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A Childs Garden - 60 Ideas to Make Any Garden Come Alive for Children
	Until recently, children played outdoors after school and in the summer. Today, however, children are more likely to spend their free time indoors, watching television, playing video games, or using a computer. But children thrive in the natural world ...more	buy now ^$19⁹⁵

A Pattern Garden - The Essential Elements of Garden Making
	A Pattern Garden gives us the tools for creating our own highly satisfying garden spaces. Easton identifies 14 garden patterns that she sees as fundamental to successful design and that will turn any landscape into a memorable and rewarding retreat. This ...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Armitages Garden Annuals - A Color Encyclopedia
	Horticulturists, students, and dedicated home gardeners will be familiar with Armitage’s authority on this topic from his more technical Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials. That volume was singled out as a winner of the Choice Academi...more	buy now ^$49⁹⁵

Armitages Garden Perennials - A Color Encyclopedia
	Armitage's Garden Perennials is the most comprehensive single-volume photographic resource on perennial plants. It describes and illustrates the choice of perennials in 136 genera from Acanthus to Zauschneria. The book's greatest strengths are the qualit...more	buy now ^$49⁹⁵

Bamboo for Gardens -
	Bamboos evoke an exotic atmosphere wherever they are used — unfortunately, they are too often kept out of our gardens for fear of their invasive qualities or lack of hardiness. In truth, these elegant grasses, encompassing both woody and herbaceous ...more	buy now ^$39⁹⁵

Botany for Gardeners -
	A bestseller since its debut in 1990, this indispensable and handy reference has now been expanded and updated to include an appendix on plant taxonomy and a comprehensive index. Two dozen new photos and illustrations make this new edition even richer wit...more	buy now ^$19⁹⁵

Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden -
	Bromeliads include several thousand species and a bewildering number of hybrids and cultivars. Remarkable for the diversity of their striking foliage and distinctive forms, many also produce brilliant inflorescences in glowing colors. They are highly desi...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Camellias - A Practical Gardening Guide
	This highly illustrated, practical guide surveys the important species of the genus Camellia, as well as the numerous cultivars raised around the world. Comprehensive information and suggestions are given for selecting and cultivating these popular and ad...more	buy now ^$19⁹⁵

Camellias - The Gardeners Encyclopedia
	This encyclopedia is a comprehensive, one-stop reference for camellia enthusiasts at all levels. It provides information on how to grow and care for camellias as well as detailed descriptions of a hand-picked selection of over 600 garden-worthy species an...more	buy now ^$59⁹⁵

Classic Garden Plans -
	For any gardener who is unsure of what to grow or how to put plants together in coherent planting schemes, this book provides answers. Many of the garden plans and plantings included are simplified versions of those created by great gardeners such as Vita...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Coleus - Rainbow Foliage for Containers and Gardens
	Coleus are no longer your grandmother's parlor plants. Favorites during the Victorian era, these plants have made a dramatic comeback with a dazzling variety of leaf color, shape, and pattern. No other plant is so easy to grow and propagate. Their sumptuo...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Conifers for Gardens - An Illustrated Encyclopedia
	Conifers for Gardens is intended to take away the element of uncertainty when you're choosing a plant that may alter your yard for years to come. Profusely illustrated with more than 1,500 crisp photographs and brimming with concise descriptions of both s...more	buy now ^$59⁹⁵

Consider the Leaf - Foliage in Garden Design
	What gardener hasn't been disappointed with borders after spring blooms have faded? Designing a garden with the focus on flowers is missing half the fun, according to the author, an expert plantswoman and popular horticultural educator. Working on the pre...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

Creative Garden Lighting -
	Homeowners, garden designers, landscape professionals, and anyone with an interest in highlighting and improving the look of their home landscape will be inspired to learn how even the most drab setting can be transformed into a stunning showcase garden u...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Daphnes - A Practical Guide for Gardeners
	This intensely practical account drawn from the long experience of Robin White has been eagerly awaited by Daphne enthusiasts and collectors. Acute observation of the growth, flowering characteristics, and foibles of daphnes documented here will be studie...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Designing and Renovating Larger Gardens -
	Award-winning landscape designer Douglas Coltart offers practical instructions for designing and renovating spacious gardens, with an eye towards issues unique to those working with at least a third of an acre of land. This book will enable gardeners to m...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Designing the New Kitchen Garden - An American Potager Handbook
	Most gardeners know how rewarding it is to harvest ripe, sun-warmed tomatoes or pungent herbs straight from the garden. But those pleasures can be multiplied a hundredfold by creating a garden that is not only productive, but also a beautiful, well-integr...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Down the Garden Path -
	Down the Garden Path has stood the test of time as one of the world's best-loved and most-quoted gardening books. Ostensibly an account of the creation of a garden in Huntingdonshire in the 1930s, it is really about the underlying emotions and obsessions ...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

