Best Gardening Books

List of the Month
april 2023 (see all)
Beschrijving
The world grows green, and the garden calls! Our List of the Month this April is devoted to the best books about gardening. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
1
Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work
door Mel Bartholomew
1,564 leden
14 besprekingen
4
11 Members
tardis, geophile, elenchus, evementen, kristilabrie, mc2franmc2, jakebornheimer, dkidwell, jaybak, naryi, Deborah66
Verklaringen
tardis: I actually have the 3rd edition, All New Square Foot Gardening.
2
Creating Small Gardens
door Roy Strong
106 leden
½ 4.4
8 Members
abbottthomas, elenchus, evementen, mc2franmc2, Boand, helenar238, dkidwell, naryi
Verklaringen
Boand: The best design book for small gardens which encourages you do your own thing with what you have.
3
The Gardener's Bed-Book: Short and Long Pieces to Be Read in Bed by Those Who Love Green Growing Things
door Richardson Wright
139 leden
1 bespreking
4.1
6 Members
elenchus, evementen, perennialreader, Tess_W, mc2franmc2, naryi
Verklaringen
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
4
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture
door Toby Hemenway
1,049 leden
11 besprekingen
½ 4.4
6 Members
elenchus, evementen, Tess_W, kristilabrie, mc2franmc2, AnitaNgaire
6
Mijn tweede natuur
door Michael Pollan
1,575 leden
32 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
Heather39, evementen, mdoris, MM_Jones, mc2franmc2
7
Crockett's Victory Garden
door James Underwood Crockett
473 leden
6 besprekingen
4.2
5 Members
evementen, Marlane, tealadytoo, mc2franmc2, dkidwell
8
De vreugde van het landleven dagboek van een Engelse dame uit 1906
door Edith Holden
1,835 leden
10 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
evementen, tealadytoo, Tosta, AndreaLP
9
Het jaar van de tuinier
door Karel Čapek
447 leden
13 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
abbottthomas, elenchus, evementen, perennialreader, dkidwell
Verklaringen
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
10
De creatieve tuinier een (h)eerlijke tuin voor elk budget
door Alys Fowler
42 leden
1 bespreking
4.1
4 Members
evementen, Tess_W, Boand, dkidwell
Verklaringen
Boand: One of the very best books ever on how to create a beautiful garden on a tight budget
11
No Dig: Nurture Your Soil to Grow Better Vegetables with Less Effort
door Charles Dowding
33 leden
½ 4.5
4 Members
tardis, geraldinefm, mc2franmc2, AnitaNgaire
Verklaringen
geraldinefm: As a no-dig gardener, this is my bible.
12
The Well-Tempered Garden
door Christopher Lloyd
253 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 4.5
3 Members
abbottthomas, mc2franmc2, Boand
Verklaringen
Boand: THE definitive book for plantsmen and women.
13
Onward and Upward in the Garden
door Katharine S. White
483 leden
8 besprekingen
4
3 Members
lizzy50usa, perennialreader, naryi
14
Western Garden Book
door Sunset Editors
2,077 leden
4 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
mdoris, MM_Jones, mc2franmc2
15
Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
door Michael A. Dirr
273 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.5
2 Members
brendajanefrank, jpahl
Verklaringen
brendajanefrank: Like the Manual on Woody Plants, but smaller and with photos.
16
This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader
door Joan Dye Gussow
261 leden
5 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
mldg, Legacymaker
17
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
door Douglas W. Tallamy
577 leden
15 besprekingen
½ 4.5
2 Members
Heather39, geraldinefm
18
Japanese Gardens: Right Angle and Natural Form
door Gunter Nitschke
218 leden
3.8
2 Members
paulmdh, mdoris
19
The Complete Gardener: A Practical, Imaginative Guide to Every Aspect of Gardening
door Monty Don
281 leden
3 besprekingen
½ 4.4
2 Members
geraldinefm, Boand
Verklaringen
geraldinefm: I enjoy all of Monty Don's books. Practical knowledge with musings and a very enjoyable writing style.
