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The big book of gardening skills. By the editors of Garden
Way Publishing. Pownal, VT, Storey Communications, c1993. 346 p.
Buchan, Ursula. Gardening for pleasure: a practical guide to
the essential skills. New York, Abbeville Press Publishers,
1997. 192 p. Gardening basics. Edited by Kenneth A. Beckett and others.
New York, Sterling Pub., 1999. 276 p. Hensel, Wolfgang. Gardening for beginners: successful gardening
– how to do it, important chores step by step. 189 p. Hauppage,
NY, Barron's Educational Series, 1999.
Subject headings used by the Library of Congress, under which books on gardening can be located in most card, book, and online catalogs, include the following:
The American Horticultural Society gardening manual. New York, Dorling Kindersley, 2000. 420 p. SB453.A67 2000 <SciRR> Noordhuis, Klaas T. The complete book of gardening: a comprehensive
guide to planning, growing, and maintaining your garden. New
York, MetroBooks, c1995. 480 p. Roth, Susan A. New complete guide to gardening. 2nd
ed. Des Moines, IA, Better Homes and Gardens Books, c1997. 600 p.
Reader's Digest new illustrated guide to gardening. Pleasantville,
NY, Reader's Digest Association, c2000. 544 p.
Annuals, Perennials and Shrubs Armitage, A. M. Armitage's garden perennials: a color encyclopedia.
Portland, OR, Timber Press, 2000. 323 p. Cox, Jeff. Perennial all-stars: the 150 best perennials for
great-looking, trouble-free gardens. Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press,
c1998. 344 p. Duthie, Pam. Continuous bloom. Batavia, IL, Ball Pub.,
c2000. 328 p. Geneve, R. L. A book of blue flowers. Portland, OR, Timber
Press, 2000. 327 p. Gerritsen, Henk, and Piet Oudolf. Dream plants for the natural
garden. Portland, OR, Timber Press, 2000. 144 p. Harper, Pamela J. Time-tested plants: thirty years in a four-season
garden. Portland, OR, Timber Press, 2000. 351 p. Hinkley, Daniel J. The explorer's garden: rare and unusual
perennials. Portland, OR, Timber Press, c1999. 380 p. Hodgson, Larry. Perennials for every purpose: choose the plants
you need for your conditions, your garden, and your taste.
Emmaus, PA, Rodale, 2000. 502 p. Lloyd, Christopher. Christopher Lloyd's garden flowers.
Portland, OR, Timber Press, 2000. 384 p. Raven, Sarah. The bold and brilliant garden. Holbrook,
MA, Adams Media, c1999. 168 p. Rice, Graham. Discovering annuals. Portland, OR, Timber
Press, 1999. 192 p. Tripp, Kim E., and Allen Coombes. The complete book of shrubs.
New York, Reader's Digest Association, 1998. 224 p. Barnes, Thomas G. Gardening for the birds. Lexington,
KY, University Press of Kentucky, c1999. 280 p. Ellis, Barbara. W. Attracting birds and butterflies: how to
plan and plant a backyard habitat. Boston, Houghton Mifflin,
1997. 122 p. Kress, Stephen W. The bird garden. London and New York,
Dorling Kindersley; Boston, distributed by Houghton Mifflin, 1995.
176 p. Newfield, Nancy. Hummingbird gardens: attracting nature's jewels
to your backyard. Shelburne, VT, Chapters, c1996. 144 p. Schultz, Warren. For your garden: bird and butterfly gardens.
New York, NY, Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, c1996. 72 p. Brennan, Georgeanne. The children's kitchen garden: a book
of gardening, cooking, and learning. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed
Press, c1997. 146 p. Hardesty, Constance. Grow your own pizza: gardening plans and
recipes for kids. Golden, CO, Fulcrum Kids, c2000. 128 p. Lovejoy, Sharon. Roots, shoots, buckets & boots: gardening
together with children. New York, Workman Pub., c1999. 159
p. Richardson, Beth. Gardening with children. Newtown, CT,
Taunton Press, 1998. 153 p. Rushing, Felder. New junior garden book. Des Moines, Meredith
Books, c1999. 112 p. Talmage, Ellen. Container gardening for kids. New York,
Sterling Pub. Co., 1996. 80 p. Talmage, Ellen. Unearthing garden mysteries: experiments for
kids. Golden, CO, Fulcrum Resources, c2000. 90 p. Atha, Antony. The container kitchen garden. London, Collins & Brown, 2000. 160 p. Carter, George. Garden project workbooks: containers.
