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Second Nature: A Gardener's Education, by Pollan, Michael
Grove Press, 2003, Paperback, $13.00

Second Nature captures the rhythms of everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its glory and exasperation.

The Edible Flower Garden, by Creasy, Rosalind
Periplus Editions, 2000, Paperback, $14.95

A comprehensive guide to selecting and growing flowers that can be used for cookery, both as garnishes and as ingredients. Over 90 color illustrations.

The Berry Grower's Companion, by Bowling, Barbara L
Timber Press, 2000, Hardcover, $29.95

Berry fruits have long been used and appreciated in the kitchen, but the aesthetic and practical benefits they bring to the garden landscape are all too often ignored. Whether for the ground cover effect of a strawberry plant, the climbing trait of a grapevine, or the hedge potential of an elderberry bush, these plants are highly versatile contributors to a range of garden environments.

The Backyard Berry Book: A Hands-On Guide to Growing Berries, Brambles, and Vine Fruit in the Home Garden, by Otto, Stella, Ottographics, 1995, Paperback, $15.95

Provides the home gardener with a complete guide to growing strawberries, rhubarb, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, currants, gooseberries, grapes, and kiwi fruit. It also includes details on soil nutrition and testing, important plant nutrients, and mulching.

Successful Small Gardens, by Strong, Roy C
Rizzoli International Publications, 1999, Paperback, $24.95

An essential handbook for gardeners with limited space.

Seed to Seed: Seed Saving Techniques for the Vegetable Gardener, by Ashworth, Suzanne
Seed Savers Exchange, 2002, Paperback, $24.95

This is a complete seed saving guide that describes specific techniques for saving the seeds of 160 different vegetables. 80 photos.

Hepburn Permaculture Gardens: Ten Years of Sustainable Living, by Holmgren, David Aatec Publications, 2002, Paperback, $39.00

Gardening for Life, by Thun, Maria, translated by Barton, Matthew
Hawthorn Press, 2000, Paperback, $30.00

Biodynamic techniques are based on the recognition that plants are intimately connected with and depend on soil that is alive and vital. These methods also recognize the influence of the moon phases and other cosmic influences. You will learn the best times to plant various vegetables; how to deal with pests and diseases; ways to build the soil; and the effects of planets and stars on plant growth.

Good Bugs for Your Garden, by Starcher, Allison M
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1995, Hardcover, $10.95

Developed with the assistance of entomologists, Starcher's book tells gardeners which plants and habitats attract the beneficial insects and helps them recognize them when they appear. The author's ink-and-watercolor illustrations are accurate and infused with personality and charm.

Moss Gardening: Including Lichens, Liverworts, and Other Miniatures, by Schenk, George
Timber Press, 1997, Hardcover, $34.95

Mosses tell an ancient success story of longevity as well as dispersion; they appear in fossils 400 million years old and total 15,000 species from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Landscaping expert George Schenk shows how to propagate and cultivate various mosses for rock gardens, as a lawn substitute, and for use in miniature gardens or containers. 97 color photos.

Saving Seeds: The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Saving Vegetable and Flower Seeds, by Rogers, Marc, Storey Books, 1991, Paperback, $12.95

This book will tell you all you need to know about how to raise, harvest, and store seeds for the easiest-to-grow and most popular vegetables and ornamental plants. Originally published in 1978 as Growing and Saving Vegetable Seeds, Marc Roger's popular and practical guide has now been thoroughly updated to include the best ornamental flowers to grow for seed.

 

Wildlife in the Garden: How to Live in Harmony with Deer, Raccoons, Rabbits, Crows, and Other Pesky Creatures, by Logsdon, Gene, Indiana University Press, 1999, Paperback, $14.95

Common Weeds of the United States, by U S Dept of Agriculture
Dover Publications, 1971, Paperback, $17.95

Covers 220 important weeds with illustration, maps, botanical information, plant lore for each. Over 225 illus.

Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food & Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace, by Smith, Shane, Fulcrum Publishing, 2003, Paperback, $22.95

This expanded edition of our superb greenhouse bible includes a new section on orchids, profiles on more than 300 plants, the latest information on integrated pest management, 250 new illustrations, the newest gadgets, and important considerations in acquiring a greenhouse. Hortldeas writes: "Virtually any question which might be asked by either a novice or an advanced home greenhouse gardener is answered fully." Smith has more than 20 years of gardening experience and is director of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens.