Ecology for Gardeners -
	Even a relatively small garden is a miniature ecosystem. It includes a surprising diversity of organisms that interact in a myriad of ways. Some are permanent residents, others come and go in search of a meal or a mate. An insect feeding on a garden plant...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns -
	Gardeners who seek an up-to-date, authoritative guide to the wealth of garden-worthy ferns available today will find none better than Sue Olsen. Drawing from four decades of experience as a fern specialist, Olsen leads the reader through every genus with ...more	buy now ^$59⁹⁵

Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners -
	Christopher Lloyd (1921–2006) was one of the world's most outspoken and adventurous gardeners. In this, his last book, he offers his unique perspective on creating "hot and steamy" planting schemes wherever you garden. It features his most extravaga...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Ferns for American Gardens -
	Timber Press is proud to add John Mickel's classic Ferns for American Gardens to its catalog. Unusual in its specific focus on cold-hardy ferns, the volume is based on Mickel's personal experience as a scientist and curator of ferns at the New York Botani...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

Garden Open Today -
	When Beverley Nichols first published Garden Open Today in 1963, he was already well known for his "garden adventure" books such as Down the Garden Path and Merry Hall, whose unforgettable characters still live in the imaginations of present-day...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

Garden Open Tomorrow -
	No devoted reader of Beverley Nichols will want to be without Garden Open Tomorrow. The sequel to his famous Garden Open Today (with its open invitation to readers everywhere to come see his garden for themselves), this is his final garden book and the su...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

Garden Your Way to Health and Fitness -
	It's no secret that working in the garden is an all-around health booster: along with the emotional rewards gardeners glean from carving out a bit of personal space in the sunshine, all of those hours spend weeding, raking, digging, and lifting serve to i...more	buy now ^$19⁹⁵

Gardening at the Shore -
	Creating a garden in a coastal area can be daunting, even for those who have mastered the techniques of inland gardening. Wind, sand, salt, and scorching sun all combine to create a unique set of challenges. Frances Tenenbaum, who has gardened for decades...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces -
	Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces is the first book to describe how to grow garden plants directly on hard surfaces such as pavement, rocks, tables, and other impermeable platforms. Plants have known all along that they can grow on these me...more	buy now ^$19⁹⁵

Gardening with Clematis - Design and Cultivation
	Clematis are among the more versatile and diverse plants for any garden; few flowers can fill so many garden niches, from specimen plants to dwarf perennials, or container selections to multistory vines. Wherever they are found, their blooms never fail to...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Gardening with Grasses -
	Ornamental grasses are among the most versatile and sophisticated of garden plants. Planted as single specimens in beds or on the terrace in a container, grasses are striking focal points. Smaller forms bring rhythm and diversity to mixed borders, and clu...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Gardening with Perennials Month by Month -
	When first published nearly 30 years ago, Gardening with Perennials Month by Month sparked a renaissance of perennial plants in American gardens, a trend that continues to this day. The revised and expanded second edition, now in paperback, describes the ...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Gardens by Design -
	Garden planners, home gardeners, and landscape designers will be turning to this exceptional book for expert advice from the world's leading garden makers including Beth Chatto, Piet Oudolf, James Van Sweden, and Julie Mois Messervy. In this beautifully i...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Gardens in China -
	In this new companion book to The Garden Plants of China, Peter Valder describes more than 200 gardens he has visited in China. He documents temple courtyards and gardens, evocative enclosures of ancient burial grounds and imperial tombs, and public parks...more	buy now ^$59⁹⁵

