Download or read book Garden Notes from Muddy Creek written by Debbie Mahoney Allen and published by . This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debbie Allen's Garden Notes from Muddy Creek is a monthly guide to tending ornamental perennials. In an informative and anecdotal style, Debbie discusses all aspects of caring for perennials, from pruning, planting, weeding and soil tending, to watering, preventive measures for disease and pest control, and even the ins and outs of making home compost. Her book is illustrated by Hannah Firmin whose block prints charmingly depict gardening life at Muddy Creek. Hannah is an English illustrator who won best book cover of the year from the prestigious British Book Awards in 2004. Debbie states, This is the book I wish someone had given me in my early gardening years.