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And here's the heart of what we do at GARDEN POSSABILITIES BOOKSTORE - bring you a large and well organized selection of gardening books from Gardening 101 to professional texts.  If at all possible, a visit to the store in Newmarket
 is, of course, the best type of browsing with over 6,000 titles to choose from, but these pages include some of our best books on their topic and are organized
in a way that attempts to duplicate the bricks and mortar experience.
(NOTE: We're in the early stages of building this new and improved web site so these pages are a bit sparse right now, but they will grow quickly.  Check in soon for new categories, and expansions of the ones here now.)
Cheers!
Evelyn         

 

Bookshelf Index -
GENERAL PLANT REFERENCE
 The reference books that include all of the plant groups are gathered here - from A-Z's to themed selections.
NATIVE PLANTS
 
  Both field guides for botanists and gardener's guides on wildflowers are included here, including woody plants.  
PERENNIALS
There are more books on perennials than any other single gardening topic.  Which one's right for you?
SPECIFIC PLANTS
  Comprehensive books for growers and collectors, from ornamental grasses to orchids. 
PLANTING DESIGN
Books to help you put flair in your plantings.  From creative partners to colour theory and planting plans.
THE HOLISTIC GARDEN
  Horticultural Therapy.  Practical and inspirational books on the garden as a sanctuary for the body, spirit, and mind.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
   From design concepts to landscape graphics, the books to help you make the large decisions.
"PESTS" AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW 
  COMING SOON!  The fascinating world of the other life forms in your garden. 
PESTS & DISEASES   Plagues from black spot and aphids, to squirrels and deer.  (there's nothing here for rabbits!)
PROPAGATION  From seed starting and cuttings to tissue culture and grafting, for the home grower or professional.
SHADE, WET, DRY.
   "Problem" sites are simply garden assets as yet undiscovered!  Here are some books to help with the discovery. 
TREES & SHRUBS The woody plants that form the skeletal "bones" of any good garden or landscape design. Pruning books are incl. here.
GARDEN WRITING / ESSAYS.
 Writers turn pen to paper on gardening, and gardeners express their joy of the craft through writing.   

 


" first comes the trowel and the shovel,  
 and then good gardening books in  
 the priority list of essential garden  
 tools. "  (Paraphrasing  from an  
 Ann Lovejoy quote - I can't for  
 the life of me find the book it came  
 from, but I know it went something
 like this! 
  E.)  


 

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