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American Roots is a lushly photographed, truly inspiring celebration of the wide-ranging styles that define the modern American garden, as revealed through the home gardens of twenty of the most important designers and creatives working today.“I love this book. Here are home gardens of designers from every part of our great country that are inspiring proof of a passionate vitality and freshness in American gardening today.” ― Page Dickey, author of Uprooted In recent years, bold designers have begun championing an American design aesthetic that embraces regional cultures, plants, and growing conditions. In American Roots, Nick McCullough, Allison McCullough, and Teresa Woodard highlight designers and creatives with exceptional home gardens, focused on those who push the boundaries, trial extraordinary plants, embrace a regional ethos, and express their talents in highly personal ways. Covering all the regions of the country, the profiles dive into design influences, share the back stor

Just as Teaming with Microbes introduced readers to the soil food web, Teaming with Bacteria will introduce the latest research on endophytic bacteria and rhizophagy―discoveries that have profound implications for the practices of home gardeners and small-scale growers.In Teaming with Microbes, Jeff Lowenfels revealed the fascinating facts around the soil food web, all the tiny organisms that live in soil and aid a plants growth. In Teaming with Nutrients, he explored how those organisms aid in the uptake of nutrients. And in Teaming with Fungi, he detailed the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi―the most important organism living in the soil. In his new book Teaming with Bacteria, Lowenfels digs into the new science behind how endophytic bacteria supply nutrients to a large array of plants and explains, in accessible language, how this information applies to home gardeners, small-scale farmers, and cannabis growers. Based on cutting-edge science that will help gardeners in

Urban Foraging is a design-forward, gift-worthy guide to finding, harvesting, and cooking with 50 wild plants that are easily discovered in cities across North America. Cities are full of life―and wild food. A walk through the park could reveal apples, gingko, and goldenrod. A stroll down the sidewalk could uncover dandelions, lamb’s quarters, and lilac. You just need to know what to look for. In Urban Foraging, Lisa M. Rose explains how to find, identify, harvest, and cook with 50 common wild plants, such as chickweed, echinacea, goldenrod, honeysuckle, red clover, and pine. Plant profiles include all the basics necessary for a successful forage: clear photos of the plant before and after harvest, tips for ethical and safe gathering, and details on culinary uses. Simple recipes for each plant will help readers cook with their harvest. For mulberry, there’s a pie recipe. Nettles? A delicious risotto. Urban Foraging is a stylish, scrumptious guide to wildcrafting and a must-have for nat

SummaryA fascinating exploration into the natural history of lakes: what they are, how they behave, and how they function within the biosphere.In Lakes: Their Birth, Life, and Death, John Richard Saylor shows us just how deep our connection to these still waters run in a revealing look at lifegiving bodies of water. Think all lakes are the same? Think again. Saylor leads an illuminating tour of the most fascinating lakes around the world. Whether it’s Lake Vostok, located more than two miles beneath the surface of Antarctica, whose water was last exposed to the atmosphere perhaps a million years ago; Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, the world’s deepest and oldest lake formed by a rift in the earth’s crust; or Lake Nyos, the so-called Killer Lake that exploded in 1986, resulting in hundreds of deaths. Along the way we learn all the many forms that lakes take―how they come to be and how they feed and support ecosystems―and what we stand to lose when lakes vanish.

Marta McDowell has revealed the deep connection between plants and gardening and some of our most cherished authors, including Beatrix Potter, Emily Dickinson, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. In her latest,

An A-to-Z compilation of traditional gardening skills and heirloom plants, nostalgically illustrated with wood block art. Modern life is a cornucopia of technological wonders. But when we spend so mu

The latest entry in the bestselling Timber Press Field Guide series, Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest is an essential trailside reference.Rocks, and Minerals, and Geology of the P

An illustrated tour of the landscapes of Mississippi that have inspired the state’s many lauded writers, from Faulkner and Welty to Morris and Ward.There is a palpable connection to the landscapes of

Ms. Adventure tells the story of Jess Phoenix's extraordinary career in geology―and how the barriers she faced along the way inspired her to advocate for more diversity in science.As a volcanologist,

A heavily illustrated history of herbaria from one of the world's foremost experts.For nearly six centuries, scientists have been document­ing the plants and fungi of the world through herbaria. The w

An intimate, lush, and inspiring celebration of Dan Hinkley’s world-renowned private garden on the Puget Sound.“Dan Hinkley is a rare man, generous, inspired, and gifted with an eye for beauty that is

New from the bestselling author of A Layered Garden, A Year at Brandywine Garden shows home gardeners how to enjoy twelve months of their garden’s bounty, both outdoors and in. It urges readers to see

“A visual treat as well as a literary one, Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life will be deeply satisfying for gardeners and garden lovers, connoisseurs of botanical illustration, and those who seek a deep

An estimated 10,000 baby boomers retire every day, and many of them are gardeners. As part of maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle, they need to adapt how they garden to ensure they can continue

Michael Dirr, the author of the iconic Dirr’s Trees and Shrubs, is widely acknowledged as one of the leading experts on woody plants. Keith Warren has shaped the American landscape through the i

The Herbalist’s Journal is for people interested in recording the ways they use herbs and herbal remedies. Moving through the four seasons, it includes space to record botanical and common names

The rich legacy of the Arts and Crafts Movement has been enthusiastically hailed by historians, architects, and designers. Most known for its influence on architecture and art, the movement also playe

New from Robert and Hannah Litt—the owners of the Urban Farm Store and the authors of the bestselling A Chicken in Every Yard—comes a hardworking guide to backyard chicken keeping that goe

Lessons from one of America's most outstanding gardens Marietta and Ernie O’Byrne’s garden—situated on one and a half acres in Eugene, Oregon—is filled with an incredible a

All the buzz about North America’s bees Honey bees get all the press, but the fascinating story of North America’s native bees—an endangered species essential to our ecosystems and f

An essential addition to the landscape design library Nature devises ingenious systems for the management and delivery of water in all its phases. No additional infrastructure is required—the water

“This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice.” —Real SimpleThe Well-Tended Perennial Garden has proven to be one of the most useful tools a gardener can have. Gardeners everywhere hav

Wildlife Spectacles is an eye-opening exploration of the animal kingdom's most spectacular behaviors. The book is organized into three parts: The Great Migrations, The Spectacles of Love, and The

The Natural History of Garden Flora is a lushly packaged plant guide that explores the unique history of 133 of the most commonly grown garden plants. Organized alphabetically by common name, it expla

When we see a bird flying from branch to branch happily chirping, it is easy to imagine they lead a simple life of freedom, flight, and feathers. What we don’t see is the arduous, life-threatening cha

Gardeners are inherently curious. They make note of a plant label in a botanical garden and then go home to learn more. They pick up fallen blossoms to examine them closer. They spend hours reading pl

Determining which family a plant belongs to is a crucial horticultural skill. Organizing plants by family provides a framework for thinking about plant characteristics and for arranging thousands of p

This is the first comprehensive natural history of the genus phlox, whose 61 species of the diminutive, predominantly pink and white flowers can be found throughout North America and parts of Mexico.

The previous (third) edition was published in 2001, and in the intervening years, the number of Japanese maple cultivars available to gardeners has doubled. The fourth edition of this classic contains

Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In this highly practical book, West

This stunning photography book from the award-winning team at Photo Cascadia celebrates Washington's beautifully diverse and iconic landscapes.From the majestic Olympic Peninsula and Puget Sound, where water meets and defines continent and city, to soaring volcanic peaks, to the dry and high desert plateaus in the east, Washington’s landscapes are as diverse as they are beautiful. Here, the award-winning team of photographers at Photo Cascadia celebrates Washington in all its splendor. Washington,Evergreen is a journey across the broad vistas and small, hidden marvels of one state’s indelible glory.

From the acclaimed author of Garden Awakening, We Are the ARK urgently advocates all home gardeners to bring nature back to their yards and to be an active part of positive environmental change. Change can happen one person, one patch of land, one decision at a time.Individuals can’t save the world alone. But if millions of us work together to save our own patch of earth―then we really have a shot.How do we do it? With Acts of Restorative Kindness (ARK). An ARK is a restored, native ecosystem. It’s a thriving patch of native plants and creatures that have been allowed and supported to re-establish in the earth's intelligent, successional process of natural restoration. Over time, this becomes a pantry and a habitat for our pollinators and wild creatures who are in desperate need of support.These ARKs will become the seeding grounds for our planet’s new story. They will be sanctuaries for our shared kin―the rooted and unrooted―and safe havens for the magic and abundance of the natural

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

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

2022 marks the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. The Olmsted Legacy highlights 200 of the iconic landscapes that he and his successors created, many of which are open to the public and beloved as major cultural sites.Frederick Law Olmsted is often described as the father of American landscape architecture. He, his firm, and the successor firms that sprung from it worked to shape our parks systems, our suburban neighborhoods, and most of our best beloved green spaces. The Olmsted Legacy explores 200 of those spaces, including New York’s Central and Prospect Parks, Stanford University’s campus, the United States Capitol Grounds, Druid Hills in Atlanta, Lake Park in Wisconsin, and many more. Readers will find contemporary and historical photography and descriptions of each space that provide background on Olmsted’s most important contributions. 2022 is the bicentennial of Olmsted’s birth, and there is no better way to celebrate than the pages of this beautifully packaged

From the world’s most respected gardening organization, a new, soon-to-be classic guide to successfully using color in the home garden. Color can set a mood at a glance―we all choose colors every day to reflect how we’re feeling or as personal expression, with our clothing and in our homes. So why can it seem so difficult to choose and use colorful plants well? Since our gardens are where we spend time every day to relax, they should be filled with colors that make us truly happy. The Gardener’s Palette, from the world’s most respected gardening organization and a winner of multiple Chelsea Flower Show medals, is an entirely new way for home gardeners to confidently and successfully incorporate color at home. Garden designer Jo Thompson curates 100 evocative and fresh palettes, pairs them with lavishly beautiful images of professionally designed gardens, and then breaks them down with plant-by-plant charts showing which exact species and cultivars are used, and lists full growing speci

A complete look at America’s National Forests―their triumphs, challenges, controversies, and vital programs―and the dedicated people who keep them alive.Stories from America’s Most Important Public La

This design and data-driven book explores how climate change effects the ecology of North America through eye-catching infographics, dynamic maps, and color photography.This Is Climate Change, Visuali

Subterranea peels back the outer layer of the earth and reveals the fascinating hidden underground spaces that you cannot see from above the ground. These places include the poisonous caves in Mexico,