Niki Jabbour

Niki Jabbour is a Canadian vegetable gardener and horticulturalist from Nova Scotia. She is the author of four books on the subject of vegetable gardening.

Biography

Niki Jabbour is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] She graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1995, receiving a diploma in horticulture from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College the same year.[2] Her first book about gardening, The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener, was published in 2011 and was very well-received,[3] being awarded the 2012 American Horticultural Society Book Award.[4] She hosted the popular radio show The Weekend Gardener on News 95.7 in Halifax, and is the garden expert for CBC Maritime Noon.[4] Jabbour's writing has appeared in several magazines, such as Fine Gardening and Birds & Blooms.[4]

Her 2018 book Niki Jabbour's Veggie Garden Remix was the winner of the 2019 American Horticultural Society Book Award, the 2019 Media Awards Gold Medal of Achievement, and the 2019 Taste Canada Silver Award for Culinary Narratives.[5]

Publications

  • Jabbour, Niki (2011). The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-6034-2785-2.[6]
  • — (2014). Groundbreaking Food Gardens. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-6034-2844-6.[7][8]
  • — (2018). Niki Jabbour's Veggie Garden Remix. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-6121-2670-8.[9]
  • — (2020). Growing Under Cover. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-6358-6132-7.[10][11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Roach, Margaret (3 February 2021). "The Year-Round Garden". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  2. ^ Pittaway, Tina (15 November 2012). "A Dal alum's home‑grown success". Dal News. Halifax, N.S.: Dalhousie University. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  3. ^ Yarr, Kevin (18 June 2018). "The garden path less trodden: Niki Jabbour brings new vegetables to Maritime gardeners". CBC News. Prince Edward Island: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "Niki Jabbour". Savvy Gardening. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  5. ^ Groff, Meghan (1 November 2019). "Halifax's Niki Jabbour wins another major literary award". CityNews. Halifax, N.S. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  6. ^ Sorrell, Courtney (2012). "Review of The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  7. ^ Day, Sonia (3 May 2014). "New book's horticultural ideas are no garden variety". The Toronto Star. p. L8. Retrieved 8 March 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Akron Beacon Journal (18 May 2014). "On the shelf: 'Groundbreaking Food Gardens' by Niki Jabbour". The Dispatch. Moline, IL. p. D1. Retrieved 8 March 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gardening books to inspire your green thumb". CBC News. Prince Edward Island: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Niki Jabbour releases new book Growing Under Cover" (Video). Global News. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  11. ^ Minter, Brian (19 March 2021). "Well-known Canadian gardener Niki Jabbour offers tips for growing under cover". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  12. ^ Stoodley, Chris (3 January 2021). "Halifax gardener releases new book on productive, protective gardening". CityNews. Halifax, N.S. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
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