Book Recommendations – February 2022

SQUARE FOOT GARDENING – MEL BARTHOLOMEW

Challenged for space in your urban dwelling but still want to try your hand at gardening? No worries there’s an app, I’m sorry, a book for that!

Now in its 3^rd edition, Mel Bartholomew’s Square Food Gardening has helped millions of home gardeners grow fresh produce in small spaces and with less effort..

With over four decades of experiences, since it was first published in 1981 and feedback from the millions who have benefited, the latest edition is fine tuned to help you achieve fool-proof results, no matter what the situation.

The book is a treasure trove with over 150 new photos, illustrations and ways to work with new materials, automated watering-systems and even a section on square foot gardening for kids, making it the perfect guide for both beginners and experienced square foot gardeners.       

COFFEE ART: CREATIVE COFFEE DESIGNS FOR THE HOME BARISTA – DHAN TAMANG

Think you can brew a decent cup of coffee? Now take it a notch up and impress everyone you know and increase the likes on your Instagram page with some cool coffee art.

World-renowned latte artist Dhan Tamang, guides you through step by step instructions to create 60 stunning designs. Learn the art of free pouring, etching, stenciling and some basic patterns and skills like creating the crema (the froth that acts as a canvas in the coffee cup) before moving on to create those cute hearts, and tulips and eventually more complicated artworks.