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		Southern California Garden Club Established June 13, 1927

				Library Book List (Updated 8/10) 131 titles CHILDREN'S BOOKS Learn and Play in the Garden – Meg Herd Looking at Plants – David Suzuki The Great Seed Mystery for Kids – Peggy Henry DRIED AND PRESSED FLOWERS Dried Flowers – Jan & Michael Gertley Everlasting Floral Gifts – Rob Pulleyn & Claudette Mautor Everlasting Harvest – Leslie Dierks Everlastings – Patricia Thorpe Flower Drying Handbook – Dolly Morris 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 All About Roses – Dr. Tommy Cairns Amaryllis – Starr Oekenga Antique Roses for the South – William C. Welch Beautiful Bulbs – G. Brennan & M. Luebermann Bulbs – American Horticultural Society Climbing Roses – Christopher Warner Colorful World of Roses – Xenia Field Floral Style – Vena Lefferts Garden Color Book – Paul Willliams Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids – Wilma & Brian Rittershausen Garden Flowers – Matthias Hermann Growing North American's Favorite Plants – Barbara Ellis Holiday Happenings – Deen Day Smith Living Plants of the World – Lorus & Margery Milne Orchids for the South – Jack Kramer Orchids Simplified – Henry Jaworski Perennial Garden Color – Willian Welch Perennials – James Crockett Perennials – Suzanne F. Bales Place That Plant – Frances Welland Plants for Natural Gardens – Judith Phillips Souvenirs - Gifts from the Garden – K. Kleiman & M. Thunen Successful Rose Gardening – Douglas Jimerson 75 Great American Garden Plants – William Barrick Table Settings for All Seasons – June Wood & Deen Day Smith The Complete Book of Bulbs – P. Marhew & P. Swindells The Fragrant Year – Helen Wilson The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials – Marshall Craigmyle The International Book of Orchids – P. Francis Hunt The New Garden Book – Gerald Knox 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 FRUIT Growing Fruit in Your Backyard – Lee Reich The Complete Book of Fruit – Dick Pijpers 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 Your Backyard Herb Garden – Miranda Smith HOUSEPLANTS Folliage House Plants – James Underwood Crockett 1000 Beautiful Houseplants – Jack Kramer Success with Houseplants – Anthony Huxley The Houseplant Survival Manual – William Davidson The Indoor Garden Book – John Brookes LANDSCAPING A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants – Christopher Brickell & Judith D. Zuk Autumn Gardens – Ethne Clarke Cottage Gardens – Phillip Edinger Design and Plant a Mixed Border – Noel Kingsbury Flower Garden Designs – Penelope Hophouse Gardening and Landscaping Techniques – Rodale Gardening with Color – Sunset Books (2) Gardens – Architectural Digest Gardens by Design – Peter Loewer HGTV Flower Gardening Plants for Southern California Homes – MWD Landscaping Illustrated – Sunset Books Landscaping with Herbs – Jim Wilson Landscaping with Nature – Jeff Cox Landscaping with Stone – Marianne Liparovich Making the Most of Your Own Backyard – Sunset Books Noah's Garden – Sara Stein Step-by-Step Successful Gardening – Gerald M. Knox The Art of Planting – Rosemary Verey The Big Book of Kitchen Gardens – TimeLife The Country Garden – Charlie Ryrie The Free-Spirited Garden – Susan McClure The Garden Book – John Brookes The New American Backyard – Kim Medic The Tranquil Garden – Kay Fairfax SUCCULENTS AND CACTI Cacti and Succulents – AHS Decorative Cacti – Rudolf Subik South African Aloes – Barbara Jeppe The Cactaceae - Vol. I & II – N.L. Britton & J.N. Rose The Cactaceae - Vol. III – N.L. Britton & J.N. Rose 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 Essentials of Bonsai – Ed. of Shufunatomo The Secret Life of the Forest – Richard Ketchum The Simple Act of Planting a Tree – Andy and Katie Lipkis Trees – Allen J. Coombes Oak, The Frame of Civilization – William B. Logan VEGETABLES Tomatoes – AHS Vegetables – AHS The Big Book of Kitchen Gardens – TimeLife Books WATER GARDENS & ROCK GARDENS 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 An Illustrated Guide to Attracting Birds –Susan Warton Backyard Composting – John Roulac Brilliance – Phillippe Glade Butterfly Gardening for the South – Geyata Ajilvsgi Callaway Gardens – James Valentine Garden Entertaining – Patricia Horan How to Build & Use Greenhouses – Jeff Williams Life Above The Jungle Floor – Donald Perry Living with Plants – Donna Schumann Longwood Gardens – Colvin Randall Old Wives’ Lore for Gardeners – Maureen & Bridget Boland Outdoor Spaces – Christine Barberich Potted Gardens – Rebecca Cole Simply Handmade – Carol Dahlstrom Souveniers - Gifts from the Garden – Kathryn Kleinman & Michaele Thunen The Fern Dictionary – Wilbur Olson The Four Seasons of Bagatelle – Yvesle Floc’h Soye The Gardens of Queen Elizabeth – Celia Van Oss The Japanese Art of Mniature Trees & Landscapes – Yuji Yoshimura The Practical Gardener – Reader’s Digest The Seasons Observed – Ruth A. Peltason The Wreath Book – Rob Pulleyn