Seed Library Reading Recommendations

Our library contains a plethora of books about gardening. The following list contains some of our favorite titles. Search our catalog to discover even more titles to help you start your garden.

Updated April 26, 2024
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The beginner's guide to growing heirloom vegetables : the 100 easiest-to-grow, tastiest vegetables for your garden
Iannotti, Marie.
Paper Book
Growing your own vegetables has never looked, or tasted, so good. Are heirloom vegetables more difficult to grow than conventional hybrids? The Beginner's Guide to Growing Heirloom Vegetables debunks this myth by highlighting the 100 heirloom vegetables that are the...

2

Bringing nature home : how native plants sustain wildlife in our gardens
Tallamy, Douglas W.
Paper Book
"With the twinned calamities of climate change and mass extinction weighing heavier and heavier on my nature-besotted soul, here were concrete, affordable actions that I could take, that anyone could take, to help our wild neighbors thrive in the built human environment. And it all starts with...

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Fresh food from small spaces : the square-inch gardener's guide to year-round growing, fermenting, and sprouting
Ruppenthal, R. J.
Paper Book
Books on container gardening have been wildly popular with urban and suburban readers, but until now, there has been no comprehensive "how-to" guide for growing fresh food in the absence of open land. Fresh Food from Small Spaces fills the gap as a practical, comprehensive, and downright fun...

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Gardening projects for kids : 101 ways to get kids outside, dirty, and having fun
Cohen, Whitney.
Paper Book
"What better way to begin to explore the natural world than to experience the magic and beauty of a family garden." --Arden Bucklin-Sporer, author of How to Grow a School Garden Many gardeners find that once they have children gardening goes the way of late-night...

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Grow food for free
Richards, Huw
Paper Book
Zero cost, low effort and a long-term solution to your fresh produce needs!  Grow your own food in your home garden, acreage or container, and look forward to a bountiful harvest year-round. You can plant fruit and veggies at home without spending a penny, and Huw Richard's...

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Heirloom vegetable gardening : a master gardener's guide to planting, growing, seed saving, and cultural history
Weaver, William Woys
Ebook
For cooks and gardeners, an updated guide to over 300 plants by the four-time IACP Cookbook Award winner: "Sure to be a modern classic." --Jere Gettle, founder, Baker Creek Heirloom SeedsHeirloom Vegetable Gardening has always been a book for gardeners and cooks interested in...

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Iwígara : American Indian ethnobotanical traditions and science
Salmón, Enrique
Paper Book
"A beautiful catalogue of 80 plants, revered by indigenous people for their nourishing, healing, and symbolic properties." --Gardens Illustrated The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath--known in the Rarámuri tribe...

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Mini farming : self sufficiency on a 1/4 acre
Markham, Brett L.
Paper Book
Go back to basics--compost, raising chickens, water and irrigation, dealing with pests, and much more--with this unique, full color bestseller (over 400,000 sold). Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent...

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Seed sowing and saving : step-by-step techniques for collecting ...
Turner, Carole B.
Paper Book
Carole Turner shows you everything you need to know to harvest, dry, store, and sow seeds from more than 100 common garden plants so you can use them again next year. She provides information on appropriately preparing your soil, testing seeds for viability, tending your seedlings, and much...

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A way to garden : a hands-on primer for every season
Roach, Margaret
Paper Book
"A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it's a guide to living both in and out of the garden." --The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it's a calling. Her...

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