Growing Citrus - The Essential Gardeners Guide
	The unique foliage, aromatic flowers, and dramatic colors of citrus add an exotic touch to the garden, terrace, deck, or balcony. The delicious and nutritious fruits they harvest are a draw to an ever-increasing number of people interested in growing thei...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Hippeastrum - The Gardeners Amaryllis
	The hybrids of Hippeastrum, also known by gardeners as amaryllis, have long been popular indoor plants, their flamboyant blooms bringing cheer during the dark winter months. Published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society as part of our Plan...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Hollies for Gardeners -
	Richly enshrouded in legend and superstition, valued for a wide variety of uses and prized by gardeners, hollies have always been part of our lives and gardens. Now they are enjoying a peak of popularity as gardeners wake up to their huge diversity of for...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Hydrangeas - A Gardeners Guide
	Beautifully illustrated with over 130 color photographs, this new, revised edition of the classic text on hydrangeas shows the enormous possibilities offered by the plants, describing 20 new cultivars not in the original edition. The first section provide...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Hydrangeas for American Gardens -
	The sheer number of choices among Hydrangea species, hybrids, and cultivated varieties can be overwhelming even for the most advanced gardeners. How to choose from among the hundreds of mopheads, climbers, lacecaps, and oakleafs, to name just a few? And h...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Insects and Gardens - In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology
	Professional entomologist and amateur gardener Eric Grissell suggests that it might be time to declare a truce with the insects in our lives. With a sound basis in science and a practical grounding in gardening experience, Grissell introduces the reader t...more	buy now ^$19⁹⁵

IPM for Gardeners - A Guide to Integrated Pest Management
	Since the publication of Silent Spring in 1962, interest in alternative pest-management strategies has increased dramatically. As a way to reduce the use of pesticides and keep plants healthy, integrated pest management (IPM) has evolved to emphasize prev...more	buy now ^$27⁹⁵

Irises - A Gardeners Encyclopedia
	The most comprehensive and up-to-date encyclopedia of irises available. Irises are beloved by enthusiasts who garden in a wide variety of zones, including hot and dry, temperate, and even cold northern climates. Irises bloom in every imaginable color—reve...more	buy now ^$49⁹⁵

Let It Rot! - The Gardeners Guide to Composting
	In 1975, Let it Rot! helped start the composting movement and taught gardeners everywhere how to recycle waste to create soil-nourishing compost. Contains advice for starting and maintaining a composting system, building bins, and using compost....more	buy now ^$12⁹⁵

Lilacs - A Gardeners Encyclopedia
	First published in 1988 by award-winning American hybridizer Reverend John Fiala, this unique reference quickly became known worldwide as the lilac lovers' bible. The latest revision combines Fiala's passion for lilacs with the expertise of Canadian plant...more	buy now ^$49⁹⁵

Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers - The Essential Guide to Digital Techniques
	Gardeners and nature lovers delight in taking pictures — especially close-ups of flowers, butterflies, and insects. And though advances in digital camera technology have made taking, storing, and sharing photos easier than ever, taking top-quality p...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

Magnolias - A Gardeners Guide
	Revered by gardeners since ancient times, when they were brought into cultivation in Asia, magnolias have lost none of their allure. In fact, a steady supply of new magnolias has become available in recent years, from both newly discovered species and new...more	buy now ^$39⁹⁵

Moss Gardening - Including Lichens, Liverworts, and Other Miniatures
	A delightful book that encourages gardeners to pay closer attention to the subtle beauty of miniature landscapes and introduces one of the glories of Japanese gardens into American designs. The author writes entertainingly of mosses on rocks and walls, in...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Mulch It! - A Practical Guide To Using Mulch in the Garden and Landscape
	Weeding. Watering. Soil improvement. Frost and heat protection. Wouldn't it be wonderful if these gardening and landscaping chores could be simplified with one easy method? They can! This book is a reader's guide to the gardener's secret weapon for health...more	buy now ^$12⁹⁵

Natural Gardening in Small Spaces -
	With the growing recognition that a wisely and sensitively planted garden has a lot to offer to wildlife and the food web, more and more people are looking for ways to make their gardens environmentally friendly. However, gardeners have tended to assume t...more	buy now ^$19⁹⁵

Perennials - The Gardeners Reference
	Perennials play a central role in today's gardens. Choosing specific plants, however, can be daunting. Is this plant hardy in my area? How big does it get? When does it bloom? Perennials: The Gardener's Reference answers these and many other questions for...more	buy now ^$49⁹⁵

