User:Peace and Passion/Books

A list of horticulture and gardening books includes gardening books and journals to aid the residential gardener in planning, planting, harvesting, and maintaining a garden around the home. Gardening books encompass a variety of subjects from garden design, vegetable gardens, perennial gardens, to shade gardens. Every plant genus or category of plants may also be covered including roses, clematis, bulbs, hellebores, and hydrangeas. The Internet has expanded and enhanced the availability of gardening resources. Plant databases, photographic collections, as well as detailed articles and blogs greatly add to the range and depth of home gardening information.

"The gardens I love best are those that are still affectionately tended by the people who own them and who made them, who planned and planted and replanned and replanted them, who dug in the dirt and moved hoses and watched their gardens change with cycle of seasons and over the passage of years." A home gardener's library may include the following sources(books, journals, websites):

Plant Information
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 * Damrosch, B. (2008). The garden primer. (2nd ed). New York: Workman. (ISBN 0-761-12275-3)
 * Dirr, M.A. (1998). Manual of woody landscape plants: their identification, ornamental characteristics, culture, propagation and uses. Champaign, IL: Stipes. (ISBN 0-875-63800-7)
 * Dirr, M.A. (1997). Dirr’s hardy trees and shrubs: an illustrated encyclopedia. Portland: Timber Press. (ISBN 0-881-92404-0)
 * Pears, P. (2002). Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of organic gardening. New York: DK Pub. (ISBN 0-789-48908-2)
 * UI Plants. Gary J. Kling. 2008. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 17 Mar. 2008

Design

 * Easton, V. (2007). A pattern garden: the essential elements of garden making. Portland: Timber Press. (ISBN 0-881-92780-5)
 * Williams, B. (1998). On garden style. New York: Simon & Schuster. (ISBN 0-684-82605-4)

Perennials & Plants
This work discusses techniques of pruning perennials to extend bloom time and visual appeal. Seasonally organized, plants discussed are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 7.
 * Di-Sabato-Aust, T. (1998). The well-tended perennial garden: planting & pruning techniques. Portland: Timber Press.
 * Howells, J. (1996). The rose and the clematis as good companions. Woodbridge: Garden Art Press. (ISBN 1-870-67319-0)
 * Harper, P.J. (2000). Time-tested plants: thirty years in a four-season garden. Portland: Timber Press.

Containers
Container ideas for spring, summer, autumn, winter. "Plants with scented flowers or aromatic foliage can be planted in pots and positioned for maximum enjoyment."
 * Fisher, S. (1999). Scented containers: great ideas for year-round fragrance. NY: Sterling Pub. (ISBN 0-706-37800-8)

Inspiration
Divided into three parts: Part 1: Gardening and the Senses; Part 2: Gardening and the Mind; Part 3: Gardening and the Spirit. "An introduction to the passion of gardening and its lifetime rewards."
 * Lacy, A. (1998).The inviting garden: gardening for the senses, mind, and spirit. NY: Henry Holt.

Garden Journals

 * Fine Gardeningbi-monthly magazine with ideas for garden design, plant combinations, techniques and tips, and advice for your gardening region. Companion sitewith plant guide, design, and how-to sections.
 * Garden Design "a lifestyle magazine edited for the upscale, design-conscious reader who is serious and passionate about the beauty of gardening, the satisfaction of fine design and decorating, and all the pleasures of outdoor living."
 * Horticulture features gardens, how-tos for planting, pruning, and dividing, regional gardening tips, and advice for tools and accessories.

Gardening Catalogs

 * Fairweather Gardens Trees, shrubs, and perennials of distinction. Their catalog is an excellent reference featuring both native and unusual plants. Primarily mail order they are also open to the public on select days: Calendar of Open Houses and Shopping Days.
 * Wayside Gardens
 * White Flower Farm Print catalogs come three or four times a year and are an excellent reference.