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New! ALM09 - Carolina Gardener's 2009 Almanac
Published by Carolina Gardener Magazine
68 pp.

Carolina Gardener's 2009 Almanac is ready now. This 68-page guide to gardening in the Carolinas includes month-by-month tips, calendar, seasonal landscape plans, space for garden notes and feature stories.

New! STO1 - The Complete Compost Gardening Guide
by Barbara Pleasant and Deborah L. Martin

They turn the compost bin upside down with their system of keeping compost heaps right in the garden. The compost and the plants live together in a nourishing, organic environment. A thorough informative tour of materials and innovative techniques.

New! UNC24 - Growing/Propagating Showy Native Woody Plants
by Richard Bir, CG's Garden Talk Editor
192 pp.

Bir explains the uses and value of woody plants in the landscape and outlines the special techniques for propagation and cultivation. Ninety species of plants described, most with color photographs. Information offered in everyday terms making book accessible for beginning and veteran gardeners.

New! CSP17 - Guide to NC Vegetable Gardening
by By Walter Reeves and Felder Rushing
288 pp

Perfect for beginning and expert gardeners who want terrific vegetable, herb, fruit and nut gardens. Reeves and Rushing offer advice on planning, selecting and planting NCÕs top edible plants.

New! CSP18 - Guide to SC Vegetable Gardening
byWalter Reeves and Felder Rushing
288 pp.

Perfect for beginning and expert gardeners who want terrific vegetable, herb, fruit and nut gardens. Reeves and Rushing offer advice on planning, selecting and planting SC's top edible plants.

New! CSP19 - NC Lawn Guide
by Steve Dobbs
160 pp.

Includes the best grass varieties and maintenance schedule for your lawn. Explains various methods of planting a new lawn or renovating an old one. Also addresses problems such as weeds, diseases and insect pests.

New! CSP20 - SC Lawn Guide
by Steve Dobbs
160 pp.

Includes the best grass varieties and maintenance schedule for your lawn. Explains various methods of planting a new lawn or renovating an old one. Also addresses problems such as weeds, diseases and insect pests.

New! UM2 - Southern Shade
by Jo Kellum
160 pp. 258 color photos

Southern Shade helps the gardener pick the right plant for the right kind of shady area. There are recommendations for little flowers, big trees, and everything in between. Jo Kellum's advice is simple enough for beginners yet complete enough for professionals. It makes an ideal companion when shopping.

New! UM1 - Southern Sun
by Jo Kellum
160 pp. 282 color photos

Though there are plenty of colorful perennials and annuals included, the book tackles the whole yard. Recommendations for trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and vines are here, as well as bedding plants. Southern Sun is user-friendly for the beginner and thorough enough for a professional. It makes an ideal guide to plant selection for any southerner looking to beautify those difficult sunny spots in the yard.

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LPP1 - Best Garden Plants for NC
by Pam Beck and Laura Peters
176 pp.; photos

Written by expert gardeners Pam Beck and Laura Peters, this easy-to-use reference offers color photos and detailed descriptions of 544 plants, plus gardening tips. Essential reading for new gardeners or gardeners new to North Carolina, it includes more than 300 varieties best suited to the state's growing conditions. Learn about annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, roses, bulbs and herbs. Beck and Peters highlight each plant's special features, including habitat, height and spread, best soil, light and water conditions, and tips about the best use of the plant in your garden. Beck is a writer for Carolina Gardener magazine. Peters is the author or co-author of 19 gardening books.

UNC19 - Birds of the Carolinas, 2nd Ed.
by Eloise F. Potter, James F. Parnell, Robert P. Teulings and Ricky Davis
399 pp.; color photos

The well-loved standard reference for bird-watchers and nature lovers in North Carolina and South Carolina, this updated edition features information on all avian specides konwn to have occurred in the region since 1900. The authors include more than 460 individuals species, including more than 60 new species that have been recorded since the publication of the first edition in 1980. Updated entries reflect the current status of bird life as well as major changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. Learn when and where the birds are most likely to be found in the Carolinas, their nesting habits and feeding habits.

SAS2 - Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning
by Cass Turnbull
317 pp.

