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Books

• 500 Best Garden Plants
  Patrick Taylor
  
• Alpine Plants of North America
  Graham Nicholls
  
• American Rhododendron Hybrids
  Meldon Kraxberger
  
• American Woodland Garden, The
  Rick Darke
  
• Arbitrage’s Garden Perennials
  Allan M. Armitage
  

  An essential addition to gardening collections. Beloved for its well-edited plant selection and Arbitrage’s trusted advice on choosing and caring for the best plants.

• Art and Craft of Stonescaping: Setting and Stacking Stone, The (Missing)
  David Reed
  
• Asticou Azalea Garden, The Work of Charles Savage
  Letitia S. Baldwin
  

  Asticou Azalea Garden, The Work of Charles Savage. Author Letitia S. Baldwin

• Azaleas
  Christopher Fairweather
  

  This illustrated study of the history of azaleas describes the different strains and explains how to identify healthy plants, how to prepare the soil and how to plant. The author…Read more >

• Azaleas, Rhododendrons & Camellias (Missing)
  Sunset Books
  
• Azaleas: Classic Garden Plants (Missing)
  Christopher Fairweather
  

  “In this beautifully illustrated book, a renowned azalea expert distils his lifetime of experience in growing these plants… The author also recommends his favourite varieties in terms of colour, hardiness,…Read more >

• Azaleas: Revised and Enlarged Edition
  Fred C. Galle
  

  “Upon its publication in 1985, Azaleas by Fred Galle was hailed in the Journal of the American Rhododendron Society as ‘the new standard book on azaleas’, and referred to in…Read more >

• Beth Chatto’s Woodland Garden (Missing)
  Beth Chatto
  
• Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and Their Relatives
  Henrik et al. Zetterlund
  
• Bulbs
  Roger Phillips/Martyn Rix
  

  This guide and reference book includes over 800 hardy bulbs photographed to show both flower and bulb. The book is arranged in seasonal order to guide gardeners on how to…Read more >

• Buried Treasures: Finding and Growing the World’s Choicest Bulbs
  Janis Ruksans
  

  For decades, Ruksans has been scouring remote and dangerous regions of Europe and Asia to brink back the botanical treasures that he offers through his nursery. Packed with accounts of…Read more >

• Campanulas: A Gardeners Guide
  Peter Lewis
  
• Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses, The (Missing)
  Rick Darke
  
• Complete Shade Gardner, The (Missing)
  George Schenk
  
• Conifers for your Garden (Missing)
  Adrian Bloom
  
• Consider the Leaf
  Glattstein
  
• Covering Ground: Low-maintenance Ground Covers
  Barbara W. Ellis
  
• Cox’s Guide to Choosing Rhododendrons
  Peter & Kenneth Cox
  

  “A good guide for beginning rhododendron gardeners. The reader is given an encyclopaedic tour of rhododendron species and hybrids. Much helpful information is provided on each selection.”

• Creating and Planting Alpine Gardens
  Rex Murfitt
  
• Creating and Planting Garden Troughs
  Joyce Fingernute
  
• Cultivation of Rhododendrons, The
  Peter A. Cox
  

  “The content is aimed at both the beginner and experienced enthusiast alike with clear explanations of the technical aspects of rhododendron cultivation.” “This book covers in great detail subjects such…Read more >

• Cyclamen: A Guide For Gardeners, Horticulturists, Botanists (Missing)
  Christopher Grey-Wilson
  
• Damp Garden, The
  Beth Chatto
  
• Designing with Conifers
  Richard L. Bitner
  
• Dogwoods
  Paul Cappiello/Don Shadow
  

  Dogwood trees and shrubs are unquestionably among the superstars of the ornamental garden. This book provides a solid overview of all dogwoods of horticultural merit, with more than two hundred…Read more >

• Dry Garden, The
  Beth Chatto
  
• Encyclopaedia of Hydrangeas
  C.J. and D.M van Gelderen
  

  Famed for their durability, beauty, and diversity, hydrangeas are enjoying a renaissance in today’s gardens. These classic shrubs provide bold color – from pink to purple, blue to white –…Read more >

