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Western Garden Book

By Sunset

 

Home Landscaping – Northwest Region

By Roger Holmes & Don Marshall

 

Garden Rooms – Create & Decorate Outdoor Garden Spaces

By Catriona Tudor Erler

 

Patios & Courtyards

By The American Horticultural Society

 

The Shady Garden – A Practical Guide to Planning and Planting

By Jane Taylor

 

Shady Retreats – 20 Plans for Colorful, Private Spaces in your

Backyard

By Barbara W. Ellis

 

Take Two Plants

By Nicola Ferguson

 

Right Plant, Right Place

By Nicola Ferguson

 

Right Plant, Right Place

By Nicola Ferguson

 

Designing with Plants

By Piet Oudolf

 

Planting Design – Gardens in Time & Space

By Piet Oudolf

 

20 Best Garden Designs

By Tim Newbury

 

Dream Plants for the Natural Garden

By Henk Gerritsen & Piet Oudolf

 

Planting the Natural Garden

By Piet Oudolf & Henk Gerritson

 

Gardening with Grasses

By Michael King & Piet Oudolf

 

Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast

By Jim Pojar & Andy MacKinnon

 

Taylor’s Guide to Annuals (and all other Taylor’s Guides)

By Barbara Ellis

 

Shrubs & Climbers

By Eyewitness Garden Handbooks

 

Focus on Flowers – Discovering & Photographing Beauty in Gardens

& Wild Places

By Allen Rokach & Anne Millman

 

The Vegetable Growers Handbook

By Frank Tozer

 

The Vegetable & Herb Expert

By Dr. D.G. Hessayon

 

How To Grow More Vegetables

By John Jeavons

 

The Sustainable Vegetable Garden – A Backyard Guide to Healthy

Soil & Higher Yields

By John Jeavons & Carol Cox