Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden by Robin Whiteman

I wrote this book to offer a new approach to planting bulbs, one based on matching the plants to the garden habitats where they'll thrive and return year after year. by Rod Leeds is an in-depth look at 48 different genera of bulbs that flower in late winter and early spring, with information on where to grow them in the garden.īulbs For Garden Habitats Timber Press, 2005. Ruggiero and Tom Christopher has design ideas from classical to contemporary, with gardener-friendly advice on creating an inspired annual garden of your own.ĭiscovering Annuals by Graham Rice provides inspirational planting ideas and practical advice, along with an expert's selection of the best traditional varieties, some great new introductions as well as less familiar plants.Īnnuals for Connoisseurs by Wayne Winterrowd discusses how to use annuals in and around the garden in a creative way whether planted in a border, as container plants, or as cut flowers.

Iversen is all about designing with tropical plants in almost any climate, and using them in beds and borders as well as containers.Īnnuals With Style : Design Ideas from. Plantfinder's Guide to Tender Perennials by Ian Cooke discusses how to use and display tender perennials in mixed beds, containers, and conservatories, as well as information on propagation and winter storage. Roth and Dennis Schrader is all about gardening with tropical plants in temperate zones - how to grow in the ground or in containers, with useful information on winter storage.

Perennials, Volume 1, Early Perennials & Volume 2, Late Perennials by Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix is a photographic guide to over 2,500 plants. Hardy Herbaceous Perennials Volume I, A-K & Volume II, L-Z by Leo Jelitto and Wilhelm Schacht is a scholarly reference work on hardy perennial plants. Armitage is a comprehensive photographic resource on 136 genera of perennial plants.

Ekstrom is an excellent guide to over 3,000 species, cultivars, and hybrids for gardeners across the country.Īrmitage's Garden Perennials : A Color. Perennials for American Gardens by Ruth Rogers Clausen and Nicolas H. A few are older, out-of-print books that are still very useful. Most of these titles will be easy to find. They are the reference books I turn to most often when I need answers to questions about plants and their care, garden design, and more. Below are books that I find useful as part of my garden library.

Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden by Robin Whiteman