Garden Up!
Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces
by Susan Morrison & Rebecca Sweet
224 pages
Cool Springs Press, 2011
List price: $19.95
Sears had “The Wish Book.” Many companies have an “idea book.” Garden Up! …

Sugar Snaps and Strawberries:Simple Solutions for Creating Your Own Small-Space Edible Garden
by Andrea Bellamy
224 pages
Timber Press, 2011
List price: $19.95
There’s a plethora of edible gardening books on the market today, …

And I Shall Have Some Peace There: Trading in the Fast Lane For My Own Dirt Road
by Margaret Roach
260 pages
Grand Central Publishing, 2010
List price: $25.99
In our dream world, while still …

Crocuses: A Complete Guide to the Genus
by Jānis Rukšāns
280 pages
Timber Press, January 2011
List price: $45.00
It’s not often that you see a book that claims to be a complete guide about anything that …

I GARDEN: Urban Style
Grow the Garden that Fits Your Space & Schedule
by Reggie Solomon and Michael Nolan
160 pages
Betterway Books, 2010
List price: $17.99
Kindle edition: $9.99
There are many things I like about this book. …

The turn of the year always brings the same response—where does the time go? Here’s a really good book that relates to that same question.

A life without weekly mowing and watering can be a reality, and The American Meadow Garden can lead you to it.

In many ways, Christmastime is for children, and so is the book Sunflower Houses. But just as adults can’t help but enjoy the magic of Christmas—and appreciate it better than kids—so too do grown-up gardeners fall in love with this classic book by Sharon Lovejoy.

The plant world is chock full of weirdos. Some stink, some are ugly, some are eerily animal-like in their behavior, but every one of the plants in Bizarre Botanicals is downright fascinating. This book highlights 75 out-of-the-ordinaries that are available to us gardeners.

A review of the book Remembering Smell by Bonnie Blodgett.

I read From the Ground Up: The Story of a First Garden back in 2005, when I was a novice gardener myself. It was the first gardening book I ever read and I’ve recommended it countless times since then.