List of horticulture and gardening 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. Online plant databases, photographic collections, as well as detailed articles and blogs greatly add to the range and depth of home gardening information.
A home gardener's library may include the following sources:

Books

Early works

• Sakuteiki (11th century) - the oldest work on Japanese gardening.
• The profitable arte of gardening (1563) - the first English book on gardening.
• The Gardener's Labyrinth (1577) - noted for its illustrations of Elizabethan gardens.

Plant Information

• Damrosch, B. (2008). The garden primer. (2nd ed). New York: Workman. (ISBN 0-7611-2275-3)
• Dirr, M.A. (1997). Dirr’s hardy trees and shrubs: an illustrated encyclopedia. Portland: Timber Press. (ISBN 0-88192-404-0)
• Dirr, M.A. (1998). Manual of woody landscape plants: their identification, ornamental characteristics, culture, propagation and uses. Champaign, IL: Stipes. (ISBN 0-87563-800-7)
• Dirr, M.A. (2002). Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (ISBN 088192525X)
• Pears, P. (2002). Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of organic gardening. New York: DK Pub. (ISBN 0-7894-8908-2)
• Smith, Jim. The Wise Old Gnome Speaks: How to Really, Really, Really Care About Your Garden

Design

• Easton, V. (2007). A pattern garden: the essential elements of garden making. Portland: Timber Press. (ISBN 0-88192-780-5)
• Williams, B. (1998). On garden style. New York: Simon & Schuster. (ISBN 0-684-82605-4)

Perennials & Plants

• 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 1-870673-19-0)
• Harper, P.J. (2000). Time-tested plants: thirty years in a four-season garden. Portland: Timber Press.
• Mabey, Richard. Flora Britannica. (1992). Cornell University.^[1]

Shrubs & Trees

• Bean, W.J, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
• The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs

Fruits

• Morgan, J. Richards, A. and Dowle E. The New Book of Apples: The Definitive Guide to Over 2,000 Varieties. (2003). Ebury.^[1]

Containers

• Fisher, S. (1999). Scented containers: great ideas for year-round fragrance. NY: Sterling Pub. (ISBN 0-7063-7800-8)

Inspiration

• Lacy, A. (1998).The inviting garden: gardening for the senses, mind, and spirit. NY: Henry Holt.
• Jarman, Derek and Sooley, Howard. (1995). Derek Jarman's Garden. Thames & Hudson.^[1]
• Cobbett, William. (1833). The English Gardener. (Full view). Harvard University.^[1]
• Heizer, Roy (2009) Savannah's Garden Plants (Schiffer Publishing)

Textbooks

Journals

Plant databases

General databases

• UI Plants. Gary J. Kling. 2008. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 17 Mar. 2008

Photographic collections

External links

• Gold Medal Plant Award Program sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society this program recognizes "trees, shrubs, and woody vines of outstanding merit" and are recommended for USDA Zones 5-7 and is a good place to look when considering adding shrubs and trees to the home garden.
• Gardening Books Place Online Gardening & Horticulture Book Store & Reviews.

References