The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Seed Saving & Starting

Pre-order your copy today on Amazon.com! The official release date is March 6, 2012.

I finally got to see the cover of my new book The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Seed Saving & Starting. I couldn’t be more thrilled. The front cover and the smaller photo on the back cover are ones I took. I wasn’t sure how to photograph a book cover. This is where the senior acquisitions editor, Brook Farling came into play in a big way. He explained to me what the kind folks at Penguin/Alpha was looking for. He gave me lots of great advice on how to get the best photo.

When it came to laying the actual photo out, a good friend Minnie Thurman loaned me the cute little dishes and helped make sure every seed was in just the right location. This photo would not have happened without these two great people.

Still, I wasn’t sure the photos I took would be good enough to grace the cover. What a wonderful surprise it was today when I opened the email that contained the attachment with the photo of the front and back cover of the book. I am thrilled beyond belief. This was the icing on the cake.

The back cover of the book.

The book is available for pre-order now and although the official release date isn’t until March 6, 2012 there is no reason to wait until then to place your order. The price you pay now is guaranteed not to go up once it is released. “With these tough economic times, it just makes sense to get your order in now- and maybe even pre-order one for that special gardener on your list.”: Anyone with a librarian degree may want to add this book to their gardening reference collection. Best of all, this book will arrive just in time for seed starting season to begin. Plus if you order it now, once seed saving season begins you will have a handy reference that tells you exactly how to save flower, fruit and vegetable seeds. Saving your own seeds saves money and you will end up with seeds that are adapted to your local growing conditions which leads to even more success in the garden in the future!