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Re: Garden design book recommendations?
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Subject: Re: Garden design book recommendations?
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From: kathpyle@netcom.com (Katherine Pyle)
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Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 05:05:13 GMT
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Article: 52490 of rec.gardens
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Newsgroups: rec.gardens
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Check out the books by John Brookes, an English garden designer. Two or
three of his books have been released in this country and should be
available in any book store with a good gardening section.
Katherine Pyle
Berkeley, CA
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1. AgAccess
P.O. Box 2008
Davis, CA 95616 Catalog: Free
916-756-7177 Fax: 916-756-7188
Offerings: agricultural books
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2. American Nursery Publishing Co., Attn: Book Department
111 N. Canal Street, Suite 545
Chicago, IL 60606-7203 Catalog: $5
312-782-5505
Offerings: books
Comments: catalog of books, video tapes and and audio
cassettes targeted for horticultural professionals
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3. The Book Tree, Horticultural Publications
12 Pine Hill Rd.
Englishtown, NJ 07726 Catalog: Free
908-446-3583
Offerings: horticulture and botanical books
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4. Capability's Books, The Gardening Bookstore
Hwy.46, Box 114
Deer Park, WI 54007 Catalog: Free
715-269-5346
Offerings: books
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5. Discount Garden Books
P.O. Box 8354
Portland, OR 97207-8354 Catalog: Free
1-800-327-1828
Offerings: garden books
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6. GrowerTalk's Bookshelf
P.O. Box 9
Batavia, IL 60510-0009 Catalog: Free
708-208-9089 Fax: 800-456-0132
Offerings: books
Comments: books for the commercial greenhouse grower
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7. The Haworth Press, Food Products Press
10 Alice St.
Bighampton, NY 13904-1580 Catalog: Free
1-800-342-9678 Fax: 607-722-6362
Offerings: agricultural books
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8. Johnny's Select Seeds
Foss Hill Road
Albion, ME 04910-9731 Catalog: Free
207-437-4301 Fax: 207-437-2165
Offerings: fower and vegetable seeds, herb seeds, gardening
tools and supplies, books
Comments: offers seeds in packets and in bulk quantities,
catalog has good descriptions, some pictures and includes a
small section of edible flowers
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9. Patricia Ledlie, Bookseller, Inc.
One Bean Road
Buckfield, ME 04220 Catalog: Free
207-336-2778
Offerings: books
Comments: natural history books
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10. Professional Plant Growers Association
P.O. Box 27517
Lansing, MI 48909-0517 Catalog: Free
517-694-7700 Fax: 517-694-8560
Offerings: products, services and books
Comments: products and services for growers, retailers and
others in the bedding plant and container industry
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11. Storey Books For Country Living
Schoolhouse Road
Pownal, VT 05261 Catalog: Free
413-664-7195
Offerings: gardening books
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12. Timber Press
99999 S.W. Wilshire
Portland, OR 97225-9962 Catalog: Free
800-327-5680
Offerings: gardening, horticultural and botanical books
Article 12676 (59 more) in rec.gardens:
From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Subject: Books, etc.
Date: 31 Dec 92 22:45:41 GMT
Organization: University of Northern Iowa
Just got through browsing the Pinetree Garden Seed Catalog over lunch
[I was supposed to be editing my syllabi, but I'd sooner be thinking
gardens ;-) ] and was pleased to notice that most of their seed prices
are holding fairly steady, in the $0.50-$0.60 range.
This is not meant as a testimonial, and I have no connection to the
company except as a satisfied customer, but I've always found them to
be truthful about their merchandise, and the seed quality quite good.
However, they _also_ carry books and tools, and I noticed a few book bargains
I thought I'd mention on the net... they appeal to my tight-fisted soul! ;-)
How about the 1978 edition of _The Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening_ for
$16.98? (The new edition is $30). Or Reddell & Galyean's _Growing Fragrant
Plants_ for $15.98, marked down from $36 (I have a copy, and really like
it.) Or Frances Perry's _Scent in the Garden_ for $15 instead of $35 (I
like it, too) Or _Building & Using Greenhouses_ from the Grolier Homeowner
series for $2.98, down from $10, or the LL Bean Guide to Outdoor Photography
(Lefty Kreh) for $6 instead of $17?
There are some newish books on the full-price list that look like they
might answer some of the questions that pop up here fairly often,
like _Pesto Manifesto_ by Lorel Nazzaro (110 pages of pesto recipes?!?!?)
and Bill Adler's _Outwitting Critters: a surefire manual of confronting
devious animals and winning_, or Ric Staines' _Market Gardening: Growing
and selling produce_, which is supposed to have a major section on
marketing strategies, or Ralph Hils' _Market what you grow_, a 50 pp
workbook on the accounting needed in pricing commercial produce ($3
marked down from $10).
