Books on GardeningBooks on gardening have brought my husband and I many hours of enjoyment.Not only are the pictures often inspiring, but the knowledge gained is invaluable. Many can be bought for only a few dollars and some can even be downloaded for free. Many of these books will not be found in bookstores because some do not have fancy pictures. You will find them indispensable though if you are serious about gardening and learning more about landscaping your garden like a pro. Click here for online resources on the best gardening books we have found. If you have ever bought the wrong plant for your area that later died, or have paid a professional to do the work and been unhappy with the results, you know how frustrating it can be. Knowing a little about plants and what you wanted could have saved you and your contractor a lot of time and money. Professional landscapers can be a tremendous help, but it's better if you can know a thing or two yourself. This is where books on gardening will help. A local book store may have some of these gardening books, but some aren't typically stocked because they are too specialized for some gardeners. If you have trouble finding them, or like the convenience of shopping online, feel free to go to www.amazon.com for your purchase. Click the arrows below to see some of our favorite books.
Great Books on Gardening For Basic ReferenceSmart Garden Regional Guide: Southeast (American Horticultural Society Smartgarden Regional Garden Guides) gives you over 2,500 full-color photos and 3,000 plant listings. I wouldn't want to be without this one. Armitage, Alan. Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on Their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes Chaplin, Lois Trigg. The Southern Gardener's Book of Lists Lanham, MD Taylor Trade Publishing, 1994 (This is a wonderful book that lists all types of plants for specific growing conditions.) Dirr, Michael. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses The Gardening Year. Galley Press. Orbis Publishing Limited 1985. (A wonderful book on the basics of gardening) Halfacre, Gordon R. and Anne R Shawcroft. Landscape Plants of the Southeast Smith, Miranda. Complete Home Gardening: Growing Secrets and Techniques for Gardeners A Division of Federal Marketing Corp 2001 Whitside, Katherine. The Way We Garden Now: 41 Pick-and-Choose Projects for Planting Your Paradise Large or Small Books on Gardening- Specialty Books Armitage, Allan M. Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens Hill, Madaline and Barclay, Gwen with Jean Hardy Southern Herb Growing Schlosser, Katherine (ed) The Herb Society of America's Essential Guide to Growing and Cooking With Herbs /e/ir?t=flowersplants-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0807132551" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> This newest book compiled by the Herb Society of America's explains everything you need to know about growing and cooking with herbs. Half the book is dedicated to recipes. Rice, Graham and Elizabeth Strangman. The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hellebores Thomas, Graham Stuart. Perennial Garden Plants: Or the Modern Florilegium
Books on Children's GardeningHerd, Meg Learn and Play in the Garden . Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.,1997 (Page after page of gardening activities for all age groups.Kite, L. Patricia. Gardening wizardry for kids Below are some more of our favorite books to inspire kids with gardening. Just click on any book for fast ordering.
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. Athens, Georgia: Varsity Press, Inc: Portland Oregon: Timber Press Inc., 1989 (Great for Upper and Middle South
Champaign, Illinois: Stipes Publsihing Company, 1990 (Another great one for Upper and Middle South)
5th ed. Raleigh, North Carolina:Sparks Press, 1992 (Especially helpful for the Carolinas and Piedmont.)
Random House, Inc. 2007(This is a delightful book about the basics of gardening with easy to do projects included)
Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, Inc., 2006
Fredericksburg, Tx: Shearer Publishing, 1987
Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, Inc., 1993
Oxford: The Alden Press Ltd. 1976 
. Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series, 1995 ("Exciting, safe projects for home and school, plus fascinating folklore that will surprise any kid")
