The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-Tails and Selected Bamboos6 reviews
Rick Darke

Timber Press, Incorporated, 1999

Excellent information, awesome photographs

+ Buy this best book about grasses
+ Masterful, Encyclopedic Guide Full of Helpful Photos
+ Absolutely Fantastic
+ Buy 2 copies...
  
  











  



  
Designing with Plants6 reviews
Piet Oudolf, Noel Kingsbury

Timber Press, Incorporated, 1999

Wow

+ Great perspective and photos
+ Inspiration and Implementation
+ Refreshing and Inspiring
+ Tremendous inspiration
  
  











  



  
Perennials for Every Purpose: Choose the Right Plants for Your Conditions, Your Garden, and Your Taste (A ...7 reviews
Larry Hodgson

Rodale Books, 2003

Terrific reference

+ Everything you ever wanted to know about Perennials
+ Perennials for Every Purpose
+ Just not long enough!
+ Great book for Beginner Gardeners
  
  











  



  
Plant This!: Best Bets for Year-Round Gorgeous Gardens14 reviews
Ketzel Levine

Sasquatch Books, 2002

If you live in the Pacific Northwest

+ Plant This!
+ regional plant advice given with humor

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, and if your character has been developed by an unremitting rainfall that blots out the sun all winter and even soaks the Portland Rose Parade in early June, and if you know a gardener who has not read this book, and if you have not shared your enthusiasm about ...
  
  











  



  
Time-Tested Plants: Thirty Years in a Four-Season Garden7 reviews
Pamela Harper

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2000

My favorite gardening book

+ THE BEST EVER
+ Time Tested Plants: Thirty Years in a Four Season Garden
+ Time-Tested Plants by Pamela J. Harper
+ A well-rounded view
  
  











  



  
Perennial Combinations: Stunning Combinations That Make Your Garden Look Fantastic Right from the Start22 reviews
C. Colston Burrell

Rodale Books, 1999

Love This Book

+ An amazing reference guide for landscape design
+ a huge help for one new to gardening

Although I have a plethora of gardening books, this one stands out as one of my favorites. It shows a picture example on every page. It has planting diagrams (garden plans) so you can duplicate what you see and it gives a lot of information about the plants. It's the best of both worlds - you ...
  
  











  



  
The Four-Season Landscape: Easy-Care Plants and Plans for Year-Round Color (A Rodale Garden Book)7 reviews
Susan A. Roth

Rodale Pr, 1994

An Excellent Approach to Landscaping

+ Dont Judge a Book by It's Cover
+ My favorite...
+ A truly helpful reference
+ Great guide for beginners.
  
  











  



  
Dramatic Effects with Architectural Plants
Noel Kingsbury, 1997

Breaking new ground with the first comprehensive guide to achieving stunning visual effects with architectural plants, this innovative book showcases the most attractive of these plants and explains how any garden can be transformed with some simple planting tricks. From stunning topiary to spiky succulents, this is the most complete guide to all aspects of planting and designing with ...
  
  











  



  
The Well-Designed Mixed Garden: Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs18 reviews
Tracy Disabato-Aust, Martin Knapp, ...

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2003

Destined to be a classic garden reference.

+ A Flower Gardener's Companion
+ Useful no matter what your garden needs
+ Very good information and easy to understand
  
  











  



  
The Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations6 reviews
Tony Lord

Firefly Books, 2002

Fantastic Book!

+ lanscape architect's dream
+ Excellent
+ Fantastic Reference Book; definitely will provide inspiration.
+ Beautiful book with inspiring ideas
  
  











  



  
The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-Tails and Selected Bamboos6 reviews
Rick Darke

Timber Press, Incorporated, 1999

Excellent information, awesome photographs

+ Buy this best book about grasses
+ Masterful, Encyclopedic Guide Full of Helpful Photos
+ Absolutely Fantastic
+ Buy 2 copies...
  
  











  



  
Time-Tested Plants: Thirty Years in a Four-Season Garden7 reviews
Pamela Harper

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2000

My favorite gardening book

+ THE BEST EVER
+ Time Tested Plants: Thirty Years in a Four Season Garden
+ Time-Tested Plants by Pamela J. Harper
+ A well-rounded view
  
  











  



  
Perennials for Every Purpose: Choose the Right Plants for Your Conditions, Your Garden, and Your Taste (A ...7 reviews
Larry Hodgson

Rodale Books, 2003

Terrific reference

+ Everything you ever wanted to know about Perennials
+ Perennials for Every Purpose
+ Just not long enough!
+ Great book for Beginner Gardeners
  
  











  



  
The Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations6 reviews
Tony Lord

Firefly Books, 2002

Fantastic Book!

+ lanscape architect's dream
+ Excellent
+ Fantastic Reference Book; definitely will provide inspiration.
+ Beautiful book with inspiring ideas
  
  











  



  
Dramatic Effects with Architectural Plants
Noel Kingsbury, 1997

Breaking new ground with the first comprehensive guide to achieving stunning visual effects with architectural plants, this innovative book showcases the most attractive of these plants and explains how any garden can be transformed with some simple planting tricks. From stunning topiary to spiky succulents, this is the most complete guide to all aspects of planting and designing with ...
  
  











  



  
The Well-Designed Mixed Garden: Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs18 reviews
Tracy Disabato-Aust, Martin Knapp, ...

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2003

Destined to be a classic garden reference.

+ A Flower Gardener's Companion
+ Useful no matter what your garden needs
+ Very good information and easy to understand
  
  











  



  
Perennial Combinations: Stunning Combinations That Make Your Garden Look Fantastic Right from the Start22 reviews
C. Colston Burrell

Rodale Books, 1999

Love This Book

+ An amazing reference guide for landscape design
+ a huge help for one new to gardening

Although I have a plethora of gardening books, this one stands out as one of my favorites. It shows a picture example on every page. It has planting diagrams (garden plans) so you can duplicate what you see and it gives a lot of information about the plants. It's the best of both worlds - you ...
  
  











  



  
The Four-Season Landscape: Easy-Care Plants and Plans for Year-Round Color (A Rodale Garden Book)7 reviews
Susan A. Roth

Rodale Pr, 1994

An Excellent Approach to Landscaping

+ Dont Judge a Book by It's Cover
+ My favorite...
+ A truly helpful reference
+ Great guide for beginners.
  
  











  



  
Designing with Plants6 reviews
Piet Oudolf, Noel Kingsbury

Timber Press, Incorporated, 1999

Wow

+ Great perspective and photos
+ Inspiration and Implementation
+ Refreshing and Inspiring
+ Tremendous inspiration
  
  











  



  
Plant This!: Best Bets for Year-Round Gorgeous Gardens14 reviews
Ketzel Levine

Sasquatch Books, 2002

If you live in the Pacific Northwest

+ Plant This!
+ regional plant advice given with humor

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, and if your character has been developed by an unremitting rainfall that blots out the sun all winter and even soaks the Portland Rose Parade in early June, and if you know a gardener who has not read this book, and if you have not shared your enthusiasm about ...