Some Like It Hot1 review
Pamela Gartin

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2004

Good plant guide for the extreme Southeast

This little book is a great guide for gardeners in zones 8 and 9 and even the more temperate regions of zone 7. Chapters are divided by Ornamental Grasses, Annual Vines, Small Shrubs, Small to Medium Shrubs, Medium to Large Shrubs, and Large Shrubs and Small Patio Trees. Each chapter profiles ...
  
  











  



  
The Little Big Book of Roses (Little Big Book) (Little Big Book)1 review

Welcome Books, 2004

LOVELY

What a gorgeous little book. All the rose lovers I know are getting one for Christmas this year. I first discovered it at an exclusive gift shop in a high-end mall, but resisted the urge to purchase, assuming it would cost far less at Amazon. I was right. Almost everyone who sits on my couch ...
  
  











  



  
The Southern Living Garden Book24 reviews

Oxmoor House, 2004

Great Gardening Book for Newbies

+ Southern Living Gardening
+ Best of the best!!!
+ Indispensable!
  
  











  



  
The House Plant Expert49 reviews
D.G. Hessayon

Sterling, 1992

very concise

+ Excellent
+ Wonderful easy plant guide
+ Large Selection
  
  











  



  
So You Want to Start a Nursery14 reviews
Tony Avent

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2003

The otherside of the Nursery

+ Great Book!
+ So You Want to Start a Nursery
+ So you want to start a nursery
+ Fabulous book
  
  











  



  
P. Allen Smith's Garden Home: Creating a Garden for Everyday Living15 reviews
P. Allen Smith

Clarkson Potter, 2003

Excellent in every way!

+ P. Allen Smiths Garden Home: Creating a Home for Everyday Living
+ Best
+ Aspirational but Accesible
+ Beautiful book
  
  











  



  
The Southern Living Garden Book24 reviews

Oxmoor House, 2004

Great Gardening Book for Newbies

+ Southern Living Gardening
+ Best of the best!!!
+ Indispensable!
  
  











  



  
Bonsai (101 Essential Tips)41 reviews
Harry Tomlinson

DK ADULT, 2003

Nice little book

+ Good Beginner Book, but needs more details...
+ Somewhat dry
+ Short, but Good
  
  











  



  
Tough Plants for Southern Gardens11 reviews
Felder Rushing

Cool Springs Press, 2003

Very handy reference

+ Tough Plants for Southern Gardens
+ By far, the best "what plant to plant" book I have ever encountered
+ a must have
+ A terrific resource for wanna-be gardeners
  
  











  



  
Beginning Hydroponics Revised Ed8 reviews
Richard E. Nicholls

Running Press, 1990

An Excellent Intro to a Technology with Proven Potential

+ A little help for my Greenhouse Business!

Hydroponics... presents an open and honest introduction to the subject of growing plants without soil, covering its long history (especially before it was called 'hydroponics' and before Western Europeans happened upon it), the basic principles underlying hydroponics and the more common methods of ...
  
  











  



  
Jerry Baker's Herbal Pharmacy: 1,347 Super Secrets for Growing and Using Herbal Remedies (Jerry Baker's Good ...1 review
Jerry Baker

American Master Products, Inc., 2000

Herbal Pharmacy

Jerry Baker's books are always concise, practical, and never leave room for guess work. In this book he has applied those principals to give us a small book packed full of specific information and done it with witt and humor. He has helped preserve a dying art and preserved information for ...
  
  











  



  
Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia55 reviews
Michael A. Dirr

Timber Press, Incorporated, 1997

Review of Michael Dirr's book on trees

+ a quick visual reference for northern gardeners
+ Very Detailed
+ Thank you for this book!
+ A Beautiful Book
  
  











  



  
P. Allen Smith's Container Gardens: 60 Container Recipes to Accent Your Garden10 reviews
P. Allen Smith

Clarkson Potter, 2005

Wonderful Book

+ Fantastic "recipes"
+ Nice book for a beginner....

My husband and I bought this book after seeing it at my brothers and love everything about it. You don't have to be a designer to make beautiful arrangements.
  
  











  



  
Tom Brown's Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants (Field Guide)17 reviews
Tom Brown

Berkley Trade, 1986

Great for the info it has, but not an identification and classification book

+ youll never starve in the woods after reading this book
+ Not a field guide but a personality guide
+ Not a field guide but great stories
  
  











  



  
Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work78 reviews
Mel Bartholomew

Rodale Books, 2005

gardening choices

+ Gardening delight
+ Best Garden Book for Beginers

This book is very helpful to learn a new way of gardening for higer yields in small areas. It has very helpful advice and good graphics to follow. It is easy to read and understand.
  
  











  



  
Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No ...38 reviews
Patricia Lanza

Rodale Books, 1998

Peat moss from Canada renewable and abundant...

+ Lasagna Gardening
+ Just like Mother Nature
+ Lasagna Gardening
+ Lasagna Gardening
  
  











  



  
Joey Green's Gardening Magic: More Than 1,120 Ingenious6 reviews
Joey Green

Rodale Books, 2003

Awesome! The Cure for a Green Thumb!

+ Very Useful
+ Interesting GardeningBook
+ From hand cleaners to lawn care and some unusual facts
  
  











  



  
Jerry Baker's Green Grass Magic: Tips, Tricks, and Tonics for Growing the Toe-Ticklinest Turf in Town! (Jerry ...15 reviews
Jerry Baker

American Master Products, Inc., 2004

Big Help

+ My Husband and Lawn love this book!
+ Jerry Baker's green grass magic
+ Great organic recipes for your Grass!
+ Love it!
  
  











  



  
Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home22 reviews
Paul Stamets, J. S. Chilton

Agarikon Press, 1983

Just What I Was Looking For !

+ A Beginners Bible to the Mushroom Cultivation
+ good starter book
+ "The Bible"
+ Mushroom Cultivator
  
  











  



  
Indoor Marijuana Horticulture - The Indoor Bible (Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's ...41 reviews
Jorge Cervantes

Van Patten Publishing, 2001

The definitive indoor grow guide

+ Setting the Record Straight

In 1983 when I first became interested in the subject this book was the definitive indoor grow guide and it still is today and I like Mr. Cervantes style too instead of writing several books and you have too buy them all to find all the information you need he writes one complete book and updates ...