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Bloom's Best Perennials and Grasses by Adrian Bloom

0-8819-293-1X

$34.95

 

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Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses By Rick Darke          

0-88192-653-1

 $19.95

 

Sharp Gardening by Christopher Holliday

ISBN -10:088192699X

ISBN-13: 9780881926996

$29.95

 

The Well-Designed Mixed Garden - Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs by Tracy DiSabato-Aust

0-88192-559-4

$39.95

 

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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Clematis by Raymond J. Evison

0-88192-603-5

$19.95

 

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A Natural History of Ferns
by Robbin C. Moran

0-88192-667-1

 $29.95

 

Hollies-The Genus Ilex by Fred C. Galle

0-88192-380-X

$59.95

 

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Roses Edited by Mary Moody

0-88192-271-4

$39.95

 

Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs - An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Michael A. Dirr
0-88192-404-0 $69.95

 

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Camellias - A Practical Gardening Guide by Jim Rolfe and Yvonne Cave
0-88192-577-2 $19.95

 

Treasured Perennials
by Graham Stuart Thomas
0-89831-076-8 $39.95

 

Gardening with Native Wild Flowers
by Samuel B. Jones and Leonard E. Foote
0-88192-381-8 $19.95

 

Hydrangeas for American Gardens
by Michael A. Dirr
0-88192-641-8 $29.95

 

The Year in Trees - Superb Woody Plants for Four-Season Gardens
by Kim E. Tripp and J.C. Raulston
0-88192-320-6 $44.95

 

Time-Tested Plants - Thirty Years in a Four-Season Garden
by Pamela J. Harper
0-88192-486-5 $39.95

 

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Color Atlas of Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers
by David V. Alford
0-88192-561-6 $59.95

 

 

Bloom's Best Perennials and Grasses by Adrian Bloom

There are hundreds of perennials and grasses available to gardeners — how can they know whether or not they're making the right choice? In Bloom's Best Perennials and Grasses, Adrian Bloom distills his years of experience as a nurseryman and gardener into 250 reliable choices that are beautiful, easy to maintain, and provide year-round interest.

Detailed descriptions feature information on growth, care, and design tips for use in gardens of all sizes. Bloom shows the reader how to design and plant well structured borders that feature perennials and grasses with a mix of other plants playing supporting roles. He also shares his trademark "river of plants" design style that dramatically features the beauty of a plant throughout its life.

0-88192-93-1X, 208 pp, 227 color photos, 8½ x 10 in, Hardcover $34.95

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Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses By Rick Darke

Ornamental grasses surpass all other garden plants in their luminous qualities. Their colors are softly sophisticated, varied, and subtle. They include a striking array of textures, forms, sizes, and flowering times and have appeal in the garden throughout the year. Grasses' ethereal quality, sound, and movement make them ideal choices for gardeners and landscape designers alike. Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses provides an accessible and comprehensive reference to the wide range of grasses available to the gardener. Building on Darke's bestselling The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses, the guide describes many new species and cultivars, includes dozens of new photographs, and presents cultivation information and descriptions in a handy, compact format. Covering 530 species and cultivars and illustrated with 320 color photographs, Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses is a valuable complement to Darke's Color Encyclopedia. Its convenient format makes it an ideal reference to take to the nursery or garden center.                                                                                                                                                      
0-88192-653-1, 228 pp, 320 color photos,  5.75 x 8.25 ”, Flexibind $19.95 ©2004
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Sharp Gardening by Christopher Holliday

With a keen interest in spiky plants, Holliday argues that gardens don't have to look "nice" — packed with delicate roses and pretty clematis. There is much to be said for a crisp, clean-lined planting style featuring swords, straps, and spikes. This book presents a careful selection of plants that are spiky, sharp, or brittle, whether in their stems, leaves, or flowers, so that gardeners can choose new and exciting plants that work well in their landscape. From xeriscapes to maritime gardens and everywhere in between, all adventurous plantspeople will find fresh ideas for adding a little excitement to their garden.
ISBN-10: 088192699X, 192 pp, 177 color photos,  Hardcover $29.95
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The Well-Designed Mixed Garden - Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs by Tracy DiSabato-Aust

