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Northeastern Garden Book (2001) ISBN 0376035242<br> | Northeastern Garden Book (2001) ISBN 0376035242<br> | ||
| − | A staple of gardeners in the western USA, the much more detailed zone information alone makes it invaluable. The plant encyclopedia, and tips on what to plant where are quite helpful. Illustrations in the encyclopedia portion are drawn, rather than photos. | + | :A staple of gardeners in the western USA, the much more detailed zone information alone makes it invaluable. The plant encyclopedia, and tips on what to plant where are quite helpful. Illustrations in the encyclopedia portion are drawn, rather than photos. |
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| + | by Frank and Vicky Giannangelo, ISBN 0865346267 | ||
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| + | :A Sharing of Insights Into the Creative Aspects of Organic Gardening | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 1 June 2009
Some great gardening books include:
Plant encyclopedias
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening
Huxley, A., ed. (1992). The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- Fully comprehensive work in four large volumes, each around 800 pages, describing over 50,000 plant species, also many detailed articles on gardening topics.
Flora: The Gardener's Bible
ISBN 0304364355, ISBN 0881926248
- 'the most comprehensive guide to more than 20,000 plants from around the world. Its 1,584 densely packed pages are illustrated with 12,000 beautiful photographs.' THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (12/10/03)
And many other similar reviews, all well earned.
American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
ISBN 0756606160
- An incredibly helpful book, and part of a great series of books for all kinds of topics of interest to gardeners.
Sunset Garden Book
Regional and national series published by Sunset:
National Garden Book (1997) ISBN 0376038608
Western Garden Book (2007) ISBN 0376039167
Northeastern Garden Book (2001) ISBN 0376035242
- A staple of gardeners in the western USA, the much more detailed zone information alone makes it invaluable. The plant encyclopedia, and tips on what to plant where are quite helpful. Illustrations in the encyclopedia portion are drawn, rather than photos.
Organic Gardening
Growing with the Seasons
by Frank and Vicky Giannangelo, ISBN 0865346267
- A Sharing of Insights Into the Creative Aspects of Organic Gardening
