General Books


The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World Best Price: $8.20 In "The Botany of Desire", author and gardener Michael Pollan turns the tables on our...	The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants Best Price: $14.46 We vacation in the Sierra Nevada every summer and I wanted to start learning about foraging in...	A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guides (R)) Best Price: $11.35 I purchased this for a friend and they were delighted to receive it and as far as i know they...	A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides (R)) Best Price: $11.69 Very informative book. I like that it has pictures also, not just pencil sketches like some...	Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification Best Price: $16.23 My most used book til now has been Audubon Sociey Field Guide to North American Flowers - it...



National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (National Audubon Society Field Guides) Best Price: $11.80 Don't buy it, it's a useless book, why a book without scientific names can work, the paper look...	Designing with Succulents Best Price: $18.66 Designing with Succulents What a terrific book. I am a novice gardener, and found this to be...	Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness Best Price: $10.18 Beautiful, hopeful, how to in a world filled with strife. Pam reminds us all to take the time to...	Weeds of the Northeast (Comstock Books) Best Price: $26.95 Because this book is selective and regional rather than comprehensive, it has been extremely...	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers--E: Eastern Region - Revised Edition (National Audubon Society Field Guide) Best Price: $11.85 I like it. It's better then some of the other field guide books that I have seen. I would love a...



Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens Best Price: $17.53 This is a very important book. I reluctantly purchased it after hearing several people that I...	The Secret Life of Plants Best Price: $7.50 i ordered this book and a dvd at the same time elsewhere, and im already halfway through the...	A Field Guide to Eastern Trees (Peterson Field Guides) Best Price: $5.83 This is a pretty good field guide even though I have to skip around through the pages to find...	The Illustrated Guide to Edible Wild Plants Best Price: $8.73 Good little book that covers quite a lot. Gives good information on those plants in the wild...	Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest Best Price: $4.94 Mark Plotkin, we learn in this book, collected a lot of information from natives of the Amazon....

Plants of the Rocky Mountains Best Price: $14.40 This book is my constant companion while exploring the outdoors in the Rocky Mountains. ...	Designing California Native Gardens: The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens Best Price: $18.76 I was looking for a book that would give me a comprehensive guide to xeriscaping with native...	The Apple Pie Tree Best Price: $6.78 Here is another beautifully illustrated book for the young child. I use this in my classroom as...	Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide Best Price: $10.24 This is the best book I have found for identification, uses and preparation of wild edibles. ...	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region Best Price: $11.24 Once you get used to the format of the Audubon Field Guides, they are very easy to use. I...

Plant Biology (with InfoTrac ) Best Price: $94.11 This book was extremely useful in my plant science class. The prof. taught from it and the...	Native Ferns, Moss, and Grasses: From Emerald Carpet to Amber Wave, Serene and Sensuous Plants for theGarden Best Price: $22.96 When it comes to native vegetation, Cullina,s books are the bible for me. This is no exception....	Peterson Field Guide to Ferns, Second Edition: Northeastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides (R)) Best Price: $11.14 solid peterson. useful primer on mosses. great with a variety of moss books. a good buy and...	Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening and Conservation Best Price: $23.97 Very informative and chocked full of valuable material pertaining to specific types of plants...	Butterflies through Binoculars: The East A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Eastern North America (Butterflies Through Binoculars Series) Best Price: $16.34 Obviously the result of exhaustive field research, this book is fantastic. The photos are great...

Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide Best Price: $20.31 Thanks to Paul for sharing his understanding and knowledge of said mushrooms with the world....	Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska Best Price: $16.66 I found this book valuable for identifying plants associated with the lichens I collect. It is...	A Field Guide to Western Trees (Peterson Field Guides: 44) Best Price: $10.35 I am a birder but always wanted to ID the trees that the birds were perched in. I first took...	Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies Best Price: $14.10 For the basics on this great book, see Leslie Nelson's review -- it's spot on in describing its...	Field Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes of the Northern United States Best Price: $2.35 The book is perhaps of historical interest and contains some adequate illustrations that may...

Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants Best Price: $18.70 I loved this book! It has very in-depth information. I've always had problems with algae in my...	Weeds (A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press) Best Price: $2.93 if you garden, if you garden at a multi million dollar estate, this book is a must to keep in...	Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West Best Price: $13.33 This is my number one favorite resource now. I believe it to be one of the best books out there.	The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants Best Price: $15.63 If you want to know anything about carnivorous plants this it. If anyone gives this book less...	The Shrub Identification Book: The Visual Method for the Practical Identification of Shrubs, Including Woody Vines and Ground Covers Best Price: $13.50 I received the book promptly and have found it to be very helpful for identifying plants.

The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications Best Price: $70.37 I feel so thankful to have ownership of any material concerning herbs so my first inclination is...	The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Best Price: $11.32 This plant book has a wealth of basic information.Yet,it could be more extensive and...	Edible Forest Gardens (2 volume set) Best Price: $94.50 These books are very thorough. They take you through all the processes you need to get your...	Saving Seeds: The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds (A Down-to-Earth Gardening Book) Best Price: $8.00 It is hard to justify spending money on anything when you live in poverty, but I thought that...	The Illustrated Book of Trees: The Comprehensive Field Guide to More Than 250 Trees of Eastern North America Best Price: $16.79 This book gives an excellent overview of the trees found in the eastern part of North Amercia....

Marijuana Indoors: Five Easy Gardens Best Price: $8.00 this book doesn't help very much. He offers no variations on the garden plans. Nearly all of the...	The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes Best Price: $33.59 This is an awesome book. I own another of Rick Darke's grass books, the Timber Press pocket...	Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide Best Price: $18.78 A great resource for design professionals. I greatly appreciate the honest real world look at...	How To Identify Grasses: And Grasslike Plants Best Price: $10.75 With this book, you will know all about how to identify a grass, and not be able to identify a...	Forest Plants Of The Southeast And Their Wildlife Uses Best Price: $23.01 This book is invaluable. It is perfect for leisurely identification as well as research. Amazing...

Fern Finder: A Guide to Native Ferns of Central and Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada (Nature Study Guides) Best Price: $2.65 This is a quick and dirty field guide. It's good for what it is. It simply covers common...	Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide) Best Price: $5.72 This little book is pretty good. The information is up to date and accurate. The suggestions...	The Art of Botanical Painting Best Price: $10.55 It is a nice book and the explain it good the art of flowers. I recommanded on every the draw...	Plants: 2,400 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Flowers, Trees, Fruits and Vegetables (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) Best Price: $16.47 I love the Dover Pictorial Archives Series and this book is a fine example of the copyright-free...	Cactus Hotel (An Owlet Book) Best Price: $2.49 "Cactus Hotel" is one of those rare books that is highly educational without seeming...

Native Florida Plants, Revised Edition: Low Maintenance Landscaping and Gardening Best Price: $18.35 While no one book is perfect, this revised edition has a lot going for it. It has interesting...	Tropical Plants of Costa Rica: A Guide to Native and Exotic Flora Best Price: $21.91 This is an outstanding publication. I was able to identify virtually everything I saw on our...	A Field Guide to Venomous Animals and Poisonous Plants: North America North of Mexico (Peterson Field Guides (R)) Best Price: $7.47 I decided to get this book after my daughter broke out in a nasty Poison Oak rash. I had no idea...	Invasive Plants: A Guide to Identification, Impacts, and Control of Common North American Species Best Price: $16.62 Although I am not a professional botanist to point out technical errors I have found this book...	Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers 2: A Field Guide to Common Wildflowers and Plants of the Prairie Midwest (Falcon Guides Wildflowers) Best Price: $13.68 As true virgin prairies are certinly rare, so rare that it takes an extrodinary effort to find...

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