• Encyclopaedia of Rhododendron Hybrids
  Peter A. Cox & Kenneth N.E. Cox
  

  “In the Encyclopedia of Rhododendron Hybrids Peter and Kenneth Cox provide individual descriptions of over 1400 hybrids and a further 500 are included in the text. Each entry contains full…Read more >

• Encyclopaedia of Rhododendron Species
  Peter A. Cox & Kenneth N.E. Cox
  

  “This encyclopedia brings together all the temperate species in cultivation in one volume with extensive photographic illustrations of nearly all taxa described. Each species is covered by a full botanical…Read more >

• European Garden Design: From Classical Antiquity to the Present Day
  Edited by Rolf Toman
  
• Ferns to know and Grow
  F. Gordon Foster
  
• Fine Foliage (Missing)
  Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz
  
• Garden Perennials (Missing)
  Allan M. Armitage
  
• Gardener’s Guide to Growing Salvias, The
  John Sutton
  
• Gardeners Guide to Growing Clematis, The (Missing)
  Ray Evison
  
• Gardeners Guide to Growing Daylilies, The
  Diana Grenfell
  
• Gardeners Guide to Growing Hardy Geraniums, The
  Trevor Bath & Troy Jones
  

  “Within the pages of this book both the enthusiast and the everyday gardener will find everything they need to know about how to grow and propagate hardy geraniums.” Includes a…Read more >

• Gardeners Guide to Growing Hellebores, The
  Graham Rice & E. Strangman
  
• Gardeners Guide to Growing Irises, The (Missing)
  Geoff Stebbings
  
• Gardeners Guide to Growing Peonies, The (Missing)
  Martin Page
  
• Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces
  George Schenk
  
• Gardening with Climbers
  Christopher Grey-Wilson
  
• Gardening with Conifers (Missing)
  Adrian Bloom
  
• Gardens – Shrubs and Vines from the Corners of the World
  Daniel J. Hinkley Explorers
  

  Dan Hinkley founder of the legendary Heronswood Nursery has scoured the globe for botanical treasures a bounty that has enriched gardens throughout the world. Explorers will encounter little-known exotics such…Read more >

• Genus Epimedium, The
  William T. Stearn
  
• George Forest Plant Hunter
  Brenda McLean
  
• Grasses
  Roger Grounds
  

  Grasses are the keynote plants of twenty-first century gardening. They provide year-round interest and are hugely versatile offering a diversity of size form colour and texture unsurpassed by any genus.

• Green Tapestry, The
  Beth Chatto
  
• Groundbreaking Food Gardens
  Nikki Jabbour
  
• Hardy Geraniums 2d ed.
  Peter Yeo
  
• Hellebores
  raham G Rice/Elizabeth Strangman
  

  The Gardeners Guide to Growing Hellebores features a wealth of practical advice on the cultivation and propagation of these increasingly popular plants. The book contains jargon-free accounts of species in…Read more >

• Himalayan Garden, The
  Jim Jermyn
  
• Hollies for Gardeners
  Christopher Bailes
  

  Richly enshrouded in legend and superstition, valued for a wide variety of uses and prized by gardeners, hollies have always been part of our lives and gardens. Christopher Bailes celebrates…Read more >

• Hosta Book, The
  Paul Aden
  

  “This book serves to help both the novice gardener get started, and as a reference guide for the experienced hosta grower. Every aspect of hosta culture and landscape use is…Read more >

• House Random Book of Shrubs
  Martyn Rix, Roger Phillips
  

  With their immense diversity of color shape, size scent flowers and berries, shrubs provide the gardener with an inexhaustible range of plants to suit every site, whatever its aspect or…Read more >

• Larger Rhododendron Species, The
  Peter A. Cox
  

  “A revised and extended edition of this classic guide to the larger species of Rhododendron, covering every aspect of cultivation, as well as the latest botanical classifications. Over 80 new…Read more >

