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Armitage's Garden Perennials: A Color Encyclopedia
Allan M. Armitage
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$49.95
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Armitage's Garden Perennials does for perennials what Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs does for woody plants: it provides gardeners, landscapers, and nurserymen with a comprehensive photographic encyclopedia of the best and most interesting plants available. The concise and delightful text is like a private tutorial with a master teacher, describing and commenting on choice species and cultivars from 136 genera, from Acanthus to Zauschneria. Besides its more than 1400 color photos, it includes more than a dozen lists of plants suitable for particular situations or uses.
324 pp, 1465 color photos, 1 map, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 2000
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Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family
Second Edition
Deni Bown
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$34.95
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Originally published in 1988, Aroids was enthusiastically welcomed by botanists and horticulturists alike for its attention to scientific detail and its delightful writing style. This new edition includes the latest taxonomic and nomenclatural revisions, twice as many color photos, and a new guide to the cultivation of ornamental aroids.
468 pp, 108 color photos, 50 line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2000
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A Book of Blue Flowers
Robert Geneve
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$34.95
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Perhaps the most uncommon color among plants, blue echoes the sky and adds a welcome accent to any garden. Noting that blue flowers are more common in high-altitude meadows and stream beds, the author suggests that this may account for their popularity in the cool gardens of northern Europe. This helpful survey is illustrated with more than 150 color photos of blue flowers, in shades from pale lavender to powder blue, from gardens around the world.
328 pp, 151 color photos, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2000
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A Book of Salvias: Sages for Every Garden
Betsy Clebsch
Illustrations by Carol D. Barner
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$29.95
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This first significant book on the subject covers more than 100 beautiful, garden-worthy species and dozens of hybrids. Salvias are growing in popularity because of their diversity of fragrance, bloom, habit, and color, and many add drought tolerance and disease resistance to their ornamental qualities.
269 pp, 87 color photos, 9 color illus., 40 line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1997
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Border Pinks
Richard Bird
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$29.95
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Pinks, like carnations, are members of the genus Dianthus. They often bring to mind images of cottage gardens, with flowers on long stems flopping over stone paths, but they are quite versatile and can be used in containers, raised beds, alpine gardens, and in modern gardens requiring stronger or more vibrant colors.
174 pp, 60 color photos, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1994
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Breeding Ornamental Plants
Edited by Dorothy J. Callaway and M. Brett Callaway
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$34.95
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Breeding plants to encourage specific traits is usual in agriculture but less common in ornamental horticulture. Daffodils, daylilies, hostas, lilacs, magnolias, and rhododendrons are among the 15 subjects covered by experts in the field.
359 pp, 88 color photos, 10 b/w photos, 26 line drawings, 26 tables, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2000
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Cacti: The Illustrated Dictionary
Rod Preston-Mafham and Ken Preston-Mafham
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$27.95
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This dictionary concentrates on the globular cacti, particularly Mammillaria, but includes some popular columnar cactus forms such as Echinocereus.
224 pp, 1109 color photos, 8 1/2 x 10 3/4", paperback, © 1991
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Campanulas: A Gardener's Guide
Peter Lewis and Margaret Lynch
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$34.95
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This book offers sound practical advice on cultivation and propagation as well as a catalog of species and cultivars of these favorites of rock and perennial gardeners.
176 pp, 75 color photos, 25 b/w photos & line drawings, 6 3/4 x 9 3/4", hardcover, © 1998
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Carnations and Pinks for Garden and Greenhouse: Their True History and Complete Cultivation
John Galbally
with Eileen Galbally
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$34.95
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These popular plants bred from various species of the genus Dianthus have long been garden favorites. The late John Galbally, together with his wife, Eileen, devoted more than 50 years to growing and hybridizing new cultivars, and this book represents the summation of that experience.
342 pp, 75 color photos, 4 b/w photos, 19 line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1997
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Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada
Second edition
Donald Schnell
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$39.95
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In this greatly expanded and revised edition of his classic treatment, Donald Schnell examines in detail the 45 species and numerous hybrids of carnivorous plants that grow in the U.S. and Canada. Information on each species includes an identifying description, the preferred habitat, the range in which it can be found, and the season for flowering and trapping, making this book a useful field guide as well as a fascinating source of leisure reading. With a full array of maps, drawings, and 200 color photos, this volume promises to enrich every enthusiast’s library with a wealth of information. Hobbyists will find cultivation tips as well. Schnell gives detailed instructions for growing these plants.
