Re: favorite shade garden book

I have 'American Horticultural Society's A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden
Plants'as well as the companion on gardening in general.  They are
excellent, yet many cultivars are not listed.  I'm very glad to have them
(Xmas gift from my spouse).  I'd try www.BookFinder.com for any book since
they'll locate used and out-of-print copies at great reductions in price.
The following books are very different than an encyclopedia, so I guess it
depends what you're looking for.

It's been a while since I read it, but I remember greatly enjoying Ken
Druse's book, The Natural Shade Garden.  Here's a link to Amazon with 8
customer reviews averaging 5 stars (wow!):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0517580179/o/qid=965136710/sr=2-1/103
-8626163-3149444

And let's not leave out the wonderful, charming, and delightful George
Schenk, The Complete Shade Gardener.     Link to this book blurbs etc.:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395574269/qid=965136813/sr=1-1/103-8
626163-3149444

One of my all-time favorite gardening books is Principles of Gardening, The
Practice of the Gardener's Art by Hugh Johnson.  (It's not just about shade,
but let's not settle for blinders in this passion....) Hugh is a major wine
critic and writer, a Brit.  Because of his public wine reviewing perspective
and writing focus, this book is written in an easily readable manner, yet
it's not light-weight and is fascinating.  It takes slants on the subject I
haven't seen in other gardening books. It's is out of print(1996). I see a
used "Practice of the Gardener's Art" listed for $17.50 at
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?st=sl&ac=sl&qi=0dmM,PTCTic57de6khDo8nG0dmU
AFsDo:6:9

Diann

> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
> Hank Zumach
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 10:07 PM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: [SG] favorite shade garden book
>
>
> I received a gift certificate for a book and would appreciate
> hearing which are your favorite shade gardening reference books.
> The ones that I already have are Schmid's 'The Genus Hosta',
> Aden's 'The Hosta Book', and Schenk's 'The Complete Shade
> Gardener'.  Although not specifically related to shade, I also
> have Rodale's 'Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials' and
> Cresson's 'American Flower Garden'.  At this point, I 'm not
> interested in another hosta specific book and might want to get a
> more general shade book.  A specific book that I'm considering is
> 'American Horticultural Society's A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden
> Plants' but it is kind of pricey.  If anyone has this book, can
> you let me know what you think of it?  All comments are welcomed.
>
> Hank Zumach
> Better Gnomes & Gardens
> Stoddard, WI
> zone 4B
>
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