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Get Christy's books at 40% off on Black Friday-Cyber Monday.

Sale Extended: Christy’s Books 40% Off

You read that correctly: Sale extended on Christy's books through December 16th. If you (like us) have trouble wrapping your head around your holiday gift list until after the Thanksgiving dust has settled, you're in luck. Now you can pick up autographed copies of Gardening for Geeks, Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden, and Christy's novel Garden Variety (the sequel is on the way, BTW) at our best price yet. Get Christy's books at 40% off on Black Friday-Cyber Monday.…

Post author:Christy
Post published:December 4, 2024
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Podcast: Gardening with Chickens with Lisa Steele

Our guest this week is Lisa Steele of Fresh Eggs Daily. She shares how to keep chickens and a garden at the same time. Listen in and learn more.

Post author:Christy
Post published:May 20, 2021
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Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden Cover Art

Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden arrives in March 2021. Pre-order your copy today!

Black Friday Pre-Order Bonus Gift

This Black Friday through Cyber Monday, when you support this local author (and your favorite bookseller), you'll receive a free pre-order bonus gift.

Post author:Christy
Post published:November 25, 2020
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Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden arrives in March 2021. Pre-order your copy today!

New Book! Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden – Pre-Order Today!

Big news, gardenerds (and a distraction from Election Day after you've voted)! My latest book, Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden, is available for pre-order. If you've been wishing for the fruit version of Gardening for Geeks, here it is!

Post author:Christy
Post published:November 3, 2020
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Gardening for Geeks Returns

Big news, gardenerds! We're excited to announce the launch of Gardening for Geeks: All the Science You Need for Successful Organic Gardening.

Post author:Christy
Post published:November 20, 2019
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Review: Grow What You Love by Emily Murphy

Emily Murphy is known for her website Pass The Pistil, where she shares home-grown gardening tips and seasonal ideas for food and wellness. She's also a photographer who's work shines through in her new book Grow What You Love: 12 Food Plant Families to Change Your Life. In the interest of full disclosure, Emily and I are friends on social media, where we #FF each other regularly. I offered to write a review of her new book in a Twitter…

Post author:Christy
Post published:March 13, 2018
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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New 400+ Tips Gardening Book for Summer!

We're pleased to announce the arrival of 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success: A Decade of Tricks, Tools, Recipes, and Resources from Gardenerd.com. It's been ten years in the making and we're launching it on June 20th, just in time for Summer Solstice. Many of you have read our Tip of the Week on the website, and listened to the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. Each week we list a helpful link to more information about that week's tip.…

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 14, 2017
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Scott's new book, Tomatomania! Grab your copy today.

Tomatomania is Here!

Scott Daigre began his tomato passion at Hortus Nursery back in the day, when gardeners would flock to Hortus's annual Tomatomania seedling sale. Once Hortus closed its doors, Scott took on the task of continuing the tradition, offering heirloom and hybrid tomato seedlings at Tomatomania events all over Southern California. Now Tomatomania is on the East Coast as well, and Scott has a new book to share with tomato lovers all over the world. TOMATOMANIA, A Fresh Approach to Celebrating…

Post author:Christy
Post published:March 11, 2015
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Two-Book Review: Any Size, Anywhere Edible Gardening & Baker Creek Vegan Cookbook

With fall coming on, it's time to crack open a new gardening book or two. I recently finished reading these new additions to my library and wanted to share my findings: First, William Moss' Any Size, Anywhere Edible Gardening, which focuses on growing in containers, community gardens, and in small spaces. Moss' personality comes through in the book, and his lyrical narration really gives the reader a sense of the rich, cultural gardening experience he had growing up in South…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 2, 2012
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