(Part 3) Best garden design books according to redditors
We found 233 Reddit comments discussing the best garden design books. We ranked the 62 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
Lowe's has a planting plan for an evergreen screen:https://www.lowes.com/creative-ideas/lawn-and-garden/evergreen-screen-landscape-plan/article
There are also books available on landscaping for privacy-here are a couple-https://www.amazon.com/Landscaping-Privacy-Innovative-Outdoor-Peaceful/dp/1604691239/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492397426&sr=1-1&keywords=landscaping+for+privacy
https://www.amazon.com/Landscaping-Privacy-Sunset-Books/dp/0376034750/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492397543&sr=1-2&keywords=landscaping+for+privacy
Debra Lee Baldwin wrote a great book on the subject.
https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Succulents-Debra-Lee-Baldwin/dp/088192816X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1505412403&sr=8-3&keywords=designing+with+succulents
Should be at your local library or used on Amazon.
Mountain Crest Nursery sells hardy succulents.
The key is sneaking your edibles in with everything else.
I used this book to plan my landscaping. 80% of the things I planted in the front are edible.
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Edible-Landscaping-Resource-Saving/dp/0871562782/ref=pd_sim_b_24
I’m in the middle of an experiment using the mushroom spore bath inoculation method. It’s a waiting game, but we will see.
Some mycelium is infamously difficult to cultivate, which is why you commonly see kits for shiitake or oyster or wine caps - and not a whole lot more.
If this is something you’re interested in pursuing, the book Farming the Woods covers the different methods for mushroom cultivation.
Another good book, written by the founders of Seattle Urban Farm Company.
Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Crops at Home
There's also a book by Seattle Tilth
Maritime Northwest Garden Guide
Didn't find it as useful as the first. Both books, as well as the one above, are available at the library.
Shade gardens can be really great! You just have to look at it differently. May I recommend picking up a copy of this book? It's helped a ton with planning gardens in my own shaded yard.
this one is quite good and covers a lot of species: http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Garden-Book-North-America/dp/0847818705
By the way, I only said it because you had so many questions.
https://www.amazon.com/DIY-Hydroponic-Gardens-Inexpensive-Growing/dp/0760357595/ref=asc_df_0760357595/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312170531694&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7270560595044924308&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026907&hvtargid=aud-801381245258:pla-524631536129&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=62860524940&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312170531694&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7270560595044924308&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026907&hvtargid=aud-801381245258:pla-524631536129
While a couple of the systems done in this book seem really impractical, the chapters on instruments, nutes, and the guide at the back of the book that gives specific recommendations for many common plants have been invaluable for me. The EC/ppm table in chapter 5 is suuuuuper helpful.
https://www.amazon.com/RHS-Encyclopedia-Gardening-Christopher-Brickell/dp/1405322276 is a good general manual for the UK. Great for techniques, tools and explaining terminology. If you want a good list of garden plants (mostly cultivars) with pictures and description I would look no further than RHS A-Z Garden Plants. 2 huge volumes.
It hawks this, complete with "act now because I can't guarantee this video won't have been taken down later" other conspiracy verbiage. Plus it uses the word "trick" (as in "this one weird trick") at least 6 times.
i wrote a book ya'll! https://www.amazon.com/Homesteading-Scratch-Building-Self-Sufficient-Homestead/dp/1510712909/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1473132904&sr=8-1&keywords=9781510712904&linkCode=sl1&tag=vintjone-20&linkId=f4f9dba6e5ecdfaa69317eba9282a023
This is a more Florida zone 8-10 recommendation....
You might want to check out the book create your own Florida food forrest
For easy calories
Yams(true)
Yuca
Sweet potato
Easy trees
Mulberry
Persimmon
Peach
Loquot
**Greens
Chaya
Moringa
Collards
I would recommend Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening.
http://www.amazon.com/Starter-Vegetable-Gardens-No-Fail-Organic/dp/1603425292
Not exactly what you are asking for, but maybe helpful to start out with. Good luck