101 English Garden Tips [Paperback]

Sheri Ann Richerson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 11, 2009

Sheri Ann Richerson has been gardening for most of her life. Ms. Richerson is the Plant-A-Row for the Hungry Region III Representative and a longtime member of the Garden Writers Association. Ms. Richerson has had several books published, including a book of poems entitled Perspective Visions: Enigmatic Masterpieces and an Amazon Short entitled "Magical Gardens." Ms. Richerson has also contributed to numerous anthologies. For more information, visit her writing website at www.sheriannricherson.com or her gardening website at www.exoticgardening.com.

Editorial Reviews

Review

101 English Garden Tips is a fun, fine book, liberally packed with a wealth of wise, useful garden know-how. --Thomas Leo Ogren, author of Allergy-Free Gardening, Safe Sex in the Garden, from Ten Speed Press, and Random House

101 English Garden Techniques is chock full of essential information, broken down into logical, manageable chunks. --Ellen Zachos, author of Down & Dirty: 43 Fun & Funky First-Time Projects & Activities to Get You Gardening (Storey Publishing)

It's packed with plenty of tips on every aspect of gardening, from chocolate gardens to how to protect roses from winter kill." ---Doreen G. Howard, award-winning journalist and former garden editor for Woman's Day desperategardens.net

From the Author

The best part of gardening to me is watching the bees, birds, butterflies and wild creatures hover over and around the brightly colored fragrant flowers. Somehow it seems that flowers in abundance look so much better to me than a more formal approach. The look of the English Garden is charming. It is organized yet looks wild, as nature intended. The colorful blooms, sometimes with an odd plant mixed in here and there, the abundance of roses, delphiniums and other sun loving heirloom plants mixed with shrubs, trees, herbs, sometimes even vegetables is simply delightful. Designing a garden in the English style creates a feast for the senses and a perfect habitat for wildlife, something much needed in today's world. This style of garden brings many surprises along the way, from new plants grown from seeds dropped by visiting birds or created by nature doing the cross pollination to self-seeding plants that pop up in new locations. Writing this book has been a labor of love. It is my wish for you, the reader that you will discover tips and tricks to help you create a cherished garden that will live on for generations. I hope you will be able to create a place where friends, family and neighbors can relax and interact with nature. A place where you can go out and pick edible flowers, herbs or vegetables to add to your meals, a place where children can learn where food comes from, but most of all, a fragrant private place where you can escape from the hustle and bustle of the world.
Topics include antique florist plants, new plant introductions, dark colored flowers, English Cottage Gardens, flower and herb crafts, legends and lore, rare and exotic plants, the scented garden, Victorian bedding schemes and much more!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: LifeTips.com, Inc. (May 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602750475
• ISBN-13: 978-1602750470
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,997,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Home & Garden > Gardening & Horticulture > Garden Design

More About the Author

Sheri Ann Richerson is a nationally acclaimed best-selling author who has been writing professionally since 1981. Her articles have been published in hundreds of magazines and newspapers internationally. Ms. Richerson attended Ball State University and Huntington University, where she majored in communications and minored in theatrical arts.

Ms. Richerson has contributed to a wide range of anthologies as well. Her writing credits include contributions to "Our Food Heritage, Past, Present, Future, Baking Bread Together, Helps to Keep the Family Together" - 2007; "Llewellyn Herbal Almanac" - 2006, 2005 and 2003; "Llewellyn Magical Almanac" - 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003; "All Things Chocolate" - 2005; "Llewellyn Witches Spell-A-Day" - 2003; "Llewellyn Moon Sign Book" - 2002.

Ms. Richerson's best-selling books include:

The Complete Idiot's Guide To Year-Round Gardening a #1 best seller.
Scented Gardens: A Collection Of Articles a #4 best-seller.
Houseplants, Cacti And Tropical Plants: A Collection Of Articles By Sheri Ann Richerson a #4 best seller.
Herbs For Rock Gardens & Ground Covers a #5 best seller.
From Seed To Harvest a #5 best seller.
101 English Garden Tips a #8 best seller.
Herbal Hydroponics a #9 best seller.
An Herbal Meal For The One You Love a #13 best seller.
101 Organic Gardening Tips a #18 best seller.
Magical Gardens a #22 best seller.
Medicinal Astrology a #25 best seller
Ghosts Of Key West a #34 best seller.
Fire Magic a #63 best seller.

Her farm, Exotic Gardening Farms, is a certified wildlife habitat. She is a Global Warming Ambassador for the National Wildlife Federation and a Region III Representative for the Plant-A-Row for the Hungry program.

Her diverse range of writing and speaking has included an eclectic mix of articles on current events, herbs, aromatherapy, tropical plants as well as various pieces on Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Ms. Richerson has given numerous talks on a wide variety of subjects including chocolate, night blooming plants, seed starting, herbs and global warming. Her specialty topic is Theobroma cacao commonly known as chocolate. Sheri lives in Marion, Indiana. For more information, please visit her writing website at SheriAnnRicherson.com, her homesteading and gardening blog at experimentalhomesteader.com or subscribe to the Experimental Homesteader podcasts on iTunes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Info on 101 English Garden Tips, May 20, 2009

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Sheri Ann Richerson "ExoticGardening.com" (Marion, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 101 English Garden Tips (Paperback)

The best part of gardening to me is watching the bees, birds, butterflies and wild creatures hover over and around the brightly colored fragrant flowers. Somehow it seems that flowers in abundance look so much better to me than a more formal approach. The look of the English Garden is charming. It is organized yet looks wild, as nature intended. The colorful blooms, sometimes with an odd plant mixed in here and there, the abundance of roses, delphiniums and other sun loving heirloom plants mixed with shrubs, trees, herbs, sometimes even vegetables is simply delightful. Designing a garden in the English style creates a feast for the senses and a perfect habitat for wildlife, something much needed in today's world. This style of garden brings many surprises along the way, from new plants grown from seeds dropped by visiting birds or created by nature doing the cross pollination to self-seeding plants that pop up in new locations. Writing this book has been a labor of love. It is my wish for you, the reader that you will discover tips and tricks to help you create a cherished garden that will live on for generations. I hope you will be able to create a place where friends, family and neighbors can relax and interact with nature. A place where you can go out and pick edible flowers, herbs or vegetables to add to your meals, a place where children can learn where food comes from, but most of all, a fragrant private place where you can escape from the hustle and bustle of the world.
Topics include antique florist plants, new plant introductions, dark colored flowers, English Cottage Gardens, flower and herb crafts, legends and lore, rare and exotic plants, the scented garden, Victorian bedding schemes and much more!