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 "She not only capitalizes on the flowers' beauty, she also cashes in on their fragrance - to the delights of all who view them" "I found Bales' instructions not only burgeoning with fresh ideas but written so clearly and concisely, they are easy for even a neophyte to follow." Jody Headlee The Oakland Press , April 3, 2010 "If you love to see an abundance of flowers growing in your garden but are somewhat hesitant about how to bring their color and fragrance successfully indoors, "Garden Bouquets and Beyond" could be the ideal book for you.... Suzy's book takes found objects, foliage of all colors and seasonal blooms to put together deceptively simple, beautiful arrangements." GardenBanter.co.uk, March, 31, 2010 |
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"There are bigger names in gardening than hers, people perhaps more skilled at self-promotion on HGTV or Barnes & Noble or those specialty magazines sold at Home Depot. But for my money, no one writes -- or photographs -- a better garden book than Suzy Bales." Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 17, 2010 The Garden in Winter was one of "10 Books that make perfect presents" recommended on the Today Show, by John Searles, book editor for Cosmopolitan magazine, December 14, 2007 "Looking at the pages of color photos, it's easy to get inspired about ways to celebrate the season's quiet beauty-even without sun, warm days and butterflies in the sir." Mike Dunham, Anchorage Daily News, November 25, 2007 "Ms. Bales is a gifted garden writer and photographer who ask the reader to draw up close and really look at a plant, in evocative yet accessible prose." Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 1, 2007 "It's a long way from Texas to New York-both in miles and temperature. So I was pleasantly surprised that I kept reading page after page of Suzy Bales' new book, The Garden in Winter." Kathy Huber, Huston Chronicle, December 1, 2007 "Move aside Martha Stewart, Bales and crew are taking over."----Karen Liberatore, San Francisco Chronicle "My favorite seminar was given by Suzy Bales!"---Phil Wood, Seattle Times, reporting from the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Walking through Suzy's garden "It was as if Suzy had simply coaxed Mother Nature to do her best." Barbara Winkler, Family Circle Suzy Bales has turned her lifelong passion for cooking and gardening into a career. She had her own weekly gardening column in Newsday for two years before joining Family Circle as their contributing garden editor for twelve years. She wrote for The New York Times for a year before joining Better Homes & Gardens as the Sr. Editor for Gardening and Outdoor Living from 2004 until early 2007. She has been featured in Ladies Home Journal, House Beautiful, Better Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Beautiful Gardens, and Easy Gardening. Suzy is the author of 13 books. The first eight books were in the Burpee American Gardening Series: Bulbs, Perennials, Annuals, Vegetables, Container Gardening, Roses and Vines, and Ready, Set, Grow, a book on children's gardening. She has also written:
Suzy won the Garden Writer of the Year Award from the American Horticultural Society in1995, and has twice been awarded the Quill and Trowel Award by The Garden Writers of America. In 2007 she received the Elizabeth Hamilton Great American Philanthropist award for her twenty-five years of volunteer work with abused and homeless children. Many cooks and gardeners recognize Suzy from her frequent TV appearances on ABC and NBC as well as her series of garden spots on Good Morning America. She travels and lectures constantly and has been the featured speaker at Epcot, the Williamsburg Garden Symposium and other flower shows across the country including Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, St. Louis and Atlanta. Suzy has twice been a featured speaker at the Disney Institute and was a judge and the headline speaker at the Northwest Garden Show in February 2004. Suzy served on the board of The American Horticultural Society and the Garden Conservancy and was a distinguished advisor to The Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Old Westbury Gardens. Her public service includes the boards of The Joffery Ballet (10 years), Hofstra University (10 years), and The Nature Conservancy Adirondack Chapter (5 years), and Graham Windham services to family and children (25 years), Don't be surprised to find her magnificent six-acre garden on Long Island featured in national magazines and books. |
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