• Laurel Book, The
  Richard A. Jaynes
  
• Lilies: A Guide for Growers & Collectors
  Edward A. McRae
  
• Magnolias
  Rosemary Barrett
  
• Magnolias: A Care Manual
  Graham Rankin
  
• Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, A
  Michael Dirr
  
• Moss Gardening
  George Schenk
  
• Perennial Combinations
  C. C. Burrell
  
• Plant Explorations for Longwood Gardens
  Tomasz Anisko
  

  Longwood Gardens of Kennett, Pennsylvania, enjoys a long and distinguished tradition of plant exploration and introduction dating back to 1798. Since the 1950’s fifty such plant hunting expeditions have taken…Read more >

• Pocket Gardening Revised ed.
  Marjorie Harris
  
• Poppies
  Christopher Grey-Wilson
  
• Portraits of Himalayan Flowers
  Toshio Voshida
  
• Practical Bamboos
  Paul Whittaker
  

  Bamboos are valued for their attractive culms year-round foliage, and ability to add serenity to any garden. They add style to a garden and are ideal for screening eyesores and…Read more >

• Pulmonaria and the Borage Family
  Masha Bonnet
  
• Random House Book of Perfect Plants
  Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix
  
• Rhododendron Hybrids
  Peter Cox
  
• Rhododendron Hybrids
  Homer Salley & H. Greer
  
• Rhododendron Portraits
  D. van et al. Geldern
  
• Rhododendron Species Vol. 1: Lepidotes
  H.H. Davidian
  

  Provides a full botanical description for each species and a discussion of the plant’s discovery, introduction, cultivation and cultural uses. Also presented is a history of rhododendron expeditions.

• Rhododendron Species Vol. 2: Elepidotes Part 1
  H.H. Davidian
  

  “The core of the book is a list of elepidote rhododendrons in their series, a key to the series and subseries, and full descriptions of each species. The key provided…Read more >

• Rhododendron Species Vol. 3: Elepidotes Part 2
  H.H. Davidian
  

  “A description of the species in the author’s characteristically meticulous style forms the core of the book. Discussions are readable and include details to differentiate between similar species.”

• Rhododendron Species Vol. 4: Azaleas
  H.H. Davidian
  

  “The core of the book is a list of azaleas in their subseries, keys to the 5 subseries, and full descriptions of all 104 species. The key provided in the…Read more >

• Rhododendrons & Azaleas
  Mervyn Kessell
  

  “The history of the genus Rhododendron is covered, and the complicated nomenclature is discussed, before cultivation and propagation details are given. There are notes, too, on pest and disease control…Read more >

• Rhododendrons in the Landscape
  Sonja Nelson
  
• Rhododendrons of the World
  David G. Leach
  

  The most comprehensive book on rhododendrons ever published. It covers planting, care, diseases, propagation, forcing, greenhouse culture and hardiness: it gives a history of rhododendrons and their distribution all over…Read more >

• Rhododendrons: A Care Manual
  Kenneth Cox
  
• Riddle of the Tsang-Po Gorges, The
  Kenneth Cox
  
• Rodale Herb Book
  Rodale Books
  
• Rothschild Rhododendrons, The
  C.E. Lucas Phillips & P.N. Bartien
  

  Exbury, a 250 acre estate near Beaulieu in Hampshire, was established in 1919. Rhododendrons always predominated and within twenty years Lionel de Rothschild had introduced nearly 500 new rhododendron and…Read more >

• Saxifrages
  Malcolm MacGregor
  
• Scent in Your Garden
  Stephen Lacy
  
• Seeds
  Sam Bittman
  

  Whether your garden is a city patio or a sprawling country acre, discover the pleasure of growing vegetables, flowers and herbs from seed. A comprehensive source-book that will take you…Read more >

• Siberian Iris, The
  Currier McEwan
  
• Sichuan Rhododendrons of China, The
  Fang Wenpei
  

  Presents, by illustration and text, the classification, morphology, ecology, distribution and floristics of rhododendrons of Sichuan, and also a brief history of the genus.

• Smaller Rhododendrons, The
  Peter A. Cox
  

  The author surveys smaller rhododendrons in their natural habitat, their distribution, ecology and introduction to cultivation, and then moves on to garden cultivation, examining shelter, shade, climate, hardiness, and plant…Read more >

• Snowdrops
  Gunter Waldorf
  
• The Book of Little Hostas
  Kathy Guest Shadrack, Michael Shadrack
  

  Hostas are irresistible. Their sculptural leaves and appealing textures make it difficult to stop at one, and it is easy to fill a garden with them. Help is at hand…Read more >

• The Gardeners Guide to Growing Lilies
  Michael Jefferson-Brown and/Harris Howland
  

  This comprehensive account of the genus covers every aspect of cultivation and has information about growing lilies in all parts of the world.