Building Your Own Greenhouse: Greenhouse Basics, by Freeman, Mark
Stackpole Books, 1997, Paperback, $19.95

The fundamentals of assembling a greenhouse and custom designing it to the gardener's needs, from simple cold frames to large free-standing and attached-to-the-house structures.

Growing 101 Herbs That Heal: Gardening Techniques, Recipes, and Remedies, by Hartung, Tammi , Storey Publishing, 2000, Paperback, $24.95

Grow 100 North American plants for making medicines and raise healing foods using totally organic methods. Color photos.

The Complete Book of Herbs: A Practical Guide to Growing and Using Herbs, by Bremness, Lesley, Studio Books, 1994, Paperback, $21.95

With more than 340,000 copies sold in hardcover, this essential, full-color resource is now available in paperback. Revealing the enormous potential of herbs, this sourcebook includes information on planting, growing, and harvesting herbs, as well as the main uses of herbs. It also offers an exhaustive identification guide, recipes, ideas for gifts, and much more.

The Edible Herb Garden, by Creasy, Rosalind
Periplus Editions, 2000, Paperback, $14.95

Explore the world of fragrant and savory herbs and get tips on how to grow them abundantly. Learn how to use herbs in cooking, as well as in blends, herbed oils and vinegars. Over 90 color illustrations.

Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicinal Herbs, by Gladstar, Rosemary
Healing Art Press, 2000, Paperback, $22.95

While the renaissance in the U.S. botanical market is positive in many respects, medicinal plant populations are suffering from loss of habitat and overharvesting, and many popular medicinal herbs are now at risk, including echinacea, American ginseng, goldenseal, Hawaiian wild kava, peyote, and wild yam. Planting the Future shows us how land stewardship, habitat protection, and sustainable cultivation are of critical importance to ensure an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for future generations. The authors share their extensive experience with using and growing these popular herbs and include suggestions for creating your own private herbal sanctuary, using herbal analogues -- other medicinal herbs that provide the same benefits and exist in plentiful amounts -- for at-risk plants, and making your herbal purchases a vote for sustainability.

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World, by Pollan, Michael
Random House Trade, 2002, Paperback, $13.95

Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: the bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers' genes. In "The Botany of Desire, " Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship.

How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants That Purify Your Home or Office, by Wolverton, B C
Penguin Books, 1997, Paperback, $16.95

Plants are the lungs of the earth. This revolutionary guide, based on 25 years of research by NASA, shows how common houseplants can combat sick building syndrome and cleanse the home or office of common pollutants. Color photos & llustrations.

Landscaping with Fruits and Vegetables, by Hagy, Fred
Overlook Press, 2001, Hardcover, $40.00

Small Gardens, by Moreland, John
DK Publishing Inc, 1999, Paperback, $8.95

Simply the definitive full-color reference to the horticulture of North America, AHS Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers contains more than 8,000 plant references, 4,250 photographs, and practical advice on everything from cultivation and pests to plant selection and identification.

Naturalistic Gardening: Reflecting the Planting Patterns of Nature, by Lovejoy, Ann
Sasquatch Books, 1998, Paperback, $21.95

In her new book, popular garden writer Ann Lovejoy offers a refreshing approach to garden making. This revolutionary way to organize beds, borders, walkways, and edges borrows themes, color palettes, structures, and logic from nature. The naturalistic approach incorporates flowing lines found in the wild, rather than the hard edges derived from geometry. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 color photographs, Naturalistic Gardening articulates a new gardening philosophy as Lovejoy describes plants, design ideas, and techniques.

Welcoming Wildlife to the Garden: Creating Backyard & Balcony Habitats for Wildlife, by Johnson, Catherine J , and McDiarmid, Susan, Hartley & Marks Publishers, 2004, Paperback, $21.95

Welcoming Wildlife to the Garden offers 46 ecologically sound gardening and landscaping techniques to turn barren lawns and concrete spaces into hospitable environments for birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. the book takes readers through the planning, design, and realization of wildlife habitats, and includes the basics of ecology and wildlife behaviors. the authors explain how to encourage the survival of many native plant and animal species in North America, creating important pathways for wildlife, one garden at a time.

What Is Biodynamics?, by Steiner, Rudolf
Steiner Books, 2005, Paperback, $15.00

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control by Ellis, Barbara W , Bradley, Fern Marshall (With)Yepsen, Roger (Author)
Rodale Press, 1996, Paperback, $19.95

Entries on vegetables, fruits, herbs, annuals, perennials, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines and lawns feature information on preventing problems along with symptoms of and solutions for major pests and disease. Detailed illustrations of major vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants show just how to diagnose problems. 350+ color photos.

