Creative Home Landscaping: How to Plan and Beautify Your Yard With a Guide to More Than 400 Landscape Plants
Michael A. Dirr

Ortho Books, 1987

With this essential reference, written by experts, you'll get a guide to more than 400 landscape plants, with helpful drawings and photographs that carefully instruct you on how to create, design and professionally install your landscape.
  
  











  



  
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and ...51 reviews
Michael A. Dirr

Stipes Publishing, LLC, 1998

An Industry Standard; not for casual weekend gardner's

+ "Woodies" bible
+ If you are an avid gardener, you will want this book
+ textbook for a lifetime
+ long time plant person
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates: An Illustrated Encyclopedia8 reviews
Michael A. Dirr

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2002

A necessity for Southeastern US gardners

+ Dirrs trees and shrubs for warm climates

In this book, our leading expert on woody plants gives brief descriptions and excellent photos of many of those suited for warm climates. As noted by another reviewer, the selection is more complete for the humid Southeast (of the U.S.) than it is for California and other Mediterranean climates. ...
  
  











  



  
Photographic Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Form and Function in the Landscape2 reviews
Michael A. Dirr

Stipes Publishing, LLC, 1978

Extremely Thorough

If you are a landscape architect or simply have a great interest in plant materials in general, Michael A. Dirr has composed a book of vast information. Sticking to the zones of North America, Dirr goes into scientific description of each species of plant, including form, foliage, bark, flower, ...
  
  











  



  
Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates: An Illustrated Encyclopedia8 reviews
Michael A. Dirr

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2002

A necessity for Southeastern US gardners

+ Dirrs trees and shrubs for warm climates

In this book, our leading expert on woody plants gives brief descriptions and excellent photos of many of those suited for warm climates. As noted by another reviewer, the selection is more complete for the humid Southeast (of the U.S.) than it is for California and other Mediterranean climates. ...
  
  











  



  
Photographic Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Form and Function in the Landscape2 reviews
Michael A. Dirr

Stipes Publishing, LLC, 1978

Extremely Thorough

If you are a landscape architect or simply have a great interest in plant materials in general, Michael A. Dirr has composed a book of vast information. Sticking to the zones of North America, Dirr goes into scientific description of each species of plant, including form, foliage, bark, flower, ...
  
  











  



  
Creative Home Landscaping: How to Plan and Beautify Your Yard With a Guide to More Than 400 Landscape Plants
Michael A. Dirr

Ortho Books, 1987

With this essential reference, written by experts, you'll get a guide to more than 400 landscape plants, with helpful drawings and photographs that carefully instruct you on how to create, design and professionally install your landscape.
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and ...51 reviews
Michael A. Dirr

Stipes Publishing, LLC, 1998

An Industry Standard; not for casual weekend gardner's

+ "Woodies" bible
+ If you are an avid gardener, you will want this book
+ textbook for a lifetime
+ long time plant person