ABBEVILLE
Back in print after several years' absence, Wildflowers Across America (Jan., $39.95) by Lady Bird Johnson and Carlton B. Lees offers a visual bouquet of native flora, along with practical information on their use in gardens and landscaping.
ABRAMS
How to buy, grow and display flowers is explored in Flowers A to Z (Mar., $49.50) by Cecelia Heffernan. John Sales and Margaret Willes tour gardens of Britain's National Trust estates and country houses in A Year in the Garden (Mar., $29.95), while on this side of the pond, peripatetic green thumbs can consult The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Directory (Feb., $14.95 paper) for a state-by-state list of gardens to visit.
ADAMS MEDIA
Learn how to cultivate the best lawn on the block with Douglas Green's The Everything Lawn Care Book (April, $12.95 paper).
ALGONQUIN BOOKS
Amy Stewart shares the trials and tribulations of creating her first garden in From the Ground Up (Jan., $18.95).
ANTIQUE COLLECTORS' CLUB
Originally published in 1926, plant hunter Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges (May, $69.50) explored Southeastern Tibet's rich botanical treasures. Now, his epic journey is retraced by Kenneth Cox, Kenneth Storm Jr. and Ian Baker in a newly expanded 75th anniversary edition. Patricia Butler's study of Irish Botanical Illustrators and Flower Painters (Mar., $49.50) spans the years from 1729 to the present day.
From Frances Lincoln: Great Little Gardens (Mar., $30) finds Anthony Noel dispensing advice on creating stylish effects in small spaces.
From Garden Art Press: 150 photos and illustrations accompany step-by-step instructions for enthusiasts in Orchids: The Complete Grower's Guide (May, $49.50) by Wilma and Brian Rittershausen.
BARRON'S
Peter May and Yvonne Rees outline 15 projects for adding a little splash to the backyard in The Water Garden Design Book (Aug., $24.95), while Philip Swindells's Water Gardens Handbooks series covers such topics as Pond Plants and Cultivation (July), Container Water Gardens (July), Pond Features and Decorations (Oct.) and Tabletop Fountains (Oct., $9.95 each paper).
BERKLEY
The Literary Garden (Mar., $21.95) takes a novel approach to gardening, plucking excerpts from the works of such writers as Charlotte Brontë, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edith Wharton and D.H. Lawrence.
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN
A trio of new entries in the 21st Century Gardening series includes Gourmet Herbs (June), edited by Beth Hanson, which finds experts weighing in on classic culinary herbs as well as such up-and-comers as epazote, fenugreek and Vietnamese coriander; The Potted Garden (Aug.), edited by Scott D. Appell, offering new techniques and materials for creative containers; and Summer-Blooming Bulbs (Nov., $9.95 each paper), edited by Beth Hanson, featuring 60 choice plants.
BURFORD BOOKS
The Simply Grande Gardening Cookbook (May, $18.95 paper) is a grow-and-cook book from Maine gardeners Jean Ann Pollard and Peter Garrett. Southern naturalist and essayist Janet Lembke muses on green thumbs and their kitchen gardens in Touching Earth (June, $22.95).
CAREER PRESS/NEW PAGE BOOKS
Patricia Telesco explores gardening as a spiritual tool that cultivates mind, body and spirit and reconnects the gardener with the sacred in Gardening with the Goddess (Apr., $12.99 paper).
CEDCO PUBLISHING
Organized by season, English artist Angela Stanford's Pleasures of Gardening (Apr., $19.95) lists garden tasks along with tips, anecdotes and her own original illustrations.
CHELSEA GREEN
Toby Hemenway applies the principles of permaculture to create a lush, biodiverse backyard paradise in Gaia's Garden (Apr., $24.95 paper). Joan Dye Gussow blends memoirs, recipes, gardening know-how and a passion for locally grown food in This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader (June, $22.95).
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Lake Douglas and Jeannette Hardy wander sumptuous public and private retreats in Gardens of New Orleans: Exquisite Access (Apr., $40). In The Sage Garden (May, $17.95), Ann Lovejoy profiles her favorite varieties and their culture. Gretchen Scoble and Ann Field blend fact, folktale, natural history and original art in The Meaning of Herbs (May, $16.95). The latest entry in the Garden Design series is Hazel White's Small Patios (Apr., $18.95 paper), a paean to tiny outdoor havens, and photographer Deborah Schenck uses her signature Polaroid transfers to transport readers to her Vermont garden in Fern House: A Year in an Artist's Garden (Apr., $19.95), with text by Lauri Berkenkamp.
CLARION BOOKS
Geared for young green thumbs, naturalist/photographer Hope Ryden's Wildflowers Around the Year (Mar., $17) introduces readers to more than 30 varieties.
CLARKSON POTTER
In Eden on their Minds (Nov., $60), Starr Ockenga chronicles the efforts of two dozen innovative American gardeners in 300 photographs. Porches, patios, terraces and other stylish al fresco spaces are on display in The Outdoor Living Room (June, $40) by Martha Baker. Writer Emilie Tolley and photographer Chris Mead lead readers down the herbal path once again, showing what to grow, how to harvest it and what to do with the bounty in Herbal Bouquets (Feb., $22).
CONTEMPORARY BOOKS
John Whitman adds to his "Cold Climates" shelf for northern-tier gardeners with Growing Shrubs and Small Trees in Cold Climates (Feb., $49.95), co-authored with Nancy Rose and Don Selinger. Maureen Gilmer outlines plant and garden rituals to help rekindle the relationship to nature in The Gardener's Way: A Daybook of Acts and Affirmations (Jan., $17.95 paper).
COOL SPRINGS PRESS
The publisher's regional gardening empire spreads to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in The Tri-State Gardener's Guide (Mar., $24.95) by Ralph Snodsmith and to points west in The Complete Tennessee Gardener (Sept., $24.95) by Judy Lowe and Nevada Gardener's Guide (Sept., $19.95) by Linn Mills and Dick Post. The Month-by-Month Gardening series ventures into ...Georgia (Mar.) by Erica Glasner and Walter Reeves, …Pennsylvania (Mar.) by Liz Ball and …Wisconsin (May, $19.95 each paper) by Melinda Myers, and the Midwest Fruit & Vegetable Guide will soon be available for Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota and Ohio (Apr., $19.95 each).
COUNTRYMAN PRESS
Back in print with a new look is Patricia L. Turcotte's Perennials for the Backyard Gardener (Apr., $21.95 paper), a hands-on guide for beginners and experienced alike.
CREATIVE HOMEOWNER
Advanced Home Gardening (Jan., $24.95 paper) by Miranda Smith offers tips and techniques for both fledgling and experienced gardeners. Anne Halpin profiles 125 favorite plants in Annuals, Perennials & Bulbs (Jan., $19.95 paper). Home Landscaping: California Region (Jan., $19.95 paper) by Roger Holmes and Lance Walheim is geared for Golden State green thumbs. Everything from planter benches to porch swings is covered in Yard & Garden Furniture (Jan., $19.95 paper) by Bill Hylton. Field Roebuck's Foolproof Guide to Growing Roses (Mar., $16.95 paper) takes the mystery out of growing these blooming beauties.
DK
Half a dozen new entries in the American Horticultural Society Practical Guides series include Bulbs, Climbing Plants, Hedges, Outdoor Living, Patios & Courtyards and Low-Maintenance Gardening (Jan., $8.95 each paper). Revised and updated, The American Horticultural Society Great Plant Guide (Feb., $16.95 paper) packs 500 additional photographs and 1,000 more plant recommendations into a handy small-format size.
DOWN EAST BOOKS
Rebecca Sawyer-Frye and photographer Lynn Karlin tour notable destinations Down East in Gardens—Maine Style (Apr., $35).
FIREFLY BOOKS
John Feltwell helps readers select, cultivate and design with Geraniums and Pelargoniums (May, $35). Jacqueline Walker proves that Hibiscus isn't just for the tropical gardener; Glyn Church spotlights Hydrangeas; Pamela McGeorge and Alison Nicoll showcase Irises; and Geoff Bryant helps gardeners get the best from their Rhododendrons and Azaleas. (May, $22.95 each).
HEARST BOOKS
Eighteen three-dimensional plans draw inspiration from a wide range of cultures in Courtyard Gardens (Jan., $30) by Toby Musgrave and the editors of Country Living Gardener. Country Living Garden Decorating (June, $23) by Deborah Muller Price and the editors of Country Living shows how to accent outdoor "rooms" with ornamental elements. Twenty-five unique garden layouts offer food for thought in Dreamscaping (Dec. 2001, $25) by Ruth Rogers Clausen and the editors of Country Living Gardener. The Practical Herb Gardener (Dec. 2001, $25) by Sally Roth and the editors of Country Living Gardener advises readers on how to grow these plants.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Warren Schultz visits with gardening guys in A Man's Garden (Feb., $40), while the bonds between mothers and daughters forged in the garden are examined in A Time to Blossom (Oct., $40) by Tovah Martin and Richard Brown. Jeffrey G. Meyer profiles 17 living trees, from the scion of Johnny Appleseed's sowing to Elvis Presley's Pin Oak in America's Famous and Historic Trees (Apr., $30), and a quartet of additions to the Taylor's Guide series include Shrubs (Feb.) by Kathleen Fisher, Perennials (Feb.) and Bulbs (May) by Barbara W. Ellis and Trees (May, $23 each paper) by Susan A. Roth.
