Gardening - Ornamental Plants

Gorgeous bouquets in shades of purple, lavender, blue, white, and pink flood your memory with the heady scent of grandmother's garden. This seventh book in the Gibbs Smith flower series is filled with the perfume of love and memories of home. Lilacs are frequently...

Add a whimsical touch of green to any space: your desk or bookshelf, home or office. These miniature indoor gardens are customizable, stylish and easy to care for! This book is full of ideas for creating the perfect little Japanese-inspired terrarium garden using repurposed...

Kincaid gathers a sparkling selection of new and beloved poetry and prose about each author's favorite flora. The passion for gardening and the passion for words come together in this inspired anthology, a collection of essays and poems on topics as diverse as beans...

Native Plants of the Midwest, by regional plant expert Alan Branhagan, features the best native plants in the heartland and offers clear and concise guidance on how to use them in the garden. Plant profiles for more than 500 species of trees, shrubs, vines,...

Rita Perwich offers organic gardening principles, showing that sprays of pesticides and fungicides, even organic ones, are not necessary in a home garden. Roses are the most popular flower in the world, yet many people are afraid to grow them, given their reputation as...

Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In this highly practical book, Western gardeners are encouraged to draw upon the techniques and sculpt their own garden...

Orchid Care for Beginners: Your Complete Beginner's Guide to Cultivating Stunning Orchids at HomeBring the beauty of orchids into your home with "Orchid Care for Beginners," the ultimate guide for novice gardeners and plant enthusiasts. Written by horticultural expert Lily Greenwood, this comprehensive book...

A friendly guide to abolishing horticultural genocide, one pot at a time So you've been given an orchid. This ancient flower is one of the most popular plants cultivated today, and has amassed a wealth of symbolism throughout its history. However, they are famously...

Discover how to plan your garden so you can display flowers and foliage in your home every month of the year, in this beautifully illustrated guide from popular Instagram and RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival gardener Sean A Pritchard. "Armed with flower-whisperer Sean A....

Create 12 Stunning Images of Plants and Flowers One Sticker at a Time! Peel the sticker, place the sticker, and watch your painting come to life. Like every great artist, find inspiration in nature. A blossoming activity for crafters and plant lovers alike, Paint...

Passalongs are plants that have survived in gardens for decades by being handed from one person to another. These botanical heirlooms, such as flowering almond, blackberry lily, and night-blooming cereus, usually can't be found in neighborhood garden centers; about the only way to obtain...

Find your perennial joy with this step-by-step guide to growing gorgeous perennials in the Northeast! The first in a new series, Perennials for the Northeast profiles hundreds of the best perennial plants for gardeners in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New...

Find your perennial joy with this step-by-step guide to growing gorgeous perennials in the Pacific Northwest! Perennials for the Pacific Northwest is a friendly, contemporary, fully photographed guide showcases hundreds of perennials that thrive reliably in Oregon, Washington, northern California, and British Columbia. Ruth...

Easy as 1-2-3, this straightforward and fun guide to gardening for 24 commonly-sought-after gardening outcomes can help you grow the garden of your dreams! Many folks with a vision for a garden are swamped with information when seeking guidance. Plant by Number narrows down...

This post-wild landscape guide is an "optimistic call to action" to help gardeners create a harmonious environment by incoporating plant communities (Chicago Tribune). Over time, with industrialization and urban sprawl, we have driven nature out of our neighborhoods and cities. But we can invite...

A seasonal plant guide to boost your biodiversity and make your garden a pollinator-friendly haven. Pollinator populations--whether bees, bats, flies, birds, or moths--are declining globally, and there's an urgent need to reverse the decline. And that's where gardens come in. Any outside space can...

Within this comprehensive reference book lie the secrets to keeping your garden beautiful despite the elements, with design and planting concepts for prolonged wintry conditions. Winner of the American Horticultural Society 2025 Book Award Though many plants go dormant in wintry months, there are...

Many gardeners in the southwest are perfectly satisfied with beautiful, ornamental plants and cultivate lush lawns despite the environmental consequences of doing so. Other gardeners, however, have moved to embrace pollinator plants that provide resources to bees and butterflies. And some have embraced the...

ALERT TO BUYERS OF THIS BOOK!! THE REVIEWER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THIS BOOK HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. THE BOOK HAS BEEN EDITED AND UPDATEDDiscover the secret to creating successful raised garden beds!Raised garden beds are a perfect way to grow your own food,...

This easy-to-use reference is designed for the increasing numbers of serious home gardeners, commercial nurserymen, and members of the professional horticultural and botanical community who want to propagate the native flora of California. Such information is vital if we are to meet the challenges...