468 pp, 200 color photos, 7 line drawings, 27 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2002
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Christopher Lloyd's Garden Flowers: Perennials, Bulbs, Grasses, Ferns
Christopher Lloyd
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$39.95
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This represents the fruit of Lloyd's lifetime's study of perennial plants. Genus by genus, he sets down everything he has learned, thought, seen, tried, liked, or regretted about them, individually or in combination. He is formidably knowledgeable, iconoclastic, sometimes dyspeptic or even rude, and always entertaining. In his own words, "For good or ill, here you have the voice of an individual rather than the omniscience of a faceless team of contributors . . . I love plants: at least that must be clear---perhaps even infectious."
448 pp, 69 color photos, 7 1/2 x 10", hardcover, © 2000
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Clematis: The Genus: A Comprehensive Guide for Gardeners, Horticulturists and Botanists
Christopher Grey-Wilson
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$39.95
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This monograph stresses the species of Clematis, unlike The Gardener's Guide to Growing Clematis, which features the cultivars.
224 pp, 169 color photos, 63 line drawings, 15 maps, 7 1/4 x 9 3/4", hardcover, © 2000
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The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-tails, and Selected Bamboos
Rick Darke
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$49.95
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This is the most authoritative and best-illustrated reference ever published on ornamental grasses. At its heart is the illustrated alphabetical encyclopedia of important ornamental grasses, sedges, rushes, restios, cat-tails, and selected bamboos, with many plants illustrated in more than one season. Intended for gardeners in a wide range of situations and climates, this book is an invaluable tool for landscape architects, garden designers, nursery professionals, and home gardeners.
325 pp, 507 color photos, 10 line drawings, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 1999
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Cyclamen: A Guide for Gardeners, Horticulturists and Botanists
New Edition
Christopher Grey-Wilson
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$39.95
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A completely revised and updated edition of the most comprehensive study of the genus Cyclamen ever undertaken, this book covers species both in the wild and in cultivation, along with analyses of the many cultivars. The book is beautifully illustrated with 200 color photographs as well as line drawings and maps showing the distribution of the various species in the wild. Detailed notes on cultivation and propagation are provided. Using a minimum of botanical jargon, it tells all those with an interest in the subject everything that they may need or want to know about this fascinating genus.
224 pp, 198 color photos, 37 line drawings, 12 maps, 7 3/8 x 9 3/4", hardcover
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Dream Plants for the Natural Garden
Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf
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$34.95
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This new collaboration with fellow Dutch plantsman Henk Gerritsen deals with a selection of some 1200 plants most suitable for Oudolf's New Wave naturalism. Their selection of plants includes the "reliable," the "playful," and, for fanatics, the "troublesome."
144 pp, 262 color photos, 9 x 10 5/8", hardcover, © 2000
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An Encyclopedia of Shade Perennials
W. George Schmid
Foreword by Allan M. Armitage
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$49.95
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This encyclopedia provides information on more than 7000 species and cultivars in 184 genera, from Acanthus to Woodwardia—some new to horticulture, others unjustly overlooked, but all beautifully suited to the shade garden.
Schmid has half a century of gardening experience behind him; readers are therefore treated to both practical growing tips and his personal associations with the plants. The text is rounded out with 500 color photographs, many taken by the author himself.
494 pp, 500 color photos, 1 b/w photo, 1 map, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 2002
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Euphorbias: A Gardeners' Guide
Roger Turner
In association with the Hardy Plant Society
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$19.95
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This book presents the species, varieties, and cultivars most suitable for outdoor cultivation in Europe and North America. Turner offers detailed descriptions of more than 80 species, both shrubs and herbaceous perennials.
