Trees & shrubs

Michael A. Dirr   This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia describes the best woody plants, from Abeliophyllum to Zenopbia, adapted to cooler climates. It shows both habit and... [read more]

Michael A. Dirr   This encyclopedia surely will introduce gardeners to new trees and shrubs for warmer climates. Based on his years of experience and study,... [read more]

Simon & Schuster  

Robert K. Godfrey  

D. V. Alford,David V. Alford  

John C. Kricher,Roger Tory Peterson  

George A. Petrides,Roger Tory Peterson  

George A. Petrides,Roger Tory Peterson   All the wild trees, shrubs, and woody vines in the area north to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west... [read more]

George A. Petrides,Roger Tory Peterson  

Fred Lape  

Jeffrey G. Meyer,Sharon Linnea  

Robert Lee Riffle,Paul Craft   Cowritten by the author of the award-winning The Tropical Look, An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms offers a definitive account of palms that... [read more]

Antoine Le Hardy De Beaulieu  

Richard W. Harris,James R. Clark,Nelda P. Matheny   Key Benefit: Regarded by many as an irreplaceable reference tool, this book describes the integration of the landscape environment (climate, soil, and... [read more]

Lewis Hill   Hill covers it all: selecting and preparing a site, cultivating and maintaining, managing production and harvest, and finding wholesale and retail markets,... [read more]

Ortho Books,Denny Schrock   Demonstrates how to frame outdoor living spaces by selecting the best foundation of trees, shrubs, and woody vines. Popular encyclopedia format illustrates features,... [read more]

Pam Duthie  

Sandra M. Cutler  

Richard Rosenfeld   Covering all you need to know about your favorite plants in a beautiful and convenient format, DK Garden Guides profile one type... [read more]

Glyn Church,Pat Greenfield   Hydrangeas are one of the most popular flowering shrubs in the world. With many species native to North America and dozens of... [read more]

Michael A. Dirr   The sheer number of choices among Hydrangea species, hybrids, and cultivated varieties can be overwhelming even for the most advanced of gardeners.... [read more]

Toni Lawson-Hall,Brian Rothera  

Edward F. Gilman  

J. D. Vertrees,Peter Gregory   In this update of the major reference by the late renowned Japanese maple authority with the apt name of Vertrees, Gregory, the... [read more]

Jim Gardiner  

Rosemary Barrett,Derek Hughes  

Elbert Luther Little  

Elbert Luther Little  

Guy Sternberg,James W. Wilson   Trees are natural focal points of any landscape --- living structural elements. They inspire an appreciation of nature as well as providing... [read more]

Gary L. Hightshoe   A basic planting design reference, this book provides the amateur, student, and professional with information that assists in simplifying plant-use decisions where... [read more]

William Cullina   For gardeners, for landscape professionals, and for anyone who cares about preserving the natural world, NATIVE TREES, SHRIBS, AND VINES is the... [read more]

Howard A. Miller,Samuel Lamb  

Thomas Graham Stuart,Graham Stuart Thomas   A comprehensive and detailed survey of woody plants undertaken by one of the world's most knowledgeable plantsmen.... [read more]

Thomas Pakenham  

H. Edward Reiley  

Kathleen Fisher   Shrubs provide the bones of the landscape--they promote privacy, or act as a background in a border. As ground covers, they control... [read more]

Susan A. Roth   The definitive easy-to-use guide to 200 of the garden's most important plantswith the best ones to use for spring blooms, fall color,... [read more]

D.G. Hessayon   A guide to all the classic flowering shrubs, as well as to the multitude of new varieties that have appeared in the... [read more]

R.J. Garner   Long considered the bible for professional horticulturists and hobbyists alike, this classic gardener's text offers a comprehensive grafting course, accompanied by line... [read more]

William Carey Grimm,John Kartesz,John T. Kartesz  

Steve Bradley  

George E. Brown,Tony Kirkham,Roy Lancaster   How, when, and where to prune? The questions that beset every gardener never change, but the solutions do. The Pruning of Trees,... [read more]

