Published Books

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A Desert Gardener’s Companion  

For old hands or inexperienced newcomers, “A Desert Gardener’s Companion” (Rio Nuevo Publishers) is the essential reference for creating and maintaining a bountiful and environmentally sensitive Southwestern garden. Master Gardener Kim Nelson provides a wealth of information in an easy-to-use seasonal format, covering what to do week-by-week in the desert climates of southern California, Arizona, southern Nevada, southern New Mexico, and west Texas. 

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Southwest Kitchen Garden

What is a kitchen garden? It’s vegetables and fruits, herbs and flowers, paths, structures, and décor. It’s the farmland of the backyard. The kitchen garden links us to our heritage and our environment, to the past and the future. Kim Nelson’sSouthwest Kitchen Garden”  (Rio Nuevo Publishers) takes readers from garden to table with a delicious blend of engaging prose and practical information. 

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Mommy I’m Still in Here

With insight and intimacy, Kate McLaughlin (nom de plume) candidly shares the realities of parenting children with Bipolar Disorder; and paints a vivid and moving literary picture, boldly accented by scenes of denial, fear, frustration, and disappointment, as well as evolution, acceptance, understanding, and ultimately, of love. “Mommy I’m Still in Here” is published by Behler Publications.

 See Kate’s mental health site at:  www.katemclaughlin.net