The Gardener’s Guide to Growing Dahlias ssid: 71 retail: $34.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING The fourteenth book in our popular Gardener’s Guide series, this covers one of the most flamboyant of garden plants. The choice of varieties is almost endless, and each year brings new additions to the catalog of more than […]
Gardening in the Tropics ssid: 86 retail: $79.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING An enormous encyclopedia of tropical gardening that will be of interest not only to gardeners in tropical and subtropical areas but also to greenhouse enthusiasts everywhere. Included are detailed, illustrated listings of herbaceous plants, shrubs and climbers, trees and palms, […]
Gardening and Beyond ssid: 84 retail: $16.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING Out of a lifetime of working with plants-including her development of the famous Barnhaven primroses—the late Florence Bellis distilled these reflections on the inter—relationships of living things. Her language is simple and poetic; her sensitivity to the world of her seaside […]
The Garden in Winter ssid: 67 retail: $29.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING Stripped of summer foliage and flowers, the secret of the successful winter garden lies in its structure and basic design. The noted English plantswoman demonstrates how to create an elegant framework for visual interest even when the garden is enveloped […]
Garden Flowers from Seed ssid: 66 retail: $25.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING This unique book is a dialogue between two extraordinarily knowledgeable and opinionated plantsmen who offer valuable advice on which seed-raised flowers to grow, how to germinate and tend to them, and how to use them in the garden. The discussion […]
Fuchsias : The Complete Guide ssid: 65 retail: $39.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING This comprehensive book encompasses every aspect of fuchsia growing, from the basics to hybridizing. It provides descriptions of species and cultivars, including the new scented fuchsias, advice on the best selections for beds and baskets, and information on cultivation, […]
Flowering Crabapples : The Genus Malus ssid: 63 retail: $54.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING Prized for colorful spring displays, the genus _Malus_ includes some two dozen species and more than 1000 varieties. This book describes hundreds of them, reflecting Father Fiala’s long experience as a hybridizer, concluding with a list of his […]
Ferns of the Tropics ssid: 60 retail: $39.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING The wet tropics are home to about half of the world’s fern species, from the delicate, lacy maidenhair _(Adiantum)_ to the dramatic staghorn _(Platycerium)._ This well-illustrated guide, a companion to _Orchid Growing in the Tropics,_ presents a wealth of useful […]
The Explorer’s Garden : Rare and Unusual Perennials ssid: 58 retail: $44.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING The sophisticated gardener is forever in search of distinctive new plants not commonly found in gardens. For these legions of enthusiasts, Dan Hinkley’s Heronswood Nursery near Seattle has become something of a mail-order mecca in recent […]
Ericas of South Africa ssid: 56 retail: $65.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING This magnificent book on the Cape heaths illustrates a diverse and complex genus in which fully two-thirds of all species are native to South Africa. All 450 species are described and accompanied by one or more superb color photographs, including […]
The English Flower Garden ssid: 55 retail: $39.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING Called “the best single garden book in our language” by Henry Mitchell, this classic includes an encyclopedic listing of the best flowers, trees and shrubs for the natural garden, illustrated with charming etchings. It presents Robinson’s influential ideas on garden […]
Encyclopaedia of Ferns ssid: 54 retail: $79.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING This encyclopedia is really two books: the first is a complete guide to the botany, cultivation, propagation, and pests and diseases of ferns; and the second half, “Ferns to Grow,” provides growing information for hundreds of species. Excellent color photos, diagrams, […]
Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs : An Illustrated Encyclopedia ssid: 50 retail: $79.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING This best-selling encyclopedia, illustrated with brilliant photographs, describes the best woody plants adapted to cooler climates, showing both habit and details of more than 500 species, and including some 700 additional cultivars and varieties. Brief […]
Euphorbias : A Gardeners’ Guide ssid: 57 retail: $21.99 show all timberpress products show all GARDENING _Euphorbia_ is an enormous genus from which this guide selects all the species, varieties, and cultivars suitable for outdoor cultivation in Britain, Europe, and North America, offering detailed descriptions of more than 80 species, both shrubs and herbaceous perennials.
