Re: Regional Book for Florida Newcomers

**"* P* <s*@hvi.net>**

Hi Betty:
If any of the book reviewers live in Florida and want a warm human-interest 
story to go with it - I've got one.

In 2004 Hurricane Charlie destroyed the half-acre ivy garden which was a 
part of Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens (near Daytona, Florida) and housed the 
regional collection of the American Ivy Society.  The  County-owned 
Botanical Garden restored much of the gardens, but didn't have enough money 
for the Ivy or the Butterfly Gardens.

A 17 years old Boy Scout, Nick Ssault, going for his Eagle Badge decided to 
undertake this enormous project.  He raised the money from the Community, 
from the Police Officers Fund, from the local concrete company  - he  even 
got the local Poker Club to have an Ivy Night.  The American Ivy Society 
provided all the ivies which are being planted according to their 
Classifications  with a special section for those ivies that have been 
selected as "Ivy of the Year.

After several months of hard back-breaking work clearing out all the debris, 
preparing the soil, planting the ivies - the Dedication Ceremony will be 
held at Sugar Mill Botanical Garden on Sat., Jan. 4, 2008 at 11 a.m.

If any of you are interested in more details, please let me know and I will 
email you a story, and a photo of the Boy Scout with all his badges on his 
chest.  I will be flying to Daytona to attend the Dedication Ceremony.

Suzanne Pierot, President
American Ivy Society
suzanne@hvi.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Betty Mackey" <BettyMackey@verizon.net>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum" 
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Cc: "Monica Brandies" <monicabrandies@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:06 PM
Subject: [GWL] Regional Book for Florida Newcomers

> Hi, everyone.
>
> I have just brought out the second edition of the regional book, "Florida
> Gardening: The Newcomer's Survival Manual," by Monica Moran Brandies
> (November 2007, $19.95, 8.25 x 11). It's an expansion and update of the 
> 1993
> edition and covers many more plants. It features more on native and 
> drought
> tolerant plants and has a new chapter on mistakes to avoid. It still has
> plenty on lawns, veggies, fruits, containers, and landscaping. It is aimed
> at new and mid-level gardeners, as well as experienced gardeners who are 
> new
> to Florida. The old edition was 86 pages and this one is 136.
>
> If Florida gardening is a topic of interest to you and you do book 
> reviews,
> email me offline if you'd like a review copy or more information. The book
> cover and details are featured on my website, below.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Betty Mackey
> bbmackey@prodigy.net
>
> www.mackeybooks.com
>
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