This is the third Special Circular installment of useful horticultural references for green-industry professionals, horticultural educators, and gardeners. This work-in-progress is a compilation of references that horticulturists use on a regular basis.
If there are any books that should be added to this list, e-mail pjbennett@ag.osu.edu and let her know. Please note that the prices may vary, depending upon the source.
| General References | |||||
| Author(s) | Name of Book | Publisher/Year | ISBN | Approx. Cost | Comments |
| Stanton Gill, David L. Clement, and Ethel Dutky | Pests and Diseases of Herbaceous Perennials | Ball Publishing/1999 | 1-883052-20-3 | $69.00 | Describes pests and how to combat them. |
| Michael A. Dirr and Charles W. Heuser Jr. | The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation | Varsity Press, Inc./1987 | 0-942375-00-9 | $35.00 | A great resource for those propagation questions. |
| Whitney Cranshaw | Garden Insects of North America | Princeton University Press/2004 | 0-691-09561-2 | $30.00 | The ultimate guide to backyard bugs, includes color pictures. |
| Fred Hower and Alison Beck | Tree and Shrub Gardening for Ohio | Lone Pine Publish-ing/2004 | 1-55105-402-7 | $19.00 | Color pictures and text to help select, plant, and care for trees and shrubs. |
| Michael A. Dirr | Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs | Timber Press/1997 | 0-88192-404-0 | $70.00 | Excellent color pictures describing the best woody plants to use in the landscape. |
| Denise Wiles Adams | Restoring American Gardens | Timber Press/2004 | 0-88192-619-1 | $40.00 | An encyclopedia of heirloom plants. |
| Lawrence Newcomb | Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide | Little, Brown and Company/ 1977 | 0-316-60442-9 | $15.00 | Once you learn how to use this key, identifying wildflowers is easy. |
| Robert L. Henn | Wildflowers of Ohio | Indiana University Press/1998 | 0-253-21167-0 | $20.00 | Good color pictures to help identify wildflowers. |
| Gordon Cheers (publ.) | Flora | Firefly Books/2003 | 1-55297-843-5 | $20.00 | A compre- hensive list of common plant names and their Latin name. |
| Nancy J. Turner and Adam F. Szczawinkski | Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms of North America | Timber Press/1991 | 0-88192-312-5 | $25.00 | An excellent resource for answering questions about poisonous plants. |
| P. Allen Smith | Garden Home | Clarkson Potter Publishers/ 2003 | 0-609-60032-7 | $30.00 | A very interesting book on garden design. |
| Christopher Brickell | Pruning and Training | DK Publishing/ 1996 | 1-56458-331-7 | $35.00 | A fully illustrated plant-by-plant manual on pruning. |