Databases & Websites by Subject

Booklists - The Versatile Gardener

Theme Gardens and Planting for Special Situations

Color in the Garden

635.968 BIL
Color Your Garden by Jill Billington - 2005

635.968 CHI
Planting for Color by Susan Chivers - 2005

635.968 SMI
P. Allen Smith's Colors for the Garden: Creating Compelling Color Themes by P. Allen Smith - 2006

635.976 DUT
Continuous Color: A Month-by-Month Guide to Shrubs and Small Trees for the Continuous Bloom Garden by Pam Duthie - 2004

Garden Makeovers

635.9 INS
Instant Gardens: High-Impact Makeovers That Look Great Right Now - 2006

635.9 SEA
New Life for Old Gardens by Allan Seale - 2002

712 REI
Reinvent Your Garden - 2003

712.6 KAY
Yard and Garden Makeovers: Your Guide to Creating a Beautiful, Logical Landscape by George Kay - 2008

712.6 LAN
Landscape Makeovers: 50 Projects for a Picture-Perfect Yard - 2004

712.6 WEB
Before & After Garden Makeovers by Vicki Webster - 2006

747 STO
Lowe's Creative Ideas for Home and Garden Makeovers by Lisa Stockwell - 2006

Gardening in Small Spaces

635 BRO
Small Garden: Ideas for Balconies, Terraces & Backyards by John Brookes - 2006

635.9 GAR
Gardening in Small Spaces: Creative Ideas from America's Best Gardeners - 2002

635.9 LAN
Plants for Small Spaces by Clive Lane - 2005

635.967 KIN
Natural Gardening in Small Spaces by Noel Kingsbury - 2003
Offers layouts for various themes, moods and shapes.

712.6 COR
Garden Design for Small Spaces: From Backyards to Balconies to Rooftops by Keith Corlett - 2004

712.6 STE
Small Space Gardens by David Stevens - 2003
Shows how analyzing your space and special planning bring large rewards.

Heirloom Gardens

635 COU
Gardening with Heirloom Seeds: Tried-and-True Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for a New Generation by Lynn Coulter - 2006

635.9 ADA
Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640–1940 by Denise W. Adams - 2004

635.9 GAR
The Heirloom Flower Garden: Rediscovering and Designing with Classic Ornamentals by Jo Ann Gardner - 2001

Japanese Gardens

712 CHA
Creating a Japanese Garden by Peter Chan - 2003

712 GUS
The Art of Japanese Gardens: Designing and Making Your Own Peaceful Space by Herb Gustafson - 2002

712 JAP
Japanese-Inspired Gardens: Adapting Japan's Design Traditions for Your Garden - 2001

712 KET
Japanese Gardens in a Weekend by Robert Ketchel - 2001

Kitchen Gardens

Create an edible landscape of herbs, vegetables, flowers and fruit.

635 BAR
Designing the New Kitchen Garden: An American Potager Handbook by Jennifer R. Bartley - 2006

635 SEA
Delia's Kitchen Garden: A Beginner's Guide to Growing and Cooking Fruit and Vegetables by Gay Search - 2004

635.048 CAP
New Kitchen Garden: Organic Gardening and Cooking with Herbs, Vegetables, and Fruit by Adam Caplin - 2003
"A complete practical guide to designing, planting and cultivating a decorative and productive garden."

635.967 LED
The Patio Kitchen Garden by Daphne Ledward - 2002

Low-Maintenance Gardens

635 LIT
The 5 Minute Gardener: How to Plan, Create, and Sustain a Low-Maintenance Garden by Brenda Little - 2007

635 FRE
The Spare-Time Gardener: Tips and Tricks for Those on the Go by Barbara Hill Freeman - 2006

635 SHO
Short Cuts to Great Gardens: A Practical Guide to Great Low-Maintenance Gardening by Laura Price - 2001

635.9 DIS
50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants by Tracy DiSabato-Aust - 2009

635.9 HEN
Low-Maintenance Garden by Jenny Hendy - 2008

635.9 SMI
The One-Hour Garden: How You Can Have a No-Fuss, No-Work Garden by Joanna Smith - 2003

717 SEF
Hardscaping: High Style, Low Maintenance Outdoor Spaces by Haig Seferian - 2004

Shade Gardening

635.954 CHA
Beth Chatto’s the Shade Garden: Shade-Loving Plants for Year-Round Interest by Beth Chatto - 2008

635.954 GAR
Gardening in the Shade - 2004

635.954 HOD
Making the Most of Shade: How to Plan, Plant, and Grow a Fabulous Garden That Lightens Up the Shadows by Larry Hodgson - 2005

