Gary Y. Gao, Ohio State University Extension, Clermont County; and Pamela J. Bennett, Ohio State University Extension, Clark County.
Good horticultural references are great tools for green industry professionals, horticultural educators, and gardeners. The list presented here is a compilation of references that we, as Extension agents, use on a regular basis.
As you can imagine, this list is a work in progress.
If you know of a book or books that we should include in next year's Ornamental Plants research circular, please e-mail Gary Gao at gao.2@osu.edu. Make sure you list the name of the book, the author, the publisher and year, the ISBN number, and a brief review.
There are also numerous Ohio State University Extension bulletins that we use on a daily basis. Many of these useful bulletins have been featured in the weekly Buckeye Yard and Garden Line over the years. Please visit Ohioline at ohioline.osu.edu for OSU Extension publications online. If you would like to order hard copies of these OSU publications, please contact your local Extension office. If you are not a resident of Ohio, you can order OSU Extension publications directly from OSU's Communications and Technology Media Distribution office at 614-292-1607.
Here is our list, giving the name of the book, the author, the publisher and year, the ISBN number, the approximate list price, and a brief review.
We hope that this list will serve as a good starting point for your horticultural library.