• The Layered Garden
  David Culp
  
• The Year Round Vegetable Gardener
  Niki Jabbour
  
• Trees For the Small Garden
  Simon Toomer
  
• Trilliums
  Fred Case
  
• Vireyas: A Practical Gardening Guide
  John Kenyon
  

  “This highly illustrated guide is an introduction to the exciting possibilities of growing vireya rhododendrons. It includes fascinating information on the discovery and cultivation history of these relative newcomers. Interesting…Read more >

• Well-Designed Mixed Garden, The
  Tracy Di Sabato-Aust
  
• Well-Tended Perennial Garden, The (Missing)
  Tracy Di Sabato-Aust
  
• What Makes the Crops Rejoice
  Robert Howard with Eric Skjei
  
• Why Grow That When You Can Grow This
  Andrew Keys
  
• Wild Orchids Across North America
  Philip E. Keenan
  
• Willows: The Genus Salix
  Christopher Newsholme
  
• Winter-Flowering Shrubs
  Michael W. Buffin
  
• Witch Hazels
  Christopher Lane
  
• Woody Landscape Plant Cold-Hardiness Ratings
  P. E. Capiello
  

  Cold hardiness ratings for trial plants in the Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamental Trial Gardens, University of Maine, Orono.

• World of Magnolias, The
  Dorothy Calloway
  

  “… an excellent guide to the species, cultivars, and hybrids, illustrated with more than 140 colour photographs. A refernece of value to both the layperson and enthusiast, the book documents…Read more >

Audiovisuals

• Adventures of Captain Steele (CD)
  CBC Land & Sea
  
• Mr. Rhododendron: Peter Gzowski Interview (AT)
  CBC Morningside
  

  Peter Gzowski interviews Captain Steele on CBC Morningside.

• On the Road Again: Rhodo King (VHS)
  CBC Land & Sea
  
• Parks in Enköping (Talk to ARHS)
  Stephan Matssonn
  
• Peony Season at “The Willow Garden” (CD)

  Includes Peony Season, Azaleas ’92, Daylily ’92, Named Rhodies, Spring Rhodies, Growing Rhodies from Seed.

• Rhodo Party ’06 includes 2006 Rhodo Highlights, 2005 Rhodo Show, 2006 Views (CD)
• Rhododendrons and Azaleas Grown from Seed “The Willow Garden” Way (CD)
• Steele Lectures on CD: 1994 Dwarf Rhododendrons
  Frank Dorsy
  
• Steele Lectures on CD: 1994 Man Cannot Live by Rhododendrons Alone
  Frank Dorsey
  
• Steele Lectures on CD: 2001 Hybridizing for Cold Climates at Glendoick, Scotland
  Ken Cox
  
• Steele Lectures on CD: 2001 Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges
  Ken Cox
  
• Steele Lectures on CD: 2003 30 Years with Rhododendrons
  Jens Birck
  
• Steele Lectures on CD: 2003 Propagating Rhododendrons
  Jens Birck
  
• The Rhododendron Leaf (VHS)
  UBC Friends of the Garden
  
• The Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden (CD)

ARS Program Library DVD Titles

• PL 002. Garden Walks 2006.

  Gardens visited during the Joint Convention of the American Rhododendron Society and the Azalea Society of America in Rockville, Maryland.

• PL 003. Frank Fujioka’s Garden.

  Frank’s garden on Whidbey Island, his hybrids and his hybridizing program.

• PL 004. Elepidote Hybrids in Central New Jersey.

  Proven good-doers in Central New Jersey selected by the Princeton Chapter Study Group. Hands-on information. Printout text including supplement data for meeting handouts.

• PL 005 Ron’s India Trip to Arunachal Pradesh

  Ron Rabideau’s experiences in company with an outstanding international group of rhododendron explorers to Arunachal Pradesh in search of rhododendron species.

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