NWHS Library Books - by Category View in Alphabetical Order

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CONTAINER GARDENING

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONTAINER PLANTS
Roger Cardillo
Plant unusual annuals and tropicals in containers

SHRUBS AND TREES IN CONTAINERS
Almuth Scholz

DESIGN

A PATTERN GARDEN
Valerie Easton
The essential elements of garden making

BRITISH GARDENS IN TIME
Katie Campbell
The greatest garden makers from Capability Brown to Christopher Lloyd

FOLIAGE
David Joyce
Dramatic and subtle leaves for the gardens

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Ruthe Olde
She makes it look so easy

ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS
Denise Greig
Directory of plants whose attributes lie in the form and foliage

PLANTING FOR COLOUR
Susan Chivers
Show you how to make the best use of colour

POCKET GARDENS
Fine Gardening
How to create a miniature garden

THE EDIBLE LANDSCAPE
Emily Tepe
Create a beautiful garden with vegetables, fruits and flowers

THE GARDENER’S PALETTE
Pierre Nessmann
A year of colour in the flower garden

THE LAYERED GARDEN
David Culp
Offers four seasons of beauty

THE LIFELONG GARDENER
Toni Gattone
Garden with ease and joy at any age

THE NONSTOP GARDEN
Stephanie Cohen
Guide to smart plant choices and 4 season designs

THE WELL-TENDED PERENNIAL GARDEN
Tracy Disabato-aust
Planting and pruning techniques

THEME GARDEN
Barbara Damrosch
How to plan, plant and grow 16 glorious gardens

EDIBLE GARDENS

DRUNKEN BOTANIST
Amy Stewart
The plants that create the world’s greatest drinks

EDIBLE LANDSCAPE
Senga Lindsay
Urban food gardens that look great

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
Reference guide to more than 500 plants and their uses

SUCCESSION PLANTING
Christopher Lloyd
Ideas for year long pleasure

THE BOOK OF KALE
Sharon Hanna
The easy to grow superfood

THE EDIBLE GARDEN
Sunset
Vegetables, herbs, berries, pruning and more

THE EDIBLE LANDSCAPE
Emily Tepe
Create a beautiful garden with vegetables, fruits and flowers

THE GARDENERS A-Z GUIDE TO GROWING ORGANIC FOOD
Tanya Denckla

TOMATOMANIA!
Scott Daigre & jean Garbee
A fresh approach to celebrate tomatoes

VERTICAL VEGETABLES & FRUIT
Rhonda Massingham-Hart
Gardening techniques for growing up in small spaces

YEAR ROUND HARVEST
Linda Gilkeson
How to keep fresh food on the table all year

YEAR-ROUND VEGETABLE GARDENER
Niki Jabbour
How to grow your own food 365 days a year

THE ZERO-MILE DIET
Carolyn Herriot
Year round guide to organic food

GROUND COVERS

COVERING GROUND
Barbara Ellis
Ideas for landscaping with colorful, low maintenance ground covers

HISTORY

FIFTY PLANTS THAT CHAGNED HISTORY
Bill Laws
The plants that have had the greatest impact on human civilization

INSECTS

GOOD GARDEN BUGS
Mary Gardiner
Everything you need to know about beneficial insects

INSECTS & GARDENS
Eric Grissell
Understanding insects

LETTERS FROM THE HIVE
Stephan Buchmann
Role of bees in human culture and mythology

WICKED BUGS
Amy Stewart
100 of our worst entomological foes

MEDICINAL

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
Reference guide to more than 500 plants and their uses

PLANTS THAT HEAL
Dr G.D. Pamplona-Roger
Book unlocks the secret of traditional natural remedies

THE TRUTH ABOUT GARDEN REMEDIES
Jeff Gillman
What works, what doesn’t & why

MISCELANEOUS

GOOD WEED / BAD WEED
Nancy Gift
Easy to use guide for uninvited plants

HOT PLANTS FOR COOL CLIMATES
S.A. Roth & D. Schrader
Gardening with tropical plants in temperate zones

THE 100 MILE DIET
Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon
A year of local eating

NATIVE PLANTS

GARDENING WITH NATIVE PLANTS
Arthur Kruckeberg and Linda Chalker-Scott
Choose from 1,000 choices of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals for diverse conditions

