A recent visit to the local botanical gardens provided inspiration to dig in the dirt and brighten up the place with a host of spring blooms. If you’re new to gardening start with the basics. Small spaces call for container gardening. Or if you prefer admiring gardens rather than growing them, garden photography provides opportunities to enjoy the colors and the play of light year round.
About Gardening
Gardening books cover everything from selecting gardening sites and preparing the soil to choosing flowering plants, shrubs and trees. They include information about the tools need to get started and how to care for plants once they’re in the ground.
The Garden Primer, 2nd edition, by Barbara Damrosch
Gardening for a Lifetime, by Sydney Eddison
Gardening Basics for Dummies, by Steven A. Frownie
Great Growing at Home: The Essential Guide to Gardening Basics, by Allan A. Swenson
Container Gardening
Container gardening provides solutions for small spaces. You can grow multiple plants on your porch or patio in carefully designed pots or brighten a corner with colorful pots and blooms without taking up precious space.
Complete Guide to Container Gardening, by Better Homes & Gardens
Easy Container Gardens, by Pamela Crawford
Container Gardening: 250 Design Ideas & Step-by-Step Techniques, by Fine Gardening
The Vegetable Gardner’s Container Bible: How to Grow a Bounty of Food in Pots, Tubs and Other Containers, by Edward C. Smith
Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces, by Gayla Trail
Garden Photography Books
Gardens and flowers provide beautiful backdrops and colorful photographs. Every garden offers unique play of light and shadow. Floral displays appear differently throughout the day and with each season. Take time to enjoy both the art and the practice of garden photography
The Art of Garden Photography, by Ian Adams
Digital Flower Photography, by Sue Bishop
Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers: The Essential Guide to Digital Techniques, by Alan L. Detrick
Great Gardens of America, by Tim Richardson and Andrea Jones
1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die, edited by Rae Spencer-Jones
Stephanie Maatta 4/28/2011