We love catching up on reading during the winter months. Our Master Gardener Course recommended several books for each area of class focus to supplement the core course reading. Some are great reference run-to-and-grab books, while others are also great read-throughs. Many, if not all, of these books are available at Chelsea Green Publishing, Amazon, or your local bookstore. We haven't linked any of these to a particular source to purchase them, so you can find them where and when you want. We particularly recommend Teaming with Microbes, What's Wrong With My Plant (and How Do I Fix It?) and Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast. Soil Science Teaming with Microbes, Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis - This book will change the way you think about soil and plant nutrition! Botany Botany for Gardeners, Brian Capon - A good primary overview, very readable Garden Design Home Outside, Julie Moir Messervy - Concepts accessible to the home gardener Entomology Good Bug, Bad Bug, Jessica Walliser - Common pest and beneficial insects in the home garden, good photos Pathology What’s Wrong With My Plant? (and How Do I Fix It?), David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth - Flow charts help gardeners learn the steps of diagnosis Woody Plants Sibley Guide to Trees, David Sibley - Good illustrations, covers majority of trees in our landscape Reading the Forested Landscape, Tom Wessels - Essential for understanding how woody plants interact in New England Weed Ecology Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, Lawrence Newcomb Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast, Peter Del Tredici - Weeds you should be familiar with in our zone Pruning Hands on Gardener: Pruning, Robert Kourik - Easy to follow, good illustrations The Pruning Book, Lee Riech Fruit Culture The Backyard Orchardist and The Backyard Berry Book, Stella Otto - Excellent guide to care of small fruits in the home landscape Vegetable Gardening The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible, Edward Smith - Great book, well organized, easy to follow 100 Vegetables and Where They Come From, William Woys Weaver Propagation Hands on Gardener: Seeds and Propagation, Susan McClure - Covers propagation techniques available to the home gardener Houseplants Well-Clad Windowsills, Tovah Martin - Groups plants by best exposure, good care guide Perennials The Well-Tended Perennial Garden, Tracy DiSabato Aust - Excellent care instructions for a wide variety of common perennials Turf Care The Organic Lawn Care Manual, Paul Tukey - Learn good care practices that will promote healthy lawn growth
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