North American Plantfile

North American Plantfile speeds and simplifies plant searches and design decisions. This user-friendly pictorial guide-packed with 10,500 photographs, plus 2,000 maps and 6,000 calendars of regional hardiness and nativity data-classifies the environmental suitably, aesthetic qualities, cultural requirements, and design uses of more than 3,600 native and exotic trees, shrubs, and vines, across all climatic regions of the United States, southern Canada, and northern Mexico.

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The Living Landscape

(From the Back Cover)

"A useful and novel reference. . .There is nothing else quite like it."-Harrison L. Flint, Professor of Landscape Horticulture, Purdue University.

Which Schrubs grow best in indoor malls? Which Decidious Trees can tolerate the high heat and air pollution of a southwestern urban plaza? Which Evergreens thrive despite the roadway salt spray of a northern suburban
winter? Mammoth in scope yet easy to use, this unique reference summarizes and categorizes key facts about the common and not-so-common...

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The Healing Landscape

"In The Healing Landscape: Therapeutic Outdoor Environments, Martha M. Tyson gives you a hands-on understanding of the therapeutic potential of outdoor spaces, and how they help heal both the body and spirit. Loaded with case studies of successful outdoor environments, this practical design tool uses classic design theory and people/environment research to guide you step-by-step through creating spaces for children, the elderly, disabled, and rehabbing populations... adapting your designs to various types of facilities, climates, social and physical contexts, plant materials and architectural styles... understanding the healing process, design goals and garden elements... installing your garden... integrating indoor and outdoor design elements... and much more."

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Moss Gardening : Including Lichens, Liverworts, and Other Miniatures

George Schenk


Mosses tell an ancient success story of longevity as well as dispersion; they appear in fossils 400 million years old and total 15,000 species from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Landscaping expert George Schenk shows how to propagate and cultivate various mosses for rock gardens, as a lawn substitute, and for use in miniature gardens or containers. 97 color photos.

Design With Nature

Ian L. McHarg


The first book to describe an ecologically sound approach to the planning and design of communities, Design with Nature has done much over the past 25 years to shape public environmental policy. This paperback edition makes this classic accessible to a wider audience than ever before. Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 color photos and line drawings.

The Garden Design Book

Cheryl Merser, Garden Design Magazine (Editor)


Cheryl Merser and the editors of Garden Design magazine have produced a zaftig beauty of a garden book. The emphasis here is on "new gardening," with a nod to the traditional elements of garden design. New gardening combines a sophisticated treatment of the five senses and a natural style with a no-fuss approach to garden care. The book is marvelously organized, with rich sections that consider design elements such as boundaries, structures, pathways, and water, and a separate "Plants as Design Tools" section that considers plant color, texture, and form. Anyone designing a garden of any size from scratch will want to consult this book to clarify the planning steps, but also just to revel in its sheer gloriousness.

Feng Shui in the Garden : Simple Solutions for Creating Comforting, Life-Affirming Gardens of the Soul

Nancilee Wydra


Feng shui master Nancilee Wydra presents hundreds of practical, easily implemented ideas for creating an exquisite outdoor environment in accordance with the principles of this ancient Chinese art.

Arts and Crafts Gardens

Gertrude Jekyll and Lawrence Weaver


A new edition of one of the classics of the movement.

The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden

Christopher Brickell (Editor), Judith Zuk (Editor)


Packed with six thousand lush photographs and illustrations, a comprehensive reference for the American gardener includes detailed, cross-referenced descriptions of more than fifteen thousand plants and all the major regions of North America.

Trees for Architecture and Landscape

Robert L. Zion


One of my personal favorites...and has been for many years. GLM