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HORTICULTURE
Bulbs
Bulbs to show and grow – Time-Life
The complete book of bulbs – Rockwell and Grayson
Daffodils – Barnes, Don
Daffodils for American gardens – Heath, Brent and Becky
Daffodils to show and grow
Daylily Discounters –1999 catalog and planting guide
The home gardener’s guide to bulbs and flowers – Vance, Ronald
A treasury of tulips – Schloredt, Valerie
Diseases and Pests
Common weeds of the United States – Agriculture Research Service of the USDA
Controlling weeds – Ortho Books
The Encyclopedia of natural insect and disease control – Yepsen, Roger B. Jr., editor
Plant invaders of mid-Atlantic natural areas. National Park Service. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Gardening
Basic gardening illustrated – Sunset Books
The book of garden flowers – McCurdy, Robert
Climbing and wall plants – The Royal Horticulture Society
Common marsh underwater and floating-leaved plants of the United States and Canada – Hotchkiss, Neil
Country flowers – Gray, Proctor
Curtis flower garden displayed – Whittle. Tyler and Cook, Christopher
Espaliers and vines for the home gardener – Perkins, Harold
Familiar garden birds of America – Collins, Henry H.
Flower power – Baker, Jerry
Flowering plants for modern living – Merchants Publishing Company
Garden flowers in color – Foley, Daniel
Garden ideas A to Z – McDonald, Elvin
Gardening essentials – Pleasant, Barbara
Gardening in hanging baskets – Mabe, Rex
Gardening with terrariums – Mabe, Rex
Hanging plants for home, terrace and garden – Baumgardt, John
Heaven in Zone 7 – Lay, Mary Lloyd
Hortulana – The Garden Club of Ohio, Inc.
How to prune almost anything – Baumgardt, John Philip
The natural garden – Druse, Ken
Pioneer American gardening – Slosson, Elvenia
Plant propagation in pictures – Dietz, Marjorie J.
Plants of colonial days – Taylor, Raymond
Reader’s Digest illustrated guide to gardening – Reader’s Digest
Restoring period gardens – Harvey, John
Taylor’s garden guide – Taylor, Norman
Washington Star garden book – Youngman, Wilbur H.
Gardens
The art of the Japanese garden – Ishimoto, Tatsuo
Better Homes & Gardens annuals you can grow – Knox, Gerald, Ed.
Blenheim Palace – His Grace the Duke of Marlborough and Jarod Publishing
The country garden – Time-Life Books
Early American gardens: for meate or medicine – Leighton, Ann
Gardens for all seasons – the Public Gardens and the Arboreta of Maryland – Wine, Wauneta B.
Gardens of England and Wales open for charity – Sheppards, Carr
The gardens of Gertrude Jekyll – Bisgrove, Richard
Hidcote Manor garden – The National Trust of Gloucestershire
The history of gardens – Shacker, Christopher
Sezincote – Peake, Mr. and Mrs. David
Successful gardens in the greater Washington area – Men’s Garden Club of Montgomery County
Washington’s gardens at Mount Vernon – Griswold, Mac
Winterthur in bloom – Bruce, Harold
Herbs
The encyclopedia of herbs and herbalism – Stuart, Malcolm, Ed.
The herb companion, in celebration of useful plants, October/November 1991
The herb companion, in celebration of useful plants, December 1998/January 1999
Herbs and Flowers Everlasting – How to Grow Plants for Dried Bouquets and Wreaths – Mandell, Phyllis
Natural fragrances – outdoor scents for indoor uses – Duff, Gail
The new age herbalist – Mabey Richard, Consultant Editor
Simon & Schuster’s guide to herbs and spices – Simonetti, Gualtiero
Houseplants
The A-Z of house plants – Crescent Books
Bonsai – illustrated guide to an ancient art – Sunset Books
Enjoy planting your aquarium – Dewhurst, William H.
Gardening indoors with house plants – Poincelet, Raymond P.
The guide to house plants – Brown, Tamara
The house plant expert – Hessayn, Dr. D.G.
