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| Western
Garden Book by Sunset Editions |
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| Blending accurate information with an appealing, colorful design, Sunset has created an essential guide for all types of gardeners. Includes an encyclopedia with more than 6,000 entries, expanded plant selection guide, easy-to-follow techniques, climate zone maps, amd more. | |
| Western
Garden Problem Solver by Sunset Books |
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| This is the best book I've seen on identifying problems in your garden. Clear color pictures make identifying diseases, weeds, insects and other pests easy and it tells you the most benign way to rid your garden of the problem. Insects good for the garden are shown as well, so you know what to kill and what to keep. Several chapters cover how to prevent problems from occuring in the first place. A heavy emphasis on evironmental gardening. | |
| California's
Gardener's Guide by Bruce Asakawa, Sharon Asakawa |
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| Bruce Asakawa, “The Voice of California Gardening” for 25 years, reaches 1.2 million listeners twice a week across 18 California markets! Now, he has written a gardening book exclusively for ALL California gardeners, featuring 165 premium plants for the Golden State. Each plant entry has a large corresponding color photo. Its 423 pages cover annuals, perennials, berries, trees, houseplants, groundcovers, roses and more. Bruce and Sharon also offer valuable plant-by-plant advice on planting, fertilizing, care and pest control and share recommended cultivars for personalizing your California landscape. | |
| Safe
Sex in the Garden: And Other Propositions for an Allergy-Free World by Thomas Leo Ogren |
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| Residential and commercial landscapes are loaded with male-only trees and shrubs since they are litter- and therefore maintenance-free. But given a choice, what would you rather do—sweep or battle hay fever? The fact that our urban forests have been propagated with male-clones is a crime on two counts: male plants are the pollen-producing offenders, and without female plants to absorb pollen, allergenic pollen counts are on the rise nationwide. In SAFE SEX IN THE GARDEN, horticulturist Thomas Leo Ogren explores this safe sex issue (plant sex, that is!), as well as many other allergy-related topics: organic gardening, protecting pets against allergies, handling allergy-related stress, and global warming’s affect on allergies. | |
| Growing
California Native Plants by Marjorie D. Schmidt, Marjorie G. Schmidt |
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| If you have any interest in California natives, Mrs. Schmidt's book is essential to your gardening library. In it, Mrs. Schmidt shares with readers her years of experience gardening with California's garden-worthy native plants. Mrs. Schmidt discusses hundereds of trees, shrubs, ferns and wildflowers, detailing where each is found in the wild, the conditions it needs to flourish in the garden, and the plant combinations which will show it to greatest advantage. Mrs. Smith's writing is crisp, vibrant, and incorporates enough technical jargon to satisfy the botanists without alienating beginners. | |
| American Horticultural Society Pests and Diseases: The
Complete Guide to Preventing, Identifying and Treating Plant Problems by Pippa Greenwood, Andrew Halstead, Chase A. R., Daniel Gilrein, A. R. Chase, Sandra Pond (Illustrator) |
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| The unrivaled practical handbook for the identification, treatment and prevention of plant problems. Guidance from the experts in the Identification, treatment, and prevention of plant pests, diseases, and disorders. Whether you need to identify a pest, want to know how to prevent plant problems, or are looking for alternatives to pesticides, you will find the answers in AHS Pests & Diseases. How do you know if an insect is beneficial or destructive? AHS Pests & Diseases identifies valuable insects and pest predators as well as the troublemakers. Can you identify a problem if you don't know the name of a plant? The illustrated catalog of plant problems is grouped according to whether leaves, stems, flowers, roots, or fruits are attacked. Simply compare the photographs with the affected part of your plant to find out what is wrong. Is a particular plant susceptible to disease? The A-Z, plant-by-plant listing tells you which particular ailments individual plants are most likely to suffer from. Are pesticides always necessary? Many common problems can be controlled by good gardening practice and simple preventive measures. AHS Pests and Diseases provides authoritative advice on pesticide-free solutions wherever appropriate. AHS Pests & Diseases is the practical handbook gardeners have been waiting for. | |
| American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants
and Flowers: The Definitive Practical Guide by Christopher Brickell (Editor), Trevor Cole (Editor), American Horticultural Society, Dorling Kindersley Publishing |
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| This weighty, full-color reference to North American plants and flowers has been revised and completely revamped for this edition, profiling over 8,000 plants and holding over four thousand photos. The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia Of Plants And Flowers is a gardener's dream reference, and deserves a place not only in the home reference library of the avid gardener, but in any suitable public or school library with strong collections in gardening and plants. | |
