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Gardening Book Recommendations

The American Horticultural Society’s A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants,
edited by Christopher Brickell and Judith Zuk,  Dorling Kindersley, 1996
ISBN 0-7894-1943-2
(for its coverage of over 15,000 plants)

The Royal Horticultural Society’s Encyclopedia of Gardening,
edited by Christopher  Brickell,  Dorling Kindersley, rev. ed. 2002 .
ISBN 0-7513-0862-5
(because of its comprehensive coverage of methods of creating and maintaining both ornamental and vegetable gardens)

Secrets to Great Soil 
by Elizabeth P Stell, Storey Books, 1998.
ISBN 1-58017-009-9
(because everything begins with the soil—feed the soil, not the plant)
 
Sunset Western Garden Book
by tthe Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine
ISBN 0-376-03851-9
(provides a one-stop source for gardeners.  It is usable by gardeners of all levels of interest)
 

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