PreviewsSheryl Normandeau

  • The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Fruit

    The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Fruit

    Janet Melrose, Sheryl Normandeau

    Whether interested in growing an orchard in a rural area, planting a couple of bushes or trees in a small urban yard, or growing edibles on a balcony, fruit gardeners will find this book invaluable. The authors cover planning, planting, and caring for fruit plants, dealing with pests and diseases, and harvesting and storing produce, and they provide information on mulching, fertilizing, watering, pruning, and propagation.

  • The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To Guide for Perennials

    The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To Guide for Perennials

    Janet Melrose, Sheryl Normandeau

    This new volume in the acclaimed Prairie Gardeners Go-To series focuses on garden flowers and vegetables whose stems and leaves die back to their crowns each fall but whose roots remain alive in the Prairie climate. The authors cover how to select and grow these perennials, and provide tips on watering, fertilizing, mulching, and deadheading them, diagnosing and treating problems, and promoting biodiversity to create a healthy habitat for pollinators and wildlife.