Guides for the well-read (or under-read) gardener

Grow Organic, Cook Organic, by Ysanne Spevack (Lorenz Books, November 2006) $24.99

The Winter Garden: Create a Garden that Shines Through the Forgotten Season, by Val Bourne (Cassell Illustrated, October 2006) $19.95

Fencing Paradise: The Uses and Abuses of Plants, by Richard Mabey (Eden Project Books October 2006)

Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community, by Heather C. Flores (Chelsea Green Publishing Company, October 2006) $25
Children’s Gardens, by Edwin L. Howard (Westholme Publishing, October 2006) $9.95

Bugs, Slugs and Other Invaders: 100 Ways to Beat Garden Enemies, by Sarah Ford (Hamlyn, September 2006) $5.95

All-In-One Garden: Grow Vegetables, Fruit, Herbs and Flowers in the Same Plot, by Graham Rice(Cassell Illustrated, September 2006) $17.95

Gardening for Life: Four Seasons of Joy and Renewal in Your Own Backyard, by Peggy Greenleaf St. Clair, Katie St. Clair (Illustrator) (Emmis Books, September 2006) $17.95

Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide), by C. Colston Burrell (Brooklyn Botanic Garden, September 2006) $9.95

Planting for Visual Impact and Scent in Borders and Containers, by Andrew Mikolajski (Southwater, September 2006) $15.99