Gardening is a Crime

Our local public library has a number of recommended reading lists in different genre. I picked one up the other day; it's called Gardening is a Crime. I couldn't resist so I investigated. The list consists of authors including Susan Wittig Albert, Kate Collins, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Anthony Elgin, Janis Harrison and Ann Ripley. I have taken out 2 books of the latter author: Mulch and Death of A Political Plant. Whoaa..with titles like that I just had to check them out.

I just finished reading the second book; both are light, fast-paced and definitely for the gardeners. Instead of a dictionary, I had my little red book called What Grows Where in Canadian Gardens- 1,000 tried-and-tested plants for every site, soil, and usage at my side. It's incredible how much I learned about plants just by reading the 2 books. Mulch was first published in 1994 and this author has written others in this series (check out the link above) so, I'll start reserving the rest today. The stories have uncomplicated plots with recurring characters so, they are perfect when I start getting busy outside. Two days later, I can easily follow the story without backtracking who's who- for me, that's a bonus!