With 40% new material, new chapters, new illustrations, this best-seller is now better than ever. Turnbull's mission is to stop the unneccessary destruction and murder of hapless landscape plants, and after 20+ years of professional experience hers is the advice to follow for restoring (and later, maintaining) order to an overgrown yard. In her straightforward, yet fun-to-read guide, you will learn how to fix the most common pruning mistakes in a wide variety of plants from evergreen and deciduous shrubs, to roses and other tree-like plants, hedges, vines, and of course, trees, from dogwoods to weeping cherries. Detailed illustrations throughout the book add to the concise instructions.

CSP13 - The Carolinas Gardener's Guide
by Toby Bost & Jim Wilson
272 pp.

Sharing the same hardiness and heat zones, and generally the same soil types, it makes sense for the North and South Carolina garden gurus to join forces to create this book for all Carolinians. Become confident in choosing, planting and maintaining the right plants for our climate and soils. Personal favorites by the authors are included, as well as color photos for all 186 plants -- annuals, perennials, bulbs, herbs, ground covers, vines, roses, trees, shrubs and ornamental grasses.

TGG1 - Garden Guide to the Lower South
From the Trustees Garden Club, Savannah, GA. (Revised edition)
248 pp.

Practical guide written for Zone 8 and adjoining gardeners Includes chapters on trees, shrubs, azaleas, camellias, roses, annuals, perennials, bulbs, herbs, vegetables, vines and ground covers. Special chapters on native plants and ornamental grasses.

STK4 - Gardens of North Carolina
by Peter Loewer
84 pp.; photos for each entry

Pack this along with your state maps so that when you are traveling in North Carolina you will know where to look for the best of public gardens. This presentation includes all the necessary details, including directions and operating hours, as well as color photographs and an overview of fifty gardens to be found from the mountains to the coast.

UNC13 - Garden Perennials for the Coastal South
by Barbara J. Sullivan
268 pp.

Southern coastal gardens are distinct microcosms -- plants by the sea take on frequent droughts, constant heat and humidity, and salt spray. Master Gardener Barbara Sullivan's book is for growers from the Tidewater region of Virginia, down to the Florida beaches and west, to the shores of Texas (zones 7b through 10). A list of nearly 1,000 plants perfect for coastal gardening, plus a list of perennials to avoid, help both experienced and novice gardeners avoid the frustration of trial-and-error planting. The book is organized to allow planning a year-round garden or focusing on a particular season, includes everything from subtropicals to ornamental grasses and roses. 200+ photos illustrate individual plants as well as beautiful landscape designs.

USC1 - Guide to Wildflowers of SC
by Richard D. Porcher and Douglas Alan Rayner
544 pp.; 680 color photos

Although relatively small in size, the Palmetto State hosts a remarkable variety of wildflower species, from the trillium and bloodroot that brighten its forests to heliotrope and common toadflax that dot the state's roadsides and fields. With color photographs by Porcher and extensive descriptions of more than 680 species, this guide offers a complete and indispensable reference for finding anciareasures.

STK3 - Jefferson's Garden
by Peter Loewer
Hardcover; 260 pp.

An insightful profile of Jefferson as planter and landscape architect that focuses on his gardening education, his masterpiece garden at Monticello, and individual essays profiling the plants he grew, plus excerpts from JeffersonÕs journals and letters, and the works of other garden writers with LoewerÕs own perspectives, gardening hints and stunning line drawings.

CSP16 - Loves Me, Loves Me Not
by Peter Loewer
Hardcover, 108 pp.; color illustrations

A handsome rendition of Peter's plant knowledge and his art. This keepsake book is small, but packed full of the language of flowers. Why does a clyclamen mean the times are changing?

CSP5 - Month-by-Month Gardening in the Carolinas, Revised Ed.
by Bob Polomski
304 pp.

Bob Polomski's update of his popular classic guide has the perfect subtitle: "What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year." Follow Bob's valuable advice on the proper timing of gardening maintenance for each month, for all major plant categories. Color photos and illustrations demonstrate cultural practices. Includes new reference materials.

PTP1 - The Moonflower
by Peter and Jean Loewer
Hardcover, 27 pp.

A perennial favorite among book lovers! The Loewers' wonderful book is as accurate as it is fun. Readers young and old enjoy the journey as on a quest to see nature at night, full of its mysterious plants and creatures. Plus a how-to on growing beautiful, night-blooming moonflowers, and a helpful, educational glossary. The book is definitely a treat and beautifully illustrated in color by Jean Loewer, Peter's wife.

CSP14 - Native Perennials for the Southeast
by Peter Loewer
192 pp.