The Well-Designed Mixed Garden is a design book with a difference. Written for gardeners who are passionate about plants of all kinds, it reflects decades of professional experience and artistic innovation. It is a master class of design fundamentals, with an emphasis on often-neglected topics, such as site evaluation, color theory, and planning for maintenance. It is also a gallery of detailed design plans that show how ideas are put onto paper and then translated into three dimensions. Lessons learned in its first two parts are strengthened in an "Encyclopedia of Plant Combinations," and the lifetime care needs and unique design characteristics of featured plants are summarized in useful charts and lists. The result is a nearly foolproof guide to every aspect of designing superior gardens with superior plants.
0-88192-559-4, 460 pp, 227 color photos, 10 x 11”, hardcover $39.95 ©2003
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Clematis - by Raymond J. Evison

Raymond Evison, world authority on clematis, here provides a fresh look at the genus by focusing on not just the popular large-flowered cultivars but also on the less well known species. A comprehensive plant encyclopedia divided into the distinct clematis groups provides detailed and authoritative descriptions of nearly 375 species and varieties.
0-88192-603-5, 160 pp, 74 color photos, 12 line drawings, 7 x 9.5", paperback $19.95 ©1998
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A Natural History of Ferns by Robbin C. Moran

A Natural History of Ferns is an entertaining and informative look at why ferns and their relatives are unique among plants. Ferns live in habitats from the tropics to polar latitudes, and unlike seed plants, which endow each seed with the resources to help their offspring, ferns reproduce by minute spores. There are floating ferns, ferns that climb or live on trees, and ferns that are trees. There are poisonous ferns, iridescent ferns, and resurrection ferns that survive desert heat and drought. The relations of ferns and people are equally varied. Moran sheds light on Robinson Crusoe's ferns, the role of ferns in movies, and how ferns get their names. A Natural History of Ferns provides just what is needed for those who wish to grow ferns or observe them in their habitats with greater understanding and appreciation.
0-88192-667-1, 302 pp, 26 color photos, 145 b/w figures, 6 x 9”, hardcover $29.95 ©2004
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Hollies-The Genus Ilex by Fred C. Galle

The genus Ilex includes a striking variety of plants ranging from upright trees to 60 feet to creeping prostrate plants suitable for rock gardens. With fruit colored orange, yellow, black, and white in addition to the familiar red, sometimes lasting six months or more, hollies are ideal ornamentals. They prefer acid soil and are therefore perfect companions for rhododendrons an azaleas. Hollies represents years of research by one of the giants of American horticulture, covering all the hollies in cultivation with descriptions of many of the 30 deciduous and 780 evergreen species.
0-88192-380-X, 619 pp, 214 color photos, 78 b/w photos, 123 line drawings, 8 1/2 x 11”, hardcover $59.95 ©1997
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Roses Edited by Mary Moody

Suitable for a broad range of rose enthusiasts, this is more than just a big picture book. It lists groupings, parentage, other names and varieties, and year and place of origin for more than 1100 garden roses. Classifications include wild, gallica, damask, alba, centifolia, Portland, bourbon, boursault, china, noisette, rugosa, tea, hybrid perpetual, polyantha, climbers and ramblers both old and modern, hybrid tea, floribunda, shrub and miniature and dwarf roses.
0-88192-271-4, 304 pp, 1000+ color photos, 20 line drawings, 9 1/4 x 12 1/4”, hardcover $39.95 ©1992
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Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs-An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Michael A. Dirr

This best-selling encyclopedia, illustrated with brilliant photographs, describes the best woody plants adapted to cooler climates, showing both habit and details of more than 500 species, and including some 700 additional cultivars and varieties. Brief cultural information is supplied for each plant, as well as Dirr’s perceptive comments and opinions.
0-88192-404-0, 494 pp, 1656 color photos, 8 1/2 x 11”, hardcover $69.95 © 1997
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Camellias - A Practical Gardening Guide by Jim Rolfe and Yvonne Cave

