For both beginners and the experienced, there are many gardening books that will help both design a garden and teach how to care for it.
Books by Lee Reich:
A Northeast Gardener’s Year
The Pruning Book
Weedless Gardening
Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
Landscaping with Fruit
Lee Reich, PhD is an avid farmdener (more than a garden, less than a farm) who turned from plant and soil research with the USDA and Cornell University to writing, lecturing, and consulting.
He lives in New Paltz, NY. His website
Joe Lamp’l
The Green Gardener’s Guide
Over the Fence with Joe Gardener (provides the straightforward answers you’re looking for)
Passionate about all things green since childhood, Joe Lamp’l has gardened both personally and professionally for more than 30 years. He is host of GardenSMART on PBS television where he features spectacular gardens around the country and profiles the dedicated gardeners who nurture them. In addition, he is a frequent guest expert on shows such as The Today Show, Good Morning America and The Victory Garden.
For his books, podcasts and videos go to his website
BARGAINS
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The Eco Friendly Garden
This book shows people how to create an eco-friendly garden from scratch or by redeveloping an existing garden. It is practical, simply written and based on the author’s own first-hand experience and the wealth of knowledge amassed during the course of her job at Grass Roots, Australia’s most popular self-sufficiency magazine.
The author’s aim is that readers will gain the confidence and knowledge necessary to develop a garden in their own individual style to suit the needs of their family, in an environmentally friendly manner and for little cost.
Creating Your Eco-Friendly Garden (CSIRO Publishing Gardening Guides)
Trowel and Error: Over 700 Tips, Remedies and Shortcuts for the Gardener
Ever since she was old enough to help her grandmother in the garden, Sharon Lovejoy has spent her life working with plants-and along the way, through “trowel and error,” she’s accumulated hundreds and hundreds of remedies, tips, short-cuts, and cure-alls.
Cure plant viruses with spoiled milk. Steep a natural and effective insecticide out of fresh basil. Place flat stones under squash or melons to hasten ripening. Recycle an old apple corer as the perfect dibber for muscari and other small bulbs. Start rosemary cuttings in a green glass bottle. Sprinkle baby powder over seedlings to discourage rabbits….. and loads more!
American Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Gardening Techniques
Garden books come and go each year, but the American Horticultural Society’s “New Encyclopedia of Gardening Techniques” (Mitchell Beazley, $45) is essential to any gardener, newbie and green-thumbed alike.
Weighing in at more than 4 1/2 pounds, this indispensable work is the latest book from the national gardening association (ahs.org) that dates to 1922. The book offers more than 2,000 illustrations and 200 color photos covering everything from the nuts and bolts of soil makeup and digging techniques to weed control, compost piles, containers, growing edibles, water gardening and garden design. What sets it apart, however, is its focus on earth-friendly, organic gardening practices.
Grow more in less space: “Square Foot Gardening”
All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!
“Anyone,” “anywhere” can enjoy a Square Foot garden. Children, adults with limited mobility, even complete novices can achieve spectacular results. The answer to the frustrations of most gardeners who have limited space with his square foot gardening method, which has received worldwide acclaim.
Includes simple, easy-to-follow instructions using lots of photos and illustrations. You’re going to love it!
Let it Rot!: The Gardener’s Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey’s Down-to-Earth Guides)
A readable, quietly humorous introduction to composting, this covers reasons to compost; differing approaches; how decomposition works; various methods, ingredients, and containers; how to speed decomposition; and how to use the end result. Campbell is an experienced gardener, and the book goes into great detail, but the text remains clear and interesting.
Let it Rot!: The Gardener’s Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey’s Down-to-Earth Guides)
Jerry Baker Garden Solutions
Giant Book of Garden Solutions: 1,954 Natural Remedies to Handle Your Toughest Garden Problems CLICK HERE
STIRLING McAvoy
The Ultimate Rose Book: New Expanded Edition
Roger Phillips
Best Rose Guide
Best Rose Guide: A Comprehensive Selection
