With spring flowers blooming, our thoughts turn to gardening. Unfortunately, for many of us, green thumbs don’t make that turn, too. But Amy Stewart has us covered, From the Ground Up, so to speak. We’re featuring three of her classic books — at just $1.99 for the e-books through April 18, 2016 — to help theContinue reading
“This book is as lush as the flowers it describes.” – Publishers Weekly Flowers can say everything from “get well” to “I love you” to “I’m sorry.” But they are also a multi-million dollar business. Amy Stewart investigates in her book what goes into creating and pricing the beauty and sentiment of flowers Flower Confidential. It’s oneContinue reading
Earth Day is the time to head outdoors and let Amy Stewart be your guide. Amy is the award-winning author of books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world, including New York Times bestsellers, Wicked Bugs, Wicked Plants and Flower Confidential. And, of course, her spirited take on gardening,The Drunken Botanist. (The ‘T’Continue reading
I generally don’t consider a bug that eats a plant to be wicked. Plants are, after all, the food supply for many insects; I’m hardly going to blame them for eating their dinner. No, a wicked bug is one that has caused catastrophic, widespread suffering, or inflicted pain and disease and misery on us. MowingContinue reading