New York, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1997. 112 p. Guerra, Michael. The edible container garden: growing fresh
food in small spaces. New York, Simon & Schuster, c2000. 159
p. Nash, Helen, and C. Greg Speichert. Water gardening in containers:
small ponds indoors & out. New York, Sterling Pub. Co., c1996.
128 p. Pleasant, Barbara. Container gardens. Minnetonka, MN,
National Home Gardening Club, c1997. 152 p. Proctor, Rob, and David Macke. Herbs in pots. Loveland,
CO, Interweave Press, c1999. 194 p. Cooper, Guy, and Gordon Taylor. Gardens for the future: gestures
against the wild. New York, Monacelli Press, 2000. 223 p. Hudak, Joseph. Design for gardens. Portland, OR, Timber
Press, 2000. 217 p. Lovejoy, Ann. Ann Lovejoy's organic garden design school: a
guide to creating your own beautiful, easy-care garden. Emmaus,
PA, Rodale, c2001. 280 p. Oudolf, Piet, with Noel Kingsbury. Designing with plants.
Portland, OR, Timber Press, 1999. 160 p. Beales, Peter. Classic roses: an illustrated encyclopaedia
and grower's manual of old roses, shrub roses, and climbers.
Rev. ed. New York, Henry Holt, 1997. 500 p. Burrell, C. Colston. A gardener's encyclopedia of wildflowers.
Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press, 1997. 192 p. Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jane. Peonies. New York, H. N.
Abrams, 1999. 384 p. Petit, Ted L. The color encyclopedia of daylilies. Portland,
OR, Timber Press, 2000. 296 p. Rickard, Martin. The plantfinder's guide to garden ferns.
Portland, OR, Timber Press, 2000. 192 p. Schenk, George. Moss gardening: including lichens, liverworts,
and other miniatures. Portland, OR, Timber Press, c1997. 261
p. Coats, Alice M. Flowers and their histories. New York,
McGraw-Hill, c1968. 346 p. Huxley, Anthony. An illustrated history of gardening.
New York, NY, Lyons Press, c1998. 352 p. Lovelock, Yann. The vegetable book: an unnatural history.
New York, St. Martin's Press, c1972. 383 p. Slesin, Suzanne. Garden tools. New York, Abbeville Press,
c1996. 160 p. Adil, Janine R. Accessible gardening for people with physical
disabilities: a guide to methods, tools, and plants. Bethesda,
MD, Woodbine House, 1994. 300 p. Gerlach-Spriggs, Nancy. Restorative gardens: the healing landscape.
New Haven, Yale University Press, 1998. 191 p. Healing gardens: therapeutic benefits and design recommendations.
Edited by Clare Cooper Marcus. New York, Wiley, c1999. 610 p. Horticulture as therapy: principles and practice. Edited
by Sharon Pastor Simson and Martha C. Straus. New York, Food Products
Press, c1998. 478 p. Tyson, Martha M. The healing landscape: therapeutic outdoor
environments. New York, McGraw-Hill, c1998. 236 p. Woy, Joann. Accessible gardening: tips and techniques for seniors
and the disabled. Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole Books, c1997.
214 p. Barash, Cathy Wilkinson. Kitchen gardens: how to create a beautiful and functional culinary garden. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., c1998. 122 p. SB324.3.B37 1998 <SciRR> The Big book of kitchen gardens. Alexandria, VA, Time-Life
Books, c1999. 335 p. Bremness, Leslie. The complete book of herbs. New York,
Viking Studio Books, c1988. 288 p. Bremness, Leslie. Fragrant herb garden. London, Quadrille,
2000. 80 p. Bowling, Barbara L. The berry grower's companion. Portland,
OR, Timber Press, 2000. 284 p. Luebbermann, Mimi. Vegetable gardens. Minnetonka, MN,
National Home Gardening Club, c1999. 160 p. Nardozzi, Charlie. Vegetable gardening for dummies. Foster
City, CA, IDG Books Worldwide, c1999. 356 p. Silber, Mark, and Terry Silber. Growing herbs and vegetables:
from seed to harvest. New York, Knopf; distributed by Random
House, 1999. 274 p. Smith, Edward C. The vegetable gardener's bible. Pownal,
VT, Storey Books, c2000. 309 p. Buchanan, Rita. Taylor's master guide to landscaping.
Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., c2000. 372 p. Daniels, Stevie. The wild lawn handbook: alternatives to the
traditional front lawn. New York, NY, Macmillan USA, c1995.
223 p. Druse, Kenneth. The natural habitat garden. New York,
NY, Clarkson Potter, c1994. 248 p. Hill, Lewis. Lawns, grasses and groundcovers. Emmaus,
PA, Rodale Press, c1995. 160 p. Hobhouse, Penelope. Penelope Hobhouse's natural planting.
London, Pavilion, 1997. 192 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-185). Roth, Sally. Natural landscaping: gardening with nature to
create a backyard paradise. Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press, 1997.
256 p. Sternberg, Guy. Landscaping with native trees: the Northeast,
Midwest, Midsouth and Southeast edition. Shelburne, VT, Chapters
Pub., c1995. 288 p. Sunset Northeastern landscaping book. Edited by Ken Druse.
Menlo Park, CA, c2000. 416 p. Ashmun, Barbara. Garden retreats: creating an outdoor sanctuary.
San Francisco, Chronicle Books, c2000. 149 p. Bartok, John W. Greenhouses for homeowners and gardeners.
Ithaca, NY, National Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service
(NRAES), 2000. 201 p. Freeman, Mark. Gardening in your greenhouse. Mechanicsburg,
PA, Stackpole Books, c1998. 200 p. Gustafson, Herb L. The art of Japanese gardens: designing and
making your own peaceful space. New York, Sterling Pub. Co.,
c1999. 144 p. Nash, Helen, and Marilyn M. Cook. Water gardening basics.
New York, Sterling Pub. Co., c1999. 128 p. Samson, Isabelle, and Remy Samson. The creative art of Bonsai.
London, Hamlyn, 2000. 192 p. Taylor's guide to shade gardening. Edited by Frances Tenenbaum.
Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1994. 501 p. Tomocik, Joseph. Water gardening. New York, Pantheon Books,
1996. 223 p. Verey, Rosemary. The garden in winter. Portland, OR, Timber
Press, 1995. 168 p. Westcott-Gratton. Stephen. Creating a cottage garden in North
America. Golden, CO, Fulcrum Pub., c2000. 160 p.
Creasy, Rosalind. The edible flower garden. Boston, Periplus
Editions, 1999. 106 p. The garden problem solver. Pleasantville, NY, Reader's
Digest Association., c1999. 416 p. Great garden formulas: the ultimate book of mix-it-yourself
concoctions for your garden. Edited by Joan Benjamin and Deborah
L. Martin. Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press, c1998. 342 p. Hynes, Erin. Improving the soil. Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press,
c1994. 160 p. Miller, Crow, and Elizabeth Miller. Organic gardening.
Foster City, CA, IDG Books Worldwide, c20000. 338 p. Stell, Elizabeth. Secrets to great soil: a grower's guide to
composting, mulching, and creating healthy, fertile soil for your
garden and lawn. Pownal, VT, Storey Pub., c1998. 215 p. Step-by step gardening techniques illustrated. Pownal,
VT, Storey Communications, 1996. 212 p. Tripp, Kim E., and J. C. Raulston. The year in trees: superb
woody plants for four-season gardens. Portland, OR, Timber
Press, c1995. 204 p.
The American Horticultural Society encyclopedia of gardening.
Edited by Christopher Brickell. London, New York, Dorling Kindersley,
1993. 648 p. Ellis, Barbara W. Complete gardener's dictionary. Happauge,
NY, Barron's Educational Series, c2000. 313 p. Fialka, Deborah R. The Washington Star garden book: the encyclopedia
of gardening for the District, Maryland, and Virginia. Arlington,
VA, Washington Book Trading Co., 1994. 249 p. The Practical gardener's encyclopedia. San Francisco,
Fog City Press, c2000. 320 p. Sunset Western garden book. Edited by Kathleen Norris
Brenzel. Rev. ed. Menlo Park, CA, Sunset Pub. Co., c2001. 768 p.
