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Recommended Reading Remember these local reading resources
Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs Discover a trove of herbal knowledge - including the ornamental, culinary, medicinal, aromatic, and cosmetic uses of more than 140 herbs! Rodale Press ISBN: 087596964X Herbs for the Home Gardener Keppy Arnoldsen & Amiée Voisin This 161-page guide is a resource for people with one acre or less who wish to produce fruit on a small scale and who are not legally licensed to use pesticides. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Stalking the Wild Asparagus Euell Gibbons A delightful book on the recognition, gathering, preparation and use of the natural health foods that grow wild all about us. The lore contained here can turn every field, forest, swamp and vacant lot and roadside into a health-food market with free merchandise. Hood, Alan C. & Company, Incorporated ISBN: 0911469036 Stalking the Healthful Herbs Euell Gibbons A delightful book on the nutritional and medicinal properties of wild herbs and plants. The lore contained here can make the woods and fields a never-ending source of well-being and good heath. Hood, Alan C. & Company, Incorporated ISBN: 0911469060 Using Wayside Plants Nelson Coon A wonderful guide to the useful, often overlooked plants around us. Dover Publications, Incorporated ISBN: 0486239365 Out of Pint Square Foot Gardening Mel Bartholomew Square Foot Gardening presents a new way to garden in less space with less work. The companion book to the PBS series. Also available on VHS tape. Rodale Press ISBN: 0878573410 Taylor's Guide to Heirloom Vegetables Benjamin Watson This Taylor's Guide sorts out the best heirloom vegetables and tells readers where to find them. These varieties, at least fifty years old, have usually been preserved by regional, ethnic, or family groups, although some, like Golden Bantam corn, are still widely popular today. Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN: 0395708184 Small-Scale Fruit Production This 161-page guide is a resource for people with one acre or less who wish to produce fruit on a small scale and who are not legally licensed to use pesticides. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Publisher's site Online edition Fruits and Berries for the Home Garden Lewis Hill Master gardener Lewis Hill provides instructions for the absolute beginner and bushels of tips for people who've been growing fruits for years. Storey Books ISBN: 0882667637 Pruning Simplified Lewis Hill This timeless guide to pruning is based on the premise that pruning, if done right, strengthens and rejuvenates plants. Storey Books ISBN: 0882664174 Saving Seeds Marc Rogers Saving seeds is a time-honored gardening tradition. This book has plant-by-plant, practical, and easy-to-use advice on how to raise, harvest, and store seeds for both vegetables and ornamental plants. Storey Books ISBN: 0882666347 Secrets of Plant Propagation Lewis Hill Step-by-step techniques including starting plants from seeds and cuttings, dividing, layering, and grafting. Storey Books ISBN: 0882663704 Let It Rot! Stu Campbell The publication of Let It Rot! in 1975 helped start the composting movement and taught gardeners and environmentalists everywhere how to recycle waste materials to create useful, soil-nourishing compost. Storey Books ISBN: 1580170234 Mulch It! Stu Campbell A practical guide to using mulch in the garden and landscape. Storey Books ISBN: 1580173160 The Natural Lawn & Alternatives This handbook celebrates the lawncare revolution. Includes tips on safer care and turf alternatives for various areas around the country—no-maintenance buffalograss lawns, moss lawns, sedge lawns, ground covers for shade, even (gasp!) lawnless landscapes. Brooklyn Botanic Garden ISBN: 0945352808 Landscaping With Antique Roses Liz Druitt & G. Michael Shoup A fantastic look at the role of old fashioned roses in the landscape. Geared more toward a southern climate, this book still gives plenty of inspiration with hardy varieties for those into Zone 5. Taunton Press, Incorporated ISBN: 0942391640 Out of Pint The Ultimate Rose Book Stirling Macoboy A very extensive and beautiful book on roses. As well as a reference, this book also contains many fascinating articles on the rose in it's historical roles. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN: 0810939207 The Random House Book of Roses Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix More than 1400 varieties from all over the world - old roses, species roses, hybrid teas, floribundas, climbers, ramblers and miniature roses - illustrated with superb full-color photographs, both outdoor and studio shots - and accompanied by detailed descriptions of each rose's origin and parentage, appearance, characteristics and growing conditions. Random House, Inc. ISBN: 0394758676 Out of Print The Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver The home version of the Professional Edition of the Ortho Problem Solver. A great tool for diagnosing garden pests and diseases that even organic gardeners should keep on their shelves. Meredith Books ISBN: 0897214706 The Gardener's Bug Book Barbara Pleasant This garden guide shows how to identify and control more than 70 common garden insects using the best homemade and commercial control strategies. Storey Books ISBN: 0882666096 The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases Barbara Pleasant The antidote for the 50 most common plant diseases. What they look like, where they are found, what to do about them, and what will happen to the plant. The only organic plant disease reference guidebook available. Storey Books ISBN: 0882662740 The Gardener's Weed Book Barbara Pleasant This comprehensive guide for beginners and experts explains how to understand, identify, and control weeds using earth-safe methods. Encyclopedic section to common weeds and their characteristics shows weeds as seedlings and as mature plants. Storey Books ISBN: 0882669214 |