This is not an AI (artificial intelligence) crafted website. I am a real person who enjoys the beauty of flowers. All the following ebooks (now PDFs) are based on my long association with gardening. Please excuse the occasional grammatical mistakes, for I am only human.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
I have decided to end my writing and publishing business due to worrying concerns about my sister’s dementia-Alzheimer’s diagnosis and my rapidly declining physical health associated with ALS (the fatal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Given my full-time caregiving responsibilities for her while managing my compromised health, I have ended selling my e-books.
Instead of permanently ending their distribution, I now offer them to you for free. If you download them, please share them with family and gardening friends. Ask them to pass these PDFs on to others as well. I would hate for these publications to permanently disappear when I and this website ultimately end. I guess, in retrospect, they represent that I once lived and wanted to share my enjoyment with you in words and photos describing all those beautiful petals I encountered.
Originally in EPUB format, they are now in PDF format. All computers, laptops, tablets, and e-book readers should be able to download and display these files. They may occasionally display mistakes, but my words and ideas matter most.
Please feel confident that all these PDF files are virus-free and safe to download.
If you’ve purchased my e-books in the past, thank you. From now on, to all of you interested in flower gardening, please enjoy this gift of flower-gardening knowledge. I hope you enjoy learning what I have enjoyed growing and writing about all these many years.
Flower gardening is a pleasant activity, but it can overwhelm first-time gardeners. With decisions about what plants to choose, where to plant them, and how to care for them, newbie gardeners can get stressed quickly. I offer entertaining, informative ebooks on flower gardening, with practical guidance on turning that stress into a relaxing activity.
I grew up on a farm, helping my father in the crop fields and assisting my mother in the flower and vegetable gardens. This experience led me to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Botany.
I successfully owned and operated a fragrant-flower mail-order nursery for 20 years. Unlike most mail-order nurseries, which publish colorful but expensive pictorial catalogs, my frugal catalog described the flowers I grew in detail. I once said, “I write a thousand words worth a picture in my catalogs.” Today, I share the same writing style (thankfully with fewer words) through a variety of enjoyable, informative ebooks. This time, the books include color photos of each flower.
I encourage you to cultivate something unique and beautiful in your gardens. My motto is “Read about it, see it, grow it, and enjoy it!”
I live in rural northeastern Ohio, USA.