The Organic Salad Garden, by Larkcom, Joy
Frances Lincoln, 2002, Paperback, $24.95

Compost, by Organic Gardening Magazine
Rodale Press, 2001, Paperback, $9.95

Let the editors from Rodale Organic Gardening-- the world's leading authority on organic techniques-- show you how to build a compost pile, troubleshoot compost complaints, keep toxins out of your pile, and use compost to produce healthy soil and plants without using chemicals. 1 go organic! 2 essential tools 3 key ingredients 4 helpful decomposers 5 building a pile 6 troubleshooting 7 enriching the soil 8 commercial compost

The Worm Book: The Complete Guide to Gardening and Composting with Worms, by Nancarrow, Loren , Taylor, Janet Hogan (Joint Author)
Ten Speed Press, 1998, Paperback, $11.95

After spilling the secrets of natural pest control in "Dead Snails Leave No Trails", Taylor and Nancarrow are back with this handy and comprehensive guide that celebrates that modest hero of the new organic gardening revolution: the worm. Topics include building a worm bin, making a yard and garden worm friendly, vermicomposting, and more.

The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (Revised, Expanded), by Coleman, Eliot , Amsel, Sheri (Illustrator)
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1995, Paperback, $24.95

Those who have loved and used Eliot Coleman's original The New Organic Grower will be glad for the opportunity to revisit the master to learn of his latest thinking on every aspect of organic gardening. Those who are newly acquainted with Coleman will find this revised, expanded edition an incomparable source of inspiration, good sense, and practical advice that includes a fully revised chapter on organic pest management, more than sixty new illustrations, an updated, comprehensive, annotated bibliography listing indispensable sources for serious growers, and an appendix of updated tools and supplies.

Gardener's Latin: A Lexicon, by Neal, Bill , Damrosch, Barbara (Introduction by)
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2003, Paperback, $10.95

Packed with little-known horticultural facts and the wisdom of gardeners from Virgil to Vita Sackville-West, this volume helps readers weed through the Latin words that describe and distinguish plants. Illustrated throughout.

My Weeds: A Gardener's Botany, by Stein, Sarah B , Stein
University Press of Florida, 2000, Paperback, $16.95

A biography of the plant world's most maligned members and a fascinating primer of the most useful aspects of plant biology and ecology, My Weeds is essential reading even for the gardener who never leaves the armchair!

Easy Compost: The Secret to Great Soil and Spectacular Plants, by Appelhof, Mary
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1998, Paperback, $9.95

Easy Compost is an essential guide to composting—from food components to garden usage. Gardeners will also find instructions for building compost bins, tips for composting in different climate, and guide to purchasing composting equipment.

Seed Sowing and Saving: Step-By-Step Techniques for Collecting and Growing More Than 100 Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs, by Turner, Carole B, Storey Publishing, 1998, Paperback, $19.95

Here are step-by-step techniques for getting and growing free plants by saving seeds from more than 100 vegetables, herbs, and flowers. The book familiarizes readers with basic seed collecting and storing. Instruction is given on how to save seeds, sowing techniques, and the care and maintenance of seedlings. Over 300 two-color illustrations.

Garden Seed Inventory: An Inventory of Seed Catalogs Listing All Non-Hybrid Seeds Available in the United States and Canada, by Seed Savers Exchange
Seed Savers Exchange, 2000, Hardcover, $32.00

All about Weeds, by Spencer, Edwin R , Bergdolt, Emma (Illustrator)
Dover Publications, 1974, Paperback, $10.95

To the gardener and farmer, weeds have to be hoed out and plowed under, but weeds are also a fascinating group of plants. This veritable Who's Who among weeds (good and bad) describes and illustrates 102 of the most common found throughout the United States—the most likely you are to come upon in nature jaunts and come to terms with in your garden and landscape..

Let It Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting, by Campbell, Stu
Storey Publishing, 1998, Paperback, $12.95

In 1975, Let it Rot! helped start the composting movement and taught gardeners everywhere how to recycle waste to create soil-nourishing compost. Contains advice for starting and maintaining a composting system, building bins, and using compost. Third Edition. 267,000 copies in print.