How to grow African violets – Sunset Books
Success with house plants – Readers Digest
Landscape Design
An introduction to landscape architecture – Laurie, Michael
A child’s garden – Dannemaier, Molly A.
The exuberant garden and the controlling hand – Frederick, William H.
Garden design – Grant, John and Carol
Garden entertaining—Horan, Patricia
The garden wall – Harrod, Julie
Gardening by design – Garden Ornaments and Statuary – McHoy, Peter
Garden illusions—Toogood, Alan R.
The home landscaper. 55 professional landscapes you can do – Reilly, Ann and Roth,
Susan A.
How to design & build decks & patios – ORTHO Books
How to plan and plant your own property – Ireys, Alice Recknagel
Landscaping illustrated – Sunset Books
Native plants for wildlife habitat and conservation landscaping by the
Chesapeake Bay watershed – U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
Nature’s design – Smyser, Carol
Rodale’s landscape problem solver – Ball, Jeff and Liz
Steward’s of the land – a survey of landscaping architecture and design in America – National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. – Alamo, Marilyn K.
Trellis – Garnock, Jamie
Orchids
Flowering plants for modern living – Thomas, Bob
Growing orchids is fun – Hollingsworth, Albert
How to grow orchids – Sunset Books
Orchids – Oplt, J.
Orchids – flowers of romance and mystery – Kramer, Jack
Organic Gardening and Composting
All new encyclopedia of organic gardening – Bradley, Fern and Ellis, Barbara
The basic book of organic gardening – Rodale, Robert
Encyclopedia of organic gardening – Rodale and Staff
Organic gardening without poisons – Tyler, Hamilton
The prosperous gardener – Jankowiak, James
The Rodale book of composting – Rodale, Robert
Secrets of Master Gardeners – Organic Gardening Magazine
Perennials
All about ground covers – ORTHO Books
Basic iris culture – The American Iris Society
Fern finder – Hallowell, Anne C.
Ferns – Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Gardening with ferns – Mabe, Rex
The new perennial garden – Kingsbury, Noel
Perennials – National Home Gardening Club
Perfect perennials – Baker, Jerry
Roses
100 English roses for the American garden – Ortho Books
All about roses – Ortho Books
Easy roses – simple secrets for glorious gardens, indoors and out – Brennan, Georgeanne
Roses in colour – Edland, H.
Rose recipes from olden times – Rohde, Eleanor Sinclair
Trees
1001 questions answered about trees – Platt, Rutherford
All about growing fruits and berries – Ortho Books
All about evergreens – ORTHO Books
All about trees – ORTHO Books
Boxwoods – Merrifield Garden Center
Dirr’s hardy trees and shrubs; an illustrated encyclopedia – Dirr, Michael A.
Fruit key and twig key to trees and shrubs – Harlow, William
Shade and ornamental trees in color – Flemer, William III
Vegetables
Better vegetable gardens the Chinese way – Chan, Peter
The new American kitchen garden – Home Gardening Club
Vegetables – American Horticulture Society
Wild Flowers
Growing and propagating wild flowers – Phillips, Harry R.
Wild flower gardening – Taylor, Norman
Wild flowers and how to grow them – Steffek, Edwin
Wild flowers. How to identify flowers in the wild and how to grow them in your garden – Imes, Rick
Window Gardening
The window box book—Halpin, Anne M.
FLORAL DESIGN
Dried Flowers
Decorating with dried flowers – Westland. Pamela
Dried flowers – Westland. Pamela
Flower drying with a microwave – Joosten, Titia
Making wreaths – Rogers, Barbara Radcliffe
New ways with dried flowers – Barnett, Fiona
The pine cone book – Boyd, Nancy Long
The step by step art of dried flowers – Veevers-Carter, Ming
Flower Arranging
530 top varieties of cut flowers – Flower Council of Holland
The art of drying plants and flowers –Squires, Mabel
The art of fresh and dried flower arranging – Lawrence, Mary
The Art of Judging and Exhibiting Flower Arrangements – Hirsch, Sylvia
At home with flowers – The Garden Club of Georgia
The book of flower arranging – Forsell, Mary
The book of table arrangements with flowers, fruits, vegetables and other decorative elements – Roberts, Patricia
A bouquet from the Met – Plumb, Barbara
Christmas around the world – The John Henry Company
Complete flower arranging – McQueen, Shelia
Contemporary flower arrangement – Goldson, Rae L.
The country store. Traditional food, country crafts, natural decorations – Donaldson, Stephanie
Creative flower arranging – Belcher, Betty
Design with flowers, unlimited – Patricia Kroh
Designing by type – National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The essence of floral creativity – from the works of Bob Thomas
Flower arrangements – Hirsch, Sylvia
The flower arranger’s year – Derbyshire, Jane
Flower arranging – Better Homes and Gardens
Flower arranging in colour – Massingham, Betty
Flower arranging from your garden – McQueen, Shelia
Flower design made easy – Kahl, June Robison
Flower design variations on the basics – Kahl, June Robison
Fresh cuts. Arrangements with flowers, leaves, buds, and branches – Von Gal, Edwina
Glorious country food, crafts, decorating – Trigg, Liz, Evelegh, Tessa, Walton, Stewart & Sally
KENOBO’S GUIDE TO IKEBANA SERIES. Introduction to MODERN RIKKA – Yamamoto, Tadao
KIKU SCHOOL: BOOK 2 (YELLOW) OF THE KIKU SCHOOL – SHOKWA – standing styles
KIKU SCHOOL: BOOK 3 (BLUE) OF THE KIKU SCHOOL- CREATIVE CLASSICAL STYLES
KIKU SCHOOL: BOOK 4 (RED) OF THE KIKU SCHOOL – OBJECTIVE COLOUR THEORY AND CLASSICAL REFERENCE
KIKU SCHOOL: BOOK 5 (GOLD) OF THE KIKU IKEBANA SCHOOL: DISCIPLINE FOR MODERN WORKS
KIKU SCHOOL: GREEN DEGREE OF THE KIKU SCHOOL – SEIKWA – (living) styles
More decorating with flowers – Maia, Ronaldo
New approach to design principles – Sutter, Anne Bern
The new modern in flower arrangements – Thomas, Bob
Outlines of period flower arranging techniques – Hurst, Marcia
Pressed flower pictures – McDowell, Pamela
Step by step book of dried bouquets – Moffitt, Roberta
The sunny side of caring for cut flowers – Stanson, Virginia and Anderson, Clara
Tips ‘n techniques for wedding designs. Wedding flowers, vol. 10: cost control manual
A treasury of best in show in flower arrangements – Thomas, Bob
Winning at flower shows – Kramer, Jack
REFERENCE BOOKS
The American Horticulture Society, A – Z encyclopedia of garden plants – Brickell, Christopher and Zuk, Judith D.
The encyclopedia of flower arrangements – Hannay, Francis J.
The encyclopedia of flower arranging techniques – Hurst, Marcia
Encyclopedia of garden plants – The American Horticulture Society
Encyclopedia of gardening – Brickell, Christopher and McDonald, Elvin
Encyclopedia of gardening –Taylor, Norman
Exotic plant manual—Graf, Alfred Byrd
The encyclopedia of judging and Exhibiting – Hamil, Esther
The essential gardener – the best plants for design & cultivation – Fell, Derek
Hortus Third, a concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada – L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University
An illustrated flora of the Northern United Stated and Canada – Britton, Nathan Lord
and the Hon. Addison Hortus Third – Cornell University
Master Gardener handbook – University of Maryland
The National Arboretum book of outstanding garden plants- Heriteau, Jacqueline with Dr. H. Marc Cathey
The standard cylopedia of horticulture__Bailey, L. H.
The wise garden encyclopedia – Seymour, E.L.D. editor
DVD FORMAT
Marci Kreamer pressing flowers, 2008
Galow, Alisa, (side 1) flower containers; (side 2) stone flower pots, 2008
Calvert Garden Club 