Carolyne Roehm's Spring Notebook

These books are enjoyable to look at, quite beautifully photographed. Very relaxing to browse through. However, they are short on horticultural details for the plants that are featured, so one should not buy them for that kind of information. The recipes are good, the floral arrangements are inspiring. The format of focusing on one season at a time makes them a nice primer to help you think about what you want to accomplish or gear up for in the next three months, which is nice from a planning perspective. The ability to write notes in the spaces provided is a plus for this sort of planning. And Ms. Roehm gives photo credits to those employees who make her lifestyle possible by doing a lot of the work in her garden and home, unlike some well-known domestic divas.

In her new book "Spring Notebook" Carolyne Roehm has outdone herself again. If you love gardening, flowers and entertaining this is a inspiring and breathtaking book! The pictures are beautiful and the book is packed full of lots of gardening tips and recipes. The book is done in a spiral bound format and there are folders to keep your own clippings, gardening ideas and recipes in. There are a list of sources in the back of the book! This is truly a enjoyable book that you will want to keep forever.