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Book Reviews

Check here for reviews of the latest books of value to the West Coast gardener.


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October 2010

Edible Landscaping

Grow Your Own Vegetables

Illustrated History of Landscape Design

Introduction to California’s Beaches and Coast

Life in the Soil
A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners

The Mediterranean Kitchen Garden
Growing Organic Fruit and Vegetables in a Hot, Dry Climate


July 2010

Fearless Color Gardens
The Creative Gardener’s Guide to Jumping Off the Color Wheel

Landscape Plants for California Gardens
An Illustrated Reference of Plants for California Landscapes

The Earwig's Tail by May Berenbaum

The Earwig's Tail
A Modern Bestiary of Multi-legged Legends

The Pruning Book by Lee Reich

The Pruning Book

The Wild Garden
Expanded Edition


April 2010

Edible Heirlooms
Heritage Vegetables for the Maritime Garden

Golden Gate Gardening
The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area and Coastal California (3rd edition)

Ninfa: The Most Romantic Garden in the World

Succulent Container Gardens

The Auricula
History, Cultivation and Varieties

The Explorers Garden by Daniel J Hinkley

The Explorer’s Garden: Shrubs and Vines from the Four Corners of the World

Wicked Plants
The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities


January 2010

Bulb

California Garden
Centennial Compilation, 1909-2009

Power of Gardens

The Brother Gardeners
Botany, Empire and the birth of an Obsession

The Gossler Guide to the Best Hardy Shrubs

The NEW Low-Maintenance Garden

The Southern California Native Flower Garden