I'm particularly looking forward to two books: Richard Goodman's _French
Dirt_, about a year a New Yorker with no gardening experience, spent
growing a garden the south of France-- mainly as a means of meeting people.
(Hm... I've noticed even the stiffist Brit unbends and even smiles when
talking to an enthusiastic Yank gardener ;-) )
The other book I'm not waiting for: I ordered it full price (gasp, choke!)
Kathleen Yeoman's _The Able Gardener: Overcoming barriers of age and
physical limitations_. She's an RN, writing about modifying garden
techniques and tools for those of us with heart problems, back problems,
arthritis, strokes, etc. I'll let you know how I like it...
Pinetree Garden Seeds, Box 300, New Gloucester, ME 04260
(207) 926-3400
As I browse through other catalogs, I'll probably be bringing other
bits and pieces to the attention of the net... Hope you'll
share, too!
Oh yes, got a nice note from Chiltern's the other day, with a
packet of Desmodium gyrans that I'd been lusting for. Their
catalog should be along any day now... 8-)
Kay
(922) Mon 18 May 92 11:49
By: Lawrence London
To: ALL
Re: New book on working with difficult soils (from Usenet, rec.gardens)
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Article 7352 (132 more) in rec.gardens:
From: BAUM, STEVEN K
Subject: new book about difficult soils
Keywords: limstone, alkaline, clay, caliche
Date: Wed, 13 May 1992 13:35:00 GMT
I purchased my copy of the May/June "Texas Gardener"
yesterday (which is, by the way, a nifty publication all
around) and ran across an editorial about a book in which
a bunch of (beware of incipient regionalism) y'all might
have some interest. The title is _Gardening Success With
Difficult Soils: Limestone, Alkaline, Clay and Caliche_
and the author Scott Ogden. I don't know if he's related
to the other Ogdens of gardening reknown. Here's a few
bits from the review (w/o permission, of course):
"Ogden explains the nature of calcareous soils in
a very detailed and easy-to-understand style. His
background as a gardener adds immensely to the book.
It is obvious that he has done a good job of research
and his list of credits is impressive.
In addition to covering the basics of limey soils,
Ogden makes specific recommendations on a host of plants
ranging from mid-season flowers to fruits and vegetables
and just about everything in between. If you follow the
guidelines he presents in this book you can't help but
be a more successful gardener.
My favorite chapter is titled 'Treasures of the Sierra
Madre.' Here, Ogden writes 'Gradually, ineluctably, the
gardener's attention draws southward, to the botanical
treasure-house of North America: Mexico. Perhaps no
comparable area on earth offers a greater diversity of
floral wonders than the Mexican republic. Mexico combines
the botanical provinces of plains and mountains in the
north with tropical lowlands, deserts, plateaus, and barrancas
in the south, so that each square mile displays and astounding
array of species. Many of these grow happily on lime, and
a great number accept intense heat and summer rain."
Ogden goes on the charm the reader with his knowledge of
Mexican flora as well as specify candidates for adaptation
to limey soils.
The book is published by Taylor Publishing Company and sells
for $17.95. I notice further back in the magazine that is is
also available via mail order (for cover price + $2.50) from
Gardener's Bookshelf, TG5 PO Box 16416, Hooksett, NH 03106-6416.
I've no interest in the book financially. My interest stems
from two years worth of sore muscles and broken garden forks
contending with the local "epoxy when wet, concrete when dry"
montmorillonite "soil".
May your tomatoes be juicy, your peppers hot, and your soil friable,
S. Baum,
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(2747) Fri 3 Jul 92 0:34
By: Lawrence London
To: ALL
Re: Good reading (from SANET, bibliography, Internet)
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File: shb-132
Author: Anon.
Title: Sustainable Farming Guide Book
Publisher: Minnesota Department of Agriculture/Energy & Sustainable
Agriculture Program
Year: 1990
Contact: Linda Bougie (612-296-7673)
Notes: Available in quantities. Freely duplicatable.
Abstract: Written for farmers who want to change from conventional
management practices to more sustainable practices and
for the agri-professionals who assist them. The
objective is to provide current information on
sustainable agriculture practices and how to adapt these
practices to Minnesota farms. Discussions include
chapters on how to make the transition to sustainable
practices; detailed descriptions of twelve Minnesota
sustainable farms; sustainable weed management; and
intensive rotational grazing.
File: shb-133
Author: Anon.
Title: Sustainable Agriculture Resources and Information
Directory Minnesota 1991
Publisher: Minnesota Department of Agriculture/Energy & Sustainable
Agriculture Program
Year: 1991
Contact: Linda Bougie (612-296-7673)
Notes: Available in quantities. Freely duplicatable.
