Gardening Books

(Robin's Meadow, pastel)

At work, months ago, I was asked to produce a list of my favorite gardening books (which I just came across). My boss said that he didn't read very much (what?!!!), and asked me to speak about gardening books to augment his brief presentation at a local bookstore. Here's my list, in no particular order (I discussed my 5 favorites, but here's the long list): 

Insituto Geografico de Agostini Novara, Monumenti d'Italia Ville e Giardini 

Mosser, The Architecture of Western Gardens 

Hazelhurst, Gardens of Illusion 

Dan Hinkley, Winter Ornamentals 

Kruckeberg, Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest 

Grant, Trees and Shrubs for Pacific NW Gardens 

Bryant, Propagation Handbook 

Solomon, Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades 

Colebrook, Winter Gardening 

Jane Brown, Gardens of a Golden Afternoon 

Roger Grounds, Ornamental Grasses 

LH Bailey, How Plants Get Their Names 

Rosemary Verey, The Englishwoman's Garden 

The American Horticultural Society, Encyclopedia of Garden Plants 

Sudworth, Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope 

Pojar + Mackinnon, Plants of the Pacific NW Coast 

Emily Brown, Landscaping with Perennials 

Bruce, Winterthur in Bloom 

Penelope Hobhouse, Color in Your Garden 

Stephen Lacey, Scent in Your Garden 

Penelope Hobhouse, Garden Style 

Oehme + Van Sweden, Bold Romantic Gardens 

Rosemary Verey, The Art of Planting 

Reader's Digest, Encyclopaedia of Garden Plants + Flowers 

Gertrude Jekyll, color Schemes for the Flower Garden 

Karson, Fletcher Steele Landscape Architect 

GC Taylor, The Modern Garden 

William Robinson, The Wild Garden 

Patrick Blanc, The Vertical Garden 

Louisa Jones, The Art of French Gardening 

L Jones, Gardens of Provence 

Stephen Mansfield, Japanese Stone Gardens