George W. Symonds   The book is in two parts: Pictorial Keys and Master Pages. The Keys are designed for easy visual comparison of details which... [read more]

D.G. Hessayon  

William Aldrich,Don Williamson  

Tim Wood,Alison Beck,Timothy D. Wood   Tree specialist Tim Wood and veteran garden writer Alison Beck team up to write a definitive book on the best trees and... [read more]

Bob Tanem,Don Williamson,Bob Lennard   400 woody species, hybrids, varieties and cultivars organized into 79 accounts. Tips on growing, recommended varieties and problems & pests. 450 full-color... [read more]

Marianne Binetti,Alison Beck   Washington and Oregon gardeners can easily select and care for their gardens' trees and shrubs with the help of this guide. This... [read more]

Hugues Vaucher,James E. Eckenwalder  

George W. Symonds,Stephen V. Chelminsky   A new method for the practical identification and recognition of trees -- and an important supplement to existing botanical methods. The book is... [read more]

Jason Cooper  

Leon C. Snyder,Richard T. Isacson   The classic guide to growing woody plants in a northern climate, in a new easy-to-use edition. Leon Snyder's Trees and Shrubs for... [read more]

Mary E. Wharton,Roger W. Barbour  

Oscar W. Gupton,Fred C. Swope   Covers 100 species of Virginian trees and shrubs in depth, along with another 85 similar species cited for comparison. Each main entry... [read more]

Simon Toomer  

Peter J. Trowbridge,Nina L. Bassuk  

Christian Frank Brockman,Rebecca Merrilees,Herberts. Zim,Jonathan P. Latimer,Karen Stray Nolting,David Challinor,C. Frank Brockman  

Wilbur H. Duncan,Marion B. Duncan  

Ezra Haggard   Ezra Haggard, author of the popular Perennials for the Lower Midwest (1996), literally takes landscape design to a higher level with this... [read more]

P. A. Thomas  

Edward F. Gilman,Robert J. Black   No other book offers such colorful, complete, and reliable information about all aspects of the shrubs and small trees that thrive in... [read more]

D. M. Van Gelderen,J. R. P. Van Hoey Smith   Two volumes containing a greatly expanded coverage of conifers, listing botanical characteristics and classifications, and species of particular merit. Bark, cones, and... [read more]

Brooklyn Botanic Garden,Susan F. Martin,Kim Tripp,R. William Thomas   An encyclopedia of spectacular conifers for every region. These versatile low-maintenance plants come in an array of shapes other than the ubiquitous... [read more]

Susan Garrett Mason,Susan Mason,John M. Rickard  

Jennifer Bennett   Lilacs for the garden is a compendium of essential information. Whether you're looking for detail on plant requirements, mulching, grafting, fertilizing, multiplication,... [read more]

Readers Digest  

Jim Paruk  

John Kelly,John Hillier   Highly recommended guide to woody plants, this is a well-illustrated encyclopedia that gives readers information on selection of specimens, maintenance, propagation, pests,... [read more]

Glyn Church,Pat Greenfield  

Robert A. Obrizok  

Donald Peattie  

Allen Paterson  

Botanica   Beautiful illustrations and more than 2,500 photographs capture more than 2,000 trees and shrubs in full-color, creating an alphabetical gardener's manual as... [read more]

Arthur Chapman  

Tara Auxt Baugher,Suman Singha,Julie Anne Taddeo   In 42 broad and substantial articles, rather than short entries more common to an encyclopedia, US researchers in pomology and related agricultural... [read more]

Judy Glattstein  

Wayne A. Sinclair,Howard H. Lyon,Warren T. Johnson   Three Cornell University scientists have produced a needed up-to-date pictorial reference source that comprehensively covers disease and environmental damage to trees and... [read more]

Susan Tamulevich,Susan Tamulevich ,Ping Amranand  

Edwin A. Menninger,James E. Eckenwalder  

John L. Fiala   Prized for colorful spring displays, the genus Malus includes some two dozen species and more than 1000 varieties. This book describes hundreds... [read more]

