My Top Ten Recommended Books about Gardening: A Must for the Bookshelf
Note: Many of these books are also available in Kindle and/or Nook format. Happy reading!
Bartholomew, Mel. All New Square Foot Gardening. Franklin, TN: Cool Springs Press, 2006. Print. This is a great source for raised bed gardening in small places.
Fell, Derek. Vertical Gardening: Grow Up, Not Out, for More Vegetables and Flowers in Much Less Space. New York: Rodale, 2011. Print. Everything you wanted to know about vertical gardening and saving gardening space.
Lovejoy, Sharon. Trowel and Error: Over 700 Tips, Remedies and Shortcuts for the Gardener. New York: Workman, 2003. Print. A handy reference for the gardener that offers effective, environmentally friendly solutions to many problems encountered in the garden.
Madigan, Carleen, ed. The Backyard Homestead. North Adams, MA: Storey, 2009. Print. This is a comprehensive guide to growing your own food through vegetable and fruit gardening as well as orchard care and keeping livestock.
Ortho. The Complete Guide to Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs: Planning, Planting, Growing, Harvesting. Des Moines: Meredith Books, 2004. Print. This is a good all-purpose gardening guide that offers excellent information, despite my initial trepidation about the company authoring the book.
Reader’s Digest. Magic and Medicine of Plants. Pleasantville, NY: Reader’s Digest Association, 1986. Print. This book explores mainly herbs, both grown in the garden and wild crafted.
Riotte, Louise. Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. North Adams, MA: Storey, 1998. Print. This is the bible of companion planting: the tome that started this gardening trend.
Smith, Edward C. The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible. 2nd ed. North Adams, MA: Storey, 2009. Print. This is an excellent resource covering anything a gardener would want to know about growing vegetables.
Turner, Julie. Organic Gardening Beginner’s Manual. n.p.: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012. Print. Provides invaluable information about organic gardening in a non-intimidating way.
Wilhelmi, Christy. Gardening for Geeks: DIY Tests, Gadgets, and Techniques That Utilize Microbiology, Mathematics, and Ecology to Exponentially Maximize the Yield of Your Garden. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2013. Print. Who can resist the alluring combination of gardening and geek? Get in touch with your inner geek while being in the great outdoors.
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| Camille Pissarro [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons In the Vegetable Garden |