192 pp, 48 color photos, 6 x 9", paperback, © 1995
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The Explorer's Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials
Daniel J. Hinkley
Foreword by Roy Lancaster
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$39.95
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The sophisticated gardener is forever in search of distinctive new plants not commonly found in gardens. For these enthusiasts, Dan Hinkley's Heronswood Nursery near Seattle has become a mail-order mecca in recent years, the arrival of its fat catalog an eagerly awaited event. This book describes and illustrates the most interesting perennials Hinkley has encountered in his many travels around the world hunting plants in the wild. All are grown at his nursery.
380 pp, 253 color photos, 1 color map, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 1999
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The 500 Best Garden Plants
Patrick Taylor
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$19.95
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This delightful and useful book is back, after having been unavailable in the U.S. since 1995. It includes bulbs, perennials, climbers, shrubs, and trees with special garden merit. Taylor's years of gardening experience are evident in his delightful descriptions of each plant's personality and requirements.
320 pp, more than 300 color photos, 45 line drawings, 5 x 7 1/2", paperback, © 1993
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Fern Grower's Manual
Revised and Expanded Edition
Barbara Joe Hoshizaki and Robbin C. Moran
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$59.95
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This book offers useful advice on ferns and fern allies for any region, with details on cultivation, identification, landscaping, and more. Some 700 species from 124 genera are described in detail, including physical descriptions, cultural requirements, hardiness, common names, synonyms, special uses, geographical range, and notable cultivars or related species. Each species is accompanied by a black-and-white illustration to allow for easy identification.
624 pp, 50 color photos, 165 b/w photos, 826 line drawings, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 2001
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Fuchsias: The Complete Guide
Edwin Goulding
Illustrations by Alison Jones
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$34.95
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This comprehensive book encompasses every aspect of fuchsia growing, from the basics to hybridizing. It provides descriptions of species and cultivars, including the new scented fuchsias, advice on the best selections for beds and baskets, and information on cultivation, pruning, and propagation.
208 pp, 49 color photos, 12 color plates, 32 line drawings, 7 1/2 x 10", hardcover, © 1995
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Fuchsias: The Complete Guide
New Edition
Edwin Goulding
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$34.95
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This is a truly comprehensive book on fuchsia growing, covering everything from the basics to hybridization. There are descriptions of species and cultivars, including scented fuchsias, as well as advice on the best selections for beds and baskets. Pruning, cultivation, and propagation are also covered.
224 pp, 100 color photos, 12 color illus., 34 line drawings, 7 1/2 x 10", hardcover, © 2002
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The Garden Plants of China
Peter Valder
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$49.95
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It is hard to imagine gardens without peonies, camellias, gardenias, azaleas, wisteria, forsythia, and the other ornamentals that were introduced first in Chinese gardens. And the development of the modern repeat-flowering roses would not have occurred had the so-called monthly roses not been brought to Europe from China. In spite of the excitement generated by the discoveries of plant hunters in the wilds of China, it has been the cultivated Chinese plants that have had the greatest impact on the gardens of the world.
400 pp, 420 color photos & illus., 15 b/w illus., 8 5/8 x 11 3/8", hardcover, © 1999
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Asters
Paul Picton
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$29.95
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Paul Picton's new book on asters is a comprehensive study of these popular late-summer bloomers. A leading aster specialist, Picton offers detailed descriptions in the A–Z listing of species, revealing the vast range of plants available and enabling readers to identify the best for garden, container, and cut-flower use.
160 pp, 86 color photos, 12 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1999
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Cannas
Ian Cooke
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$29.95
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The strong forms and eye-catching colors of cannas make them perfect for planting either in small numbers as focal points or in bigger groups to create a subtropical ambience. This new book in our popular Gardener's Guide series includes a comprehensive A-Z of cannas, concentrating on the hybrid forms for which the genus is famous, but also including a selection of interesting species. Illustrated with gorgeous photographs and specially commissioned botanical drawings, this is an informative and fascinating book for both established canna growers and newcomers alike.
160 pp, 70 color photos, 10 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 2001
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Clematis
Raymond J. Evison
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$29.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 74 color photos, 12 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1998
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Dahlias
Gareth Rowlands
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$29.95
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Capturing the spectacular presence of these extrovert plants, The Gardener's Guide to Growing Dahlias will delight dahlia lovers, convert those new to the genus, and inspire a new generation of growers.
