Durable Plants for the Garden: A Plant Select Guide

by Plant Select

This landmark publication features the first 74 plants promoted by Plant Select, a unique collaborative venture aimed at identifying and distributing the best plants for the Rocky Mountain region. This bold new plant palette will revolutionize the way we garden. For the first time, all of the plants promoted by Plant Select during the plant introduction program's inaugural 11 years are presented in a single resource. Durable Plants for the Garden shares the story behind the selection of each plant as well as detailed plant descriptions, growing tips, and anecdotal comments. Photographs and exquisite botanical illustrations make this both an informative and beautiful resource.

Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food and Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace, Revised Edition

by Shane Smith
Illustrator, Marjorie Leggitt

Today, greenhouses and sunrooms are real living spaces where gardeners spend as much time with a book and a cup of coffee as they do with a watering can and a pair of pruning shears. In this fully revised edition of a best-selling classic, veteran gardener Shane Smith embraces this new "lifestyle" approach to greenhouse gardening. Through lively writing that balances wit with commonsense advice, Smith draws on his more than 20 years' experience to cover everything you need to know to establish a charming and productive greenhouse.

Grow Your Own Pizza: Gardening Plans and Recipes for Kids

by Constance Hardesty
Illustrator, Jeff McClung

For gardeners of all ages, this fun resource will take you step-by-step through the process from dirt to dinner table. The fundamentals of gardening are outlined with clarity and simplicity, from composting and mulching, planting and harvesting, to maintenance and tackling garden pests. Safety tips for the garden and kitchen are included, as well as a Green Thumb Guide and glossary.

Xeriscape Plant Guide: 100 Water-Wise Plants for Gardens and Landscapes

by Denver Water

This guide takes the mystery out of xeriscape gardening, referencing more than 100 water-wise trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vines, ground cover, grasses, and shade plants chosen to add color and diversity to any landscape. Each portrait is illustrated with color botanical illustrations and photographs, detailing the characteristics, landscaping use, and growing conditions of the plant. With the increasing national concern over water consumption, gardeners and landscapers will find xeriscaping a practical approach to creating a landscape in tune with the environment.

Xeriscape Handbook: A How-to Guide to Natural, Resource-Wise Gardening

by Gayle Weinstein

Provides hands-on advice in creating your own xeriscape garden, no matter where you live. As water bills skyrocket and concern for conserving potable water increases, homeowners, gardeners, and landscapers seek alternatives. Xeriscape plant materials are water-conserving, beautiful, and thrive in specific environments. Xeriscape Handbook takes an easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach to creating a water-wise garden. Environmental gardening factors are combined with the seven principles of xeriscape and good gardening techniques.

The Zen of Gardening in the High and Arid West: Tips, Tools, and Techniques

by David Wann

Drawing from his own considerable gardening experience and expertise, as well as leaning on the wisdom of the people he calls "The Zen Masters of the Western Garden," David Wann gathers a mix of stories, how-to advice, and simple, doable projects that are ideal for gardeners in the high and arid landscapes of the West. This guide covers topics such as strategic gardening (how to coax fruits and vegetables from a sun-parched garden), pest-proof planting, choosing the right varieties of edibles for the region, how to become a seed-starting maniac, a Farmer's Almanac approach to gardening (plant peas when the first cottonwood leaves appear), as well as profiles of colorful local gardens and gardeners.

Passionate Gardening: Good Advice for Challenging Climates

by Lauren Ogden, with Rob Proctor

Gardeners who live in challenging climates know that garden success depends on the most appropriate plant selections, the best gardening techniques, and maximizing the seasons. Every subject the authors tackle—from bulbs to botanical Latin—urges readers to make the most of the garden they tend. With its mixture of sparkling essays and lush photographs, Passionate Gardening is an indispensable guide for both budding and seasoned gardeners.

Culinary Gardens: From Design to Palate

by Susan McClure

Beautiful full-color photographs, garden designs, plant portraits, recipes, and plenty of helpful hints fill the pages of this book for would-be ornamental/edible gardeners. With eleven designs for all types of theme gardens—Casual Country, Elizabethan Knot, Italian Villa—the author shares hints on how to make each type of garden one's very own "highly livable" space. More than just a discussion on how to design a theme garden and what to grow, McClure's book takes readers on an odyssey of harvesting and preparing the abundant rewards from these gardens.

Edible Flowers: Desserts & Drinks

by Cathy Wilkinson Barash

Grow your own edible flowers to use in 72 tantalizing recipes for great desserts and drinks. Cathy Wilkinson Barash shows you how with full-color photographs and in-depth information on growing, harvesting and preserving 33 different edible flowers. The book also includes Cathy's "Ten Rules for Edible Flowers."

Pests of the West: Prevention and Control for Today's Garden and Small Farm, 2nd Edition

by Whitney Cranshaw

In this revised edition, Whitney Cranshaw draws from his experience with master gardeners to show gardeners of all abilities how to combat the major insect pests, plant diseases, and weeds west of the Mississippi. Now completely updated with more than 100 photos and informative tables and illustrations, this practical guide remains the standard for every western gardener's bookshelf.

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