Before blogs there were books. Or maybe I should say, before I read so many blogs I read a lot more books.<\/p>\n
I have mixed emotions when I look at the 3 nooks where I keep my unread garden-related books. There is excitement and anticipation, I can tell you when, where, and why I purchased each title (or put them on my wishlist, from which they were purchased for me, by others). There is also a little guilt and regret, why haven\u2019t I read them already! I must read them!<\/p>\n
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Then there are the two towering shelves that house my library of already read garden books, so many jewels on those shelves, I feel rich when I look at these books. How lucky am I to have them right there waiting for me to rediscover them at any moment.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s that latter group of books which I am to focusing on today, last week I took the time to look them over and think about which ones really inspired me, and why. I\u2019d like to say I did it just because, but like most things there was a push, a deadline of sorts. I\u2019d agreed to be part of the Autumn in the Library event at our local Hardy Plant Society (the HPSO<\/a>) and was asked to share some of my favorite titles. But how to narrow down the list? It would have almost been easier to just bring the group to my house!<\/p>\n In the end I took a representative sample, books that meant different things to me, fulfilled a need. Here\u2019s the six\u00a0I chose, I\u2019m sure on a different day the collection would not have been the same \u2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t