Boand: Everything you need to know about gardening in Britain & Ireland
20
Groundbreaking Food Gardens: 73 Plans That Will Change the Way You Grow Your Garden
door Niki Jabbour
127 leden
2 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
tardis, geraldinefm
21
The Garden in Every Sense and Season
door Tovah Martin
44 leden
14 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
VivienneR, Heather39
22
De verloren tuinen van Heligan
door Tim Smit
239 leden
3 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
kleh, EMS_24
23
The Garden
door Vita Sackville-West
47 leden
3 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
VivienneR, MM_Jones
24
Edible Perennial Gardening: Growing Successful Polycultures in Small Spaces
door Anni Kelsey
37 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.3
2 Members
kristilabrie, AnitaNgaire
25
Front Yard Gardens: Growing More Than Grass
door Liz Primeau
168 leden
2 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
tardis, elenchus
26
Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist: How to Have Your Yard and Eat It Too
door Michael Judd
83 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.6
2 Members
geraldinefm, AnitaNgaire
27
Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
door Lee Reich
123 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.5
2 Members
geraldinefm, AnitaNgaire
29
Encyclopedia of plants and flowers
door Christopher Brickell
729 leden
3 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
SJaneDoe, Boand
Verklaringen
Boand: Simply the very best encyclopaedia on gardening plants
30
Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden
door Jessica Walliser
73 leden
2 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
tardis, geraldinefm
Verklaringen
geraldinefm: Together with Carrots Love Tomatoes, refer to it all the time.
32
The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming
door Masanobu Fukuoka
1,003 leden
21 besprekingen
4.2
Member
kristilabrie
33
Terra's handboek snoeien & leiden
door Christopher Brickell
555 leden
4.1
Member
kleh
34
The New Seed Starter's Handbook
door Nancy Bubel
432 leden
5 besprekingen
4.2
Member
mldg
35
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation, and Uses
door Michael A. Dirr
407 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 4.6
Member
brendajanefrank
Verklaringen
brendajanefrank: Formidable work on woody plants.
36
Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field
door John Lewis-Stempel
252 leden
11 besprekingen
4.2
Member
Rosa_Saks
37
An Island Garden
door Celia Thaxter
241 leden
3 besprekingen
½ 4.6
Member
lizzy50usa
38
Weeds of the West
door Thomas D. Whitson
178 leden
2 besprekingen
4
Member
cpg
39
Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden
door Emily Whaley
171 leden
5 besprekingen
3.9
Member
perennialreader
Verklaringen
perennialreader: A jewel of a book about a jewel of a garden.
40
The Sunflower Garden
door Janice May Udry
113 leden
½ 3.5
Member
al.vick
41
Straw Bale Gardens Complete
door Joel Karsten
86 leden
2 besprekingen
3.8
Member
parlerodermime
42
Thoughtful Gardening
door Robin Lane Fox
82 leden
3.8
Member
abbottthomas
Verklaringen
abbottthomas: Lane Fox has written a regular gardening column for the Financial Times since 1970. Surely must be the longest-running gardening column in the world? Witty and accurate, if a bit opinionated.
44
Flowers of the World
door Robert Stell Lemmon
62 leden
½ 4.3
Member
mstrust
45
Ontwerp je eigen tuin
door Diarmuid Gavin
56 leden
1 bespreking
4.2
Member
EMS_24
47
The Jewel Box Garden
door Thomas Hobbs
50 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 2.7
Member
mdoris
48
The Complete Book of Gardening
door Alan Titchmarsh
43 leden
5
Member
hipdeep
49
Unearthed: Love, Acceptance, and Other Lessons from an Abandoned Garden
door Alexandra Risen
36 leden
3 besprekingen
4.1
Member
gypsysmom
50
The Gardener's Pocket Bible: Every Gardening Rule of Thumb at Your Fingertips
door Roni Jay
28 leden
2 besprekingen
3
Member
RoboSchro
51
Gardening Grief and Glory
door Ed Lawrence
19 leden
4
Member
jakebornheimer
52
Country Notes in Wartime
door V. Sackville-West
13 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.3
Member
VivienneR
53
The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre
door Carleen Madigan
1,178 leden
9 besprekingen
3.9
Member
hipdeep
54
Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long
door Eliot Coleman
713 leden
8 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Member
Tosta
55
Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden
door Eleanor PereĢnyi
433 leden
8 besprekingen
4.1
Member
perennialreader
Verklaringen
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
56
Orwell's Roses
door Rebecca Solnit
402 leden
13 besprekingen
4.1
Member
VivienneR
57
Grow your own drugs de heilzame werking van planten, vruchten, bloemen en kruiden uit eigen tuin
door James Wong
211 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Member
mstrust
58
Water Gardening
door Peter Robinson
153 leden
½ 3.5
Member
kleh
59
The Magical World of Moss Gardening
door Annie Martin
73 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Member
Heather39
60
A Book of Blue Flowers
door Robert Geneve
60 leden
5
Member
mdoris
61
By Pen and By Spade: An Anthology of Garden Writing from Hortus
door David Wheeler
45 leden
½ 4.3
Member
lizzy50usa
63
Rooftop Gardens: The Terraces, Conservatories, and Balconies of New York
door Denise LeFrak Calicchio
18 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.5
Member
tardis
Verklaringen
tardis: The gardens in this book probably cost more per square meter than my entire house and yard. Great eye-candy, though!