Here is the ultimate guide to working successfully with Southeastern wildflowers. The plants outlined are not only beautiful, but tough; and because they're naturally compatible with the climate and soil conditions of the Southeast, they're low maintenance, pest resistant and drought tolerant. In his newest book, Loewer provides the blueprint to creating the preferred environment for each native perennial included. And, with at 95% of these plants easily found in nurseries (who are finally catching on to the value of and desire for natives), and the remaining 5% obtainable through seed societies and rare plant dealers, you can't go wrong with Loewer's suggestions.

CSP10 - Ornamental Grasses for the Southeast
by Peter Loewer
192 pp.

Ornamental grasses add a unique combination of color, texture and movement to the landscape, but many gardeners and homeowners continue to think of them as uninteresting - if they think of them at all. Peter Loewer's new book will not only show you 125 species and cultivars perfect for Southern gardens - plus planting, care, design advice and directions - but it'll send you running to nurseries in search of many of the popular and unusual selections he writes about. Color photos and detailed illustrations by the author accompany every plant. A must-have book for the Southern library!

TIM28 - The Plant Hunter's Garden: The New Explorers and Their Discoveries
by Bobby J. Ward
Hardcover, 340 pp.

A visit to the nursery used to be a fairly easy, straight-forward trip to pick out the regular garden stand-bys and maybe a new plant or two. Plant sellers have steadily expanded their greenhouses and displays to reveal the bounty of the plant hunters whose handiwork enriches gardens everywhere. But, who are these intrepid souls that bring back plants from the far corners of the earth? Where do these plants come from, how are they discovered, and how should they be grown in their new homes? While providing interesting details on the lives and careers of 32 of today's new explorers, the real focus of the book is on the plants themselves. Stunning color photos illustrate every plant.

GS3 - Private Gardens/Charleston
by Louisa Pringle Cameron
96 pp. Photos

A detailed view of 25 private gardens in Charleston with photos and a descriptive essary. Information on the variety of plants, trees and gardening techniques that are successful in the areas.

GPP3 - Solving Deer Problems
by Peter Loewer
247 pp.

The book deer don't want you to read helps today's gardeners and homeowners deal with the growing deer problem and concentrates on the best answers: adequate fencing; which plants to choose and which to avoid; the use of chemical deterrents; and how to avoid deer on the road.

GPP4 - Small-Space Gardening
by Peter Loewer
Hardcover; 240 pp.; photos

Whether planting on a deck or courtyard, or adding potted interest to an expansive perennial bed, gardeners will appreciate Loewer's instructions and advice on light, dormancy, temperature, watering, and soil mixes, as well as ideas for vertical, moss, Japanese gardens, and more.

GPP2 - Solving Weed Problems
by Peter Loewer
288 pp.; illustrations

One person's weed may well be another's treasure, but whether you're a home gardener or a giant of agribusiness, there are some plants you need to get rid of in order to improve your desired crop. Loewer helps identify which plants truly are weeds, then shows you the best ways to eliminate them. Elegantly illustrated, this handbook recounts a short history of weeds and how they got to America. Find out which herbicides work best, and discover special circumstances in which you may actually want to cultivate weeds rather than eradicate them.

UNC16 - Wild Flowers of North Carolina, 2nd Edition
by William S. Justice, C. Ritchie Bell, Anne H. Lindsey
331 pp.

This classis botanical handbook, originally compiled by the late William S. Justice and C. Ritchie Bell, pairs hundreds of color photos with descriptions of the wild flowers and flowering trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and weeds found in North Carolina and many other eastern states, from Deleware to Georgia. Entries include information on habitat, range, size, months of bloom, and features for identification. For this new edition, Bell and Lindsey have included 100 additional species and expanded the information in previous entries to address recent ecological developments, medicinal uses, commercial availability, and more. 553 color photographs.

STK2 - The Wild Gardener: On Flowers and Foliage for the Natural Border
by Peter Loewer
248 pp.

Selected as one of the best 75 gardening books of the 20th century by the American Horticultural Society, The Wild Gardener takes readers on a journey through a natural garden, describing each plant along the way, providing the botanical names, histories, folklore and other fascinating tidbits along the way. Chapters range from "The First Flower of Spring" to "After the Snow Flies" and "The Great Medicine Show," written in Loewer's trademark charming prose and accompanied by his graceful and accurate line drawings.