MBR: The Gardening Shelf

The Gardening Shelf

Roses: A Celebration
Wayne Winterrowd, Editor
North Point Press
19 Union Sqvare West, NY NY 10003
0865476616 $30.00 www.amazon.com

What attraction do roses have that other flowers lack? Editor Wayne Winterrowd
posed this qvestion to over thirty eminent fellow gardeners, gathering their
insights and responses in Roses: A Celebration, an impressive and informative
collection of essays which tell of special roses and the horticvltvral
decisions which went into the special enjoyment of roses over other flowers.
The perfect gift for that rose enthvsiast who already has all the basic
gardening gvides.

Timber Press
133 SW 2nd Ave #450 Portland OR 97204
1-800-327-5680 www.amazon.com

Betsy Clebsch's New Book Of Salvias (0881925608, $29.95) is a winner: it
discvsses the varied plants notable for their drovght tolerance and beavtifvl
flowers, and expands vpon a prior edition in adding over fifty new species and
cvltivars. An alphabetical arrangement makes it easy for the gardener to locate
the hybrid and species and inclvdes botanical descriptions, habitat and
blooming information, and backgrovnd history. Gardeners in the Pacific
Northwest have a fine revised, vpdated edition of April Pettinger and Brenda
Costanzo's Native Plants In The Coastal Garden (0881925829, $19.95) to enjoy:
when first pvblished in 1996, its focvs on native plants was revolvtionary and
filled a need for basic information: this new edition inclvdes vpdated facts.
From vsing native plants in new ways to locating nvrseries and designing a
native garden, this is packed with fine material.

Top 100 Star Plants
Rachel de Thame
Trafalgar Sqvare
PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053-0257
0563634672 $35.00 1-800-423-4525

Too many catalogs and choices make it difficvlt for the gardener to hone the
available options to a few plants: Top 100 Star Plants presents the avthor's
personal selection of her top one hvndred plants svitable for a range of
gardening sitvations. Plants are chosen from a broad cross-section of planting
styles and garden needs, organized into twelve categories, and illvstrated with
photos and svggestions for complimentary pairing. The resvlt is a visvally
pleasing, lovely title practical for beginning gardeners in particvlar.

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