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Recommended Books

Horticulture

 

These are just a few of the many books on horticulture and landscape design that are available.  I recommend all of them.

 

Cacti and Succulents

bulletThe Book of Cacti and Succulents by Claude Chidamian
bulletSucculents: The Illustrated Dictionary by M. Sajeva and M.Costanzo
bulletStone Rock and Gravel by Kathryn Bradley-Hole
bulletThe Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cacti by C. Innes and C. Glass
bulletPocket Encyclopedia of Cacti in Color by Edgar and Brian Lamb
bulletThe Practical Botanist by Rick Imes (all plants)
bulletXeriscape Plant Guide by Denver Water and American Water Works Assoc.
bulletThe Ultimate Book of Cacti and Succulents by Miles Anderson

 

General Gardening and Trees

bulletA Gardener's Guide to Planters, Containers and Raised Beds by C. Crandall and B. Crandall
bulletAmerican Horticultural Society Great Plant Guide
bulletCommon Sense Pest Control by W.Olkowski, S. Daar, and H. Olkowsi
bulletRodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
bulletBonsai Basics by Christian Pessey and Remy Samson
bulletManual of Woody Landscape Plants by M. A. Dirr
bulletTrees and Shrubs of New England by M.J. Dwelley
bulletNational Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees
bulletBonsai Survival Manual by Colin Lewis
bulletThe Old Farmer's Almanac
bulletBreeding Ornamental Plants edited by Dorothy J. Callaway and M. Brett Callaway
bulletCreate A Mediterranean Garden by Pattie Barron
bulletTough Plants For Tough Places by Gary Vergine and Michael Jefferson-Brown
bulletBasic Bonsai Design by David DeGroot
bulletBonsai Manual for Appreciating, Judging, and Buying Bonsai- American Bonsai Society
bulletCoastal Plants from Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral by Irene H. Stuckey and Lisa Lofland Gould

 

  Herbs and Houseplants

bulletThe Treasury of Houseplants by R.Herwig and M. Schubert
bulletHelen Van Pelt Wilson's African Violet Book
bulletAfrican Violets, Gifts from Nature by Melvin J. Robey
bulletNewcomb's Wildflower Guide by L. Newcomb
bulletRodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
bulletThe Complete Indoor Gardener edited by Michael Wright

 

 Geraniums and Pelargoniums

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Geraniums - The Successful Growers Guide by Monica Bennett

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The Joy of Geraniums by Helen Van Pelt Wilson

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Geraniums for Home and Garden by Helen K. Krauss

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Geraniums and Pelargoniums by John Feltwell

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Pelargoniums, A Gardener's Guide to the Species and their Cultivars and Hybrids by Diana Miller

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The Complete Geranium, Cultivation, Cooking and Crafts by Susan Conder

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All About Geraniums by Peggie Schulz

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Pelargoniums by David Clark

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Geraniums, The Complete Encyclopedia by Faye Brawner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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