Taylor's guide to gardening techniques. Boston, Houghton
Mifflin, c1991. 477 p.
Source book for gardeners. Pearblossom, CA, Green ThumbPrints,
1998. 164 p. Landscape Architecture Sourcebook: a guide to resources on
the history and practice of landscape architecture in the United
States. Edited by Diana Vogelsong. Detroit, MI, Omnigraphics,
1997. 382 p. Skolnick, Solomon M. The home gardener's source. NY, Random
House, c1997. 449 p. Heim, Judy and Gloria Hansen. Free stuff for gardeners on the
Internet. Lafayette, CA, C&T Pub., c2000. 176 p. Garden literature: an index to periodical articles and book
reviews. Boston, MA, Garden Literature Press, c1992. DeMuth, Suzanne. Vegetables and fruits: a guide to heirloom
varieties and community-based stewardship. Beltsville, MD,
Alternative Farming Systems, USDA, National Agricultural Library,
1998. 3 v. Clewis, Beth. The gardeners' index: where to find information
about gardens and garden plants. NY, Neal-Schuman, c1993. 224
p.
Abstracting and Indexing Services that index relevant journal articles and other literature include online services such as Infotrac, Proquest, EbscoHost, Wildlife Worldwide, Agricola, and various databases in OCLC's First Search, such as Biological and Agricultural Index, Readers Guide and Article First.
Journals that often contain relevant articles include the following:
Anderton, Stephen. Getting into the garden: the point
of arrival is critical in any design. Horticulture, v. 97,
Jan./Feb. 2000: 36-39. Ashmun, Barbara Blossom. Amazing alliums: their playful
shape and vibrant colors add verve to garden beds. Fine gardening,
n. 70, Dec. 1999: 24-29. Dardick, Karen. Gardening starts with the soil. Flower and garden, v. 45, Oct./Nov. 2001:64-66. Farmer, Jenks. Ornamental gingers. Horticulture,
v. 98, Oct. 2001:38-41. Fisher, Kathleen. AHS - inspired gardens: American
Horticultural Society National Youth Gardening Symposia. The
American gardener, v. 76, Mar./Apr. 1997: 14-16. Heidcamp, Arnette. Gardening with hummingbirds. The
American gardener. v. 80, May/June 2001: 22-27. Hodgson, Larry. The greenhouse effect: by choosing
the right structure, you can beat back those winter blues and grow
food and flowers in every season. Organic gardening, v. 48,
Jan./Feb. 2001: 40-49. Leatherman, Jane. Friends among us: when pests declare war on your garden, it's time to call out these tiny troops. Gardening how-to, v.5, July/Aug. 2000: 36-41. Long, Cheryl. Build your soil with cover crops. Organic
gardening, v. 47, Nov./Dec 2000: 56-59. McAusland, Jim. Turn a lawn into a bed. Sunset,
v. 207, Nov. 2001:76. Ravenholt, Betty. Clever strategies for designing
small spaces. Fine gardening, n. 68, July/Aug. 1999: 25-28.
Silk, Steve. Flowering tobaccos light up the garden.
Fine gardening, n. 80, July/Aug. 2001:34-38. Schneider, Peter. English roses. Horticulture,
v. 96, Dec. 1999: 28-30.
Selected Materials available in the Science Reading Room pamphlet boxes include: Fischer, Thomas. How do you say that? a guide to pronouncing botanical Latin. Horticulture, v. 97, Jan./Feb. 2000: 40-44. Loom, Andrea. Rich pickings. The garden: journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, v. 126, Oct. 2001: 788-793. Pelczar, Rita. Secret gardens. The American gardener, v. 80, July/Aug. 2001:23-27. Perennials, a better homes and gardens special interest publication. Des Moines, IA, Meredith Corp., Spring 2002. Sardar, Zahid. Vegetable love. House and garden, v. 17, March 2002:114-121. Silk, Steve. The genesis of new plants. Fine gardening, n. 83, Jan./Feb. 2002: 60-65 Taylor, Harold. Easy-to-make plant supports. American gardener, May/June 2001: 43-44. The Time-Life gardening handbook. Alexandria, VA, Time-Life Books, c1995. 32 p.
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