Tropical Plants and How to Love Them By Marianne Willburn In Tropical Plants and How to Love Them, author and speaker Marianne Willburn inspires readers to add exciting tropical accents to their temperate gardens with confidence and flair – awakening tired summer gardens and turning dull suburban patios into sophisticated, late-night destinations. Willburn uses five...

Herb Gardening for the Midwest By Debra Knapke and Laura Peters Herbs add fragrance, beauty, and practicality to your garden — and it’s easy to grow a wide variety of them just about anywhere here in the Midwest. This book, co-authored by Laura Peters and veteran Ohio garden writer Debra Knapke, offers handy tips and...

All about Flowers: James Vick’s Nineteenth-Century Seed Company By Thomas Mickey Nineteenth-century Rochester, NY seed company owner James Vick (1818-1882) sold Victorian flowers that we still love and grow today. Thomas Mickey’s new book All about Flowers: James Vick’s Nineteenth-Century Seed Company traces the success of Vick’s company. Vick maintained an ongoing relationship with his...

New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden By Kelly D. Norris In New Naturalism, plantsman Kelly D. Norris shares his inspiring, ecologically sound vision for stylish, naturalistic plantings that mimic the wild spaces we covet, such as meadows, prairies, woodlands, and streamsides—far from the contrived, formal, high-maintenance plantings of the past....

Beautiful Lavender By Janice Cox Lavender is so much more than just a relaxing scent. Beyond its most well-known use as a sleep aid, lavender also helps reduce anxiety and inflammation, fights germs, treats skin issues, and relieves headaches. In Beautiful Lavender, Janice Cox walks you through many varieties of lavender, and the best practices...

The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening By Kim Eierman The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed today to meet another threat to our food supply and our environment—the steep decline of pollinators. The Pollinator Victory Garden offers practical solutions for winning the...

Plant Parenting - Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers By Leslie F. Halleck Plant Parenting is a beginner-friendly introduction to plant propagation through cuttings, layering, dividing, and more. Halleck details the basic tools necessary, demystifies seed starting and saving, and shares easy-to-follow instructions for the most practical techniques. She also provides additional...

The Lifelong Gardener, Garden with Ease and Joy at Any Age By Toni Gattone Adaptive Gardening offers gardeners of all ages and abilities hundreds of ways to continue gardening, even if they have a bad back, sore knees, hips, hands, or shoulder pain. Adaptive Gardening helps gardeners think through what they can adapt or change...

Legends in the Garden - Who in the World is Nellie Stevens? By Dr. Allan Armitage This has proven to be one of the most persistent and sought-after books by gardeners, horticulturists, and historians. Written with his colleague Linda Copeland, the stories cover the fascinating histories of people whose names are associated with some of...

Armitage's Vines & Climbers By Dr. Allan Armitage The recent surge in vertical gardening is the theme of this beautiful, well-written, and entertaining book. From the popular climbing rose to the strange dutchman's pipe vine to the intriguing Jack-in-the-Beanstalk vine, this book has something for everyone. 212 p, over 500 photos Also from this author:...