July 2007: Natural Gardening for Today

Caring for a plot of land -- or simply a container of plants -- is a privilege many of us enjoy. Here are six books that will expand both your skills and your notion of what gardening encompasses.

By Stephanie Woodard

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The Elements of Organic Gardening

The Elements of Organic Gardening (Kales Press, available September 2007)
By H.R.H. The Prince of Wales with Stephanie Donaldson

The landscape at Highgrove, the family home of Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, has to be the most glamorous organic garden on the planet. Written to encourage more people to work the land organically, this book spells out natural methods that work not just at Highgrove (and in two of the Prince's smaller gardens) but also in yards like yours and mine. The gorgeous photographs emphasize the human scale of Highgrove, which Prince Charles manages as a sustainable landscape that offers food and flowers as well as spots for reflection. It's not all double-digging and earnestness, though. He also writes movingly of the joys of living in tune with nature. In his view, we should all realize that caring for the earth -- our collective home -- is both a pleasure and a responsibility.

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