Bulb Forcing For Beginners and the Seriously Smitten
by Art Wolk
255 pages, hardcover
AAB Book Publishing Company LLC, 2012
List price: $32.95
Gardeners are known to force bulbs into bloom during the dark days of winter, especially gardeners who …

Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One’s Own
by Jenna Woginrich
184 pages
Storey Publishing, 2011
List price: $14.95
Memoirs are my favorite kind of gardening books to read. They’re chock full of experiences I can relate to, …

The Heirloom Life Gardener
by Jere and Emilee Gettle
228 pages
Hyperion, 2011
List price: $29.99
Because Jere Gettle is such an iconic figure in the world of heirloom vegetables, I couldn’t wait to read the book he wrote with …

Tomorrow’s Garden:

Design and Inspiration for a New Age of Sustainable Gardening
by Stephen Orr

234 pages
Rodale, 2011
List price: $24.99

Stephen Orr has surely seen a million gardens by now. Though that’s an exaggeration, his past and present jobs …

Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees & Shrubs
by Michael Dirr
951 pages
Timber Press, 2011
List price: $79.95
I’m a little reluctant (and embarrassed) to confess that when I received my review copy of Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees & Shrubs a …

 
The Visitor’s Guide to American Gardens
by Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

336 pages
Cool Springs Press, 2011
List price: $19.99
So many gardens, so little time. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a travel guide that compiled all the …

The Outdoor Room
by Jamie Durie
224 pages, softcover
Harper Design, 2011
List price: $25.99
You may know Jamie Durie from PBS’s The Victory Garden and his HGTV show, The Outdoor Room. He’s the Aussie-accented fireball that not only gets …

Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees
by Nancy Ross Hugo and Robert Llewellyn (Photographer)
242 pages
Timber Press, 2011
List price: $29.95
Trivia buffs love books that take an ordinary subject and reveal extraordinary tidbits of fascinating …

Eat Your Roses
…Pansies, Lavender and 49 other Delicious Edible Flowers
by Denise Schreiber
104 pages
St. Lynn’s Press, 2011
List price: $17.95
Sure, you probably knew that dandelions and nasturtium flowers were edible, but did you know that there …

Planting the Dry Shade Garden
The Best Plants for the Toughest Spot in Your Garden
by Graham Rice
193 pages
Timber Press, 2011
List price: $24.95
I’m partial to books that address a problem …

The Language of Flowers: A Novel
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
336 pages
Ballentine Books, 2011
List price: $25.00
Being a gardener and seeing everything through a gardener’s eyes, it was the title that first drew …