Like heirloom seeds and grafts from trees, advice from great gardeners handed down through the centuries has shaped the science and art of gardens across the globe. Spanning gardeners from fifteenth-century Japan to the contemporary United States, Lessons from the Great Gardeners profiles forty groundbreaking botanists, nurserymen, and tillers of earth, men and women whose passion, innovation, and green thumbs endure in the formal landscapes and vegetable patches of today. Entries for each gardening great highlight their iconic plants and garden designs, revealing both the gardeners’ own influences and the seeds—sometimes literal—that they sowed for gardens yet to sprout. From André Le Nôtre in seventeenth-century France, who drew on his training as an architect and hydraulic engineer to bring the topiary form to Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles, to the work of High Line and Lurie Garden designer Piet Oudolf, and Thomas Jefferson’s advice on creating protected garden microclimates for help growing early crops and tender fruit like figs (with peas, a Jefferson favorite), Lessons from the Great Gardeners is a resource as rich as the soil from which it springs. Featuring lush illustrations harvested from the archives of the Royal Horticultural Society, as well as sections on a dozen international gardens that showcase the lessons of the greats, this homage to the love of good, clean dirt is sure to inspire readers to get out in the sun and dig.

Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

BIGGS, Matthew

Gardening & Landscape Design

University of Chicago Press

Be inspired to cultivate and cook amazing new crops with this seed-to-plate guide to more than 50 out-of-the-ordinary edibles. Whether you're new to grow-your-own and determined to make the most of limited space with a truly gourmet harvest, or a seasoned grower looking to spice up the kitchen garden with brand new flavour experiences, Incredible Edibles has something for everyone. It offers step-by-step instructions, giving you the confidence to grow some unusually tasty crops; from the well-known turmeric and goji berry, to the more exotic cucamelon and strawberry spinach. It includes guidance on how to store, keep fresh, and preserve your crops so that nothing goes to waste.

Incredible Edibles: Grow Something Different in Your Fruit and Veg Plot

A practical planner for all gardeners, "What Plant Where" leads you quickly and clearly to the plants that will grow well in your particular garden. The five chapters on perennials, climbers, shrubs, conifers and trees provide lists of plants for every conceivable site: large border, shady walls, raised beds, rockeries and water gardens. Each plant recommendation is illustrated with a full-colour portrait photograph, supported by all the information needed to guarantee the right choice.

What Plant Where?

Lancaster, Roy

With more than four hundred beautiful full-color photographs, a valuable guide presents a vast array of houseplants designed for various home locations and conditions for year-round gardening. 15,000 first printing.

What Houseplant Where

DK Pub.

Discover more than 50 out-of-the-ordinary edibles, from cucamelons to strawberry popcorn, in this seed-to-plate guide that inspires you to cultivate amazing new fruit and vegetable crops. Whether you're a beginner and determined to make the most of limited space with a truly unique and heirloom harvest, or a seasoned grower looking to spice up your cooking with gourmet flavors, the step-by-step instructions give you the confidence to grow some unusually tasty crops. Choose from fruiting vegetables such as orange eggplants and hyacinth beans, salad greens such as fiddlehead ferns and sushi hostas, grains such as quinoa and chia, and luscious fruits such as honeyberries and white strawberries. All plants can be started indoors and transplanted, grown outdoors in the garden, or kept as houseplants. With versatile gardening advice for growing in a variety of spaces and situations, plus cooking suggestions and preserving options, a weird and wonderful harvest is guaranteed.

Grow Something Different to Eat: Weird and wonderful heirloom fruits and vegetables for your garden

The demand for locally sourced organic foods continues to rise. This resource is a prime reference for the many who are growing or wanting to grow their own vegetables, herbs and fruits. 
 The book features superb full-color photographs and illustrations and an easy-to-use A-Z directory. Comprehensive growing, harvesting and preserving tips and a wealth of recipes are a boon to gardeners and cooks alike. 
 Practical aspects of gardening are explained in detail, with in-depth sections on creating a garden, pollination, soil fertility and greenhouse growing. Some of the topics covered are:
<li>Nutritional values</li> <li>The most useful and most recommended varieties</li> <li>Plant hardiness, propagation and growing guidelines</li> <li>Cropping, harvesting and storing</li> <li>Weed, pest and disease control</li> <li>Ornamental and wildlife value</li> <li>Pruning and training</li> <li>Companion planting</li> <li>Container growing.</li> A yearly maintenance calendar, glossary, further reading section, seed sources list and detailed index round out this outstanding book.

Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Flowerdew, Bob

MCVICAR, JEKKA

Firefly Books

Praise for Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit, by Matthew Biggs and others: "Solid gardening tips and tempting recipes ... enough to teach even experienced gardeners new tricks." -- American Reference Books Annual In this encyclopedic guide, master gardener Matthew Biggs shows home gardeners how to grow a broad range of vegetables, from the traditional and most popular to the unusual and rare. In addition, celebrated chef Jean-Christophe Novelli provides delicious recipes that use the abundant harvest. This all-in-one resource features: 
<li>An illustrated A-to-Z directory with detailed notes on hundreds of varieties that is organized into 80 vegetable families </li>
<li>Unusual, exotic and rare vegetables for the home garden 
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<li>Directory of disease-resistant vegetables 
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<li>Hundreds of color photographs 
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<li>Practical gardening tips, including information on planning, soil, fertility, watering, crop rotation, growing systems, propagation and weed and pest control 
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<li>Expert advice on garden cultivation and maintenance, harvesting and storing 
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<li>A history of vegetable growing 
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<li>The ornamental vegetable garden, micro-greens, mini vegetables and making vegetable dyes 
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<li>A comprehensive lists of suppliers and prize-winning vegetables The Complete Book of Vegetables is a comprehensive guide for home gardeners.
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The Complete Book of Vegetables: The Ultimate Guide to Growing, Cooking and Eating Vegetables

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Cooking by Ingredient

A comprehensive reference guide to planting and harvesting crops of all kinds shares practical advice on cultivation, pest and disease control, herbs and vegetables, and even recipes.

Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Laurel Glen

A must-have book for any vegetable grower. --Washington Gardener 
 What is not included in this definitive and beautifully illustrated sourcebook on edible landscape? --The American Herb Association 
 Satisfying ... There's an abundance of information and tantalizing pictures. --New York Times 
 The demand for locally sourced organic foods continues to rise. For those who want to grow their own vegetables, herbs and fruit this superb resource will be referred to often throughout the year. 
 Now in paperback, the book features superb full-color photographs and illustrations and an easy-to-use A-Z directory. Comprehensive growing, harvesting and preserving tips and a wealth of recipes will help gardeners and cooks enjoy the bounty of their home gardens. 
 Practical aspects of gardening are explained in detail, with in-depth sections on creating a garden, pollination, soil fertility and greenhouse growing. 
 Topics include: 
<ul>
<li>Edibility and nutritional value </li> <li>The most useful and most recommended varieties </li> <li>Plant hardiness, propagation and growing guidelines </li> <li>Cropping, harvesting and storing </li> <li>Weed, pest and disease control </li> <li>Ornamental and wildlife value </li> <li>A maintenance calendar </li> <li>Pruning and training </li> <li>Companion planting </li> <li>Container growing. </li> </ul>
 A glossary, further reading, seed sources, hardiness zones and a detailed index round out this outstanding book.

Praise for the previous edition: 
 "These three amazing authors have put together a must-have book for any vegetable grower." -- Washington Gardener 
 "What is not included in this definitive and beautifully illustrated sourcebook on edible landscape?" -- The American Herb Association 
 "Satisfying ... There's an abundance of information and tantalizing pictures." -- The New York Times 
 The first edition of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit was published in 2006. All editions and formats sold more than one million copies and it quickly became a classic reference. A decade later, this edition adds a new jacket, updates the design, and expands by 60 new pages for a total of over 70 vegetables, 100 herbs and 100 popular fruits. The most current information on plant varieties and cultivation techniques make it the essential sourcebook for all food gardeners, especially for anyone who would like to start growing organic produce, and who feels they need some expert advice. 
 The coverage is phenomenal -- from the care of asparagus through the seasons to the huge number of apples that can be grown in even the smallest spaces. Lavish illustrations in an accessible layout, and clear and accurate text applicable to all regions invite readers to browse and try growing something new. 
 The listings open with a large photograph of the plant and a description. The topics include: species and common names; recommended varieties; cultivation techniques (propagation, growing, maintenance); container growing; harvesting and storing; pests and diseases; companion planting; medicinal uses; culinary uses, with recipes; and other uses and warnings. Additional images show other parts of the plant during the seasons, as well as recipe photographs.

The New Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

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Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us

Incredible Edibles: Grow Something Different in Your Fruit and Veg Plot

What Plant Where?

What Houseplant Where

Grow Something Different to Eat: Weird and wonderful heirloom fruits and vegetables for your garden

Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

The Complete Book of Vegetables: The Ultimate Guide to Growing, Cooking and Eating Vegetables

Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

The New Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia