Homewood Library has many books on gardening/horticulture. Most are listed under the main Dewey number 635, although related materials are found in 712 (landscaping) and 631 (composting, etc.). The following list is selective, although ample enough to suggest the range available. There are materials for beginning and advanced gardeners; books on garden planning and design; on Southern gardening, flowers, and native plants. Many titles treat food gardening: fruits, vegetables, and organic practices. There are materials for container and shade gardens as well. Anyone pursuing horticulture should find books of interest to explore.
Gardening books at Homewood Library
Categories for browsing:
- General
- Fruits and vegetables
- Herbs
- Container and small space gardening
- Design
- Organic gardening
- Southern gardens
- Color, shade, and perennials
1. General
The gardener’s guide to weather & climate. Allaby, Michael.
635 All
Beginner gardening step by step: a visual guide to yard and garden basics. Editors: Emma Tennant, Jane Simmonds.
635 Beg
100 garden tips and timesavers. Chandoha, Walter.
635 Cha
Grow a living wall: create vertical gardens with purpose: pollinators – herbs & veggies – aromatherapy – many more. Coronado, Shawna.
635 Cor
The new low-maintenance garden: how to have a beautiful, productive garden and the time to enjoy it. Easton, Valerie.
635 Eas
Encyclopedia of gardening. Editor-in-chief, Christopher Brickell.
635 Enc
The urban gardener. James, Matt.
635 Jam
The garden in every sense and season. Martin, Tovah.
635 Mar
Plant this instead! : better plant choices – prettier – hardier – blooms longer – new colors – less work – drought-tolerant – native. Marden, Troy B.
635.9 Mar
2. Fruits and vegetables
The beautiful edible garden: design a stylish outdoor space using vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Bennett, Leslie.
635 Ben
The complete book of vegetables: the ultimate guide to growing, cooking and eating vegetables. Biggs, Matthew.
635 Big
Gardeners’ world vegetables for small gardens. Brown, Lynda.
635 Bro
Straw bale gardens complete: breakthrough vegetable gardening method. Karsten, Joel.
635 Kar
Raised-bed vegetable gardening made simple: the three-module home vegetable garden. Nones, Raymond.
635 Non
Taunton’s complete guide to growing vegetables & herbs. Edited by Ruth Lively.
635 Tau
Guide to Alabama vegetable gardening. Reeves, Walter.
635.097 Ree
3. Herb gardens
Beginners’ guide to herb gardening. Cuthbertson, Yvonne.
635.7 Cut
Herb gardening from the ground up: everything you need to know about growing your favorite herbs. Gilbertie, Sal.
635.7 Gil
4. Container and small space gardening
Lasagna gardening for small spaces: a layering system for big results in small gardens and containers. Lanza, Patricia.
635 Lan
Planters, containers, and raised beds: a gardener’s guide. Crandall, Chuck.
635.048 Cra
Container garden idea book. Editors and contributors of Fine gardening.
635.986 Con
Container gardening: 250 design ideas & step-by-step Techniques.
635.986 Con
Container gardens: over 200 fresh ideas for indoor and outdoor plantings. By the editors of Southern Living.
635.986 Sou
Continuous container gardens. Townsend, Sara Begg.
635.986 Tow
5. Design
A tapestry garden: the art of weaving plants and place. O’Byrne, Marietta.
635 O’By
The all-in-one garden: grow vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers in the same plot. Rice, Graham.
635 Ric
6. Organic gardening
Rodale’s illustrated encyclopedia of organic gardening.
635 Rod
Rodale’s basic organic gardening. Martin, Deborah L.
635.0484 Mar
Organic gardening down South: Deep South gardening the organic way. Neal, Nellie.
635.0484 Nea
7. Southern gardens
Native plants of the Southeast : a comprehensive guide to the best 460 species for the garden. Mellichamp, Larry.
635.0975 Mel
Questions and answers for Deep South gardeners. Neal, Nellie.
635.0975 Nea
Best native plants for Southern gardens: a handbook for gardeners, homeowners, and professionals. Nelson, Gil.
635.0975 Nel
The Southern living garden book.
635.0975 Sou
Deep South month-by-month gardening: what to do each month to have a beautiful garden all year: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi. Neal, Nellie.
635.0976 Nea
How to get started in southern gardening. Neal, Nellie.
635.9 Nea
Listen to the land: creating a southern woodland garden. Wrinkle, Louise Agee.
635.967 Wri
8. Color, shade, and perennials
The nonstop color garden: design flowering landscapes and gardens for year-round enjoyment. Neal, Nellie.
635.9 Nea
Hot color, dry garden: inspiring designs and vibrant plants for the waterwise gardener. Sterman, Nan.
635.9 Ste
200 tips for gardening in the shade. Wolfe, Pamela.
635.9 Wol
Armitage’s garden perennials. Armitage, A. M.
635.932 Arm
Making the most of shade: how to plan, plant, and grow a fabulous garden that lightens up the shadows. Hodgson, Larry.
635.9543 Hod
Shade: planting solutions for shady gardens. Wiley, Keith.
635.9543 Wil
