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| A Guide to Northeastern Gardening |
All my life I have been an avid gardener and my passion for everything green had led to me start up a landscape
design business 20 years ago. The idea of writing a book came to me when I decided
that I wanted to share my gardening experiences on a much grander scale and have a legacy to leave behind.
I had some extra time in my life starting in the winter of 2013, after retiring from a career as an educator for 32 years. The writing process started off with an online publishing
program that offered writing templates and advice. After two years of composing the book, I
finally decided it was time to publish and found that the e-book
version was doable, but the production costs of the printed version were way higher than I had anticipated. I published the e-book on a website called Blurb and hired a computer technician to convert the manuscript for the amazon kindle, which published in 2015. My
frustrations of not being able to produce the book in print continued to eat
away at me, as I had already vested so much time into this endeavor. As time
went on I would get numerous requests for a hard-copy form, but had to
continuously apologize that it was just not doable, and continued to investigate.
Thanks to my stubbornness and determination, I proceeded
to entirely re-write the manuscript in a word format which could be published
in print at an affordable price. After numerous
visits to the mailbox awaiting proofs, stomach dropping moments when I would
find that one error, and after an uncountable number of revisions, I finally was
able publish my book in print. After the long journey, I am thankful that I had the drive and willingness not to give up, and hope that my readers
will find the book to be useful to them in their gardening endeavors.
A little bit about the book:
A Guide to Northeastern Gardening is a comprehensive guide of valuable information on plants
hardy in a range of zones from 3-9, and gardening techniques backed up by my
own personal experiences as a professional landscape designer, along with
answers to frequently asked questions. Learn about landscape design principles,
butterfly gardening, deer resistant plants, long blooming perennials, globe and
weeping evergreens, flowering trees and shrubs, native plantings, shade
gardening and more. Whether you are a novice or experienced gardener, A Guide
to Northeastern Gardening will help you to create your own dream garden. Come
along on my journey into the world of gardening!
A little bit about the author:
Lee Miller is a
professional landscape/garden designer involved in the horticultural industry
since 1996. Having started a gardening blog in 2010, she is the author of over 150 articles on general gardening, landscape design principles, gardening tips,
planting, pruning, garden maintenance, feature plants and more. Her published
book, A Guide to Northeastern Gardening,
is an accumulation of information touching on a wide variety of gardening
topics, all backed up by her own personal experiences.
A preview of my book is now online at Amazon and it is FINALLY available in printed format as well as kindle edition. I hope you'll take a look and share this with anyone you know who
may be interested in this publication. My heartfelt thanks go out to you for your support! Now..I feel published!
A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer on Amazon
A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer on Amazon
All the best and As Always…Happy Gardening!
