Ideal for birders, hikers, foragers, and natural history buffs, Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live. This completely revised edition of Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest features all-new photographs, updated nomenclature, and additional safety information.In Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Steve Trudell describes and illustrates 493 species of the most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms found in Oregon, Washington, southern British Columbia, Idaho, and western Montana. With helpful identification keys and photographs and a clear, color-coded layout, Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest is ideal for hikers, foragers, and natural history buffs and is the perfect tool for loving where you live.
An essential compilation of the most garden worthy ground covers.Ground covers are widely thought of as utilitarian―we turn to them when we have a problem that needs a solution. How fast will it fill an area? Can we put it into the tight spaces between pavers? How much foot traffic can it withstand? Yet these plants also offer a diverse range of beautiful and intriguing options with a variety of colors, textures, and forms. They can unify a landscape, knit together plantings and hardscape, and add extra layers of beauty, dynamism, and surprise. As a replacement for lawns, they can reduce our use of water, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, carbon-based fuels, and transform a yard into a diverse landscape of habitat and food for native insects, birds, and other wildlife. In this meticulously researched reference, nurseryman Gary Lewis profiles more than 4000 ground covers that can perform these roles with aplomb. No matter what kinds of conditions you’re facing―shade, dry soil, heavy c
The Best Little Book of Birds launches a new series of practical, pocket-sized, and beginner-friendly birding guides. The first book in the series highlights the must-see species found at the Oregon Coast.Oregon’s coast is teeming with scores of beautiful birds, and Best Little Book of Birds: The Oregon Coast will help you find them. From regal ospreys and iconic eagles to frenetic sandpipers and colorful kingfishers, this easy-to-use book will help you identify more than 100 commonly occurring birds that help make the Oregon coast the natural wonder that it is. An emphasis on best practices and habitat sustainability help empower conservation and ensure that birding on the coast will be possible for years to come. Perfect for experienced and budding birders alike, this sleek and compact guide is the ideal travel companion for every trip to the coast.
A Year in the Garden is for note takers, list makers, gardeners, and anyone seeking a structured planner that will help organize their lives. With bullets on each page, customizable monthly calendars,
Fearless Gardening urges home gardeners to be bold, break the rules, and grow what they love.Too often gardening advice comes in the form of rules: do this, don’t do that, buy this, don’t buy that, pl
The best gardeners know what and when they can grow is determined by where they are gardening. Our new series goes hyper-local, offering state-by-state vegetable gardening information from a local gar
The best gardeners know what and when they can grow is determined by where they are gardening. Our new series goes hyper-local, offering state-by-state vegetable gardening information from a local gar
The best gardeners know what and when they can grow is determined by where they are gardening. Our new series goes hyper-local, offering state-by-state vegetable gardening information from a local gar
Everyday Sanctuary is a creativity workbook for people seeking a deeper connection to nature. From bestselling author and natural living expert Jessi Bloom, it includes prompts and exercises that enco
By exploring the regenerative systems that help nature survive in the face of environmental change and stress, The Rescue Effect optimistically reveals how we can use this natural resiliency to help reverse the effects of climate change.“Details profound examples of life’s resilience and makes a convincing case that the natural world still has a lot worth fighting for.” ―Paul Greenberg, New York Times bestselling author of Four Fish and The Climate Diet As climate change continues to intensify, the outlook for life on Earth often seems bleak. Yet hope for the future can be found in the “rescue effect,” which is nature’s innate ability to help organisms persist during hard times. Like a thermostat starting the air conditioning when a room gets too warm, the rescue effect automatically kicks in when organisms are stressed or declining. In The Rescue Effect, Michael Mehta Webster reveals the science behind nature’s inherent resilience, through compelling stories of species that are adapti
This groundbreaking guide presents a powerful alternative to traditional horticulture—designed plantings that function like naturally occurring plant communities. Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, two l
Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region—from the Denver Botanic Garden, the region’s recognized leader in horticulture—describes and illustrates more than 1,200 species commonl
More homeowners than ever before are adding native plants to their gardens. This book shares the best plant choices for the Midwest and details how gardeners can grow them successfully.More homeowners
The diversity of woody plants in the Southeast is unparalleled in North America. Native Trees of the Southeast is a practical, compact field guide for the identification of the more than 225 trees na
Doug Tallamy, the New York Times bestselling author of Nature's Best Hope and Bringing Nature Home, reveals the ecological importance of the mighty oak tree. With Bringing Nature Home, Doug Tallamy c
In an abridged edition of his Native American Ethnobotany (Timber Press 1998), Moerman (emeritus anthropology, U. of Michigan-Dearborn) retains from the mother volume the some 25,000 uses of some 2,70
With month-by-month regional vegetable gardening information, 50 detailed plant profiles, and color photographs throughout, this is the essential guide for vegetable gardeners in Texas.Get the Inside
Although Africa has fewer orchid species than the other tropical continents, some of the world's most spectacular, and increasingly popular, terrestrial orchids are found in Africa. This guide, coveri