Plant-Driven Design - Creating Gardens That Honor Plants, Place, and Spirit
	For too long, garden design has given pride of place to architecture, artifice, and arbitrary principles. The results? Soulless landscapes where plants play subordinate roles. With passion and eloquence, Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden argue that on...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Planting Design - Gardens in Time and Space
	Home gardeners with a keen interest in design, as well as professional landscape designers, will find invaluable advice in this new approach. The book focuses on the general principles behind creating successful and beautiful plant combinations in both ti...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Planting the Natural Garden -
	Following on the success of Designing with Plants and Dream Plants for the Natural Garden, Piet Oudolf's landmark first book (co-authored by Henk Gerritsen), is now available in English. Thoroughly updated and revised, including several new chapters and m...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Pots in the Garden - Expert Design and Planting Techniques
	No longer a technique just for apartment dwellers or novice gardeners, the use of ornamental containers on decks, patios, terraces, and in the garden itself can save time, space, and money, while offering experienced home gardeners unique creative challen...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Practical Science for Gardeners -
	Informative and entertaining, this book will stimulate experimentation and encourage gardeners to review and improve their current gardening practices. Once gardeners learn how plants are constructed, it is easier to envision how they’ll grow and flourish...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

Rain Gardens - Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape
	Rain gardens encompass all possible elements that can be used to capture, channel, divert and make the most of the rain and snow that fall on a property. Using the innovative and attractive approaches described here, it is possible to enhance outdoor spac...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

Restoring American Gardens - An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640-1940
	Today’s gardeners have more plants and design ideas to choose from than ever before. But is there something missing in their gardens if they ignore their ties to the past? Denise Wiles Adams has written a remarkable book of history and horticulture that d...more	buy now ^$39⁹⁵

Rhapsody in Green - The Garden Wit and Wisdom of Beverley Nichols
	Beverley Nichols (1898–1983) was a prolific author, playwright, composer, and media personality.Though much of his work has been forgotten, his garden writing has stood the test of time. His amusing anecdotes, poetic contemplations, and penetrating ...more	buy now ^$17⁹⁵

Rock Garden Design and Construction -
	Few gardens can transport visitors to wild and rugged landscapes as well as rock gardens. Eye-catching rock gardens are among the most challenging — and satisfying — expressions of the gardener's craft. A true rock garden is a specialized habi...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Seedheads in the Garden -
	Seedheads bring impact to late summer borders and linger to provide interest well into autumn and winter. They look dramatic set against a backdrop of fading flowers, associate well with grasses and native plants, and are key components of the naturalisti...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Shade - Ideas and Inspiration for Shady Gardens
	Shade is a reality in nearly every garden, and this guide will help any gardener, experienced or inexperienced, take full advantage of those sometimes tricky shady areas. After looking at shade in different situations — in different sizes and types ...more	buy now ^$19⁹⁵

Sharp Gardening -
	With a keen interest in spiky plants, Holliday argues that gardens don't have to look "nice" — packed with delicate roses and pretty clematis. There is much to be said for a crisp, clean-lined planting style featuring swords, straps, and s...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Teaming with Microbes - A Gardeners Guide to the Soil Food Web
	Smart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is teeming with life — not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. When we use chemical fertilizers, we inj...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

The American Woodland Garden - Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest
	North America's eastern half, roughly from the Midwest to the Atlantic, was once a great deciduous forest. Although centuries of human intervention have cleared much of the land, the timeless forest remains in the spirit of the place. Today, even the shor...more	buy now ^$49⁹⁵

The Art of Garden Photography -
	Every gardener who seeks to capture the fleeting moments of perfection in plants and gardens must inevitably turn to photography. In this remarkably clear and informative book, celebrated photographer Ian Adams provides detailed instruction in every aspec...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

The Authentic Garden - Five Principles for Cultivating a Sense of Place
	What makes a garden "authentic"? For American gardeners, this question can be vexing. Because America is a comparatively young nation, it hasn't had much time to develop an indigenous garden style. Gardeners have therefore tended to turn to other national...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

The Collectors Garden -
	Now in paperback, this classic book invites gardeners into some of America's most fascinating private gardens. Through over 400 color photographs of 28 gardens across the country, Ken Druse shows how gardeners can "collect" plants for their plea...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

The Daylily - A Guide for Gardeners
	Few perennials are as tough and versatile as daylilies (genus Hemerocallis), and even fewer offer daylilies’ enormous range of color, shape, and growing characteristics. The ease of hybridizing daylilies is a major attraction for the enthusiast. Any backy...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

The Essential Garden Maintenance Workbook -
	The Essential Garden Maintenance Workbook takes over where Rosemary Alexander's first book leaves off. With the newly designed garden in place how do you manage the work in a garden and keep it looking good year in and year out? How do you prune, look aft...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

The Explorers Garden - Rare and Unusual Perennials
	Dan Hinkley's quest for distinctive plants has led him on expeditions to China, Korea, Nepal, Chile, and remote areas of North America. The Explorer's Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials presents the most fascinating perennials found during Hinkley's trek...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