64
Lois Hole's Northern Flower Gardening Perennial Favorites
door Lois Hole
15 leden
Member
gypsysmom
65
The Education of a Gardener
door Russell Page
289 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Member
abbottthomas
66
Recuerdos de un jardinero inglƩs
door Reginald Arkell
255 leden
6 besprekingen
3.9
Member
perennialreader
Verklaringen
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
67
Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening and Landscaping Techniques
door Barbara W. Ellis
218 leden
1 bespreking
3.8
Member
mldg
68
Diseases of Trees and Shrubs
door Wayne A. Sinclair
107 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Member
brendajanefrank
Verklaringen
brendajanefrank: Comprehensive book on diseases.
69
The Writer in the Garden
door Jane Garmey
105 leden
2 besprekingen
3.8
Member
lizzy50usa
70
Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Gardening in Canada
door Reader's Digest
103 leden
4
Member
gypsysmom
71
Colour for Adventurous Gardeners
door Christopher Lloyd
98 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Member
kleh
72
The World Encyclopedia of Cacti and Succulents
door Miles Anderson
78 leden
1 bespreking
4
Member
mstrust
73
Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch
door Nigel Slater
472 leden
5 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Member
VivienneR
74
The Self-Sufficient Gardener
door John Seymour
229 leden
2 besprekingen
4.2
Member
mldg
75
Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time
door Craig LeHoullier
149 leden
5 besprekingen
4.1
Member
mstrust
76
My Summer in a Garden
door Charles Dudley Warner
114 leden
3 besprekingen
4.2
Member
perennialreader
Verklaringen
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
77
Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs
door Warren T. Johnson
111 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.3
Member
brendajanefrank
Verklaringen
brendajanefrank: Comprehensive source for pests diagnosis.
78
The Illustrated Gertrude Jekyll: Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden
door Gertrude Jekyll
94 leden
3 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Member
kleh
79
Armitage's Vines and Climbers: A Gardener's Guide to the Best Vertical Plants
door Allan M. Armitage
37 leden
1 bespreking
3.8
Member
MM_Jones
81
Pacific Gardener
door A. R. Willis
16 leden
Member
mdoris
82
Blizzard's Garden Woodwork
door Richard Blizzard
10 leden
Member
gypsysmom
83
Understanding Your Garden:The Science and Practice of Successful Gardening
door Stefan Buczacki
6 leden
Member
abbottthomas
Verklaringen
abbottthomas: A non-specialist introduction to the scientific principles of gardening.
84
Wetenschap in de tuin: botanica voor de amateur
door Brian Capon
721 leden
6 besprekingen
4.2
Member
SJaneDoe
85
The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening
door Henry Mitchell
239 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Member
lizzy50usa
86
Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces
door Gayla Trail
221 leden
4 besprekingen
4.1
Member
SJaneDoe
88
Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes
door Thomas Rainer
165 leden
2 besprekingen
4
Member
SJaneDoe
89
De tuin die wij maakten
door Margery Fish
165 leden
6 besprekingen
3.9
Member
perennialreader
Verklaringen
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
90
Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops
door Martin Crawford
145 leden
½ 4.3
Member
AnitaNgaire
91
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden
door Rick Darke
141 leden
2 besprekingen
4.2
Member
Heather39
92
De zinnelijke tuin
door Montagu Don
83 leden
2.9
Member
Boand
Verklaringen
Boand: Explores the possibilities of adding beautiful foliage and scents to the garden
93
The Self-Taught Gardener
door Sydney Eddison
58 leden
½ 4.4
Member
mldg
94
The Food Lover's Garden: Amazing Edibles You Will Love to Grow and Eat
door Mark Diacono
54 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Member
AnitaNgaire
98
The Herb Patch
door Janet Bickers
8 leden
3
Member
VivienneR
99
What Plant Where Encyclopedia
door DK
7 leden
Member
SJaneDoe
100
RHS Colour Companion: A Visual Dictionary of Colour for Gardeners
door Ross Bayton
7 leden
Member
kleh