Fred Swisher & Sarah Whipple
55 Myths, Tips & Secrets: Bend's Essential Guide to Landscaping
$20.00

Until now, there hasn’t been a book delineating the particular challenges and opportunities inherent in landscaping and gardening in Central Oregon’s high desert.  Local experts Fred Swisher and Sarah Whipple provide time- and money-saving information you won’t find anywhere else.

Great landscaping is no accident. Fred Swisher is a Bend landscape design consultant who spends a lot of his time fixing his clients' landscaping problems. Many projects weren't done right the first time. A contractor may have ignored the landscape's unique features, resulting in berms that need to be replaced, and irrigation systems that have to be relocated.

Central Oregon's difficult climate, with weather extremes, micro-climates and limited plant selection, makes it difficult for the novice to plan outdoor gardens and landscaping. The second edition of "55 Myths, Tips & Secrets: Bend's Essential Guide to Landscaping" by Fred Swisher and Sarah Whipple was written to help homeowners understand how to enjoy a landscape that will please and inspire, as well as add value to the property.

"Even here in the high desert we can build elegant and natural landscapes that draw on techniques that are centuries old. To live here and not incorporate the natural beauty of Central Oregon into our gardens and landscapes is a tragedy," said Swisher.

• "55 Myths" is the first book to specifically address Central Oregon's unique landscaping and gardening challenges, while giving homeowners checklists and questionnaires to help define their needs and wants.
• Swisher and Whipple have 50 years of combined experience with landscaping clients in the design, construction and maintenance of world-class gardens. Swisher is the "hardscape" or "bones of the landscape" expert, while Whipple is a master gardener who specializes in trees, plants and flowers for the finishing touches of the "softscape."
• The book's tips and secrets are "Landscaping 101" to help the homeowner avoid wasting thousands of dollars on landscaping that doesn't work or doesn't look good.

"You need a good foundation. You need a plan. It's good to start with the end in mind, and this book will help you to ask the right questions before you start," Swisher said. "55 Myths, Tips & Secrets: Bend's Essential Guide to Landscaping" saves homeowners time & money by getting it right the first time!

Linden Gross
Surviving a Stalker: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Yourself Safe 
$14.95

Most people believe that stalkers only target the rich and famous, not the average citizen. The truth is, stalking is one of the most prevalent yet overlooked forms of domestic violence in America today, with an estimated 1.4 million people nationwide stalked each year. And that figure does not even include the rising number of people being harassed on the Internet. (more)

Jill Harris
Informed Body: The Five Guide
PRICE $15.00

For years Jill Harris' clients asked her for recommendations on health-related topics. During that time, they also provided her with hours of entertainment with their comments, questions and quirks. So she wrote and published a book not just for them, but for their friends as well so they could explain the world they experience at the Pilates studio she owns and runs. "Informed Body is not just a movement studio, but a community of people who share the common goal of well-being," she explains. (more)