635.954 WIL
Shade: Planting Solutions for Shady Gardens by Keith Wiley - 2006

635.9543 HAR
Got Shade?: A "Take It Easy" Approach for Today's Gardener by Carolyn Harstad - 2003, 383p.
Learn to combine common and exotic shade-tolerant plants with some underused natives. Many plants will appeal to low-maintenance gardeners.

635.9543 SCH
Timber Press Pocket Guide to Shade Perennials by Wolfram George Schmid - 2005

Special Challenges

635 BAK
Giant Book of Garden Solutions: 1,954 Natural Remedies to Handle Your Toughest Garden Problems by Jerry Baker - 2003

635.9 SMI
The Weather-Resilient Garden: A Defensive Approach to Planning & Landscaping by Charles W.G. Smith - 2004

635.951 BUR
Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants by C. Colston Burrell - 2006

635.952 RUS
Tough Plants for Northern Gardens: Low Care, No Care, Tried and True Winners by Felder Rushing - 2004

743.836 FRI
Landscape Problems and Solutions: A Trouble-Shooting Handbook by Trudy Friend - 2004

Wildlife Gardens

595.789 BUT
The Butterfly Gardener's Guide - 2003
Another idea-packed handbook from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

639.9 JOH
Welcoming Wildlife to the Garden: Creating Backyard & Balcony Habitats for Wildlife by Catherine Johnson - 2004

639.92 CON
The Nature-Friendly Garden: Creating a Backyard Haven for Plants, Wildlife, and People by Marlene A. Condon - 2006

712.6 MIZ
Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife by David Mizejewski - 2004

Vertical Gardens

635.933 QUE
Climbing Roses of the World by Charles Quest-Ritson - 2003

635.9671 DUN
Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls by Nigel Dunnett - 2004

635.974 CLI
Climbing Gardens: Adding Height and Structure to Your Garden by Joan Clifton - 2002

684.18 HYL
Trellises & Arbors: Landscape & Design Ideas, Plus Projects by William H. Hylton - 2003

712 VER
Vertical Gardens - 2007

Water Gardens and Ponding

635.967 CRE
Creating Water Gardens - 2003

635.967 SWI
Master Book of the Water Garden: The Ultimate Guide to Designing and Maintaining Water Gardens by Philip Swindells - 2002

635.9674 ALL
All About Garden Pools & Fountains - 2006

635.9674 WAT
Water Gardens - 2004

635.9674 WAT
Water Gardens: Pools, Streams, and Fountains - 2006

Year-Round Gardening

635.09773 FIZ
Month-by-Month Gardening in Illinois: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year by James A. Fizzell - 2006

635.9 BAK
Year-Round Bloomers: Hundreds of Super Secrets for the Backyard Gardener by Jerry Baker - 2004

635.9 HAY
Tending Your Garden: A Year-Round Guide to Garden Maintenance by Gordon Hayward - 2007

635.953 BOU
The Winter Garden: Create a Garden That Shines through the Forgotten Season by Val Bourne - 2006

635.953 CHR
Late Summer Flowers by Marina Christopher - 2006

635.953 LLO
Succession Planting: For Year-Round Pleasure by Christopher Lloyd - 2005

635.953 STE
The Winter Garden by Jane Sterndale-Bennett - 2006

635.976 SIM
Wonders of the Winter Landscape: Shrubs and Trees to Brighten the Cold-Weather Garden by Vincent A. Simeone - 2005

Prepared by Martha M. Krause, July 2009