Books In My LibraryBest Gardening, Landscaping & Plant Books
Over the years that I’ve had this obsession with plants and gardening, I’ve accumulated many books in my library,acquiring some from other people as gifts, or at garage sales or in the recycle center. Some arrive in the mail from Amazon.com with their huge selection to choose from, both new releases, and used. Books about plants, books about landscaping with hardy succulents, books about how to grow plants, and what to plant where; Some have become old friends, read and re-read many times. It’s hard to buy things sight unseen based on the description and the picture on the cover. I look for those books that have excellent photography, and lots of it. I prefer books that give me ideas for my garden projects, but not lots of diagrams. I find I get lost in measurements and schematics too easily, and turn the page. Inspiration, ideas and innovation are the things that get the cogs turning in my brain. Here are a few of the gems in my library which you may be interested in locating. I don’t know if they are all in print, but with Amazon.com you can find almost anything. Best Gardening Books in my Library:In a Canadian Garden By Nicole Eaton and Hilary Weston and the superb photographic talents of Freeman Patterson. ISBN #0-8478-1145-X Gardening America – Regional and Historical Influences in the Contemporary Garden By Ogden Tanner ISBN #0-670-82240-X The Gardens of Russel Page by Marina Schinz and Gabrielle van Zuylen ISBN # 1-55670-170-5
The New World Landscapes of Oehme and van Sweden by Wolfgang Oehme and James van Sweden with Susan Rademacher Frey ISBN #0-87491-950-9 The Passion for Gardening – Inspiration for a Lifetime by Ken Druse ISBN #0-517-70788-8 The Natural Garden By Ken Druse ISBN #0-517-55046-6 By Ken Druse ISBN #0-547-70787-X 
The New Garden Paradise – Great Private Gardens of the Worldby Dominique Browning and the editors of House and Garden ISBN #0-393-05939-1 Gardens of Plenty – the Art of the Potager Garden ISBN #1-85626-367-3 Sunset Western Garden Book ISBN #0-376-03853-5 Greenhouse Gardener’s Companion By Shane Smith ISBN #1-55591-450-0 The Complete Book of Alpine Gardening By Richard Bird and John A. Kelly ISBN #0-7063-7063-6 Best Books on Related Subjects in my Library:Minnie Rose Lovgreen’s Recipe for Raising Chickens by Minnie Rose Lovgreen ISBN #0-914718-09-6
Books on my Want List:
Ken Druse
Ray Stephenson Sedum: Cultivated Stonecrops. ISBN #0881922382 What's your Favorite Garden Book?Review your favorite plant, gardening or landscaping book - in fact any topic to do with gardens is welcome here. Include details about the book such as what you like the best about it - pictures, important methods of plant production, whatever you think is important. And of course, if you absolutely hate the book, tell us about that too! See other book reviews here......written by others. The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual By Barbara Pleasant, the author of The Southern Garden Advisor and Garden Stone, (winner of the 2003 Garden Globe Award of Achievement for Writing) with ... The Natural Garden by Ken Druse This is another book by one of my favorite garden authors. Ken Druse has such a talent for evoking the nostalgic, or simply showing us a photograph to ... The Passion For Gardening by Ken Druse This great book is by one of my favorite garden authors. Ken Druse has a way with words that is so imaginative, and you feel as though you're going on ... In a Canadian Garden This book, In a Canadian Garden, by Nicole Eaton and Hilary Weston, with the excellent photography of Freeman Patterson is one of my all time favorite ...
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Regardless of the information you can get online about every topic under the sun, real books are still the first choice when it comes to photos of gardens, landscaping plans and plant identification.
Carry a pocket guide around with you and refer to it on a hike or garden tour; enjoy leafing through a coffee table book; get inspiration from books of landscaping ideas.
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Are you a succulent plant fanatic? Learn all about propagating your favorite plants with the Succulent Plant Propagation E-Book.
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The Sustainable Gardening E-Book contains pages about starting a garden, organic gardening, composting instructions and tips, and much more.
Inside this E-Book are links to pages on the website on the same topics.
Raising Backyard Chickens?
The Backyard Chicken E-Book has several never before published pages, specifically designed to answer all your questions about the Home Poultry Flock - including The Egg Hatching Troubleshooting Guide, plus an exclusive bonus - The Egg Development Guide, designed to help determine the growth of chicken embryos.
Learn twig building skills and all about Building Rustic Furniture and Garden Crafts with this e-book:
Got Pests? Use the Plant Pests E-Book to help you identify your pests, and then find out natural and organic methods of dealing with them;
What is the function of flowers? Find out with A Different Type of Flowers E-Book...(this book is included FREE with the purchase of either the Succulent Plant Propagation E-Book, or Plant Pests E-Book, as my way of saying 'thank you')
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