Weeds of the Northeast, by Uva, Richard H , Neal, Joseph C (With)Ditomaso, Joseph M (With)
Cornell University Press, 1997, Paperback, $29.95

The Permaculture Garden, by Bell, Graham
Permanent Publications, Mar-2005, Paperback, $29.95

Working entirely in harmony with nature, The Permaculture Garden shows you how to turn a bare plot into a beautiful and productive garden. Learn how to plan your garden for easy access and minimum labor; save time and effort digging and weeding; recycle materials to save money; plan crop successions for year-round harvests; save energy and harvest water; and garden without chemicals by building up your soil and planting in beneficial communities. Full of practical ideas, this perennial classic, first published in 1995, is guaranteed to inspire, inform, and entertain.

Gardening Under Plastic: How to Use Fleece, Films, Cloches & Polytunnels, by Salt, Bernard
B.T. Batsford, 2003, Paperback, $19.95

The low-cost alternative to the greenhouse has arrived, and it's between these covers. Learn all the practical information you'll need about the construction or purchase of polytunnels and cloches, methods of cultivation, plant care, propagation, and problems from pests that might occur beneath the plastic.

Weedless Gardening, by Reich, Lee
Workman Publishing, 2001, Paperback, $8.95

Following nature's lead of gardening "from the top down"--layering undisturbed soil with organic materials to protect soil, reduce water needs, and mitigate weed problems by keeping seeds dormant--the author presents a guide that covers both vegetable and flower gardening utilizing this method. Photos & illustrations.

The Edible Container Garden: Growing Fresh Food in Small Spaces, by Guerra, Michael
Fireside Books, 2000, Paperback, $16.00

From decorative pots and old-fashioned boxes placed on a patio to mini-farms created on a balcony or rooftop, the joys of gardening and the pleasures of fresh produce come to life in this fully illustrated guide. 50 full-color photos.

Composting, by Ball, Liz
Workman Publishing, 1998, Paperback, $10.95

The third single-subject primer from Smith & Hawken, Composting is basic enough to get any new gardener started, yet sufficiently detailed to serve as an essential reference for the experienced composter. The book covers all the many compost bins and tools available and common problems, such as smells, animal attraction, drying out, and more. Illustrations.

The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener, by Gershuny, Grace
Rodale Press, 1992, Paperback, $14.95

The most significant gardening topic of today is covered in this completely revised and updated volume--the essential guide to composting for all gardeners and environmentally conscious people. Provides detailed, easy-to-follow instructions and guidance. 70 illustrations.

The Garden Primer, by Damrosch, Barbara
Workman Publishing, 1988, Paperback, $17.95

A cornucopia of garden information, technique, advice and opinion complete with totally up-to-date source lists on gardening gear and supplies, seed and plant catalogs, gardening societies and other resources. Illustrated.

Permaculture Plants: A Selection, by Nugent, Jeff , and Boniface, Julia
Permanent Publications, March 2005, Paperback, $39.95

This is an easy to use guide to selecting hundreds of perennial species. It is indispensable for growers and designers working in subtropical and warm temperate/arid climates, and also includes some cool tolerant species. Permaculture Plants: A Selection details hundreds of common and unusual edible, medicinal and useful plants.

Roof Gardens, Balconies and Terraces, by Stevens, David
Rizzoli International Publications, 1997, Hardcover, $35.00

Text and illustrations explain how to create a dream garden above ground from laying flooring and building planters, through soil and planting techniques, to choosing color, furniture, water features, and lighting. Full-color photographs of some of the world's most gorgeous aerial gardens encourage readers of various tastes and climates. 250 color photos. 50 color artworks. 50 b&w drawings.

Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, by Hemenway, Toby ,
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2001, Paperback, $24.95

How to Make a Forest Garden, by Whitefield, Patrick
Rodale Institute, 2000, Paperback, $25.00

A good introduction to permaculture. Create your own perennial food-producing garden based on the model of a natural woodland with its many levels of growth from ground covers to tree canopies.

The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, by Jenkins, Joseph
Jenkins Publishing, 1999, Paperback, $19.00

Native American Gardening: Stories, Projects, and Recipes for Families, by Caduto, Michael J , and Bruchac, Joseph, Fulcrum Publishing, 1996, Paperback, $15.95

The authors of the best-selling Keepers of the Earth "RM" series offer traditional methods of growing, maintaining, and protecting Native American crops.

The Permaculture Way: Practical Steps to Create a Self-Sustaining World, by Bell, Graham
Permanent Publications, March 2005, Paperback, $39.95

The Permaculture Way shows us how to consciously design a lifestyle which is low in environmental impact and highly productive. It demonstrates how to meet our needs, make the most of resources by minimizing waste and maximizing potential, and still leave the Earth richer than we found it.

