| Great Gardening/Horticulture Reference Books |
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Recommended by Bill Ruppert.
 | 100 Easy Perennials by Natalia Hamill |
| Published by Publications International, LTD., Lincolnwood, IL 2000 |
| Wonderful reference for selecting great perennials from a focused list. |
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| Ortho's All About Perennials by Ann Lovejoy & Jan Riggenbach |
| Published by Meredith Books, Des Moines, IA 1999 |
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| Perennial Gardening Guide, 3rd Edition by John M. Valleau |
| Published by Valleybrook International Ventures, Inc. - Abbotsford British Columbia 1998 |
| Easy-to-read perennial reference with great photography. |
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| Pictorial Guide to Perennials, Millennium Edition by M. J. Coleman Helmer, Karla S. Decker Hodge |
| Published by Merchants Publishing Company, Kalamazoo, MI 2000 |
| Easy-to-read perennial reference with great photography. |
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| The Complete Book of Herbs by Lesley Bremness |
| Published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London 1988 |
| A practical guide for growing and using herbs. |
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| The Well-Tended Perennial Garden by Tracy DiSabato-Aust |
| Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR 1998 |
| ABSOLUTELY the best perennial maintenance book available today! |
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| Amazing Annuals by Marjorie Mason Hogue |
| Published by Firefly Books, Ltd., Willowdale, Ontario 1999 |
| More than 300 container and garden plants for summer-long color. |
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| Armitage's GARDEN ANNUALS, A Color Encyclopedia by Allan M. Armitage |
| Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR 2004 |
| Excellent pictorial companion for Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Piennials and Half-Hardy Perennials. Covers many not-so-common companion annuals. |
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| Armitage's Garden Perennials, A Color Encyclopedia by Allan M. Armitage |
| Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR 2000 |
| Great color photography, extensive coverage of perennials. |
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| Botanica by R. G. Turner, Jr. |
| Published by Barnes and Noble, Inc., USA 1999 |
| Reference for researching exotic ornamental plantsÂ…includes over 6,500 photos. |
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| Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by John Greenlee |
| Published by Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 1992 |
| Great ornamental grass reference. |
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| Garden Insects of North America by Whitney Cranshaw |
| Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. 2004 |
| Great photos and information on insect problems of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants as well as fruits and vegetables. |
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| Making the Most of Clematis, 2nd Edition by Raymond J. Evison |
| Published by Burall+Floraprint, Ltd., UK 1991 |
| An in-depth guide to the culture and identification of clematis. |
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| Missouri Wildflowers, 5th Edition by Edgar Dennison |
| Published by Missouri Dept. of Conservation, Jefferson City, MO 1998 |
| An EASY-TO-USE photo guide to Missouri's wildflowers. |
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| Spectacular Container Plants by Byron E. and Laurelyn G. Martin |
| Published by Willow Creek Press, Minocqua, WI 2001 |
| Finally, a useful reference exploring the topic of tropical-color plants for use in creating unusual garden planters. Great photos and cultural info. |
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| The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by Rick Darke |
| Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR 1999 |
| EXCELLENT reference WITH photography for grasses, sedges, rushes and selected bamboos. |
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| The Undaunted Garden by Lauren Springer |
| Published by Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, CO 1994 |
| An opinionated and practical guide to gardening in difficult situations with excellent photography showing great plant combinations. |
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| Advanced/Professional Gardener |
| Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials by Allan M. Armitage |
| Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR 2001 |
| The reference book we have been waiting for! |
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| Gardener's Latin by Bill Neal |
| Published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 1992 |
| Takes the mystery out of those frightening Latin plant names. |
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| Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on Their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes by Allan M. Armitage |
| Published by Stipes Publishing, Champaign, IL 1997 |
| The "bible" of perennial plant reference books. |
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| Hortus Third by Staff of the L.H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University |
| Published by Barnes and Noble, Inc., USA 1976 |
| A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the US and Canada. |
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| List of Names of Perennials (Naamlijst van Vaste Planten) by H.J van de Laar, et al. |
| Published by Research Station for Nursery Stock - Boskoop, the Netherlands 1995 |
| The definitive resource for perennial plant nomenclature. |
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| Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, 5th Edition by Michael Dirr |
| Published by Stipes Publishing, Champaign, IL 1998 |
| The "bible" of woody plant reference books. |
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| The Hosta Handbook by Mark Zilis |
| Published by Q & Z Nursery, Inc., Rochelle, IL 2000 |
| The most complete and accurate hosta reference I have found. |
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