Available Booklists

May 2010

Booklists · Gardening

It’s time for green thumbs to start planning and planting their gardens! Whatever your interest--from growing your own organic vegetables to building your own relaxing water garden--we have lots of resources to get you started!

Flower Gardening

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Annuals

The Gardener's Color Palette: Paint Your Garden with 100 Extraordinary Flower Choices

Thomas Fischer

The Perennial Care Manual: A Plant-by-Plant Guide: What to Do & When to Do It

Nancy J. Ondra

Right Rose, Right Place: 359 Perfect Choices for Beds, Borders, Hedges and Screens, Containers Fences Trellises and More

Peter Schneider

The Ever-Blooming Flower Garden: A Blueprint for Continuous Color

Lee Schneller

365 Days of Garden Color: Keeping Your Garden in Bloom

Vegetable & Herb Gardening

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Small-Plot, High-Yield Gardening: Grow Like a Pro, Save Money, and Eat Well from Your Front (or Back or Side) Yard 100% Organic Produce Garden

Sal Gilbertie

Grow Your Own Vegetables

Carol Klein

Starter Vegetable Gardens: 24 No-fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens

Barbara Pleasant

Vegetables

The Complete Illustrated Book of Herbs: Growing, Health & Beauty, Cooking, Crafts

The Cook's Herb Garden

Jeff Cox

Complete Herb Book

Jekka McVicar

The Beginner's Guide to Edible Herbs: 26 Herbs Everyone Should Grow & Enjoy

Charles W.G. Smith

Organic & Eco-Friendly Gardening

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Talking Dirt: The Dirt Diva's Down-to-Earth Guide to Organic Gardening

Annie Spiegelman

The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn

John Greenlee

The Green Gardener's Guide: Simple, Significant Actions to Protect & Preserve Our Planet

Joe Lamp'l

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control: A Complete Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Garden and Yard the Earth-Friendly Way

Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Green Resource for Every Gardener

Bringing Nature Home : How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens

Douglas W. Tallamy

Newspaper, Pennies, Cardboard & Eggs for Growing a Better Garden: More Than 400 New, Fun, and Ingenious Ideas to Keep Your Garden Growing Great All Season Long

Roger B. Yepsen

Container Gardening

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Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants

Debra Lee Baldwin

Better Homes and Gardens Gomplete Guide to Container Gardening

Container Gardening: 250 Design Ideas & Step-by-Step Techniques

The Container Gardener's Bible : A Step-by-Step Guide to Growing In All Kinds of Containers, Conditions, and Locations

Joanna Harrison

From Container to Kitchen: Growing Fruits and Vegetables in Pots

D.J. Herda

Successful Container Cardening: 75 Easy-to-Grow Flower and Vegetable Gardens

Joe Provey

Urban & Community Gardening

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Community Gardening

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Urban Sanctuaries: Peaceful Havens for the City Gardener

Stephen Anderton

The Intimate Garden

Brian D. Coleman

Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard Into a Garden and Your Neighborhood Into a Community

H.C. Flores

Garden Anywhere: How to Grow Gorgeous Container Gardens, Herb Gardens, Kitchen Gardens and More, Without Spending a Fortune

Alys Fowler

Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture

Toby Hemenway

The City Gardener

Matt James

On Guerrilla Gardening: A Handbook for Gardening Without Boundaries

Richard Reynolds

Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces

Gayla Trail

The Garden (DVD)

Low Maintenance Gardening

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Carefree Plants: 200 Beautiful, Low-Maintenance Plants Anyone Can Grow

50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants

Tracy DiSabato-Aust

The New Low-Maintenance Garden: How to Have a Beautiful, Productive Garden and the Time to Enjoy It

Valerie Easton

Gardening for a Lifetime: How to Garden Wiser As You Grow Older

Sydney Eddison

Low Maintenance Garden

Jenny Hendy

Time-Saving Gardener : Tips and Essential Tasks Season by Season

Carolyn Hutchinson

Landscaping and Garden Design

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1000 Garden Ideas

Stafford Cliff

Landscape Planning : Practical Techniques for the Home Gardener

Judith Adam

The Nature-Friendly Garden: Creating a Backyard Haven for Plants, Wildlife, and People

Marlene A. Condon

Covering Ground: Unexpected Ideas for Landscaping with Colorful, Low-Maintenance Ground Covers

Barbara W. Ellis

Design Ideas for Home Landscaping

Catriona Tudor Erler

Garden Design

Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home

Julie Moir Messervy

The Victory Garden Companion: America's Longest-Running and Most Popular Gardening Series Offers Expert Advice for Creating a Beautiful Landscape for Your Home

Michael Weishan

Water Gardening

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The Water Gardener's Bible

Ben Helm

Building Garden Ponds

Bryan Hirst

The World of Koi: Comprehensive Coverage, from Building a Koi Pond to Choosing Color Varieties

Keith Holmes

Ponds, Fountains & Waterfalls

Timber Press Pocket Guide to Water Garden Plants

C. Greg Speichert

Water Garden Idea Book

Lee Anne White

Gardening Projects & Accessories

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Easy to Build Backyard Projects

Monte Burch

The Complete Guide to Patios & Walkways: Money-Saving Do-It-Yourself Projects for Improving Outdoor Living Space

Garden Mosaics: 25 Step-by-Step Projects for Your Outdoor Room

Becky Paton

Greenhouses & Garden Sheds: Inspiration, Information & Step-by-Step Projects

Pat Price

The Vegetable Gardener's Book of Building Projects: Raised Beds, Cold Frames, Compost Bins, Planters, Plant Supports, Trellises, Harvesting and Storage Aids

Down & Dirty!: 43 Fun & Funky First-Time Projects & Activities to Get You Gardening

Ellen Zachos

Fiction

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Second Thyme Around

Katie Fforde

Bindweed

Janis (Janis Anne) Harrison

Susannah's Garden

Debbie Macomber

The French Gardener

Santa Montefiore

The Forgotten Garden: A Novel

Kate Morton

Death in the Orchid Garden: A Gardening Mystery

Ann Ripley

Need more suggestions? Contact your local library and a reference librarian will be happy to assist you.