Timber Press: 205 books
All the Presidents' