Do you live through your garden?
Written: Feb 07 '00 (Updated Sep 30 '00)
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Pros: Well written articles. Beautiful photos
Cons: As usual the price. Also only a bi-monthly publication
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| crb1487's Full Review: Country Living Gardener Magazine |
We all have a dry corner in our yard somewhere, or that hard to fill spot that never seems to look quite right. Inside this magazine could very well hold a key to your troubles! If your answer isn't in the current issue, it's bound to be coming around real soon. In the mean time, try out some of their other ideas.
Informative articles on the ins and outs of, not just how to grow, but when and where too. It doesn't matter if your new to the gardening scene or an old timer, you will most certainly find something for everyone in here. Sure you might not be able to build some of the things found in this one, but you'll truly love imagining it!
The latest issue beautifully displays a very old, remnant of a rock structure that is still barely standing. There is beautiful greenery growing through and around it. In front of the structure there is water and a bridge above the water. The bridge is covered in lilac purple vine wisteria in full bloom. Wisteria is truly a beautiful site with enormous clusters hanging everywhere. This cover photo illustrates only a small sample of what the reader is bound to find within the covers of this well photographed magazine.
Quickly skimming over the fact that this magazine has all the regular garbage found in most magazines from those annoying little cards to frequent advertising, I'll go right to some of the, "more interesting," tid bits that Country Living Gardner includes.
While in the earlier part of the magazine you will most likely find more of the information associated with growing. When you continue on further, you most surely will find something to take the edge off of the days chores.
Take a tour through some of the worlds most beautiful, unusual or interesting gardens like a "Chinese Designed Garden," here in America, "A Scholar's Garden," or a "Botanical Garden" that is open to the public, "Cranbrook Flower Forest's" 130 acre site. Turning nearer to the back of this last issue, there is a beautiful "Fairy Tail Cottage" and a section devoted to the Heirloom Veggies that are rapidly making a comeback.
A little to do with allot is the best way to sum up the total magazine.
Recommended:
Yes
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