this book a 2 smiley face rating out of 5 the rest of group rated it as a 4 • Sarah probably liked it for history (who wasn't there!) • I didn’t learn much about gardening • Talking to … Continue reading The Earth Knows My Name; Food…by Patricia Klindienst (January book)

Review: We had three (3) "Buds"  in attendance.  We have one written review: I didn't care for the book. It needed editing. I found it repetitive, rambling, and tedious.  I  also didn't understand why the pictures, maps, etc,  weren't blown up to cover a page or even double page spread (it was mentioned that it … Continue reading “World Fair Gardens Shaping American Landscapes.” by Cathy