I am looking for a book to teach me about out door plants. Can someone help?

Question

Can someone recommend a book that will tell me how to take care of my landscaping plants?

Answer 1

you will want to get a book specifically written for the area where you live.  I have many good books but they are for my area as plants which work in one area will not work at all in another and diseases which plague one area may be non-existent in another.  You can call your local Cooperative extension office (or agrilife extension office as we call it now here where I live) and they might be able to recommend good local regional books for you.

Answer 2

So many great books on this topic out there its hard to narrow it down to one or two. I have a lot of DIY books with this topic and its among my favorite topic of all. You really can't go wrong on any book you can find at Borders or Barnes and Nobles sometimes they have them on the  clearance table.

My best recommendation is to go look at them and see which one covers the plants and topics you are interested in. Write down at least 3 or 4 books you really like then go to ebay and find it there for about half the amount. I've done this once or twice and I did save half both times. If you can't find them there go to Amazon and see if you can get them used from sellers who sell them used on amazon. I have acquired many great books for my personal DIY reference library and garden and landscaping books make up at least half of them!

Edit add: I just did a search of a book I recently bought that is a great one to have. Its called the Complete Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs. It exactly as its said complete about most trees and shrubs. Here is the search result on ebay I did for you:

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll...

Hope this helps! Good Luck!

edit add: soooo do i get a thumbs at least ?

Answer 3

local library, that's what we pay our taxes for.

Answer 4

Always a good starter book ... Landscaping for Dummies

(http://www.amazon.com/Landscaping-Dummie...

Another good one by Better Homes and Gardens ... Step-by-Step Landscaping

(http://www.amazon.com/Step-Step-Landscap...

And Home Depot's ...  Landscaping 1-2-3 ... these come in regional editions by hardiness Zones.

(http://www.amazon.com/Landscaping-1-2-3-...

Check your local library to see if they have any of them or they are all available on Amazon.com also.

Good luck 'n happy landscaping!