The month of December is national ‘read a new book’ month. So, in an effort to encourage ‘gifts of plow’ - eco literacy, acquire or give as gifts a new book. It is important that each of us identify and record eco life-style experiences as well as read stories published by others.
A few writers I recommend are Ed Snodgrass who educates both professionals and novice persons of 'green roof' technologies. To expand Snodgrass’s published work into a holiday gift, acquire a copy of his book which has a focus on ‘hands-on’ backyard gardener projects such as a green-roof doghouse or bird house and combine it with project materials. Another writer’s work that can easily be expanded is Renee Shepherd. As a holiday gift, Shepherd’s cookbooks can be combined with her suggested theme garden seed packages providing both materials to plant a garden and a ‘how to’ use after harvest. Brent Heath of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs located in the Tidewater area of Virginia publishes books on the topic of bulb plant gardening. So, for those interested in bulb plantings, acquire a copy of one of his books and combine it with a seasonal order of bulbs.
While there are numerous writers from which to choose, other garden writers who have made my favorite list are the late Jim Wilson who shared his vast horticulture knowledge, Barbara Kingsolver who shared her family's back to basic living adventure in a book titled Animal, Vegetable, Miracle; Tanya Denckla who provides an organic gardening guideline the Gardeners' A-Z Guide to Growing, and Carolyn Freas Rapp who shares through an investigative reporter style the stories of women and their gardens.
Similar to gardening colleagues, I first compiled eco tips and strategies for personal use; then recognizing a void of public-at-large knowledge, shared this information as a free-lance writer as well as in workshop and speech formats. Intended to enable awareness of earth-friendly life-style choices, my work-shop style books provide step by step guidelines for creating an eco-chic – ultimate green. “The Wright Scoop,” says Washington Gardener magazine reviewer Edna Troiano, “Sylvia Hoehns Wright’s book, Landscape Gardening with CARE, offers readers guidelines for joining the green revolution in their own yards. Becoming eco-chic, she explains, is primarily a matter of ‘working with instead of against an area’s natural environment’ to create sustainable, eco-friendly landscapes.” For details, visit Sylvia Wright's Storefront - Lulu.com.
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