Garden Book Review: Fallscaping
Any avid gardener will confess their obsession with gardening books. Give me a million dollars and a good quarter of it would be spent filling out my gardening library. So, the discovery of a new book with fresh ideas is like fine Swiss chocolate to a choco-holic.
From Storey Publishing comes Fallscaping, a feast of gorgeous photography and user-friendly techniques for creating a late-season show in your garden. Written by Nancy Ondra and Stephanie Cohen and photographed by Rob Cardillo, Fallscaping is sure to become an indispensible handbook for experts and novices alike. Though the title of the book might suggest design-centric content, I was surprised to find so much useful advice on entire landscaping process, from plant purchase to propagation to yearly maintenance. The book is also well-organized and easy to navigate for quick reference. Ondra and Cohen are clearly gardeners themselves, writing for their enthusiastic gardening peers as opposed to estate-owners looking for pictures to cut out and give to their landscape designers and architects.
Though fall in North Texas is as fleeting as spring, it is one of the best times to be in the garden. Hopefully, Fallscaping will inspire you to shift your focus from spring and summer towards creating a year-round haven for wildlife and your wild life alike.
