The Steel City Garden: Creating a One-of-a-Kind Garden in Black and Gold [Hardcover]

Pittsburgh fans are now adding a cheering section to their garden, with black and gold combinations of flowers, plants and yard decor. This fun book is a how-to guide for dressing your garden in Pittsburgh colors. Doug Oster, one of Pittsburgh's best-known garden experts, presents familiar as well as unique plants, like yellow carrots, black radishes, black roses and buttercup shrubs. And he shows how to bring black and gold to the garden with pots, furniture and special focal points. The Steel City Garden will bring a touch of hometown pride to any garden. Full-color photographs throughout.

Doug Oster is an Emmy Award-winning producer, television host and garden writer. He is co-host/producer of The Organic Gardeners Radio Show in Pittsburgh, and is the Backyard Gardener for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Doug has written three other books: Tomatoes Garlic Basic; Grow Organic; and A Gardener's Notebook: Life With My Garden.

In 2009, Doug Oster won an Emmy Award for writing, producing and hosting  the one-hour PBS documentaryThe Gardens of Pennsylvania.


In 2011 and again in 2013, Dougwon the Garden Writers Association (GWA) National Media award for his Digging With Doug weekly video series, through thePittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Pittsburgh fans are now adding a cheering section to their garden, with black and gold combinations of flowers, plants and yard decor. This fun book is a how-to guide for dressing your garden in Pittsburgh colors. Doug Oster, one of Pittsburgh's best-known garden experts, presents familiar as well as unique plants, like yellow carrots, black radishes, black roses and buttercup shrubs. And he shows how to bring black and gold to the garden with pots, furniture and special focal points. The Steel City Garden will bring a touch of hometown pride to any garden. Full-color photographs throughout.