It’s never too early to hone your gardening skills.  Here are two new books  in the Villa Park Library collection that will help you get started.  Stop by and see one our reference librarians today and you’ll soon be on your way to becoming a master gardener. You may also reach us through the Library’s website, www.vppl.info, or by calling, 630.834.1164 ext. 104.

Better Homes and Gardens Gardening Made Simple

The ideal guide to getting started for every beginning gardener Gardening Made Simple is a comprehensive step-by-step guide to creating beautiful gardens, including all the basics of planting, growing, and caring for trees, shrubs, flowers, fruits, vegetables, lawns and other greenery. With plenty of clear and explanatory full-color photographs, it gives beginners the inspiration and simple guidance they need to achieve their green-thumb dreams.

Project Garden

The family that gardens together, grows together! In this beautiful, project-by-project guide, mom and master gardener Stacy Tornio will inspire gardeners young and old to explore, innovate, and cultivate through simple projects that will get a garden growing at any time of year.