Top 10 gardening books of all time?

**"* M* <r*@springmeadownursery.com>**

My name is Ryan and I'm a Top-10 list addict...I could spend hours on Amazon
Listmania lists, reading how others rank their top books or DVDs.  If
there's an article about the Top 10 ways to do something or Top 10 things to
buy, I'll read it. 

And I'm not alone...whenever a TV network needs to fill a slot, they bring
in shows that list "top" commercials, movies, etc.  For example, VH1 fills
hours of programming with the top lists of everything -- from the "top songs
of the 1980s" to the top one-hit-wonders of all time.

So what are the Top 10 gardening books of all time, in your opinion? And I
mean the top 10 gardening books ever, the absolute best gardening  books in
you opinion...what you would suggest to a gardening newbie  (or expert) as
your "canon" of gardening literature.  

My only "rules" in replying to this question is please tell us why you
consider the book worthy for your list.  Other than that, go crazy...fiction
to nonfiction, beginner to advanced, any garden topic, just as long as the
book relates in some fashion to gardening.

What are the Top 10 gardening books in your opinion?

Looking forward to your suggestions.  At your service, 

Ryan McGrath  

(PS: Sending this note just for my fun and education, not for any marketing
purposes.)

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