The Postage Stamp Garden Book: Grow Tons of Vegetables in Small Spaces, by Newcomb, Duane G , and Newcomb, Karen, Adams Media Corporation, 1999, Paperback, $12.95

Instructions in this book demonstrate how anyone can produce tremendous amounts of vegetables in small spaces by following intensive techniques. Illustrations.

The Edible Salad Garden, by Creasy, Rosalind
Periplus Editions, 2000, Paperback, $14.95

Creasy shows readers how to grow favorite salad greens and vegetables then prepare them using delicious and unique recipes. Over 90 color illustrations.

The Edible Heirloom Garden, by Creasy, Rosalind
Periplus Editions, 2000, Paperback, $14.95

In this beautiful volume, the author presents her favorite heirloom vegetables and visits Debra Friedman, a cooking interpreter at Old Sturbridge Village, to learn more about historic vegetable varieties. Over 90 color illustrations.

Creative Vegetable Gardening: Accenting Your Vegetables with Flowers, by Larkcom, Joy
Artabras Publishers, 1999, Hardcover, $19.99

Featuring 455 color photographs, drawings, and plans, this book is the most up-to-date and original guide available on potager design and edible landscaping. The myriad suggestions offered are suitable for gardens of all sizes. The chapters cover how to design a garden; how to plant for dramatic effects; how to use fruit as a decorative element; gardening techniques From propagation to pest control; and an extensive A to Z plant directory of vegetables herbs, edible flowers, and fruits. More than 50 color illustrations in addition to the 400 color photographs, clearly show how to reproduce the techniques discussed.

The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields, by Jeavons, John , Ten Speed Press, 1999, Paperback, $11.95

This introduction to biointensive gardening shows that it is not only possible but easy to grow astonishing crops of healthful organic vegetable and fruits, while conserving resources and helping the soil.

How to Grow More Vegetables: Than You Ever Throught Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine, by Jeavons, John, Ten Speed Press, 1995, Paperback, $17.95

This pioneering work is internationally renowned as the best work on biointensive gardening for individuals.

Back Garden Seed Saving: Keeping Our Vegetable Heritage Alive, by Stickland, Sue
Ecologic, 2003, Paperback, $17.95

Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving (Revised and Expanded), by Deppe, Carol
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2000, Paperback, $27.95

Books about Gardening Generally

Books about Vegetable Gardening

The Chef's Garden

Conran, Terence, Soma Books, 2000, hardcover, $25.00

Melons for the Passionate Grower:

Goldman, Amy, Artisan Publishers, 2002, hardcover, $25.00

Weedless Gardening

Reich, Lee, Workman Publishing, 2001, Paperback, $$8.95

Straight-Ahead Organic: A Step-By-Step Guide to Growing Great Vegetables in a Less-Than-Perfect World

Ogden, Shepherd, Chelsea Green , 1999, Paperback, $24.95

The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener

Coleman, Eliot, Chelsea Green , 1995, Paperback, $24.95

Gardening Without Work: For the Aging, the Busy, and the Indolent

Stout, Ruth, Lyons Press, 1998, Paperback, $18.95

The Edible Heirloom Garden

Creasy, Rosalind, Periplus Editions, 2000, Paperback, $14.95

The Edible Salad Garden

Creasy, Rosalind, Periplus Editions, 2000, Paperback, $12.95

Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding!

Lanza, Patricia, Rodale Press, 1998, Paperback, $15.95

Great Garden Companions: A Companion Planting System for a Beautiful, Chemical-Free Vegetable Garden

Cunningham, Sally Jean, Rodale Press, 2000, Paperback, $16.95

The Chef's Garden

Conran, Terence, Soma Books, 2000, Hardback, $25.00

The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields

Jeavons, John, Ten Speed Press, 1999, Paperback, $11.95

The Postage Stamp Garden Book: Grow Tons of Vegetables in Small Spaces

Newcomb, Duane G., Adams Media , 1999, Paperback, $12.95

How to Grow More Vegetables: Than You Ever Throught Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine

Jeavons, John, Ten Speed Press, 1995, Paperback, $17.95

Books on Native Gardening

Native American Gardening: Stories, Projects, and Recipes for Families

Caduto, Michael J., Fulcrum Publishing, 1996, Paperback, $15.95

Native American Ethnobotany

Moerman, Daniel E., Timber Press, 1998, Hardback, $79.95

Nature Spirits

The Findhorn Garden

Findhorn Community, , Perennial (HarperCollins), 1976, Paperback, $18.00

Nature Spirits

Steiner, Rudolf, Rudolf Steiner Press, 2001, paperback, $18.95

Books on Botany

Botany in a Day: Thomas J. Elpel's Herbal Field Guide to Plant Families

Elpel, Thomas J., Mountain Press , 2001, Paperback, $22.50

The Secret Life of Plants:

