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Amazon.com	American Horticultural Society A To Z Encyclopedia Of Garden Plants A comprehensive and well-organized reference book containing 15,000 plant entries and 6,000 photographs, it will prove invaluable to the gardener or nursery owner who does not already have a reference as approachable and broadly based as this.

Amazon.com	Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide This highly readable introduction to how plants work answers all these questions and more, always looking at botany from a gardener's point of view. Capon explains the structure and function of plants in clear, understandable language, including and defining all the relevant scientific terms. The book introduces readers to cell structure and function, plant growth processes, the many ways plants adapt to protect themselves from predators and the environment, and how plants meet their basic needs for food and water. Photosynthesis, reproduction, and the aging process are also explained, and the fascinating processes necessary for reproduction and transmission of genes are discussed in detail.

Amazon.com	Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening This gardening classic was first published in 1975, and now a second generation of gardeners who prefer pest-resistant planning to chemicals will find a place for it on the shelves. Not only does it tell what to plant with what, but also how to use herbal sprays to control insects, what wild plants to encourage in the garden, how to grow fruit and nut trees, how to start small plots or window-box gardens, and much more. It's one of the most practical books around for any gardener of edibles, no matter how serious or casual.

Amazon.com	Gardening in the Heartland by Rachel Snyder This is not a new book. It was published eight years ago. But one of the great things about good gardening books is their timelessness. Fads and fashions may come and go but virtually everything you need to know - the basics of good gardening - don't change much over the years. If you own only one primer for gardening in the Kansas City region this should be it. Full review...

Amazon.com	The Undaunted Garden: Planting for Weather-Resilient Beauty by Lauren Springer A fresh new voice in American gardening combines authoritative, practical gardening advice with commentary on the art of painting with plants to show readers how to choose plants that will offer beauty and resilience in the difficult garden. Includes detailed descriptions of more than 65 recommended plants--as well as lists of more than 200 beautiful yet tough plants organized according to season. 264 color photos by the author.

	Adrian Bloom's Year Round Garden by Adrian Bloom "[A] brilliant volume that shows you how to achieve year-round color in your garden . . . This book belongs in every gardener�s library. " � Barbara Blossom Ashmun, Fine Gardening 1998