On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA April-May 2016 | Page 18

HOTOFF
the press
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Cathy Wilkinson Barash
Month-by-Month Gardening: Prairie &
Plains States
Cool Springs Press; 208 pages, $24.99
Published March 2016
This book streamlines planting and growing information
by grouping timing tips and
how-to advice month by
month. This chronological
organization, which include
listings for annuals, bulbs, edibles, lawns, perennials and
ornamental grasses, roses, trees and shrubs
as well as vines and groundcovers, makes
the book easy for readers to navigate quickly
and offers invaluable tips—from planning to
planting, care to watering and for creating a
gorgeous, healthy garden.
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C.L. Fornari
The Cocktail Hour Garden: Creating
Evening Landscapes for Relaxation and
Entertaining
St. Lynn’s Press
192 pages, $19.95 hardcover
Published April 4, 2016
Fornari shares her tips on
how to design an evening
landscape for all the senses,
where you can sit, decompress, and reconnect with the
natural world. Discover plants
that belong on your cocktail party A-list.
Learn about varieties that catch the rays of
the setting sun, attract hummingbirds, deliver
fragrance and provide flavorful ingredi [