Elbert L. Little  

William M. Harlow   One of the handiest and most widely used identification aids. Fruit key covers 120 deciduous and evergreen species; twig key 160 deciduous... [read more]

Larry Southwick   Since the 1973 publication of Storey's first Country Wisdom Bulletin, our commitment to preserving the arts, crafts, and skills of country life... [read more]

Marian Van Atta,Shirley L. Wagner,Marian Van Atta   Plant a fruit tree for special family events -- a birth, wedding, birthday, or anniversary -- and reap the harvest each year. --... [read more]

B. Eugene Wofford,Edward W. Chester   Provides a key to the identification of all native and naturalized species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines found in the state... [read more]

John Hillier,Hillier Nurseries   This revised and expanded reference manual for beginners and experienced gardeners contains descriptions of over 9000 trees and shrubs, and includes sections... [read more]

Fred C. Galle  

Richard Bird  

Arthur Harmount Graves  

ELEANOR LAWRENCE,CECILIA FITZSIMONS  

Jennifer Bennett   Lilacs for the garden is a compendium of essential information. Whether you're looking for detail on plant requirements, mulching, grafting, fertilizing, multiplication,... [read more]

John L. Fiala   Father John L. Fiala devoted 10 years to this book, a unique treatise that is both a scholarly monograph and a personal... [read more]

Graham Rankin   Magnolias were the first flowering plants on earth. Today the enthusiast can enjoy hundreds of species and varieties. Magnolia flowers can be... [read more]

Adrian Bloom  

D. M. van Gelderen,P.C. De Jong,H.J. Oterdoom,Theodore R. Dudley  

Richard J. Preston,Richard R. Braham  

Stephen F. Arno  

Judy Lowe   This is a primer that teaches readers when and how to prune to slow plant growth, promote flowing and repair damage.... [read more]

Jan Johnsen,John C. Fech,Ortho Books  

Garden Club of America,Nancy Peterson Brewster,Janet Meakin Poor  

Horticultural Committee of the Garden Club of America,Janet Meakin Poor,Nancy Peterson Brewster  

Warren Somerville   The viability of modern fruit production is dependent on a number of factors. Probably the most important one of these after site... [read more]

Karan D. Cutler   From the renowned Brooklyn Botanic Garden--visited by more than 750,000 people each year--comes this spectacularly photographed pruning guide for every growing region.... [read more]

Geoff Bryant  

Sonja Nelson,Nicholas Brown  

Richard Rosenfeld  

Bob Hyland,Janet Marinellim,Brooklyn Botanic Garden   Brooklyn Botanic Garden handbook to shrubs offers expert advise on planting pruning and designing. Includes an encyclopedia of spectacular, insect and disease... [read more]

Hazel White,Matthew Plut  

Frances Tenenbaum   Both the Taylor's Guides to individual plant groups and the Taylor's Weekend Guides on basic techniques and popular gardening styles are highly... [read more]

Houghton Mifflin Company  

Barbara Ellis   Clear explanation of general techniques and tools Specific instructions about how, when, and where to prune 70 different plants... [read more]

Ernie Wasson,Eric Wasson   The Complete Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs gives comprehensive descriptions to satisfy any arborist. Focusing on vegetation that is extraordinary for its... [read more]

D.G. Hessayon   Any addition to the record-breaking line of Expert gardening books (over 40 million sold!) is cause enough for celebration, but even more... [read more]

James Harris   Japanese maples are not the only glories of the and genera, as the owner of a specialty nursery in Somerset, England impresses... [read more]

David More,John White  

Lee Reich   Includes specific pruning methods for ornamental bushes, evergreens, ornamental vines, and edible fruit and nut trees. Not only covers specialized pruning methods... [read more]

David Squire   Build your pruning knowledge and technique with this exhaustive and essential resource. Beautifully illustrated and encyclopedic in scope, this is the only... [read more]

ROGER PHILLIPS