One of the pleasures of winter is enjoying a good book beside a cozy fire. Many gardeners spend the cold winter months scanning catalogs and reading garden books while formulating plans for the spring gardening season. The following list of books on various aspects of gardening might interest you.
- Growing Fruit in Your Backyard (Macmillan) This demonstrates how even the smallest plot can support a couple of dwarf fruit trees or a hedge of blackberries or blueberries.
- Gardening with Perennials (Rodale) Outlines ways to reduce yard maintenance by using lawn space for easy-care perennials.
- Elements of Garden Design (Henry Holt & Co.) Tips from landscape designer and writer Joe Eck on creating foundation plantings, terraces and decks, fences, gateways, trellises, vegetable areas, lawns and slopes.
- The Southern Heirloom Garden (Taylor Publishing Company) Texans William C. Welch and Greg Grant (an East Texas native) have compiled a book that covers a variety of historical Southern gardens and profiles 81 plants long used by Southern gardeners.
- Potted Gardens (Clarkson Potter) Rebecca Cole shares her talents for recycling castoffs into classic containers and gives step-by-step planting instructions and helpful design advice.
- Ready, Set, Grow! A Guide to Gardening With Children (Macmillan) Suzanne Frutig Bales describes gardening activities geared for children, from building scarecrows to creating a playhouse with sunflower plants.
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