Abstract: A comprehensive listing of individuals and organizations
involved in sustainable agriculture in Minnesota and
surrounding states. It lists addresses, telephone
numbers, contact people, and brief descriptions of the
organizations.
File: shb-134
Author: Anon.
Title: Greenbook 1991
Publisher: Minnesota Department of Agriculture/Energy & Sustainable
Agriculture Program
Year: 1991
Contact: Linda Bougie (612-296-7673)
Notes: Available in quantities. Freely duplicatable.
Abstract: An annual report of activities of the Energy and
Sustainable Agriculture Program (ESAP) of the Minnesota
Department of Agriculture. Included are summaries of
on-farm research conducted by ESAP staff and
participating farmers; results of grant projects funded
by the program; and descriptions of the sustainable
agriculture loan program.
File: shb-105
Author: Stone, Nicholas D.,
Title: The Planning Problem in Agriculture: Farm-Level Crop
Rotation Planning as an Example".
Publisher: AI Applications
Year: 1991
Contact: Dr. Rosalind D. Buick or Dr. Nick D. Stone
(703-231-9116 or 703-231-6885)
Notes: Available in quantities. Not freely duplicatable.
Abstract: Legislatures now require farmers to file resource
management plans. However, neither farmers nor the
government agencies responsible for administering and
approving the plans have the tools necessary to devise
plans that meet environmental, economic, and practical
needs of farmers. In this paper we introduce AI
planning methods, discussing three different planning
engines(case-based planning, heuristic search and
pruning, and constraint-based planning) applied to the
problem of developing whole-farm crop rotation plans on
a specific farm. The discussion is based on the
development of CROPS, the Crop ROtation Planning System,
a program funded by the USDA's program in low-input
sustainable agriculture.
File: shb-110
Author: Gardner, John C. (Editor)
Title: Alternative Crop and Alternative Crop Production
Research
Source: An annual report including progress summaries of
on-going studies.
Publisher: North Dakota State University
Year: February 1991
Contact: John C. Garner or Blaine G. Schatz (701-652-2951)
Notes: Not available in quantities. Freely duplicatable.
Abstract: Summarizes the second year of production research
undertaken by the Alternative Crops Task Force at North
Dakota State University. Research has been directed at
developing new crops and providing needed production
information on existing alternative crops. Other
research has been directed to evaluating new crop
production methods compatible with both traditional and
new crops. Multiple cropping is being evaluated as a
practice which holds the potential to effectively
maintain or increase yield levels while decreasing the
dependance upon purchased crop production inputs.
File: shb-121
Author: Anon.
Title: Conservation Tillage Fact Sheet Series
Publisher: Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
Year: February 1991
Contact: Mary Ann Bahler
Notes: Available in quantities. Freely duplicatable.
Abstract: A series of 15 fact sheets on conservation tillage
developed by the Conservation Tillage Educational
Planning Group of which CTIC is a member. These single
sheets are printed on recycled paper with soy ink.
Topics covered include conservation tillage, non-till,
ridge-till and residue management.
File: shb-148
Author: Eckert, D. J.
Title: Crop Production Alternatives
Source: Bulletin 812
Publisher: Ohio Cooperative Extension Service
Year: 1990, 1991 reprint
Contact: OCES Office of Information (614-292-2011)
Notes: Available in quantities. Freely duplicatable.
Abstract: A compilation of recommendations designed for farmers
who wish to produce field crops with fewer or no
commercial ag chemicals. Covers tillage, fertility, weed
control, insect control, disease control, and erosion.
Written by a team of specialists with particular
expertise in these fields.
File: shb-106
Author: Anon.
Title: Crop ROtation Planning System - a whole-farm planning
system
Source: A Trifold Brochure.
Publisher: Information Systems & Insect Studies, Dept. of
Entomology, VPI&SU.
Year: 1991
Contact: Dr. Rosalind D. Buick or Dr. Nick D. Stone
(703-231-9116 or 703-231-6885)
Notes:
Abstract: A color trifold brochure that describes the Crop
ROtation Planning System (CROPS), the need for such a
system in agriculture today and the system's output as a
series of plans; a soil conservation plan, a pesticide
management plan, a nutrient management plan, and a crop
rotation and tillage plan.
File: shb-101
Author: Strange, Marty
Title: Family Farming, a New Economic Vision
Publisher: Institute for Food and Development Policy and the
University of Nebraska Press
Year: 1988
Contact: Stansberry, Jan (402-846-5428)
Notes: Available in quantities. Not freely duplicatable.
Abstract: Americans decry the decline of family farming but stand
by helplessly as industrial farming takes over. The
prevailing sentiment is that family farms should survive
for important social, ethical and economic reasons. But
will they? Possibly not, if current policies are not
altered, says Marty Strange. encourages expansion - a
bias evident in federal commodity programs, income tax
provisions, and subsidized credit services. The farm
financial crisis of the 1980's is a result of this
trend.
