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The Book of Outdoor Gardening by Smith, Hawken (Editor),
An excellent introduction to the art, practice, and enjoyment of gardening that will be of use to experienced gardeners and novice tillers alike.
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Safe & Easy Lawn CareNational respected gardening experts reveal how to have a beautiful lawn--the easy way. 50+ full-color photos. |
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Pruning Made Easy by Lewis Hill Offers techniques on pruning just about everything that grows: ornamental trees and shrubs, shade trees, fruit trees, small fruits, nut trees, evergreens, hedges, vines and groundcovers, garden plants, and houseplants. |
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Seed Sowing and Saving : Step-By-Step Techniques by Carole B. Turner Here are step-by-step techniques for saving seeds from more than 100 vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Instruction is given on how to save seeds, sowing techniques, and the care and maintenance of seedlings. Over 300 two-color illustrations. |
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The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants by Christopher Brickell (Editor)
Contributions from 100 horticulturists, this lavishly illustrated book is a truly definitive gardening reference with more than 15,000 individual plant entries |
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Earth on Her Hands : The American Woman in Her Garden by Starr OckengaInterviews with 18 women who have worked and shaped their land, often over the course of several decades, into their dream gardens. From Ellie Spingarn's Connecticut stone wall to Georgie Erskine's Southern California citrus allée, each has features that are unique but fit seamlessly into their environment. |
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Mrs. Greenthumbs Plows Ahead
by Cassandra DanzMrs. Greenthumbs is the funniest person ever to wear
gardening gloves, and she knows a heck of a lot about
planning a cottage-style garden. She's got a wheelbarrowful
of strong opinions and good advice, which she shares
liberally sprinkled with humor. |
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Classic Garden Structures : 18 Elegant Projects to Enhance Your Garden by Jan Gertley, Michael Gertley An expansive collection of do-it-yourself garden-structure projects, from simple to complex, for the would-be garden builder. Trellises, a planter box, raised beds, a simple cold frame, an inventive strawberry tower, a small greenhouse, potting benches and tables, a plant caddy, and even an elegant little seed-saver's box. |
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The Organic Gardener's Home Reference by Tanya Denckla, Tanya DenchlaA one-stop comprehensive guide to organic gardening: it is a big book filled with techniques, definitions, solutions to gardening problems, and a huge listing of organic gardening resources. It's one of the most thorough guides for organic gardeners. Well indexed and covers all climate zones and growing conditions.
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| Heirloom Vegetable Gardening : A Master Gardener's
Guide to Planting, Growing, Seed Saving, and Cultural History
by William Woys Weaver, Peter HatchHere is a beginner's guide to growing 260 varieties of 37 vegetables. . Weaver also offers many recipes: parsnip cake, onion soup, corn custard pie, celery porridge, and pepper wine, to name a few. |
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Outwitting Critters : A Surefire Manual for Confronting Devious Animals and Winning by Bill Adler JrA great book filled with useful information on how to deal with troublesome critters in
your life, from ants to alligators, ducks to deer, mice to moose!
And Adler's preference for not using poisons and pesticides is environmentally friendly. |
| Jerry Baker's Lawn Book by Jerry BakerThis book is a godsend for the layperson. It contains many straight-forward and informative chapters regarding all aspects of lawn care from starting from scratch to rejuvenating a tired lawn and everything
in between. |
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The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses : How to Grow and Use over 250 Beautiful and Versatile Plants by John Greenlee, Derek Fell (Photographer) "This is the reference we used in preparing our ornamental grasses page. Easy to search, well layed out and informative." |
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