Gary Y. Gao, Ohio State University Extension, Clermont County; and Pamela J. Bennett, Ohio State University Extension, Clark County.
Hortus Third
The Staff at the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium
MacMillan Publishing Company, 1976
ISBN 0-02-5054708
$150
A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada.
Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia
Donald Wyman
MacMillan Publishing Company, 1986
ISBN 0-02-632070-3
$55
An excellent gardening reference.
Manual of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants
Steven M. Still
Stipes Publishing Company, 1994
ISBN 0-87563-433-8
$41
The most comprehensive book on herbaceous ornamental plants.
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics,
Culture, Propagation, and Uses
Michael A. Dirr
Stipes Publishing Company, 1998
ISBN: 0875637957
$57
The most comprehensive book on woody ornamental plants.
Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
Michael A. Dirr
Timber Press, 4th Edition, 1997
ISBN: 0881924040
$69
An excellent book on trees and shrubs with numerous color pictures.
Western Fertilizer Handbook: Second Horticulture Edition
Soil Improvement Committee of the California Fertilizer Association
Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, 1997
ISBN: 0813431468
$34
A concise and practical book on fertilizers and plant nutrition.
Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide
Brian Capon
Timber Press, 1990
ISBN 0-88192-258-7
$29
An easily digestible overview of the fundamentals of botanical science as they relate to
horticulture; a perfect book for beginners or for a botany review.
Weeds of the Northeast
Richard H. Uva, Joseph C. Neal, and Joseph M. Ditomaso
Cornell University Press, 1997
ISBN: 0801483344
$29
An excellent reference on the biology and identification of weeds.
A New Tree Biology
Alex L. Shigo
Shigo and Trees, Associates, 2nd Edition, 1997
ISBN 0-943563-12-7
$75
Facts, photos, and philosophies on trees and their problems and proper care.