File: shb-127
Author: Krush, Ann (Editor)
Title: Practical Rewrites
Publisher: Iowa's Organic Information Network
Year: 1991
Contact: Ann Krush (515-244-4727)
Notes: Not available in quantities. Freely duplicatable.
Abstract: Iowa's Organic Information Network recognizes the
difficulty in finding practical information on organic
farming methods. Each "Practical Rewrite" is a single
fact sheet which combines and presents information on
one topic from several sources.
File: shb-147
Author: Anon.
Title: Information Packets
Publisher: Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Year: 1991
Contact: Lara Ervin (918-647-9123)
Notes: Available in quantities. Freely duplicatable.
Abstract: Information Packets on: Blackberries, Blueberries,
Christmas Trees, Eastern Gamagrass, Meat Goat Production
and Marketing, Organic Gardening, Range Layers, Shiitake
Mushrooms, Sorghum Syrup, Strawberries, U-pick Farming,
Walk Through Cattle Fly Trap. The packet includes KCSA
"Newsletter" reprints, extension fact sheets, articles
from appropriate periodicals, and materials from
associations.
File: shb-130
Author: Jackson, Wes
Title: Altars of Unhewn Stone: Science and the Earth
Publisher: North Point Press
Year: 1987
Contact: Beth Gibans (913-823-5376)
Notes: Available in quantities. Not freely duplicatable.
Abstract: Restores the critical link between science and cultural
wisdom, showing that recent findings support traditional
attitudes about farming, land and resource use, and the
interrelations of cultural and biological communities.
File: shb-131
Author: Jackson, Wes,
Title: Meeting the Expectation of the Land
Publisher: North Point Press
Year: 1984
Contact: Beth Gibans (913-823-5376)
Notes: Available in quantities. Not freely duplicatable.
Abstract: Essays in sustainable agriculture and stewardship by 19
authors.
File: shb-125
Author: Ward, Jack,
Title: Pacific Northwest Sustainable Ag Farming for Profit and
Stewardship Newsletter
Publisher: Oregon and Washington State Universities
Year: April 1990 on
Contact: Daniel McGrath (503-588-5301)
Notes: Available in quantities. Freely duplicatable.
Abstract: Represents a significant commitment by the Directors of
the Experiment Stations and Extension Services of Oregon
State, Washington State, and Idaho Universities.
File: shb-145
Author: Sullivan, Preston
Title: Summer Annual Green Manure Crops
Publisher: Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Year: 1991
Contact: Lara Ervin (918-647-9123)
Notes: Available in quantities. Freely duplicatable.
Abstract: One page fact sheet describing legumes adapted to the
mid- South region including mungbeans, cowpeas,
soybeans, and annual lespedezas. Selected seed sources
are also listed.
File: shb-129
Author: Jackson, Wes
Title: New Roots for Agriculture
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Year: 1980
Contact: Beth Gibans (913-823-5376)
Notes: Available in quantities. Not freely duplicatable.
Abstract: Jackson calls for the development of plant combinations
that yield food while holding the soil and renewing its
nutrients without plowing or applying fossil-fuel-based
fertilizers or pesticides. His new way of raising
crops, working with the soil's natural systems, would
keep the world's breadbasket producing perpetually.
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(3733) Mon 17 Aug 92 0:56
By: Lawrence London
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Article 9856 (53 more) in rec.gardens:
From: Lynsey Gedye
Subject: Suggestion for books on landscaping...
Date: 9 Aug 92 17:37:41 GMT-12
Further to books on how to design a garden...
John BROOKES "Your Garden Design Book"
- The complete practical guide to planning, styling and planting
any garden.
1991 Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 9 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8PS, U.K.
ISBN 0 85091 404 3
In Australia, 1991, Lothian Publishing Company Pty Ltd
11 Munroe Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207
Published in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
"John Brookes takes you step-by-step through every stage in creating your
own design blueprints, from the easy to learn skills for measuring your
garden and drawing up a plan, to judging scale and siting plants.
He shows you how to give your garden a coherant style by the approriate
choice of surfaces and enclosures as well as accessories, such as furniture
and sculpture.
He approaches planting from a design viewpoint, focusing on the plants'
visual potential and showing how to integrate them successfully into
your design." - from the sleeve notes, which are, IMHO, on the button.
Please note I'm not a publisher's puppet - but if you're out there, Mr
Dorling Kindersley, a) please continue to produce books like this and
b) for a suitable sum I'm open to becomming a publisher's puppet =:)!!
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(3905) Wed 19 Aug 92 11:01
By: Scott Parks
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Message #6332 on "The Herbalist" (public)
Date : 07-10-92 14:35