Best Gardening Books

Julie J.

A good gardening book can make a great gift for so many people in your life - your mom, co-worker, or boyfriend, who loves digging in dirt. Check out the list, and add what you think should have made the list in the review section!

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Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long (Eliot Coleman)
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Julie notes ""Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long" can help you gather healthy and yummy food from your garden no matter the season."
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Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (Toby Hemenway)
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Julie notes "This book provides helpful tips and beautiful pictures to improve your garden no matter where you live."
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Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser... (Steve Solomon)
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Julie notes "Plant a "victory garden" of your own! This book will teach you how to use a garden to save your family money and keep them healthy."
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Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food and Flowers in Your Greenhouse ... (Shane Smith)
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Julie notes ""Greenhouse Gardener's Companion" Growing Food and Flowers in Your Greenhouse" provides tips and describes the advantages and disadvantages of growing plants indoors."
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The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques (Tracy DiSabato-Aust)
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Julie notes "This book provides perennial gardening tips that are helpful to the experienced and novice gardener."
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American Horticultural Society Plant Propagation: The Fully Illustrated Plant... (Alan Toogood)
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Julie notes "What IS that plant? This book from the American Horticultural Society will help you identify and learn about every plant in your garden."
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Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey's Dow... (Stu Campbell)
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Julie notes "Composting isn't as easy as it sounds. "Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting" will help you get started or improve the compost heap you already have."
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Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening (Louise Riotte)
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Julie notes "Did you know planting certain vegetables together can help them grow better? "Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening" will help you pair the correct plants together while separating those that could impede each others' growth."
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Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces: A Layering System for Big Results in Smal... (Patricia Lanza)
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Julie notes "If you're gardening on a rooftop or a very small plot, you must add "Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces" to your collection. It has nothing to do with lasagna, but it will help you make the most of the limited space you have."
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Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens (Douglas Tallamy)
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Julie notes ""Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens" will teach you how to use plants native to your region to improve your garden."

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