Great Gardening/Horticulture Reference Books   Recommended by Bill Ruppert.  Beginning Gardener 100 Easy Perennials by Natalia Hamill Published by Publications International, LTD., Lincolnwood, IL 2000 Wonderful reference for selecting great perennials from a focused list. Ortho's All About Perennials by Ann Lovejoy & Jan Riggenbach Published by Meredith Books, Des Moines, IA 1999 Perennial Gardening Guide, 3rd Edition by John M. Valleau Published by Valleybrook International Ventures, Inc. - Abbotsford British Columbia 1998 Easy-to-read perennial reference with great photography. Pictorial Guide to Perennials, Millennium Edition by M. J. Coleman Helmer, Karla S. Decker Hodge Published by Merchants Publishing Company, Kalamazoo, MI 2000 Easy-to-read perennial reference with great photography. Shrubs and Vines of Missouri by Don Kurz Published by Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, MO Excellent reference for native shrubs and vines. The Complete Book of Herbs by Lesley Bremness Published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London 1988 A practical guide for growing and using herbs. The Well-Tended Perennial Garden by Tracy DiSabato-Aust Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR 1998 ABSOLUTELY the best perennial maintenance book available today! Trees of Missouri by Don Kurz Published by Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, MO Excellent reference for native trees.  Intermediate Gardener Amazing Annuals by Marjorie Mason Hogue Published by Firefly Books, Ltd., Willowdale, Ontario 1999 More than 300 container and garden plants for summer-long color. Armitage's GARDEN ANNUALS, A Color Encyclopedia by Allan M. Armitage Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR 2004 Excellent pictorial companion for Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Piennials and Half-Hardy Perennials. Covers many not-so-common companion annuals. Armitage's Garden Perennials, A Color Encyclopedia by Allan M. Armitage Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR 2000 Great color photography, extensive coverage of perennials. Botanica by R. G. Turner, Jr. Published by Barnes and Noble, Inc., USA 1999 Reference for researching exotic ornamental plants includes over 6,500 photos. Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by John Greenlee Published by Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 1992 Great ornamental grass reference. Garden Insects of North America by Whitney Cranshaw Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. 2004 Great photos and information on insect problems of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants as well as fruits and vegetables. Making the Most of Clematis, 2nd Edition by Raymond J. Evison Published by Burall+Floraprint, Ltd., UK 1991 An in-depth guide to the culture and identification of clematis. Missouri Wildflowers, 5th Edition by Edgar Dennison Published by Missouri Dept. of Conservation, Jefferson City, MO 1998 An EASY-TO-USE photo guide to Missouri's wildflowers. Spectacular Container Plants by Byron E. and Laurelyn G. Martin Published by Willow Creek Press, Minocqua, WI 2001 Finally, a useful reference exploring the topic of tropical-color plants for use in creating unusual garden planters. Great photos and cultural info. The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by Rick Darke Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR 1999 EXCELLENT reference WITH photography for grasses, sedges, rushes and selected bamboos. The Undaunted Garden by Lauren Springer Published by Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, CO 1994 An opinionated and practical guide to gardening in difficult situations with excellent photography showing great plant combinations.  Advanced/Professional Gardener Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials by Allan M. Armitage Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR 2001 The reference book we have been waiting for! Gardener's Latin by Bill Neal Published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 1992 Takes the mystery out of those frightening Latin plant names. Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on Their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes by Allan M. Armitage Published by Stipes Publishing, Champaign, IL 1997 The "bible" of perennial plant reference books. Hortus Third by Staff of the L.H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University Published by Barnes and Noble, Inc., USA 1976 A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the US and Canada. List of Names of Perennials (Naamlijst van Vaste Planten) by H.J van de Laar, et al. Published by Research Station for Nursery Stock - Boskoop, the Netherlands 1995 The definitive resource for perennial plant nomenclature. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, 5th Edition by Michael Dirr Published by Stipes Publishing, Champaign, IL 1998 The "bible" of woody plant reference books. The Hosta Handbook by Mark Zilis Published by Q & Z Nursery, Inc., Rochelle, IL 2000 The most complete and accurate hosta reference I have found.

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