Recently published books

So You Want to Be a Garden Designer: How to Get Started, Grow, and Thrive in the Landscape Design Business by Love Albrecht Howard

The inspiration and practical information a budding designer needs. $29.95

The Timber Press Dictionary of Plant Names by Walter von Erhardt, Siegmund Seybold, Nils Bödeker, and Erich Götz

Complete and up-to-date, with 20,000 species of wild and garden plants. $39.95

The Gardener's Color Palette: Paint Your Garden with 100 Extraordinary Flower Choices by Tom Fischer

10 colors, 100 flowers, infinite possibilities. $12.95

Japanese Maples: The Complete Guide to Selection and Cultivation (Fourth Edition) by J. D. Vertrees and Peter Gregory

A classic, with 600 of these unique trees, including 150 new introductions. $49.95

Lavender: The Grower's Guide by Virginia McNaughton

For lovers of this exquisite plant, here is everything you need to know about more than 200 lavender species and varieties. $19.95

Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web (Revised Edition) by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis

Understand the makeup of healthy soil and how to create and maintain an active soil food web. $24.95

Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants by Debra Lee Baldwin

Grow gorgeous succulents — anywhere, anytime. $29.95

The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by Diana Grenfell and Michael Shadrack

Expanded and updated to provide information on the newest hosta cultivars. $49.95

Big Gardens in Small Spaces: Out-of-the-Box Advice for Boxed-in Gardeners by Martyn Cox

Walls, windowsills, patios, pots, and even shady corners bursting with plants! $27.95

Fearless Color Gardens: The Creative Gardener's Guide to Jumping Off the Color Wheel by Keeyla Meadows

A book for those who garden outside the lines. $27.95

Bloom-Again Orchids: 50 Easy-Care Orchids That Flower Again and Again and Again by judywhite

Highlights fuss-free varieties and includes invaluable tips on how to keep them in bloom. $14.95

What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?): A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth

The plant doctor is in. $24.95