Description
Growing a Sensational Garden in the Southern Rocky Mountains is a finalist in the 2025 New Mexico Book Award in the Cookbook / Gardening / Crafts / Hobby / Home category!
The full list of winners and finalists can be found here: NM Book Awards
The New Mexico Book Awards, a nearly two-decades-old book competition, was slated to cease this year. Instead, it is under new management by New Mexico Writers, who will continue the mission, in the words of Paul Rhetts, founder of the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, “to uncover and honor the best in New Mexico books.”
Authors, designers, publishers, and publicists from New Mexico (or any book with a creative connection to New Mexico) are eligible for the New Mexico Book Awards.
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In this month-by-month guide to home gardening in Northern New Mexico and the Southern Rocky Mountains, Nan Fischer offers expert advice on composting, mulching, soil improvements, cold-frame planting for the extension of the growing season, hardy plant selection for the Rocky Mountains, and water conservation for both ornamental and vegetable gardening on a residential scale.
From planning in winter to sowing in spring and harvesting food and flowers throughout the seasons, Growing a Sensational Garden in the Southern Rocky Mountains: A Monthly Guide will help you plan and grow a successful garden in the challenging conditions of the Intermountain West. Whether you’re a novice gardener, a grower from another area, or a seasoned gardener from the region, you’ll find this monthly guide invaluable when creating a beautiful garden that will overflow with vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. Note-taking pages are included at the end of each month to get you started on a garden journal that is sure to become a personalized, treasured resource.
