Northern California Gardening and Gardens: Bibliography, Links,

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Northern California Gardening and Gardens

Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo

Northern California Gardening Bibliography, Links, Resources

Annuals for Northern California. By Bob Tanem and Don Williamson.
Edmonton, Canada, Lone Pine Publishing, 2002. 334 pages.
ISBN: 1551052490.

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers - Western Region.
By Richard Spellenberg. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1979, 1988. ISBN: 0394504313.

Edible and Useful Plants of California. By Charlotte Bringle Clarke. Berkeley, University
of California Press, 1977. ISBN: 0520032616.

A Field Guide to Pacific States Wildflowers. By Theodore F. Niehaus and Charles L. Ripper.
Peterson Field Guide Series. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1976. ISBN: 0395216249.

Fifty Two Weeks in the California Garden. By Richard Smaus. Los Angeles Times,
1996. ISBN: 1883792118.

Garden Chores for the California Central Valley, Foothills, and Bay Area

Gardening Month by Month in Northern California. By Bob Tanem and Don Williamson.
Edmonton, Canada, Lone Pine Publishing, 2004. 160 pages. ISBN: 1551053659.

The Green Wizard

Northern California Gardening: A Month by Month Guide. By Kathernine Grace Endicott.
Chronicle Books, 1996. 384 pages. ISBN: 0811809269.

Perennials for Northern California. By Bob Tanem and Don Williamson. Edmonton,
Canada, Lone Pine Publishing, 2002. 360 pages, many indexes and lists.
ISBN: 1551052512.

Red Bluff, California: The Gardens of Karen and Michael Garofalo. Notes, planting lists,
bibliography, links, nature studies. Zone 9. Photographs

The Spirit of Gardening. Over 2,700 quotes arranged by over 135 topics. Compiled by
Michael P. Garofalo.

Sunset Western Garden Book. By the Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine.
Menlo Park, California, Sunset Publishing Corporation, 1995. The 40th Anniversary Edition.
6th Edition in 1997. Detailed indexes, 624 pages. One of the best standard reference
works for California gardeners. I have each edition of this fine book.

Tree and Shrub Gardening for Northern California. By Bob Tanem and Don Williamson.
Edmonton, Canada, Lone Pine Publishing, 2003. 360 pages. ISBN: 155105275X.

Weeds of the West. By Tom D. Whitson, Editor. Authors: Tom D. Whitson, Larry C. Burrill,
Steven A. Dewey, David W. Cudney, B.E. Nelson, Richard D. Lee, and Robert Parker.
Newark, California, The Western Society of Weed Science, 1992. 630 pages.
ISBN: 0941570134, Revised in 1992. Excellent color photographs of all the plants described.

Wildly Successful Plants: Northern California. By Pam Peirce and David Goldberg.
Sasquatch Books, 2004. 304 pages. ISBN: 1570613583.

Addtions:

The California Landscape Garden: Ecology, Culture, and Design
by Mark Francis, Andreas Reimann

Gardens of the Wine Country
by Molly Chappellet, Richard Tracy

The Gardens of California: Four Centuries of Design from Mission to Modern
by Nancy Goslee Power, et al

Mediterranean Gardening: A Waterwise Approach
by Heidi Gildemeister

California Gardens: Creating a New Eden
by David C. Streatfield

An Arcadian Landscape. The California Gardens of A.E. Hanson
by A. E. Hanson, et al

Visiting Eden: The Public Gardens of Northern California
by Melbal Levick, Joan Chatfield-Taylor

Glorious Gardens to Visit in Northern California: 65 Gardens Within 3 Hours of San Francisco-From Mendocino to Carmel
by Priscilla Dunhill, et al

Garden Getaways: Public Gardens & Special Nurseries/Northern California
by Nona Pierce, Jimmie Pierce

Weekends for Two in the Wine Country: 50 Romantic Northern California Getaways
by Bill Gleeson, Richard Gillette