160 pp, 84 color photos, 17 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1999
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Dahlias
Gareth Rowlands
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$19.95
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Capturing the spectacular presence of these extrovert plants, The Gardener's Guide to Growing Dahlias will delight dahlia lovers, convert those new to the genus, and inspire a new generation of growers.
160 pp, 84 color photos, 17 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", paperback
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Daylilies
Diana Grenfell
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$29.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 74 color photos, 5 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1998
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Fritillaries
Kevin Pratt and Michael Jefferson-Brown
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$29.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 95 color photos, 13 line drawings, 2 tables, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1997
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hardy Geraniums
Trevor Bath and Joy Jones
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$29.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 68 color photos, 40 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1994
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hellebores
Graham Rice and Elizabeth Strangman
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$19.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 74 color photos, 20 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", paperback, © 1993
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Lilies
Michael Jefferson-Brown and Harris Howland
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$29.95
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Our popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 70 color photos, 40 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1995, 2002
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Lilies
Michael Jefferson-Brown and Harris Howland
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$19.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 70 color photos, 40 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", paperback, © 1995, 2002
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Penstemons
David Way and Peter James
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$29.95
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Penstemons are ideal plants for use in mixed borders and perennial beds, and they are currently enjoying a new international surge in popularity. They flower in an extraordinary range of colors over a long summer period, and most are easy to grow and propagate.
160 pp, 55 color photos, 23 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1998
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Penstemons
David Way and Peter James
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$19.95
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Penstemons are ideal plants for use in mixed borders and perennial beds, and they are currently enjoying a new international surge in popularity. They flower in an extraordinary range of colors over a long summer period, and most are easy to grow and propagate.
160 pp, 55 color photos, 23 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", paperback
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Peonies
Martin Page
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$29.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 76 color photos, 18 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1997, 2002
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Peonies
Martin Page
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$19.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 76 color photos, 18 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", paperback, © 1997, 2002
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Gardening in the Shade
Harriet K. Morse
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$13.95
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For two generations, gardeners who have faced the challenges of growing an interesting variety of plants in shady conditions have turned to this classic little book for suggestions and solutions.
242 pp, 32 b/w photos, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2", paperback, © 1939, 1962
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Gardening with Grasses
Michael King and Piet Oudolf
Foreword by Beth Chatto
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$34.95
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Ornamental grasses are among the most versatile and sophisticated of garden plants. Planted as single specimens in beds or on the terrace in a container, grasses are striking focal points. Smaller forms bring rhythm and diversity to mixed borders, and clumping forms richly carpet the ground. This beautifully illustrated book by two imaginative garden designers will provide equal measures of information and inspiration.
152 pp, 161 color photos, 2 diagrams, 9 x 10 1/2", hardcover, © 1998
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Gardening with Native Wild Flowers
Samuel B. Jones, Jr., and Leonard E. Foote
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$19.95
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This classic on native plants encourages the garden use of wild flowers, grasses, ground covers, and hardy ferns native to the eastern and midwestern U.S., suggesting suitable plants for woodland, meadow, and wetland features in the garden.
247 pp, 209 color photos, 5 b/w illus., 6 x 9", paperback, © 1991
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The Genus Epimedium: A Botanical Magazine Monograph
William T. Stearn
Section on Podophyllum by Julian Shaw
with illustrations by Christabel King, Ann Farrer, Mark Fothergill, Pauline Dean, Joanna Langhorne, Stella Ross-Craig, Matilda Smith, Sydenham Edwards, Walter Hood Fitch, Kazuko Tajikawa, Ferdinand Bauer
Edited by Peter S. Green and Brian Mathew
Series Editor: Brian Mathew
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$49.95
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A definitive account of this fascinating genus of woodland perennials. With notes on horticultural selections and care of epimediums, this book covers all epimediums---many discovered only in the last decade. In addition, the documentation extends to other herbaceous Berberidaceae, including the genus Podophyllum. Exquisite paintings from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, complement the text.
