Books from Timber Press (OR)

  • The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest
    The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest

    This award-winning book promotes a garden aesthetic based on the strengths and opportunities of the woodland, including play of light, sound, scent, seasonal drama, and the architectural interest of woody plants.

  • Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape
    Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape
    By Andy Clayden, Nigel Dunnett

    They have the potential to make beautiful additions to our environment. Rain Gardens is the first book on sustainable water management schemes suitable for students and professionals.

  • Irises: A Gardener's Encyclopedia
    Irises: A Gardener's Encyclopedia
    By Claire Austin

    "Cultivation advice, information about the plants' breeding history, and ideas for using irises with other plants in the garden make this the perfect one-stop reference for iris enthusiasts everywhere."--BOOK JACKET.

  • Bamboo for Gardens
    Bamboo for Gardens
    By Ted Meredith

    Whatever your climate, there is a suitable species of bamboo for your garden. More than 300 bamboos are described, from tropical and subtropical species to hardy species with information on size, native range, and landscape use.

  • Botany for Gardeners
    Botany for Gardeners

    Two dozen new photos and illustrations make this new edition even more attractive than its predecessor.

  • Timber Press Pocket Guide to Bulbs
    Timber Press Pocket Guide to Bulbs
    By John E. Bryan

    This handy guide provides descriptions of more than 700 of the best garden bulbs along with 300 color photographs. Descriptions include basic information on cultivation, maintenance, pests, and bulbs for specific landscape uses.

  • The Natural Habitat Garden
    The Natural Habitat Garden

    Now in paperback, this classic by an expert gardener and photographer shows how to create a beautiful garden using native plants.

  • The Plant Hunter's Garden: The New Explorers and Their Discoveries
    The Plant Hunter's Garden: The New Explorers and Their Discoveries
    By Bobby J. Ward

    In this exciting book, some of today's most prolific plant hunters choose the best treasures from their years of collecting.

  • Drawing Birds
    Drawing Birds

    Examples and illustrations feature over three dozen different artists and their varied sketching styles. Detailed step-by-step drawing instructions are helpful for both beginning and experienced artists.

  • Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners: A Handbook on the Origin and Meaning of the Botanical Names of Some...
    Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners: A Handbook on the Origin and Meaning of the Botanical Names of Some...
    By William Thomas Stearn

    Offers gardeners and horticulturists a listing of the botanical names of nearly six thousand plants.

  • Clematis for Small Spaces
    Clematis for Small Spaces
    By Raymond J. Evison

    Beautifully illustrated with 150 colour photos, this long-awaited book will appeal to everyone from seasoned experts to gardeners discovering clematis for the very first time.

  • Palms Won't Grow Here and Other Myths: Warm-climate Plants for Cooler Areas
    Palms Won't Grow Here and Other Myths: Warm-climate Plants for Cooler Areas
    By David A. Francko

    Even if you live in a cool area, you can grow palms and other warm-climate plants with the assistance of Francko's firsthand observations and research.

  • Trees of Georgia and Adjacent States
    Trees of Georgia and Adjacent States
    By L. Katherine Kirkman, Claud L. Brown

    This field guide identifies 205 species and varieties, with plant descriptions that highlight differences between similar taxa. It also includes range maps and botanical keys for summer and winter.

  • Viburnums: Flowering Shrubs for Every Season
    Viburnums: Flowering Shrubs for Every Season

    Looks at viburnums, plants which frequently bear fruits and are versatile shrubs, examining their, appeal, planting, pruning, maintenance, and landscape use.

  • Encyclopedia of Northwest Native Plants for Gardens and Landscapes
    Encyclopedia of Northwest Native Plants for Gardens and Landscapes
    By Kathleen A. Robson, Alice Richter, Marianne Filbert

    "Illustrated throughout with nearly 600 color photographs and original pen-and-ink drawings, the book is smartly separated by plant type into five encyclopedic sections.

  • Timber Press Pocket Guide to Palms
    Timber Press Pocket Guide to Palms
    By Robert Lee Riffle

    Illustrated with more than 300 color photographs, this guide is a valuable complement to "An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms" and an ideal reference for taking to the nursery or garden center.

  • Ceanothus
    Ceanothus
    By David Fross, Dieter Wilken

    A complete horticultural and botanical treatment of the genus aimed at both gardeners and botanists, this book finally gives Ceanothus the recognition it deserves.

  • Garden Plants of Japan
    Garden Plants of Japan
    By Ran Levy-Yamamori, Gerard Taaffe

    Sumptuously illustrated, this books explores the entire palette of plants cultivated in Japan, carefully noting which are native and which have been introduced.

  • Rock Garden Plants: A Color Encyclopedia
    Rock Garden Plants: A Color Encyclopedia
    By Baldassare Mineo

    Provides information on selecting plants and includes cultivation descriptions for each plant

  • Sunlight on the Lawn
    Sunlight on the Lawn
    By Beverley Nichols

    No more delightful garden-related books have ever been written than Nichols' accounts of the rescue and renovation of Merry Hall, a run-down Georgian mansion and its garden.