German Garden Book Prize: Inspiration for the garden: these are the most beautiful garden books of 2023

The book “Self-sufficiency: Grow your own vegetables, snuggle with chickens, bite into homemade bread.” by Marie Diederich (Wurzlwerk) was voted first place by the jury as “Best Advisor”.

Indo and New York
Apr 4, 2023

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The book “Self-sufficiency: Grow your own vegetables, snuggle with chickens, bite into homemade bread.” by Marie Diederich (Wurzlwerk) was voted first place by the jury as “Best Advisor”. In it, the well-known blogger clearly shows how you can support yourself with vegetable beds, goats and preserving jars

Time is scarce, as the author of “No time to garden – a flower paradise with little effort knows: With bed plans, professional tips and plant portraits of perennials, grasses and annuals”: The beginner’s guide by Sonja Di Leo was rewarded with first place, because he gives valuable tips on how to run a versatile garden despite a lack of time.

The title “arable plants and crops” (source “Lost Gardens: Of disappeared and rediscovered gardens” by the garden historian and journalist Antje Peters-Reimann also received the German Garden Book Prize 2023 in the category “Best Book on Garden History”: First place was secured by the reading with historical gardens from 2,500 years – from antiquity to the 20th century.

“Peppermint pesto and lilac couscous: delicacies from the meadow, forest and garden. 90 sophisticated recipes and 30 plant portraits” was awarded the best garden cookbook: Judith Gmür-Stalder, Kathrin Fritz and Maurice K. Grünig once again managed to create a total work of art . Especially nice: All recipes should be easy to cook.

Cynthia Nagel’s reading about “The World in My Garden: Understanding the Fascinating Garden Ecosystem” also won first place as the best book about animals in the garden. In it, the complex ecological relationships between flora and fauna in the garden are examined more closely and illustrated on 408 pages.

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