354 pp, 27 color paintings, 75 color photos, 31 line drawings, 7 b/w photos, 7 3/8 x 9 5/8", hardcover
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The Genus Galanthus: A Botanical Magazine Monograph
Aaron P. Davis
Illustrations by Christabel King
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$39.95
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The genus Galanthus, commonly called snowdrops, numbers among its species the most charming of the late-winter- and early-spring-flowering bulbs. They are hardy, and their ethereal white flowers appear when all else in the garden is still bound by winter.
333 pp, 20 botanical paintings, 8 b/w line drawings, 37 color photos, 12 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1999
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The Genus Hosta
W. George Schmid
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$59.95
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The first complete classification for the genus, this labor of love reflects the author's long fascination with hostas. All hostas known at the time of writing are detailed, including their 3500 names and synonyms in many languages (300 in Japanese kana). Practical information on growing hostas is just as complete and detailed.
468 pp, 208 color photos, 200 b/w photos, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 1992
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Hardy Geraniums
Second Edition
Peter Yeo
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$34.95
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The garden-worthiness of hardy geraniums, or cranesbills, is often underestimated. Their cheerful flowers, intricate foliage, and versatility all call for them to be used more in the garden landscape.
This new, updated version of a classic work offers full descriptions of more than 140 types of geranium, covering their natural geographical distribution and details of their varieties and hybrids. It provides a wealth of information on the history, nomenclature, classification, behavior, and use in cultivation of these beautiful and varied plants.
Illustrated with over 50 color photographs and many more line drawings, including silhouettes of the different leaf forms, this unique book provides a complete study of hardy geraniums for all those involved in gardening, botany, and horticulture.
218 pp, 57 color photos, 151 line illus., 7 3/8 x 9 3/4", hardcover, © 2002
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Hardy Herbaceous Perennials: Two volumes
Third Edition
Leo Jelitto and Wilhelm Schacht
Translated by Michael Epp
Revised by Wilhelm Schacht and Alfred Fessler
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$125.00
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Here is the English translation of the world's greatest encyclopedia of perennial plants. Included are 809 genera; 4286 species, subspecies, varieties, and hybrids; and 3617 cultivars. It is a peerless resource for perennial one-upmanship because of its inclusiveness, and this translation offers material on new introductions.
721 pp in 2 volumes (not sold separately), 690 color photos, 352 b/w illus., 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 1990
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Hemerocallis: The Daylily
R. W. Munson, Jr.
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$22.95
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This survey includes hundreds of the finest modern cultivars, grouped by color from cream and light yellow through orange and red to lavender.
160 pp, 238 color photos, 9 b/w photos, 8 1/2 x 11", paperback, © 1989
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The Himalayan Garden: Growing Plants from the Roof of the World
Jim Jermyn
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$34.95
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In this unique resource, Jim Jermyn offers not the usual botanical travelogue but instead a horticultural handbook that allows lowland gardeners to successfully grow those plants that are native to the high Himalaya mountains. The highlights include species of Euphorbia, Gentiana, Meconopsis, Primula, Rhododendron, and more.
These plants are guaranteed to add an exotic touch to any garden, and with Jermyn's expert instructions and tips, they can be easily maintained. Excellent photographs round out an introduction to the plants, and the book includes a comprehensive list of recommended sources.
320 pp, 128 color photos, 3 line drawings, 2 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2001
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The Hosta Book Second Edition
Edited and compiled by Paul Aden
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$19.95
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Paul Aden, who has introduced dozens of new hostas into cultivation, wrote six chapters and contributed many photographs to this classic. Other contributors include John Elsley, Yoshimichi Hirose, Graham Stuart Thomas, and André Viette. This was the first contemporary book on hostas and played a role in helping to bring these versatile shade-lovers to their current level of popularity.
133 pp, 209 color photos, 8 b/w photos, 1 line drawing, 8 1/2 x 11", paperback, © 1988, 1990
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Camellias
Stirling Macoboy
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$39.95
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Hardy camellias reward the gardener with striking and profuse blooms at a time of year when the rest of the garden sleeps. This encyclopedia is the definitive guide to these beautiful and varied flowering plants.
304 pp, 1096 color photos, 19 color paintings, 17 line drawings, 2 b/w photos, 9 1/4 x 12 1/4", hardcover, © 1998
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Iris of China
James W. Waddick and Zhao Yu-Tang
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$27.95
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This monograph comprises Zhao's systematic analysis of China's 60 native and introduced species and Waddick's account of Chinese irises in the wild and in the garden, based on research that included a 7500-mile collecting expedition in 1989 and resulted in the introduction of many species previously unknown in the West.
140 pp, 31 color photos, 21 full-page line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1992
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Lewisias
B. LeRoy Davidson
Illustrations by Micheal Moshier
Foreword by Sean Hogan
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$34.95
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These charming plants, greatly prized by rock gardeners, are showcased by an expert famous for having visited practically every known native Lewisia population. Part field guide, horticultural guidebook, memoir, history, and art book, this book includes a breathtaking collection of lewisia photos in habitats and gardens, further enriched by Micheal Moshier's splendid paintings.
238 pp, 68 color photos, 20 color plates, 13 line drawings, 4 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2000
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The Louisiana Iris: The Taming of a Native American Wildflower
Second Edition
The Society for Louisiana Irises
Contributing Editors Marie Caillet, J. Farron Campbell, Kevin C. Vaughn, and Dennis Vercher
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$34.95
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Louisiana irises have been hybridized from five species of Iris whose boggy native habitats have largely been destroyed. Horticulturists have created an incredible range of hybrids in a variety of colors, forms, and sizes. They have proved adaptable to a wide range of soils and climates, needing only sun, ample water, and neutral soil to thrive.
254 pp, 111 color photos, 5 watercolors, 21 b/w photos, 14 line drawings, 11 tables, 7 x 10", hardcover, © 2000
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Manual of Bulbs
Consultant Editor John Bryan
Series Editor Mark Griffiths
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$49.95
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This manual extracts all the entries on bulbs from the massive four-volume New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening, including some new material.
446 pp, 84 line drawings, 6 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1992, 1995
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Manual of Grasses
Consultant Editor Rick Darke
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$39.95
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Includes bamboos, sedges, rushes, and cat-tails in addition to descriptions of principal ornamental members of the true grasses. A valuable supplement to Rick Darke's Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses.
219 pp, 87 line drawings, 6 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1995
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Mints: A Family of Herbs and Ornamentals
Barbara Perry Lawton
Foreword by Steven Still
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$27.95
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Mints: A Family of Herbs and Ornamentals is the first book to survey the entire mint family (Lamiaceae or Labiatae), which includes a surprising variety of plants long valued for their herbal and ornamental uses, from rosemary, sage, and thyme to lavender and peppermint. Most mints are easy to grow, sometimes notoriously so, and highly resistant to pests and diseases, which adds to their garden value.
Written in a friendly and accessible style, the book features chapters on history and lore, modern uses, cultivation, and distinctive characteristics and classification; a catalog of species and cultivars in 67 genera; and a glossary.
272 pp, 61 color photos, 5 b/w photos, 46 line drawings, 1 map, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2002
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The New Book of Salvias: Sages for Every Garden
Betsy Clebsch
Drawings by Carol D. Barner
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$29.95
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Following the great success of Betsy Clebsch's first book on salvias comes this expanded edition, The New Book of Salvias: Sages for Every Garden. The author has added more than 50 new species and cultivars such as Salvia castanea and S. recurva, bringing the total to approximately 150 beautiful, garden-worthy species and dozens of commercially significant hybrids. She documents them alphabetically and includes botanical descriptions, information on habit, blooming cycle, recommended companion plants, and delightful historical tidbits of discovery and usage. Nearly 100 new photos and illustrations make this new edition even more attractive than its predecessor.
348 pp, 149 color photos, 9 color drawings, 74 line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover
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Palms Won't Grow Here and Other Myths: Warm-Climate Plants for Cooler Areas
1st ed.
