Garden Books
Vintage Garden Books
Sensational old Garden Books for sale including A Garden Book for Houston, Agronomy Gardening for High Schools, Arboricultureby Richard Harris, Australian Country Woman's Garden by Holly Kerr Forsyth, Complete Book of Composting, Critters signed by Bill Zak, Field Guide to Wildflowers, Food for Plants vintage William Myers, Gardening in a Small Greenhouse, Gardening Indoors by George Van Patten, Grow With Your Plants signed by Lynn and Joel Rapp, Orchids in Color, Organic Plant Protection, Treasury of American Gardens, The Ultimate Herb Book, and more! Many of these are vintage, out of print books, some are signed. They make marvelous gifts!
plants introduction to modern botany greulach adams book
Hard covered book titled PLANTS, AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN BOTANY by Victor Greulach and Edison Adams, 1963 more. 557 pages. Sections include: Man and the World of Plants, Levels of Plant Organization, Plants in Action, From Generation to Generation. This vintage book is in VG condition. Pages are intact and the binding is tight. Underlining and writing present on some pages. A must have for your library! less
$16.99 $12.74
practical guide to home landscaping plan plant garden book
Hard covered book titled PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HOME LANDSCAPING more. 1981, 16th Printing, 479 pages. Topics include: Good Ideas for Your Garden, Planning, Planting, Construction. This book is in VG condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Don't miss the opportunity to add it to your library! less
$13.00 $9.75
producing vegetable crops by ware mccollum garden book
Hard covered book titled PRODUCING VEGETABLE CROPS by Ware McCollum, 1980, Third Edition, 607 pages more. This book deals with the principles, economics, and production practices of vegetable growing. It is a practical guide for the operating vegetable flower and is used as a text in horticulture and vegetable courses. Some of the topics include: The Vegetable Industry, Plant Growth and Development, Breeding and Improving Vegetables, Seeds and Seed Growing, Growing Plants, Hardening and Transplanting, Cultivating and Rotating, Irrigating an less
$26.00 $19.50
production of drug and condiment plants vintage farm book
Soft covered booklet titled PRODUCTION OF DRUG AND CONDIMENT PLANTS 1949, Farmers' Bulletin No more.1999, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 99 pages, A.F. Sievers, principal biochemist, Division of Tobacco, Medicinal, and Special Crops, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Administration.Topics include: ECONOMIC BACKGROUND IMPORTANT PLANTS YIELDS PROPAGATION, CULTURE, & GENERAL HANDLING CULTIVATION OF INDIVIDUAL SPECIESThis booklet is in VG+ condition, pages intact and the binding is tight. less
$20.00 $15.00
pruning made easy edwin steffek trees gardening vintage book
Hard covered book titled PRUNING MADE EASY by Edwin Steffek, First Edition, 1958, 120 pages more.In this book, a noted horticultural expert explains the simple steps to successful pruning. Chapters include: WHY WE PRUNE WHAT PLANTS ARE LIKE - AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE PRUNE THE TOOLS FOR THE JOB THE YOUNG TREE WHAT TO DO WITH SHRUBS HOW TO HANDLE EVERGREENS HEDGES ROSES THE SMALL FRUITS LARGE ORNAMENTAL TREES NUT TREES DWARFS AND SPECIAL FORMS GRAPES: TABLE, PRESERVING, WINE PRUNING ORNAMENTAL VINESThis vintage book is in VG+ condition, the pages less
$8.00 $6.00
sanders encyclopaedia of gardening plants flowers book
Hard covered book titled SANDERS' ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GARDENING more. This book gives a brief description of plants and complete information regarding their cultivation. It is compact so it can be carried around easily. It is a must have for any gardener, with or without a green thumb! It is in VG condition. 534 pages are clean and the binding is tight. The cover page has been removed. It would make a sensational addition to your plant library! less
$22.00 $16.50
the garden book john brookes gardening book
Soft covered book titled THE GARDEN BOOK DESIGNING, CREATING AND MAINTAINING YOUR GARDEN by John Brookes more. 1984, 1st Edition. This is the most comprehensive source book ever on planning, designing, constructing, planting, growing and maintaining a new garden. There are hundreds of full color photographs, illustrations and garden plans. Whatever the size, shape, soil or condition of your plot, John Brookes provides imaginative ideas and practical guidance for turning it into a garden that suits every need. It is in VG+ condition. 287 pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A mu less
$14.00 $10.50
