Southern California
Garden Club
Established June 13, 1927
Library Book List (Updated 11/10/06) 91 titles
DRIED AND PRESSED FLOWERS
Everlasting Floral Gifts – Rob Pulleyn & Claudette Mautor
The Book of Potpourri – Penny Black
The Book of Dried Flowers – M. Hiller and C. Hilton
The Book of Pressed Flowers – Penny Black
FLOWERS / FLOWER ARRANGING
Antique Roses for the South – William C. Welch
Beautiful Bulbs – G. Brennan & M. Luebermann
Bulbs – American Horticultural Society
Camellias for Everyone – Claude Chidamian
Floral Style – Vena Lefferts
Garden Color Book – Paul Willliams
Garden Flowersin Color – Daniel Foley
Garden Flowers – Matthias Hermann
Living Plants of the World – Lorus & Margery Milne
Orchids – Sunset Books
Orchids for the South – Jack Kramer
Perennial Garden Color – Willian Welch
Perennials – James Crockett
Place That Plant – Frances Welland
Souvenirs - Gifts from the Garden – K. Kleiman & M. Thunen
75 Great American Garden Plants – William Barrick
The Colorful World of Roses – Xenia Field
The Complete Book of Bulbs – P. Marhew & P. Swindells
The Complete Guide to Garden Flowers – Herbert Askwith
The Fragrant Year – Helen Wilson
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials – Marshall Craigmyle
The International Book of Orchids – P. Francis Hunt
The Outdoor Potted Bulb – Rob Proctor
The Perennial Garden – Jeff & Marilyn Cox
Wildflowers of Yosemite – Lynn Wilson & Jeff Nicholas
Wildflowers of America – H.W. Rickett
HERBS & SPICES
Creative Cooking with Spices – Jane Walker
Flowering Herbs – Maggie Oster
Gerard’s Herbal – Marcus Woodward
Herbs, a Cookbook and More – Patricia Weitzel
Herbal Treasures – Phyllis V. Shaudys
The Encyclopedia of Herbs, Spices and Flavorings – E. L.Ortiz
Today's Herbal Health – Louse Tenney
HOUSEPLANTS
Exotic House Plants – A. B. Graf
Folliage House Plants – James Underwood Crockett
House Plants Cacti & Succulents – Anthony Huxley
The Complete of Houseplants – Charles Mardenfitch
The Houseplant Survival Manual – William Davidson
The World Book of House Plants – Elvin McDonald
LANDSCAPING
Gardening and Landscaping Techniques – Rodale
Gardening with Color – Sunset Books (2)
Gardens – Architectural Digest
Plants for Southern California Homes – MWD
Practical Gardening Encyclopedia – Roy Hay
Practical Guide to Home Landscaping – Reader’s Digest
Landscaping Illustrated – Sunset Books
Landscape Planning – Better Homes & Gardens
Making the Most of Your Own Backyard – Sunset Books
Step-by-Step Successful Gardening – Gerald M. Knox
SUCCULENTS AND CACTI
Cacti and Succulents – AHS
Decorative Cacti – Rudolf Subik
Pocket Encyclopedia of Cacti – Edgar and Brian Lamb
South African Aloes – Barbara Jeppe
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Succulents and Cacti – G. Rowley
TREES
Flora of Our National Parks – Samuel Pusateri, Ph.D.
Marvelous World of Trees – Jean Dupuis
The Book of Trees – William Grimm
The Secret Life of the Forest – Richard Ketchum
The Simple Act of Planting a Tree – Andy and Katie Lipkis
VEGETABLES
Tomatoes – AHS
Vegetables – AHS
The Big Book of Kitchen Gardens – TimeLife Books
WATER GARDENS & ROCK GARDENS
Garden Pools, Water-Lilies, and Goldfish – G. L. Thomas Jr.
Rock Garden Plants – Doretta Klaber
Salem House Book of the Water Garden – Philip Swindells
The Practical Rock & Water Garden – Peter Robinson
The Stapeley Book of Water Gardens – Stanley Russell
MISCELLANEOUS
A Gardeners Dictionary – Henry Beard & Roy McKie
A Gardener’s LATIN – Richard Bird
Allergy-Free Gardening – Thomas Ogren
Brilliance – Phillippe Glade
Butterfly Gardening for the South – Geyata Ajilvsgi
Callaway Gardens – James Valentine
Garden Entertaining – Patricia Horan
Life Above The Jungle Floor – Donald Perry
Longwood Gardens – Colvin Randall
Old Wives’ Lore for Gardeners – Maureen & Bridget Boland
Simply Handmade – Carol Dahlstrom
The Fern Dictionary – Wilbur Olson
The Gardener’s Bug Book – Cynthia Westcott
The Four Seasons of Bagatelle – Yvesle Floc’h Soye
The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening, Vol. 1
The Practical Gardener – Reader’s Digest
The Seasons Observed – Ruth A. Peltason
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