Alphabetized by Author (click on letter to go to that section of the alphabet).
Books are available in the Arboretum office.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y |
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Author | Title | Categories |
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Abraham, George | The Green Thumb Book of Fruit and Vegetable Gardening | Fruits- gardening, vegetables- gardening |
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Aden, Paul, Ed. | The Hosta Book | hostas |
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Allen, Oliver E. | Shade Gardens | shade gardens |
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Ammons, Nelle | Shrubs of West Virginia | shrubs, West Virginia |
Arbuckle, Nancy and Cedric Crocker |
All About Trees | trees | |
10 |
Bailey, Liberty Hyde and Ethel Zoe Bailey | Hortus Third | plants- reference |
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Banfi, Enrico, and Francesca Consolino | Climbing Plants | climbing plants |
12 |
Bartholomew, Mel | Square Foot Gardening | gardening |
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Barton, Barbara J | Gardening by Mail | gardening, mail order |
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Barton, Barbara J | Speciality Nurseries | nurseries |
15 |
Bennit, Jennifer, Ed. | Berries | berries |
16 |
Bodkin, Dr. Norlyn C. | The John Clayton Exhibition | exhibition procedures |
17 |
Brickwell, Christopher, Ed. | Encyclopedia of Garden Plants | plants |
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Brickwell, Christopher, Ed. | Encyclopedia of Gardening | gardening |
19 |
Brown, Deni | Aroids: Plants of the Arum Familly | plants- aroids |
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Bryan, John E., Ed. | Bulbs | bulbs |
21 |
Burras, J.K., and Mark Griffiths, Eds. | Manual of Climbers and Wall Plants | climbing plants, wall plants |
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Burrell, C. Colston, Ed. | Ferns: Wild Things make a Comeback in the Garden | ferns |
| Bush-Brown, James and Louise Bush-Brown | America's Garden Book | gardening | |
24 |
Callaway, Dorothy J. | The World of Magnolias | magnolias |
25 |
Capon, Brian | Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide | botony, gardening |
26 |
Carpenter, Philip L. and Theodore D. Walker | Plants in the Landscape | landscaping |
27 |
Carr, Anna | Rodale's Color Handbook of Garden Insects | insects |
28 |
Carson, Rachel | Silent Spring | environment |
29 |
Case, Frederick W. Jr. and Roberta B. Case | Trilliums | flowers- trillium |
30 |
Cave, Janet, Ed. | The Complete Gardener: Perennials | perennials |
31 |
Chesman, Andera and Louise Lloyd, Eds. | The Big Book of Gardening Skills | gardening |
32 |
Choukas-Bradley, Melanie and Polly Alexander | City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington DC | trees |
33 |
Clarke, Graham and Alan Toogood | The Complete Book of Plant Propagation | growing plants |
34 |
Clarke, J. Harold | Getting Started With Rhododendroms and Azaleas | rhododemdroms, azaleas |
35 |
Clement, Roland C. | The Living World of Audubon | Audubon |
36 |
Cook, Alan D. Ed. | Pruning Techniques | pruning |
37 |
Coombes, Allen J. | Dictionary of Plant Names | plant name- reference |
38 |
Courtright, Gordon | Tropicals | tropical plants |
39 |
Courtright, Gordon | Trees Shrubs for Temperate Climates | trees, shrubs, temperate climate |
40 |
Cowles, Fleur | The Flower Game | flowers- celebrities |
41 |
Cox, Jeff | Your Organic Garden | gardening- organic |
42 |
Creasy, Rosalind | The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping | edible plants, landscaping |
43 |
Crockett, James Underwood | Annuals | annuals |
| Culbertson, Mary | Book of Herbs | herbs | |
45 |
Darden, Jim | Great American Azaleas: A Guide to the Finest Azalea Varities | azaleas |
46 |
Denckla, Tanya | The Organic Gardener's Home Reference | gardening- organic |
47 |
Dirr Michael A. | Manual of Woody Plant Propagation | woody plant, landscaping |
48 |
Dirr Michael A. and Charles W. Heuser, Jr. | The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation | woody plants |
49 |
Dougan, Arthur L. and David W. Swetland | Annals of the Holden Arboretum | arboretums, Ohio |
50 |
Druse, Ken | The Natural Shade Garden | shade gardens |
| Durant, Mary and Michael Harwood | On The Road With James Audubon | Audubon | |
52 |
Egolf, Donald R. and Anne O. Andrick | A Checklist of Pyracantha Cultivars | firethorns, fruits |
53 |
Elias, Thomas S. and Peter A. Dykeman | Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide | edible plants, North America |
54 |
Erhardt, Walter | Hemerocallis Daylilies | daylilies |
55 |
Erichsen-Brown, Charlotte | Medicinal and Other Uses of North American Plants | plants-medicinal, North America |
| Erler, Catriona Tudor | The Garden Problem Solver | gardening-problems | |
57 |
Fairweather, Christopher | Azaleas | azaleas- gardening |
58 |
Faust, Joan Lee | Book of House Plants | house plants |
59 |
Feninger, Andreas | Trees | trees |
60 |
Ferreniea, Viki | Wildflowers In Your Garden: A Gardener's Guide | wildflowers, gardening |
61 |
Foster, F. Gordon | Ferns to Know and Grow | ferns |
62 |
Foster, H. Lincoln | Rock Gardening | rock gardens |
63 |
Frese, Paul F., Ed. | Gardening Guide for Homeowners | gardening |
| Frye, Harriet | John Clayton and Flora | biography | |
65 |
Galle, Fred C. | Hollies: The Genus Ilex | hollies |
66 |
Geneve, Robert | A Book of Blue Flowers | flowers |
67 |
Gerhold, Henry, Ed. et. al. | Street Tree Factsheet | trees- reference |
68 |
Gilman, Edward F. | Horticopia: Trees, Shrubs, and Groundcovers (CD ROM) | trees, shrubs, groundcovers |
69 |
Given, David R. | Principles and Practice of Plant Conservation | environment- conservation |
70 |
Glasener, Erica, Ed. | The Winter Garden | gardening, seasons |
71 |
Grenfell, Diana | Hosta: The Flowering Foliage Plant | hostas |
72 |
Grey-Wilson, Christopher | Clematis: The Genus | clematis |
| Groves, Marjorie P., Ed. | Complete Guide to Gardening | gardening | |
74 |
Hallowell, Anne C. and Hallowell, Barbara G. | Fern Finder | ferns |
75 |
Hansell, Dorothy Ebel, Ed. | Gardener's Chronicle of America | magazine (April 1940) |
76 |
Harrison, George H. | The Backyard Bird Watcher | bird watching |
77 |
Hay, Roy and Patrick M. Synge | The Color Dictionary of Flowers and Plants for Home and Garden | flowers, plants |
78 |
Hayden, Nicky, Ed. | The Complete Greenhouse Gardener | gardening greenhouses |
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Heath, Brent and Becky Heath | Daffodils for American gardens | daffodils |
80 |
Heritage, Bill | Ponds and Water Gardens | ponds, water gardens |
81 |
Heriteau, Jacqueline | The Amerian Horticulture Society Flower Finder | flower- reference |
82 |
Heriteau, Jacqueline and Marc Cathey | The National Arboretum Book of Outstanding Garden Plants | plants, gardening |
83 |
Hestler, L.R. | Mushrooms of the Great Smokies | mushrooms, Great Smokies |
84 |
Hobbs, Jack and Terry Hatch | Best Bulbs for Temperate Climates | bulbs, temperate region |
85 |
Hoffman, David L. | The Herbalist (CD ROM) | herbs |
| Hudack, Joseph | Gardening With Perennials: Month by Month | perennials, seasons | |
| Indyk, Henry W., Ed. | The Home Lawn Handbook | lawn care | |
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Jaynes, Richard A. | Kalmia: Mountain Laurel and Related Species | mountain laurels |
89 |
Jelitto, Leo and Wilheld Schacht | Hardy Herbaceous Perennials, Vol. 1, A-K | perennials |
90 |
Jelitto, Leo and Wilheld Schacht | Hardy Herbaceous Perennials, Vol. 1, L-Z | perennials |
91 |
Jones, Samuel B. Jr. and Leonard E. Foote | Gardening With Native Wildflowers | wildflowers, gardening |
| Justice, William S. and C. Ritchie Bell | Wildflowers of North Carolina | wildflowers | |
93 |
Kettle Creek Software | The Complete Vegetable Garden Doctor (CD ROM) | vegetables |
94 |
Killingback, Stanley | Tulips | Flowers- tulips |
95 |
Kissam, Betsy and Janet Marinelli | Brooklyn Botanical Garden | botanical gardens |
96 |
Knox, Gerald M., Ed. | Annuals, Perennials and Bulbs | annuals, perennials, bulbs |
97 |
Knox, Gerald M., Ed. | Lawns, Ground Covers, and Vines | lawns, ground cover, vines |
98 |
Knox, Gerald M., Ed. | Vegetables and Herbs | vegetables, herbs |
99 |
Knox, Gerald M., Ed. | Trees, Shrubs and Roses | trees, shrubs, roses |
100 |
Kober, Nancy | With Paintbrush and Shovel: Preserving Virginias Wildflowers | environment- conservation, wildflowers, Virginia |
101 |
Kohlein, Fritz | Iris | iris |
102 |
Kohlein, Fritz | Gentians | flowers- gentians |
103 |
Kohlein, Fritz and peter Menzel | Color Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and Habitats | gardening- reference |
| Kraxberger, Meldon, Ed. | American Rhododendron Hybrids | rhododendrons | |
105 |
Lacey, Stephen | Scent in Your Garden | plant scents |
106 |
Lacy, Allen | Home Ground: A Gardener's Miscellany | gardening |
107 |
Leahy, Christopher | The Birdwatcher's Companion | bird watching, North America |
108 |
Lewis, Peter and Margaret Lynch | Campanulas: A Gardener's Guide | flowers- campanulas |
109 |
Lincoff, Gary H., Ed. | Mushrooms | mushrooms |
110 |
Lipkis, Andy | The Simple Act of Planting a Tree | environment |
111 |
Loewer, Peter, Ed. | Ornamental Grasses | grasses |
| Lunt, Herbert A., Ed. | Handbook of Soils | soil | |
113 |
Macdonald, Bruce | Practical Woody Plant Propagation for Nursery Growers | woody plants, nursery, growing |
114 |
Malins, Edward and Patrick Bowe | Irish Gardens and Demeshes from 1830 | gardens- historic, Ireland |
115 |
Marston, Ted, Ed. | Annuals | annuals |
116 |
Martin, Deborah L. and Grace Gershuny, Eds. | The Rodale Book of Composting | composting |
117 |
Martin, Edward C. Jr. and Pete Melby | Home Landscapes: Planting Design and Management | landscaping |
118 |
McHoy, Peter | Practical Gardening | gardening |
119 |
Menez, Erani et. al. | Seagrasses from the Philippines | sea grasses, Philippines |
120 |
Meyer, Alfred and Pat Stone, Eds. | The Healthy Garden Handbook | gardening- problems |
121 |
Mickel, John | Ferns for American Gardens | ferns, North America |
122 |
Mulvin, Paulette, Ed. | The Backyard Landscaper | landscaping |
| Nadakavukaren, Mathew and Derek McCracken | Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology | botany | |
124 |
Niering, William A. | Wetlands of North America | wetlands, North America |
| Nold, Robert | Penstemons | flowers- penetemons | |
126 |
Ordish, George | The Living Garden: the 400- year history of an English garden | gardens- historic, England |
| Oster, Naggie, Ed. | Old Fashioned Roses | roses | |
128 |
Page, Russell | The Education of a Gardener | gardening |
129 |
Pesch, Barbara B., Ed. | Soils | soil |
130 |
Pesch, Barbara B., Ed. | Gardening With Wildflowers and Native Plants | wildflowers, gardening |
131 |
Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix | The Random House Guide to Roses | roses |
132 |
Piacentini, Richard V. | Plants That Merit Attention: Volume 1- Trees | plants- reference |
133 |
Poor, Janet M., Ed. | Plants That Merit Attention: Volume 1- Trees | trees, plants |
134 |
Preston-Mafham, Ken | Cacti and Succulents in Habitat | cactus, succulents |
135 |
Pridgeon, Alec, Ed. | The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids | orchids |
| Pulleyn, Rob | The Wreath Book | wreaths | |
| Quinn, John R. | The Winter Woods | nature, seasons | |
138 |
Reddell, Rayford Clayton | The Rose Bible | roses |
139 |
Reiley, H. Edward | Success With Rhododendrons and Azaleas | rhododendrons, azaleas |
140 |
Reilly, Ann, Ed. | Modern Roses | roses |
141 |
Reilly, Ann, Ed. | Flowering Shrubs | shrubs |
142 |
Reilly, Ann, Ed. | Ground Covers for Shade | ground covers, shade plants |
143 |
Riker, Tom | The Guide to Buying Plants | gardening, landscaping |
144 |
Roth, Susan A. | Complete Guide to Flower Gardening | gardening, flowers |
| Roth, Susan A. | The Backyard Landscaper | landscaping | |
146 |
Salley, Homer E. and Harold E.Greer | Rhododendron Hybrids | rhododendrons |
147 |
Scanniello, Stephen and Tania Bayard | Roses of America | roses, North America |
148 |
Schinz, Marina and Gabrielle van Zuylen | The Gardens of Russell Page | gardens- historic |
149 |
Schultes, Richard Evans and Robert F. Raffauf | The Healing Forest: Medicinal and Toxic Plants of the Northwest Amazon | plants- medicinal, Amazon Rainforest |
150 |
Schultes, Richard Evans and Siri von Reis, Eds. | Ethnobotany: Evolution of a Discipline | ethno botany |
151 |
Schultz, Warren, Ed. | Natural Insect Control | insects |
152 |
Seabrook, Peter | The Complete Vegetable Gardener | gardening, vegetables |
153 |
Sessler, Gloria Jean | Orchids: and How to Grow Them | orchids |
154 |
Sinnes, A. Cort | All About Fertilizers, Soils and Water | fertilizers, soil, water |
155 |
Smith, Cheryl, Ed. | The Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver | gardening- problems |
156 |
Stevens, David | Creative Gardens | gardening- theme |
157 |
Strausbaugh, P.D. and Core, Earl L. | Flora of West Virginia | plants, West Virginia |
158 |
Strong, Roy | The Renaissance garden in England | garden- historic, England |
| Summer, Judith | The Natural History of Medicinal Plants | plants- medicinal | |
160 |
Taylor, J. Lee | Growing Plants Indoors | house plants, indoor gardening |
161 |
Taylor, Patrick | The 500 Best Garden Plants | gardening, plants |
162 |
Taylor's Guide Series | Vegetables and Herbs | vegetables, herbs |
163 |
Taylor's Guide Series | Bulbs | bulbs |
164 |
Taylor's Guide Series | Annuals | annuals |
165 |
Taylor's Guide Series | Natural Gardening | gardening, wildflowers, native plants |
166 |
Taylor's Guide Series | Gardening Techniques | gardening, planting, garden care |
167 |
Taylor's Guide Series | Ground Covers, Vines, and Grasses | ground covers, vines, grasses |
168 |
Taylor's Guide Series | Water Saving Gardening | environment- conservation, water saving plants |
169 |
Tenebaum, Frances Ed. | Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening | gardening |
170 |
Tenebaum, Frances Ed. | Shade Gardening | shade plants, gardening |
171 |
Thatcher, Robert C. et. al. | The Southern Pine Beetle | insects |
172 |
Thomas, Graham Stuart | The Graham Stuart Thomas Rose Book | roses |
173 |
Thomas, Graham Stuart | Plants for Ground-Cover | ground cover |
174 |
Tiner, Ralph W. | Field Guide to Coastal Wetland Plants of the Southeast US | wetlands, SE United States |
175 |
Toogood, Alan | Plant Propagation Made Easy | growing plants |
176 |
Tripp, Kim E. and J.C. Raulson | The Year in Trees | woody plants, seasons |
177 |
Turner, J. Howard, Ed. | Planning and Building Fences and Gates | building- fences |
| Turner, Nancy J. and Adam F. Szczawinoski | Common Poisonous Plant and Mushrooms of North America | poisonous plants- North America, poisonous mushrooms | |
179 |
Valder, Peter | The Garden Plants of China | gardening, China |
180 |
van Gelderen, D.M. and J.R.P. van Hoey Smith | Conifers | trees- conifers |
181 |
van Gelderen, D.M. et. al. | Maples of the World | maples |
| Visser, J.M. | Spring Flowering Bulbs | bulbs | |
183 |
Ward, Barbara and Rene Dubos | Only One Earth | environment |
184 |
Wasowski, Sally and Andy Wasowski | Gardening With Native Plants of the South | gardening, South |
| Wilson, Jim | Landscaping With Container Plants | landscaping, container plants- gardening | |
186 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Lawns | lawns |
187 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Annuals | annuals |
188 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Perennials | perennials |
189 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Vegetables | vegetables |
190 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Herbs and Spices | herbs, spices |
191 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Fruits and Berries | fruits, berries |
192 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Tomatoes | tomatoes |
193 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Roses | roses |
194 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Cacti and Succulents | cactus, succulents |
195 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | House Plants | house plants |
196 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Pruning | pruning |
197 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Landscaping | landscaping |
198 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Trees | trees |
199 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Shrubs and Herbs | shrubs, herbs |
200 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Container Gardening | container plants- gardening |
201 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Fundamentals of Gardening | gardening |
202 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Gardening in Small Spaces | gardening |
203 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Gardening Under Glass Lights | gardening greenhouses |
204 |
Yee, Min S., Ed. | Gardening in the Shade | shade plants, gardening |
205 |
Young, James A. and Cheryl G. Young | Seeds of Woody Plants in North America | seeds, woody plants, North America |
206 |
Young, James A. and Cheryl G. Young | Collecting, Processing, and Germinating Seeds of Wildland Plants | seeds, wild plants |