HUNGRY MINDS
Gardening without pesticides or chemicals is simplified in Organic Gardening for Dummies (Feb., $16.99 paper) by Ann Whitman and the editors of the National Gardening Association.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS
The flora of Wisconsin's scenic shoreline is on display in Wildflowers of Door County (May, $18.95 paper) by Paul G. and Marilyn Waite Mahlerg. Ezra Haggard takes a regional approach in Trees, Shrubs and Roses for Midwest Gardeners (Sept., $49.95).
INNER TRADITIONS
Pen and ink drawings detail the diverse uses of wild plants in Adele G. Dawson's Herbs: Partner in Life (Jan., $16.95 paper), while medicinal herbs at risk of extinction are examined in Planting the Future (Jan., $22.95 paper), edited by Rosemary Gladstar and Pamela Hirsch.
J COUNTRYMAN
Artist Kimberly Montgomery's Every Gardener Knows That All Things Grow with Love (Apr., $13.99) blends artwork with horticultural tips and advice, while companion volume Every Gardener's Journal (Apr., $13.99) offers more advice and resources, along with space for reflections and notes.
JEWISH LIGHTS
Michael Brown links the garden with biblical traditions in The Jewish Gardening Cookbook (Apr., $16.96 paper).
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Sally Kittredge Reeves serves up a blast from the horticultural past—1838—with a new translation of Jacques-Felix Lelievre's New Louisiana Gardener (Mar., $29.95).
LYONS PRESS
Professional landscaper Lane L. Winward explains how to create a lush green carpet of grass in The Healthy Lawn Handbook (Apr., $18.95 paper). Christopher O. Bird shows how simple, inexpensive raised beds can produce abundant vegetable harvests in Cubed Foot Gardening (May, $18.95 paper). Peter Loewer declares war on unwelcome garden guests in Outwitting Weeds (May), while Susan Carol Hauser battles infiltrators of a more irritating sort in Outwitting Poison Ivy (Apr., $14.95 each paper).
MEREDITH
Time-crunched homeowners are the target audience for Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-Step Yard & Garden Basics (Jan., $24.95 paper). A quartet of single-subject references include Better Homes and Gardens Perennial Gardens (Jan.), ...Water Gardens (Jan.), ...Container Gardens (Sept.) and ...Indoor Gardens (Oct., $16.95 each paper). Garden Experts from The Home Depot offer Landscaping 1-2-3 (Feb. $24.95) in three region-specific editions (for colder, warmer and hotter climates).
From Ortho: Top pros troubleshoot the backyard in the updated Ortho's HomeGardener's Problem Solver (Mar., $24.95 paper); new titles in the Ortho's All About series are ...Water Gardening, ...Attracting Birds,…Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies, ...Azaleas, Camellias & Rhododendrons, ...the Easiest Flowers to Grow, ...Landscaping Decks, Patios and Balconies (Jan., $11.95 each paper); ...Shade Gardening (Aug., $12.95 paper); and ...Container Gardening (Sept., $16.95 paper).
METRO
650 photographs accompany portraits of beloved ornamentals in 600 Garden Favorites (Jan., $24.98) by Teri Dunn and Pat Kite.
WILLIAM MORROW
Cultivation of the soil meets cultivation of the soul in Diane Dreher's Inner Gardening (June, $25).
W.W. NORTON
Walls, walkways, terraces and more are examined in Gordon Hayward's Stone in the Garden (May, $39.95).
PERSEUS
From diverse fragrances to nasty deceptions, Sharman Apt Russell unveils the secret life of flowers in Anatomy of a Rose (Mar., $25).
PRESTEL
The Icons series meanders through some of the world's most magnificent gardens in Icons of Garden Design (May, $29.95), edited by Caroline Holmes. In The Language of Flowers (May, $25), Marina Heilmeyer explores floral symbolism through the ages.
PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
Latin American modernism is in the spotlight in Luis Barragan's Gardens of El Pedregal (Aug., $27.50 paper) by Keith L. Eggener. The Garden Lover's Guide seriesmakes inroads into ...Ireland (Mar.) by Terence Reeves-Smyth and ...Canada (June, $19.95 each paper) by Larry Hodgson.
RANDOM HOUSE
Michael Pollan explores the intimately reciprocal relationship between people and plants in The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World (May, $24.95).
READER'S DIGEST
The editors of Reader's Digest round up time-saving tips and techniques for low-maintenance landscaping in Short Cuts to Great Gardens (Feb., $26.95). Fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers—all grown without pesticides or chemicals—are the focus of John Fedor's Organic Gardening for the 21st Century (Mar., $30).
RENAISSANCE BOOKS
An unconventional approach to beautifying the backyard with resuscitated cast-offs and rescued cuttings is illustrated in Guerrilla Gardening (Mar., $16.95 paper) by Barbara Pallenberg.
RIZZOLI
Following in the footsteps of two previous volumes (Flowers and Rare Orchids), photographer Bela Kalman gets up close and personal with cacti and more in Succulents: Nature's Sculptural Wonders (May, $50), with text by Steven Hammer. More exotic specimens populate the pages of Bonsai (May, $50) by Jack Douthitt.
RODALE
Based on the same curriculum she uses in her Seattle classes, Ann Lovejoy's Organic Garden Design School (Mar., $35) shares the renowned Northwest gardener's secrets of success. A trio of single-subject books from the editors of Organic Gardening magazine—Herbs, Perennials and Pests (Apr., $14.95 each paper)—expands the Organic Gardening Basics series. Sally Roth offers tips on Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Backyard (Apr., $29.95). The Backyard Idea Book (Apr., $29.95) by Kris Medic instructs readers how to create safe and beautiful havens. A selection of do-it-yourself gizmos are outlined in Great Garden Gadgets, edited by Fern Marshall Bradley and Christine Bucks, while chemical-free solutions to a gamut of gardening problems are covered in Great Garden Fix-Its (June, $14.95 each paper), edited by Christine Bucks. Neil Fairbairn reviews A Brief History of Gardening (Aug., $30) through text, photographs and illustrations.
RYLAND PETERS & SMALL
Transform an outdoor space with unusual containers in Planted Junk (Mar., $27.50) by Adam Caplin. Find more uses for containers in Gardening with Containers (Mar., $14.95) by George Carter. Get the lowdown on essential tasks and projects in Gardenwork (Apr., $29.95) by Steven Bradley.
SASQUATCH
The uncommonly creative outdoor spaces of painters, glassblowers, sculptors and other artists are showcased in Artists in Their Gardens (Feb., $23.95 paper) by Valerie Easton and David Laskin, photos by Allan Mandell.
SIMON & SCHUSTER
In Van Gogh's Gardens (Apr., $35), Derek Fell blends paintings, photography and text to show how to recreate the artist's concepts, planting ideas and color harmonies at home.
SOUTHWATER BOOKS
Brian and Wilma Rittershausen tackle tropicals for amateur growers in Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids (Apr.), while Stephanie Donaldson offers creative planting schemes in Seasonal Pots and Planters (May) and Colorful Container Gardens (Mar., $10.95 each paper). Color, both indoors and out, is the theme of Color in Your Home & Garden (June, $19.95 paper) by Richard Rosenfeld and Sally Walton. The Gardening Essentials series debuts with Pruning Success by Andrew Mikolajski and Planting for Color Through the Year and Houseplant Success, both by Jackie Matthews (Mar., $4.95 each).
STERLING
Cultivation in miniature is the focal point in The Art of Bonsai Design (May, $27.95) by Colin Lewis and Bonsai for Beginners (June, $24.95) by Craig Coussins. Water Gardens in a Weekend (May, $24.95) by Peter Robinson offers an array of speedy projects. Pamela J. Harper highlights popular gardening staples in Designing with Perennials (May, $19.95 paper). Ginger Summit takes the mystery out of growing Gourds in Your Garden (May, $17.95 paper). David Squire covers Pruning Basics (Apr., $12.95 paper), and Hans Horst Frohlich tours the garden of a 19th-century pioneer of holistic medicine in The Nature Gardens of Sebastian Kneipp (Apr., $19.95 paper).
From Cassell: A quartet of new Cassell's Garden Directories covers Cottage Gardens by David Squire, Foliage Gardens by Richard Bird, The Wild Garden by Lucy Huntington and Water Gardens by Richard Bird (May, $19.95 each).
From Collins & Brown: New design concepts are showcased in Gardening on Balconies and Terraces (Apr., $29.95) by Susan Berry and Val Bradley. Antony Atha cultivates over 200 herbs in The Ultimate Herb Book, and Judy Spours instructs readers in The Ultimate Flower Arranging Book (May, $24.95 each paper).
From Conran: Clare Foster and photographer Carol Sharp bring selected plants into focus in From Bud to Seed: Ten Great Annuals and ...Ten Great Perennials (May, $19.95 each). Two dozen design possibilities highlight Roy Strong's Creating Small Formal Gardens (May, $19.95 paper).
From Editions du Chene: Readers are whisked to lush outdoor spaces in Egypt, Spain, France, Tunisia and Morocco in Paradise Gardens (Apr., $29.95) by Arnaud Maurieres and Eric Ossart, with photos by Joelle Caroline Maye.
From Expert: New to the Pocket Expert series by D.G. Hessayon are The Pocket Flower Expert, ...Garden Troubles Expert and ...Tree & Shrub Expert (May, $9.95 each paper).
From Friedman/Fairfax: Becke Davis shows how to create outdoor rooms in At Home in the Garden (Mar., $29.95). Francie Owens pays tribute to Shakespeare's Flowers (May, $40).
From Guild of Master Craftsman: With tips on growing and propagating, Mary A. Robinson offers Auriculas for Everyone (Mar., $19.95 paper). Botanist and photographer Stephen G. Haw explores Broad-Leaved Evergreens (Mar., $19.95 paper).
From Hamlyn: Stefan Buczacki responds to over 300 questions in Essential Garden Answers (May, $24.95) and rounds up Best Geraniums, Best Ground Cover, Best Rock Garden Plants and Best Shade Plants (May, $12.95 each paper). Outdoor architectural details and ornaments are outlined in 150 Garden Ideas (May, $19.95 paper) by Joop Hoffmans.
STEWART, TABORI & CHANG
Giving readers a rare glimpse behind monastery gates, Mick Hales explores the integral role horticulture plays in cloistered life in Monastic Gardens (Apr., $35). Page Dickey shows how house and garden can meld into a harmonious whole in Inside Out (Apr., $35).
STOREY
Tour 10 North American herb gardens in Shatoiya and Richard de la Tour's The Herbalist's Garden (Apr., $27.50), with photographs by Saxon Holt.
SUNSET
Sunset expands its regional scope with its first-ever Northeastern Garden Book (Feb., $29.95 paper), which joins the revised and expanded Western Garden Book (Feb., $32.95 paper). The editors are also offering two single-subject titles, Greenhouse Gardening and Landscaping Small Spaces (Jan., $12.95 each paper).
SUTTON
(dist. by NBN)
From the first window box (288 B.C.) to the water sprinkler (1577) and beyond, George Drower digs up an international cast of inventors and their discoveries in Gardeners, Gurus & Grubs (Mar., $21.95 paper).
TAUNTON
Four titles launch the Fine Gardening Design Guides series: Creating Beds and Borders, Landscaping Your Home, Designing with Plants and Exploring Garden Style (Feb., $17.95 each paper), each of which solicit advice and inspiration from a panel of expert gardeners coast to coast.
TAYLOR
The proverbial yellow rose is only the tip of the iceberg in The Lone Star Gardener's Book of Lists (Jan., $17.95 paper), by William D. Adams and Lois Trigg Chaplin. More regional advice is found in Growing Great Vegetables in the Heartland (Apr., $18.95 paper), Andrea Ray Chandler's primer for Great Plains gardeners. In Paradise Found (May, $18.95 paper), Norman Winter offers step-by-step instructions for creating a private Eden.
TIMBER PRESS
Newly revised and expanded, Japanese Maples (May, $49.95) by J.D. Vertrees and Peter Gregory details 380 cultivars and their culture. Eric Grissell's Insects and Gardens (Sept., $29.95) delves into the role of insects in garden ecology. Encyclopedia of Clematis (Sept., $59.95) by Mary Toomey and Everett Leeds includes 650 photos of this popular group of plants. Ted Jordan Meredith's Bamboo for Gardens (Sept., $39.95) is appropriate for nursery professionals and horticulturists, as well as for the home gardener. The Plantfinder's Guide to Daisies (Apr., $34.95) by John Sutton puts this favorite group of plants in the spotlight. Everything cacti, from cultivation to the natural history of nearly 2,000 species, can be found in The Cactus Family (Mar., $99.95) by Edward F. Anderson. The Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids (Mar., $29.95) by Wilma and Brian Rittershausen joins the Gardener's Guide series with expert advice on the cultivation and care of these exotic beauties.
TIME LIFE
Detailed instructions for numerous projects are outlined in a quartet of new titles in the How-To Gardening series—Container Gardens (Jan.) by Rosemary McCreary, More Landscape Projects (Jan.) by Erin Hynes, Garden Accents (Apr.) and Water Gardens (Apr., $16.95 each paper). The Complete Gardener series expands with Combining Plants, Successful Garden Plans and Organic Vegetable Gardening (Apr., $12.95 each paper), while two more April titles are added to the spiral-bound Time-Life Garden Factfiles: Pruning Techniques by Alison R. Francis and Lawns & Lawncare ($12.95 each paper) by Jane Courtier. A spiral-bound flip format allows readers to try more than a million combinations in The Mix & Match Color Guide to Annuals & Perennials (Feb., $24.95) by Graham Strong and Alan Toogood. The budget-conscious can consult Plants for Free (Apr., $16.95 paper) by Sharon Amos, while do-it-yourselfers will find abundant ideas in Cindy Burda's Outdoor Projects (Apr., $16.95 paper), a new entry in the Backyard Living series.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
The leaves of over 1,000 plants take center stage in Foliage (Apr., $35) by David Joyce.
From Ebury Press: Helen Yemm blends practical advice with humor in Gardening in Your Nightie (Mar., $19.95 paper).
From Kyle Cathie: Combining plants for design and other purposes is considered in Bob Flowerdew's Complete Book of Companion Gardening (Mar., $24.95 paper). Melanie Eclare tours the horticultural treasures of the Emerald Isle in Glorious Gardens of Ireland (Mar., $40).
From the Crowood Press: 200 photos and diagrams show how to construct a Japanese-style garden in A Path Through the Japanese Garden (Feb., $40) by Bryan Albright and Constance Tindale. George Bartlett, president of the British Fuchsia Society, offers pointers in Hardy Fuchsias (Feb., $19.95 paper) and Fuchsias (Mar., $40).
From HarperCollins UK: A pictorial history of one of the 20th century's true passions, Gardening: A Century in Photographs 1900—2000 (Mar., $29.95) by Mark Griffiths offers a special emphasis on Britain, North America, Western Europe, China and Japan.
From Victor Gollancz: Heirloom vegetables flourishing again on a Victorian estate are the subject of The Heligan Vegetable Book (Mar., $35) by Tim Smit and Philip Mcmillan Browse.
TUTTLE
Landscaping for the senses and the spirit is the focus of Zen in Your Garden (Apr., $18.95) by Jenny Hendy.
From Archipelago: Color photos and botanical drawings accompany Desmond Tate's exploration of the history and culture of Tropical Fruit (Mar., $22.95).
UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA
An epistolary exchange between Nancy Goodwin and Allen Lacy led to A Year in Our Gardens (Mar., $27.50). Some 125 frequently encountered native plants are the denizens of Coastal Plants from Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral (Mar., $29.95; 14.95 paper) by Irene H. Stuckey and Lisa Lofland.
WHITECAP BOOKS
(dist. by Graphic Arts)
The Complete Book of Garden Flowers (Jan., $16.95 paper), edited by Graham Strong, covers some 300 popular annuals, bulbs and perennials. Gardening: A Commonsense Guide (Feb., $14.95 paper) offers tools from the editors of Better Homes and Gardens for successful planting, propagating, cultivation and more. The New Gardening for Wildlife (Jan., $14.95 paper) by Bill Merilees explains how to create a creature-friendly garden.
WILLOW CREEK
Logee's Greenhouses shares 109 years of family secrets and experience in the horticultural industry growing exotic tropical flowers in Logee's Spectacular Container Plants (Mar., $35) by Byron and Laurelynn Martin.
WORKMAN
Lee Reich's Weedless Gardening (Mar., $9.95 paper) introduces a system for minimizing gardening's most tiresome chore. Sharon Lovejoy's Sunflower Houses (Mar., $13.95 paper), a gardening primer for parents and children, is back in print, and Barbara Damrosch's Theme Garden (Apr., $19.95 paper) is revised and updated with plans for 16 distinctive designs, from butterflies to Shakespeare gardens.