ORGANIC GARDENING

A YEAR ON THE GARDEN PATH
Carolyn Herriot
52 week organic gardening guide

GARDEN ALCHEMY
Stephanie Rose
For gardeners who want to use natural and organic products to turn their garden into gold

GOOD GARDEN BUGS
Mary Gardiner
Everything you need to know about beneficial insects

INSECTS & GARDENS
Eric Grissell
Understanding insects

GOOD WEED / BAD WEED
Nancy Gift
Easy to use guide for uninvited plants

THE GARDENERS A-Z GUIDE TO GROWING ORGANIC FOOD
Tanya Denckla

THE ZERO-MILE DIET
Carolyn Herriot
Year round guide to organic food

PERENIALS

PERENNIALS
Paul Starosta and Marion Ferraud
It is both an art book and a biology book

PERENNIALS ALL SEASON
Douglas Green
Planning and planting an everblooming garden

THE WELL-TENDED PERENNIAL GARDEN
Tracy Disabato-aust
Planting and pruning techniques

POLLINATOR GARDEN BOOKS

ATTRACTING NATIVE POLLINATORS
Xerces Society
Protecting North American bees and butterflies

BUTTERFLY GARDENING
Thomas Emmel
Shows appropriate plants to attract butterflies

LETTERS FROM THE HIVE
Stephan Buchmann
Role of bees in human culture and mythology

PRUNING

PRUNERS BIBLE
Steve Bradley
Step by step guide to pruning every plant in your garden

THE WELL-TENDED PERENNIAL GARDEN
Tracy Disabato-aust
Planting and pruning techniques

SCIENCE

HOW PLANTS WORK
Linda Chalker-Scott
The science behind what plants do every day

THE INFORMED GARDENER BLOOMS AGAIN
Linda Chalker-Scott
Using scientific to debunk common gardening myths

THE SEX LIFE OF FLOWERS
Bastian Meeuse and Sean Morris
Sexual encounters of the floral kind

THE WELL-TENDED PERENNIAL GARDEN
Tracy Disabato-aust
Planting and pruning techniques

SEEDS

SEED SOWING AND SAVING
Carole Turner
How to harvest, dry, store and sow seeds

THE TRIUMP OF SEEDS
Thor Hansen
Seed identification and dispersal

SHADE GARDENING

MAKING THE MOST OF SHADE
Larry Hodgson
Plan, plant and grow a garden that lightens up the shadows

SUCCESS WITH SHADE LOVING PLANTS
Graham Clarke
How to choose, design, and use shade successfully

SHRUBS

SHRUBS AND TREES IN CONTAINERS
Almuth Scholz

WINTER FLOWERING SHRUBS
Michael Buffin

SPECIES SPECIFIC

CLEMATIS AND CLIMBERS
David Gardener

HEUCHERAS & HEUCHERELLAS
Dan Heims and Grahame Ware
Coral bells and foamy bells

THE BOOK OF LITTLE HOSTAS
K&M Shadrack
200 small, very small and mini varieties

ENCLOPEDIA OF HYDRANGEAS
C&D Van Gelderen

IRISES
Claire Austin
A gardener’s encyclopaedia

MOSS GARDENING
George Schenk
Understanding some common mosses, lichen and liverworts

THE PLANT FINDERS GUIDE TO ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
Roger Ground
Overview of grasses and lots of photos

TREES

SHRUBS AND TREES IN CONTAINERS
Almuth Scholz

TREES FOR THE SMALL GARDEN
Simon Toomer
How to choose, plant and care for the tree

WEST COAST GARDENING

PLANT LIFE:  GROWING A GARDEN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Valeria Easton
Valerie Easton shows her own garden

"If you are interested in gardening and horticulture, this is the club for you!"

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

7:30 pm Meeting begins - Club business
7:45 pm Tea/Refreshments
8:00 pm Draw
8:15 pm GUEST SPEAKER
9:30 pm Meeting ends

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EVENTS

Our other events include the spring plant sale, a summer garden tour and picnic, bring-and-share and year-end dinner.

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Plant Sale TABLE

We will have an in-club Plant Sale Table with plants & garden related items every month with exception of December.

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Meetings

No meeting in January; Christmas Party in December. Regular meetings with a Speaker all other months.

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