the well furnished garden michael balston gardening book
Hard covered book titled THE WELL-FURNISHED GARDEN Using paths, pavilions, beds, and borders; statues, pots, ironwork, stonework, rockwork, and all manner of ornaments and furniture to create charming, romantic, and fanciful garden effects by Michael Balston, 1986, 192 pages more.This book reflects a revival of interest in the creative use of decorative elements in garden design. The author, a leading landscape gardener, offers hundreds of inspiring ideas, with the emphasis on integrating ornaments with other garden features, with more than 600 photographs and drawings.Topics include: GARDEN TRADITIONS GARDEN STRUCTURE BUILDINGS WATER PLANTS & TREES SCULPTURAL FORM MOVABLESand much more!This book is in VG condition, pages clean and intact less
$7.99 $5.99
the world of plant life clarence hylander vintage flowers book
Hard covered book titled THE WORLD OF PLANT LIFE by Clarence J more. Hylander, Formerly Executive Secretary American Institute of Biological Sciences, The Macmillan Company, Collier-Macmillan Limited, London, cloth bound, 1968, Second Edition, Ninth Printing, 653 pages.This is a comprehensive survey of virtually every plant that is common in the United States. There are 190 full page photos and more than 700 line drawings. This vintage book is in VG+ condition, pages intact and the binding is tight. The dust jacket is scuffed and has bee less
$20.00 $15.00
treasury of american gardens fitch rockwell planting landscape book
Hard covered book titled TREASURY OF AMERICAN GARDENS With 250 Illustrations, including 100 in Color by James Fitch and F more.F. Rockwell, 1956, 175 pages. This lovely book is a pictorial journey around the United States, with magnificent color, showing 106 gardens and offering a wealth of ideas for landscape and planting in every American climate, with special consideration of Gardens Under Glass, Terraces and Patios, Rock Gardens, Water Landscapes, Specialty Planting, Wildflowers. Some of the gardens featured are in: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND WASHINGTON, D.C. MONTCHANIN, DELAWARE VILLAN less
$37.00 $27.75
tree care complete home manual john haller vintage gardening book
Hard covered book titled TREE CARE A Complete Manual for Homeowners by John Haller, 1957, 224 pages more.Each aspect of tree care is covered, from ornamental and shade tree care: - selecting, planting, feeding and fertilizing; watering, pruning, bracing; repair of bark wounds and cavities; removals; spraying, and disease and pest control.This vintage book is in VG+ condition. The pages, yellowed from age, are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. The dust jacket has minor tears at the edges. less
$9.00 $6.75
ultimate herb book antony atha growing and using guide book
Hard covered book titled THE ULTIMATE HERB BOOK The Definitive Guide to Growing and Using over 200 Herbs by Antony Atha, 2001, 320 pages, lavishly illustrated, full color more.This beautiful reference work tells you all you need to know about cultivating herbs. Whether you are creating a bed or border or growing a collection of pots on the kitchen window, this book explains how to select plants for different sites, propagate, cultivate, harvest, and store the.The directory section features over 200 plants and gives full growing information, including the plant's uses.Special feature pages give recipes and instructions for herbal beauty preparations, classic recipes less
$10.99 $8.24
world book of house plants elvin mcdonald indoor garden book
Hard covered book titled THE WORLD BOOK OF HOUSE PLANTS by Elvin McDonald, Revised Edition, Line drawings by Kathleen Bourke & Peter Kalberkamp, Photographs by Larry Nicholson, Jr, and others, 1963, 320 pages more. This is a complete guide to more than 700 flowering & foliage house plants. Chapters include: THE PLEASURES OF HOUSE PLANTS SETTING THE SCENE FOR GARDENING INDOORS HOW TO PROPAGATE PLANTS INDOORS HOUSE PLANTS OUTDOORS SPRING FLOWERING BULBS FOR INDOOR BLOOM AN HERB GARDEN IN YOUR WINDOW TERRARIUMS - UNDER GLASS GARDENS PLANTS FOR HANGING BASKETS HOUSE PLANTS GROWN TO TREE FORM INDOOR GARDENING FOR CHILDREN SPACE M less
$4.99 $3.74
world of cactus and succulents martha baker garden book
Soft covered book titled The World of Cactus & Succulents and other Water-Thrifty Plants 1977, Editor Martha Baker, 96 pages, full color photographs more. Topics include: WHAT IS A SUCCULENT? PLANTS WITH A PURPOSE - INDOORS/OUTDOORS PLAYFUL PLANTS A GALLERY OF SUCCULENTS CULTURE & PROPAGATION COMMON NAMES This book is in VG condition, with the pages intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for any gardener! less
$8.00 $6.00