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$27.95
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Palms that grow in Canada? Bananas that overwinter in Michigan? How about southern crape myrtles that flower in Birmingham, England, instead of Birmingham, Alabama? Although the voice of authority --- and nursery labels --- might say, "You can't grow those plants here," author Dave Francko has a different message for gardeners: "Plants can't read the information on their tags." Laced with humorous anecdotes and based on years of first-hand observations and research, this book provides real-world information to help adventurous gardeners grow plants they never before dreamed possible. Nobody who reads this book will ever look at a plant label the same way again.
308 pp, 78 color photos, 1 map, 31 b/w photos, 2 tables, 6 x 9", hardcover
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Penstemons
Robert Nold
Illustrations by Cindy Nelson-Nold
Foreword by Panayoti Kelaidis
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$29.95
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Penstemon is the largest genus endemic to North America, with examples to be found in every state in the continental U.S. Penstemons are particularly beloved by rock gardeners, but as noted in the foreword, they belong in every garden, since "one penstemon or another will thrive in virtually any microclimate a garden can contrive, from hot desert exposures to dank shade."
307 pp, 12 botanical paintings, 43 color photos, 18 b/w line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1999
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Peonies
Allan Rogers
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$34.95
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Al Rogers has been growing peonies since childhood, and this book represents more than 60 years' experience. The species are discussed, and from the thousand-odd listed cultivars of both tree and herbaceous peonies, Rogers singles out the truly superior for recommendation, along with some recent introductions that show great promise.
384 pp, 143 color photos, 14 line drawings, 1 map, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1995
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Perennial Garden Plants: Or the Modern Florilegium
Third Edition
Graham Stuart Thomas
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$39.95
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Perhaps the best known and most influential of Thomas's many books, this examination of more than 2000 perennials combines his erudition and his gift for vivid descriptions and graceful phrases.
535 pp, 77 color photos, 85 b/w photos, 16 line drawings, 6 1/4 x 10", hardcover, © 1990
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The Plantfinder's Guide to Cacti and Other Succulents
Keith Grantham and Paul Klaassen
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$34.95
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Like the other titles in this series, this handsome full-color book is accessible but provides sufficient depth and detail to satisfy more experienced cactus enthusiasts. It includes an extensive A–Z listing, with useful information on cultivation and propagation.
192 pp, 106 color photos, 5 b/w illus., 7 1/2 x 10 1/4", hardcover, © 1999
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The Plantfinder's Guide to Daisies
John Sutton
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$34.95
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This book focuses on plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae), valuable members of the herbaceous border, with genera like Rudbeckia, Gazania, and Osteospermum already enjoying great popularity.
The book's centerpiece is an extensive A--Z of genera, species, and varieties.
192 pp, 110 color photos, 7 botanical illus., 7 1/2 x 10 1/4", hardcover, © 2001
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The Plantfinder's Guide to Ornamental Grasses
Roger Grounds
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$24.95
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Wide ranging and thorough in its exploration of grasses, this book covers the history and biology of ornamental grasses, plant selection, and garden uses. Grass lovers will especially appreciate the planting plans in the book, which show both the effects that can be achieved using grasses alone and how well they associate with other plants.
192 pp, 106 color photos, 5 line drawings, 1 color map, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4", paperback
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The Plantfinder's Guide to Ornamental Grasses
Roger Grounds
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$34.95
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Wide ranging and thorough in its exploration of grasses, this book covers the history and biology of ornamental grasses, plant selection, and garden uses. Grass lovers will especially appreciate the planting plans in the book, which show both the effects that can be achieved using grasses alone and how well they associate with other plants.
192 pp, 106 color photos, 5 line drawings, 1 color map, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4", hardcover, © 1998
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Plants for Problem Places
Graham Rice
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$19.95
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For each of 13 troublesome situations---from heavy clay soil to a north-facing wall---the author explains the nature of the problem, prescribes a remedy, and suggests the trees, shrubs, climbers, and perennials to make the best of the situation.
184 pp, 39 color photos, 34 line drawings, 6 x 9 1/4", paperback, © 1988
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Poppies: A Guide to the Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation
Revised Edition
Christopher Grey-Wilson
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$37.95
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Poppies covers not just the true poppies (genus Papaver) but all members of the poppy family, including Arctomecon, Argemone, Canbya, Dendromecon, Eschscholzia, Glaucium, Macleaya, Meconopsis, Roemeria, and many more.
