Horticulture Committee
Horticulture Book List
Some Suggested Hort Books
General:
Thomas Ranier. Planting in a Post Modern World Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes
Larry Weaner. Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change
Dabiel Chamovitz. What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses.
Chapman and Salwitz. Gardening with Foliage First
William Cullina: Understanding Perennials
Trees, Shrubs and Pruning
Joan Maloof. Nature’s Temples The Complex world of Old Growth Forests.
Peter Wohleben. The Hidden Life of Trees
Christopher Brickell, David Joyce. AmericanHorticultureSociety: Pruning and Training: a Fully Illustrated Plant by Plant Manual
William Cullina. Native Trees, and Shrubs and Vines:A Guide for Using Growing and Propagating American Woody Plants. Out of print but can be ordered used.
Michael Dirr Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs Brooklyn Botanical Gardening: The Tree Care Primer
Native Plants, Sustainable Gardening
Donald Leopold: Native Plants of the Northeast: A guide for Gardening and Conservation.
William Cullina: 1.The New England Wildflower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers Diane Lewis: The Great Healthy Yard Project.
Brooklyn Botanical Garden: Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants, Good Natives For Tough Places Thomas Christopher: The American Landscape: Leading Voices on the Future of Sustainable Gardening Terri DuneChase. Eradicate Invasive Plants
Gardening in Shade
Ken Druse. The New Shade Garden
Jenney Rose Carey Glorious Shade
Larry Hodgson Making the Most of Shade Graham Rice The Dry Shade Garden