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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