Tompkins, Peter, Perennial (HarperCollins), 1989, Paperback, $17.00

Anatomy of a Rose: Exploring the Secret Life of Flowers

Russell, Sharman Apt, Perseus Publishing, 2002, Paperback, $13.00

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World

Pollan, Michael, Random House Trade, 2002, Paperback, $13.95

How Flowers Changed the World

Eiseley, Loren, Sierra Club Books, 1996, Paperback, $14.00

Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide

Capon, Brian, Timber Press, 1990, Paperback, $17.95

Winter Botany

Trelease, William, Dover Publications, 1997, Paperback, $11.95

Botany Coloring Book

Young, Paul, HarperResource, 1982, Paperback, $19.95

Books on Wild Plants

Books on Plant Seeds

Faith in a Seed: The Dispersion of Seeds and Other Late Natural History Writings

Thoreau, Henry David, Island Press, 1996, Paperback, $18.00

Garden Seed Inventory: An Inventory of Seed Catalogs Listing All Non-Hybrid Seeds Available in the United States and Canada

Seed Savers Exchange, , Seed Savers Exchange, 2000, Hardback, $32.00

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening: A Master Gardener's Guide to Planting, Seed Saving, and Cultural History

Weaver, William Woys, Owl Publishing , 1999, Paperback, $25.00

Plant Guides

Bamboo World: The Growing and Use of Clumping Bamboos

Cusack, Victor, Simon & Schuster Books, 2000, , $45.00

Flower Finder: Eastern

Watts, May T., Nature Study Guild , 1955, Paperback, $3.50

The Shrub Identification Book

Symonds, George, Quill/HarperResource, 1973, Paperback, $22.00

A Guide to Wildflowers in Winter: Herbaceous Plants of Northeastern North America

Levine, Carol, Yale University Press, 1995, Paperback, $19.95

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms

Lincoff, Gary H., Alfred A. Knopf, 1981, Hardback, $19.95

Wildflowers Around the Year

Ryden, Hope, Clarion Books, 2001, Hardback, $17.00

Field Guide to the Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of the United States

Knobel, Edward, Dover Publications, 1977, Paperback, $$4.95

Mushrooms

Peterson, Roger Tory, Houghton Mifflin , 1998, Paperback, $19.00

Lichens

Purvis, William, Smithsonian Institution , 2000, Paperback, $16.95

Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi

Arora, David, Ten Speed Press, 1986, Paperback, $39.95

Wildflowers and Winter Weeds

Brown, Lauren, W. W. Norton & Company, 1997, Paperback, $14.95

Wildflowers with Cards

Clausen, Ruth Rogers, Workman Publishing, 1999, Tback, $$9.95

Books on Garden Insects

Bees

Steiner, Rudolf, Anthroposophic Press, 1998, paperback, $18.95

Books on Container Gardening

Movable Harvests: Fruits, Vegetables, Berries: The Simplicity and Bounty of Container Gardens

Crandall, Chuck, Chapters Pub. , 1995, Paperback, $19.95

Container Gardening: Through the Year

Hillier, Malcolm, Dorling Kindersley , 1998, Paperback, $13.95

Containers

Dorling Kindersley Publishing, , Dorling Kindersley , 1999, Paperback, $$8.95

Gardening Without a Garden

Search, Gay, Dorling Kindersley , 2000, Paperback, $13.95

The Edible Container Garden: Growing Fresh Vegetables in Small Spaces

Guerra, Michael, Fireside Books, 2000, Paperback, $16.00

Little Herb Gardens: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens--Indoors and Out

Brennan, Georgeanne, Chronicle Books, 1993, Paperback, $12.95

Books on Forest Gardens

Forest Gardening: Cultivating an Edible Landscape

Hart, Robert A. de J., Chelsea Green , 1996, Paperback, $17.95

How to Make a Forest Garden

Whitefield, Patrick, Rodale Institute, 2000, Paperback, $25.00

Books on Biodynamic and Permaculture Gardening

If You Like My Apples: A Simple Guide to Biodynamic Gardening

Dennis, Clue Tyler, Avery Publishing , 1997, Paperback, $12.95

Forest Gardening: Cultivating an Edible Landscape

Hart, Robert A. de J., Chelsea Green , 1996, Paperback, $17.95

How to Make a Forest Garden

Whitefield, Patrick, Rodale Institute, 2000, Paperback, $25.00

Gardening for Life: The Biodynamic Way

Barton, Matthew, Hawthorn Press, 2000, Paperback, $26.00

Books on Weeds

Weeds of the Northeast:

Uva, Richard H., Cornell University Press, 1997, Paperback, $29.95

All about Weeds

Spencer, Edwin R., Dover Publications, 1974, Paperback, $10.95

Common Weeds of the United States

U S Dept of Agriculture, , Dover Publications, 1987, Paperback, $16.95

My Weeds: A Gardener's Botany

Stein, Sarah B., University Press of Florida, 2000, Paperback, $16.95

Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotics in America

Books on Water Gardening

Water in the Garden: A Complete Guide to the Design and Installation of Ponds, Fountains, Streams, and Waterfalls

Allison, James, Little Brown , 1991, Hardback, $33.50

Garden Pools and Fountains

Fowler, Veronica Lorson, Ortho Books, 1999, Paperback, $11.95

Plants for Water Gardens: The Complete Guide to Aquatic Plants

Nash, Helen, Sterling Publishing, 1999, Paperback, $19.95

Pond Doctor: Planning and Maintaining a Healthy Water Garden

Nash, Helen, Sterling Publishing, 1995, Paperback, $17.95

Water Gardening in Containers: Small Ponds Indoors & Out

Nash, Helen, Sterling Publishing, 1999, Paperback, $14.95

The Living Pond: Water Gardens with Fish & Other Creatures

Nash, Helen, Sterling Publishing, 2000, Hardback, $24.95

Books on Herb Gardening

Gardener to the King

Richaud, Frederic, Arcade Publishing, 2001, Hardback, $19.95

In a Patch of Fireweed

Heinrich, Bernd, Harvard University Press, 1991, Paperback, $14.95

Plants for a Future: Edible & Useful Plants for a Healthier World

Fern, Ken, Permanent Publications, 2000, Paperback, $29.95

The Ghosts of Evolution: Nonsensical Fruit, Missing Partners, and Other Ecological Anachronisms

Barlow, Connie, Basic Books, 2001, Paperback, $26.00

In the Company of Mushrooms: A Biologist's Tale

Schaechter, Elio, Harvard University Press, 1998, Paperback, $15.95

The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life

Melchizedek, Drunvalo, Light Technology , 2000, Paperback, $25.00

How to Draw Plants: The Techniques of Botanical Illustration

West, Keith R., Timber Press, 1996, Paperback, $19.95

Green Nature/Human Nature: The Meaning of Plants in Our Lives

Lewis, Charles A., University of Illinois Press, 1996, Paperback, $15.95

Plants, People, and Culture: The Science of Ethnobotany

Balick, Michael J., W.H. Freeman & Company, 1997, Paperback, $19.95

The Reason for a Flower: World of Nature

Heller, Ruth, PaperStar Book, 1999, Paperback, $6.99

Roots Shoots Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children

Lovejoy, Sharon, Workman Publishing, 1999, Paperback, $13.95

The Edible Flower Garden

Creasy, Rosalind, Periplus Editions, 2000, Paperback, $14.95

Flowering Earth

Peattie, Donald Culross, Indiana University Press, 1991, Paperback, $12.95

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region

Thieret, John W., Alfred A. Knopf, 2001, Hardback, $19.95

Melons for the Passionate Grower

Goldman, Amy, Artisan Publishers, 2002, Hardback, $25.00

Oranges

McPhee, John, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1984, Paperback, $12.00

Pruning Basics: Tools, Techniques, Timing

Squire, David, Sterling Publishing, 2001, Paperback, $12.95

The Berry Grower's Companion

Bowling, Barbara L., Timber Press, 2000, Hardback, $29.95

Good Bugs for Your Garden

Starcher, Allison M., Algonquin Books , 1995, Hardback, $10.95

Second Nature

Pollan, Michael, Delta Trade Paperbacks, 1994, Paperback, $14.95

Small Gardens

Moreland, John, Dorling Kindersley , 1999, Paperback, $$8.95

Gardening in Shade:

Dorling Kindersley Publishing, , Dorling Kindersley , 1999, Paperback, $8.95

A Weaver's Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers

Buchanan, Rita, Dover Publications, 1999, Paperback, $$9.95

Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden

Ackerman, Diane, HarperCollins , 2001, Hardback, $25.00

Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food & Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace

Smith, Shane, Fulcrum Publishing, 2000, Paperback, $22.95

Home Solar Gardening: Solar Greenhouses for Your House, Backyard or Apartment

Pierce, John H., Key Porter Books, 1992, Paperback, $12.95

Building Your Own Greenhouse: Greenhouse Basics

Freeman, Mark, Stackpole Books, 1997, Paperback, $19.95

The Edible Herb Garden

Creasy, Rosalind, Periplus Editions, 2000, Paperback, $14.95

The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines to Life on Earth

Buhner, Stephen Harrod, Chelsea Green , 2002, Paperback, $19.95

Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicinal Herbs

Gladstar, Rosemary, Healing Art Press, 2000, Paperback, $22.95

Growing 101 Herbs That Heal: Gardening Techniques, Recipes, and Remedies

Hartung, Tammi, Storey Publishing, 2000, Paperback, $24.95

The Complete Book of Herbs:

Bremness, Lesley, Viking Books, 1994, Paperback, $21.95

How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 Houseplants That Purify Your Home or Office

Wolverton, B. C., Penguin Books, 1997, Paperback, $16.95

Hydroponics for the Home Gardener: An Easy to Follow Step-By-Step Guide

Kenyon, Stewart, Key Porter Books, 1992, Paperback, $12.95

Hydroponics: A Practical Guide for the Soilless Grower

Jones, J. Benton, St. Lucie Press, 1997, Hardback, $79.95

Earth Ponds Sourcebook: The Pond Owner's Manual and Resource Guide

Matson, Tim, Countryman Press, 1997, Paperback, $21.95

The Culitvated Wilderness: Or, What is Landscape?

Shepheard, Paul, MIT Press, 1997, Paperback, $16.95

The Language of Landscape

Spirn, Anne Whiston, Yale University Press, 2000, Paperback, $17.95

Redesigning the American Lawn: A Search for Environmental Harmony

Bormann, F. Herbert, Yale University Press, 2001, Paperback, $16.95

Sense of Place, a Sense of Time

Jackson, John Brinckerhoff, Yale University Press, 1996, Paperback, $15.95

Naturalistic Gardening: Reflecting the Planting Patterns of Nature

Lovejoy, Ann, Sasquatch Books, 1998, Paperback, $21.95

Hepburn Permaculture Gardens: Ten Years of Sustainable Living

Holmgren, David, Aatec Publications, 2002, Paperback, $39.00

Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture

Hemenway, Toby, Chelsea Green , 2001, Paperback, $24.95

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control

Ellis, Barbara W., Rodale Press, 1996, Paperback, $19.95

Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology

Grissell, Eric, Timber Press, 2001, Hardback, $29.95

Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest

Plotkin, Mark J., Penguin Books, 1994, Paperback, $15.00

Successful Small Gardens: New Designs for Time-Conscious Gardeners

Strong, Roy C., Rizzoli International , 1999, Paperback, $24.95

Roof Gardens, Balconies, and Terraces:

Stevens, David, Rizzoli Publications, 1997, Hardback, $35.00

Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth

Logan, William Bryant, Riverhead Books, 1996, Paperback, $12.95

The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener

Gershuny, Grace, Rodale Press, 1992, Paperback, $14.95

Compost

Organic Gardening Magazine, , Rodale Press, 2001, Paperback, $$9.95

Let It Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composing

Campbell, Stu, Storey Publishing, 1998, Paperback, $12.95

The Worm Book: The Complete Guide to Gardening and Composting with Worms

Nancarrow, Loren, Ten Speed Press, 1998, Paperback, $11.95

Composting

Ball, Liz, Workman Publishing, 1998, Paperback, $10.95

The Scythe Book: Mowing Hay, Cutting Weeds, and Harvesting Small Grains with Hand Tools

Tresemer, David, Alan C. Hood, 2000, Paperback, $16.50

The Potting Shed

Smith, Linda Joan, Workman Publishing, 1996, Hardback, $18.95

The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure (Revised)

Jenkins, Joseph, Jenkins Publishing, 1999, Paperback, $19.00

Todd, Kim, W. W. Norton & Company, 2001, Paperback, $26.95

How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food, Medicine, and Crafts

Densmore, Frances, Dover Publications, 1974, Paperback, $$7.95

Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (And Not So Wild) Places:

Brill, Steve, Quill (HarperCollins), 1994, Paperback, $21.95

Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants

Angier, Bradford, Stackpole Books, 1974, Paperback, $16.95

Bees

Steiner, Rudolf, Anthroposophic Press, 1998, paperback, $18.95

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