My father's latest tome is now available. The follow up to Losing My Mind takes the reader through the turbulent 60's into today. A journey through the past and present as told by a man living with a disease that destroys old memories and makes new ones nearly impossible but all the more precious for his loved ones.

To tell the story of the disease that haunted him was quick and easy. He sat every day in a chair and typed, describing daily stumbles and shaking night awakenings, trying to understand the way Alzheimer's acted. Anger and bewilderment exploded as the words poured out day by day. A literary agent was enlisted and he quickly found a publisher, in this case one of Americas finest, The Free Press, a branch of the well known New York house of Simon & Schuster.
256 page hardcover. $24.00 each.

For most of a decade, Art Tucker, one of the world's leading herb botanists, and Tom DeBaggio, commercial herb grower and founder of DeBaggio Herbs, spent long hours compiling data from the worldís best herb researchers. Their goal was to bring herb cultivation up todate and demystify 400 years of misinformation.The Big Book of Herbs, the result of their efforts, is a lasting resource. Written with verve and detail, this illustrated hard bound contains trustworthy advice arranged in two large sections. The first part offers an enlightened overview of herbs and how to grow them. The second portion is an alphabetized list with in-depth data for growing and using hundreds of herb varieties.
688 page hardcover. $39.95.

Growing plants from seeds is wondrous, but the real magic of the garden is the creation of new plants from pieces of stem and root. Tomís book contains advice and special methods to make this sorcery easier and more successful. Accompanying these propagation strategies are charts packed with information to help you schedule seed sowing so plants will be ready to transplant outdoors at the proper time. The book is filled with propagation techniques and strategies Tom developed over 20 years as a commercial herb grower, including transplanting and growing methods. The last chapter is devoted to the special care of yearling herbs. The book was the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin award, presented by the Publisher's Marketing Association to the best garden book of 1995 for excellence in editorial content and design.
103 page revised edition $16.95

This is basil in a way you may have never seen it. Gardeners are sure to appreciate the detailed how-to-grow advice for cultivation in gardens and in containers, or year-round in the basement or spare room under lights. This section contains extraordinary detail and includes a section on harvesting and preserving basil. At the center of the book is a glittering array of almost 50 individual basils, each with a color photograph and pertinent biographical and horticultural data, and morphology. The taste and aroma of each basil variety is detailed and information about the essential oils unique to each one is included. Cooks are likely to dip into the last chapter first where Susan sings her kitchen paean to the herb. Her three dozen recipes follow both tradition and inspiration and include a basil bloody mary, basil and cheddar biscuits, foolproof pesto, basil mashed potatoes, and lemon basil cream.
144 page paperback. $19.95

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    This catalog lists most of the varieties I am growing or plan to grow, however, it is not possible to list everything. Some plants are tricky to propagate; others are too new for me to describe in any detail. Demand for certain varieties is sometimes greater than I anticipated and we run out. Usually, during the Spring season, there is another crop on the way.

    
    

    I can guarantee the quality of our plants because we grow them ourselves. I cannot guarantee that every item listed will be available at any given time.