The Family Kitchen Garden - How to Plant, Grow, and Cook Together
	Everyone wants healthy children who choose potatoes over chips and oranges over Oreos, but it isn't always easy to convince a picky child to try something new.The Family Kitchen Garden integrates the garden and kitchen in a simple, fun way that parents an...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

The Garden Makers Manual -
	The Garden Maker's Manual covers all aspects of hard landscaping and structures — from paving and paths to water features, lighting, shelter, walls, and fences. Those aspiring garden designers looking for an excellent introduction to the art of land...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

The Garden Primer -
	The most comprehensive, entertaining, down-to-earth, one-volume gardening reference ever has been completely revised and updated. The new edition has gone 100% organic, which in Barbara Damrosch's hands also means completely accessible. It reflects the la...more	buy now ^$18⁹⁵

The Garden Succulents Primer -
	Succulents and rock garden plants have become popular for their ease of cultivation, diversity of form, and striking colors. Their natural drought tolerance makes them especially useful for gardens in arid climates and water-conserving gardens. The Garden...more	buy now ^$34⁹⁵

The Gardeners Peony - Herbaceous and Tree Peonies
	Peonies are virtually unrivalled in a their ability to bring impact and drama to a garden. Once established they flourish for decades, bringing large quantities of flamboyant blooms in a magical range of hues and outstanding, often finely cut foliage. Thi...more	buy now ^$39⁹⁵

The Jewel Box Garden -
	Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could describe your garden as a jewel box full of beautiful plant treasures? In this sequel to the bestselling Shocking Beauty, garden impresario Thomas Hobbs shows you how. The Jewel Box Garden is a luscious, full-color bo...more	buy now ^$24⁹⁵

The Natural Habitat Garden -
	Now in paperback, this classic book shows American gardeners how they can create beautiful native-plant gardens. Through 500 color photographs of 35 gardens across the country, Ken Druse introduces nature’s original communities---grasslands, drylands, wet...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

The New Book of Salvias - Sages for Every Garden
	Salvia is derived from the Latin word salvare, "to heal," and for centuries salvias have been valued for their medicinal and culinary qualities. Salvias, commonly known as sages, grow throughout temperate and subtropical parts of the world, from...more	buy now ^$19⁹⁵

The Self-Sustaining Garden - The Guide to Matrix Planting
	This book explores the theme that the plants themselves can do much of the hard work gardeners believe is an essential part of gardening. The Self-Sustaining Garden advocates using plants as partners in self-sustaining communities to create low maintenanc...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

The Truth About Garden Remedies - What Works, What Doesnt, and Why
	Can beer make plants grow? How about buttermilk? Or music — classical or rock? Is it true about planting trees in deep holes? And how about chasing insects with hot sauce and stopping slugs with eggshells? Remedies for all garden woes are there for ...more	buy now ^$12⁹⁵

The Truth About Organic Gardening - Benefits, Drawbacks, and the Bottom Line
	Gardeners tend to assume that any product or practice labeled as organic is automatically safe for humans and beneficial to the environment. And in many cases this is true. The problem, as Jeff Gillman points out in this fascinating, well-researched book,...more	buy now ^$12⁹⁵

Timber Press Guide to Gardening in the Pacific Northwest -
	Tired of being lumped into the unwieldy category of a western garden? Frustrated by the lack of reliable, practical information about gardening in the Pacific Northwest? No longer! The Timber Press Guide to Gardening in the Pacific Northwest presents all ...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden -
	Lee Reich provides a valuable guide to uncommon fruits and berries, which add an adventurous flavor to any garden. Though names like jujube, juneberry, maypop, and shipova may seem exotic at first glance, these fruits offer ample rewards to the gardener w...more	buy now ^$16⁹⁵

Water Features for Small Gardens - From Concept to Construction
	Celebrated designer Keith Davitt brings the delights of the water garden within reach of everyone in Water Features for Small Gardens. With a clear eye to design, construction, materials, and maintenance, Davitt offers alternatives for every style of gard...more	buy now ^$29⁹⁵

Watering Systems for Lawn and Garden -
	A complete handbook for anyone wanting to buy or install a small-scale irrigation system for the lawn, garden, or backyard. Written by a master plumber in clear, nontechnical language, this guide explains all types of irrigation systems and gives step-by-...more	buy now ^$16⁹⁵

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