Asticou Azalea Garden, The Work of Charles Savage
January 2, 2019
Asticou Azalea Garden, The Work of Charles Savage. Author Letitia S. Baldwin
Encyclopaedia of Hydrangeas
February 21, 2016
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 >
Arbitrage’s Garden Perennials
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.
House Random Book of Shrubs
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 >
The Book of Little Hostas
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 >
Hollies for Gardeners
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 >
Buried Treasures: Finding and Growing the World’s Choicest Bulbs
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 >
The Gardeners Guide to Growing Lilies
This comprehensive account of the genus covers every aspect of cultivation and has information about growing lilies in all parts of the world.
Dogwoods
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 >
Gardens – Shrubs and Vines from the Corners of the World
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 >
Hellebores
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 >
Grasses
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.
Seeds
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 >
Practical Bamboos
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 >
Plant Explorations for Longwood Gardens
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 >
Azaleas
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 >
Bulbs
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 >
World of Magnolias, The
April 28, 2014
“… 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 >
Woody Landscape Plant Cold-Hardiness Ratings
Cold hardiness ratings for trial plants in the Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamental Trial Gardens, University of Maine, Orono.
Vireyas: A Practical Gardening Guide
“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 >
Lilies: A Guide for Growers & Collectors
Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces
Gardener’s Guide to Growing Salvias, The
Gardeners Guide to Growing Peonies, The
Gardeners Guide to Growing Irises, The
Gardeners Guide to Growing Hellebores, The
Gardeners Guide to Growing Daylilies, The
Gardeners Guide to Growing Clematis, The
European Garden Design: From Classical Antiquity to the Present Day
Cyclamen: A Guide For Gardeners, Horticulturists, Botanists
Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses, The
Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and Their Relatives
Art and Craft of Stonescaping: Setting and Stacking Stone, The
Smaller Rhododendrons, The
April 14, 2014
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 >
Sichuan Rhododendrons of China, The
Presents, by illustration and text, the classification, morphology, ecology, distribution and floristics of rhododendrons of Sichuan, and also a brief history of the genus.
Rhododendrons & Azaleas
“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 >
Rhododendron Species Vol. 4: Azaleas
“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 >
Rhododendron Species Vol. 3: Elepidotes Part 2
“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. 2: Elepidotes Part 1
“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. 1: Lepidotes
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.
Rhododendrons of the World
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 >
Larger Rhododendron Species, The
“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 >
Hosta Book, The
“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 >
Gardeners Guide to Growing Hardy Geraniums, The
“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 >
Encyclopaedia of Rhododendron Hybrids
“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
“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 >
Cultivation of Rhododendrons, The
“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 >
Cox’s Guide to Choosing Rhododendrons
“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.”
Azaleas: Classic Garden Plants
“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
“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 >