288 pp, 182 color photos, 37 line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2001
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Poppies: The Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation
Christopher Grey-Wilson
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$37.95
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In addition to the true poppies of the genus Papaver, the other genera in the poppy family are featured in this profusely illustrated book, including favorites such as Eschscholzia, the California poppy, and Meconopsis, the fabled blue Himalayan poppy.
239 pp, 114 color photos, 38 line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1993
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The Smaller Perennials
Jack Elliott
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$29.95
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An illustrated dictionary of perennials that grow to a height under 30 inches, this book is ideal for gardeners wishing to grow a large number of plants within limited space. These plants are particularly popular for use at the front of herbaceous or mixed borders, or between architectural plants and shrubs in shady beds.
176 pp, 160 color photos, 7 1/2 x 10", hardcover, © 199
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Succulents: The Illustrated Dictionary
Maurizio Sajeva and Mariangela Costanzo
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$29.95
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Real succulent enthusiasts will want both of these highly illustrated books. The newer volume includes 900 species not covered in the first volume. Where species are duplicated, new photographs illustrate other aspects of the plant, whether in its habitat or in cultivation. The original volume remains a splendid introduction to succulents. The format of the two books is similar, with brief descriptions accompanying the excellent color photographs.
240 pp, 1212 color photos, 8 1/2 x 10 3/4", paperback, © 1994
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Time-Tested Plants: Thirty Years in a Four-Season Garden
Pamela J. Harper
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$39.95
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In this remarkable book, Pamela Harper takes us on a walk through 30 years in her Virginia garden; season by season, she unsentimentally describes the plants that did not live up to expectations, as well as those that exceeded all hopes. All the trees, shrubs, and perennials included have earned the author's trust and affection for a decade or more---plants that have stood the test of time.
352 pp, 250 color photos, 2 color maps, 10 3/8 x 8 3/8", hardcover, © 2000
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Treasured Perennials
Graham Stuart Thomas
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$39.95
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One of the great gardeners of our lifetime 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, Thomas 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.
180 pp, 206 color illus., 7 1/2 x 10", hardcover, © 1999
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The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants
Robert Lee Riffle
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$49.95
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Meant primarily for gardeners in USDA zones 8--10, The Tropical Look encompasses most of the southern U.S. and the West Coast. This groundbreaking encyclopedia of lush plants will also be useful to gardeners in other zones who are interested in growing tropical-looking plants (as opposed to strictly tropical plants, which cannot endure a frost) as half-hardy, annual, or conservatory plants.
524 pp, 409 color photos, 7 figures, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 1998
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Variegated Plants: The Encyclopedia of Patterned Foliage
Susan Conder
Photographs by Andrew Lawson
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$24.95
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Previously available in hardcover, but long out of print, this book describes nearly 700 variegated plants, including annuals, perennials, grasses, climbers, and trees and shrubs. Every entry includes a useful quick-reference table with details of botanical family, height, spread, flowering time, and minimum temperatures. Photographer Andrew Lawson beautifully captures the marbling, veining, and contrasting edges for which these plants are coveted.
192 pp, 246 color photos, 9 3/4 x 9 7/8", paperback, © 1994
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The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques
Tracy DiSabato-Aust
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$29.95
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Timber Press's all-time bestseller! Tracy DiSabato-Aust has devoted years of study to creating showplace gardens with minimal maintenance. Her methods of pruning and shaping perennials, thoroughly explained and illustrated here, produce more flowers, encourage lush new growth, discourage pests, stagger bloom times, and maintain vigorous health. Readers have given us rave reviews of this book since publication.
338 pp, 131 color photos, 20 line drawings, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 1998
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The Woody Iridaceae: Nivenia, Klattia & Witsenia
Peter Goldblatt
Illustrations by Fay Anderson
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$29.95
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A botanical treatment---enhanced with superb watercolors---of the only three genera of the iris family that are woody shrubs rather than the familiar herbaceous plants that occur elsewhere in the family.
144 pp, 13 color paintings, 17 figures, 5 tables, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1993
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