This highly illustrated, practical guide surveys the important species of the genus Camellia, as well as the numerous cultivars raised around the world. Comprehensive information and suggestions are given for selecting and cultivating these popular and adaptable plants. A discussion of pests and diseases, propagating and hybridizing, along with an annotated index of species and cultivars, make this book essential reading for both experienced camellia growers and enthusiastic beginners.
0-88192-577-2, 142 pp, 150 color photos,  line drawings, 7  x 9 3/4”, paperback $19.95 © 2000
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Treasured Perennials by Graham Stuart Thomas

One of the most influential gardeners of this century has selected more than 200 of his personal favorite plants. Described in the context of their value in the garden, the plants are referenced to literature and horticulture and recalled firsthand by the great gardeners who grew them. In addition, the author traces the influences that shaped his own career (including surprising and illuminating nods to paleontology, geology, and music) and shares tips on cultivation from his more than 70 years of experience.
0-89831-076-8, 180 pp, 206 color illus., 7 1/2 x 10 1/8”, hardcover $39.95 © 1999 A Sagapress publication
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Gardening with Native Wild Flowers by Samuel B. Jones and Leonard E. Foote

Now in paperback, this classic on native plants encourages the garden use of wild flowers, grasses, groundcovers, and hardy ferns native to the eastern and mid-western U.S., suggesting suitable plants for sunny or shady woodland, meadow and wetland features in the garden.
0-88192-381-8, 247 pp, 209 color photos, 5 b/w illus., 6x9”, paperback $19.95 © 1991
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Hydrangeas for American Gardens by Michael A. Dirr

The sheer number of choices among Hydrangea species, hybrids, and cultivated varieties can be overwhelming even for the most advanced gardeners. How to choose from among the hundreds of mopheads, climbers, lacecaps, and oakleafs, to name just a few? And how to care for hydrangeas in American gardens, when nearly all the books offering advice about them come from England and Europe? Respected plantsman Michael A. Dirr comes to the rescue in this refreshingly forthright and practical guide to these distinctive shrubs and climbers.

0-88192-641-8, 240 pp, 197 color photos, 5 color paintings, 7 5/8 x 9 1/4”, hardcover $29.95  To Be Published June 2004
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The Year in Trees-Superb Woody Plants for Four-Season Gardens by Kim E. Tripp and J.C. Raulston

Kim Tripp assisted the late J.C. Raulston in his pioneering work on plant testing and introduction at the North Carolina State University Arboretum and together they produced this collection of 150 exciting trees and shrubs that can bring new interest to gardens throughout the year.
0-88192-320-6, 274 pp, 206 color photos, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8”, hardcover $44.95 © 1995
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Time-Tested Plants-Thirty Years in a Four-Season Garden by Pamela J. Harper

Truly satisfying gardens-like all living things-have a life cycle that progresses from youth to maturity. Looking at a well-established garden, we cannot usually see the failures, the trial and errors, that preceded that successful results. The solid, trustworthy plant of many generations might exist side-by-side with the novelty just purchased from the nursery. Without a gardener to guide us, we cannot know a garden’s story, nor learn its lessons. In this remarkable book, Pamela Harper takes us on a walk through 30 years of gardening in good conditions and bad; season by season, she unsentimentally describes the plants that did not live up to expectations, as well as those that exceeded all hopes. Each season reveals a different aspect of a plant, whether it be spring’s blooms, summer’s lush foliage, or the fruits nad bark of autumn. All the trees, shrubs and perennials included are hardy at least to Zone 7 and have earned the author’s trust and affection for a decade or more-plants that have stood the test of time.
0-88192-486-5, 352 pp, 250 color photos, 2 color maps, 10 3/8 x 3/8”, hardcover $39.95 © 2000
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Color Atlas of Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers by David V. Alford

This authoritative and beautifully illustrated account provides a unique source of reference for all practitioners involved in the recognition, biology, and control of the pests of ornamental crops. The author recommends appropriate control measures, including the environmentally conscious methods of handpicking insects, eliminating insect hiding places, and using certain pesticide and chemical controls. Entomologists, horticulturists, pest control specialists, integrated pest management (IPM) practitioners, growers, students, and teachers will all find this to be a thorough and comprehensive text.
0-88192-561-6, 448 pp, 1069 color photos, 1042 illustrations, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4”, hardcover, $59.95 © 1991, 1995
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