Along with all types of recommendations about when to plant, where, what type of fertilizers to use, when and how to prune, how to transplant, and how to protect - all of those things you need to have a productive garden - there are suggestions you might not think of on your own. For example, when discussing ground covers, one of Ms. Wright's recommendations is strawberries. Strawberries, for ground cover? Well, why not? They spread quickly, stay low to the ground, and on top of that, provide delicious berries for no extra charge. Makes sense to me.
In another section, Ms. Wright discourses on companion planting. Some plants get along well with each other; others fight like children. Of particular help to the gardener is recognizing that some plants give off odors that will drive away insects that feed on their neighbors. For example, horseradish will drive away potato bugs. I guess anything that feeds on something so bland as a plain potato would not be into spicy foods. On the other hand, knowing which plants do not make good neighbors is equally important. Cucumbers apparently don't much care for potatoes. If you place incompatible plants next to each other, they may not grow well, while you find yourself at a loss to understand why. You will probably assume you didn't water or fertilize enough, and endlessly frustrate yourself trying to solve the problem by dealing with everything but the cause.
There is only one section of this book with which I take issue: "incredible, edible squash." Squash are not edible. This is the one plant where Ms. Wright's advice to use manure is evidently meant to improve the flavor. My advice if you like oblong vegetables is to plant cucumbers instead. They actually taste good, especially if pickled.
"Gardening talks to my soul as nothing else can..." Those who love gardening as does Juniper/Karen will understand her quote, and the sense of peace that working the soil can bring to those who speak its language. This book is for you. You may reach the author at her store, The Wright Book, in Silver City, Nevada. I'm sure she can help you pick up a copy for your own. Her email address wrgtbook@yahoo.com, telephone 775-847-9518.
Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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