Shade Gardening by
There is a romance and magic in a great shade garden that attracted award winning garden author Doug Green to his new gardens. There are significant differences in the soils for sun and shade plants and Doug explains both how to create the ultimate shade garden soil (used by plant experts and little known outside of a select group of plantsmen) and how to build good beds and get maximum flowering...

Gardening Without Irrigation; Or Without Much, Anyway by General Books LLC $20.00
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Gardening / General; Gardening / General; Gardening / Flowers / General; Gardening / Garden Design; Gardening / Landscape; Gardening / Reference; Gardening / Regional / General; Gardening / Techniques;...

Water Garden Magic: A Do-It-Yourself Guide To Creating Beautiful Ponds And Enchanting Waterscapes by Niche Products Group $9.95
Water gardens are highly desirable for homeowners looking to enhance their property. The beauty a water garden can bring to your backyard and the invigorating sights of water and aquatic life are seldom found in any other additions you could make to your premises. Now you can create the water garden of your dreams in easy-to-follow steps using extremely affordable tools! “Water Garden Magic”...

Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces by Cool Springs Press $19.95
Filled with design tips, plant ideas and over 200 photos, Garden Up! offers inspiration and how-to information for enhancing any outdoor space with vertical elements. Authors Morrison and Sweet cover everything from living wall projects simple enough for a home gardener to tackle to creative solutions for blank walls and narrow beds. In chapters like 'Arbors and Trellises' and 'Garden Secrets',...

The Edible Front Yard: The Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan for a Beautiful, Bountiful Garden by Timber Press $19.95
People everywhere are turning patches of soil into bountiful vegetable gardens, and each spring a new crop of beginners pick up trowels and plant seeds for the first time. They're planting tomatoes in raised beds, runner beans in small plots, and strawberries in containers. But there is one place that has, until now, been woefully neglected — the front yard. And there's good reason. The...

Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy $39.95
Since Rosalind Creasy popularized the concept of landscaping with edibles a quarter-century ago, interest in eating healthy, fresh, locally grown foods has swept across the nation. More and more Americans are looking to grow clean, delicious produce at home, saving money and natural resources at the same time. And food plants have been freed from the backyard, gracing the finest landscapes—even...

Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded by Rick Darke $17.95
With the accelerating pace of development and subsequent habitat destruction, the pressures on wildlife populations are greater than ever. But there is a surprisingly important and relatively simple step toward reversing this alarming trend: Everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution to sustaining biodiversity.There is an unbreakable link between native plant...

Landscaping for Privacy: Innovative Ways to Turn Your Outdoor Space into a Peaceful Retreat by Timber Press $19.95
The area around your home is your haven, your sanctuary, your refuge from the noise and irritation of traffic, eyesores, and nosy neighbors. Or at least it could be if there was some sort of barrier between your front yard and the sidewalk, or if you didn't have to stare at the back of the neighbors' garage when you want to relax on your patio. Landscaping for Privacy brims with creative ideas...

Designer Plant Combinations: 105 Stunning Gardens Using Six Plants or Fewer by Storey Publishing, LLC $18.95
For every gardener who has hesitated over plant pairings or wondered if an array of favorite plants will work well together in the garden, Designer Plant Combinations inspires and delights with professionally designed combinations using just two to six plants. Here are the secrets to combining French lavender with California fuchsia; prairie coneflower with hummingbird mint; and tall purple moor...

The Pruning Book: Completely Revised and Updated by Taunton Press $21.95
It sounds simple enough, but pruning can confound even the most competent gardener. This new edition of Taunton’s award-winning book explains the do’s and don’ts of cutting back; from humble houseplants to the most amazing exotics, readers learn how to make the right cut the first time, every time. With straightforward prose, over 250 photographs, and 135 drawings, this essential reference...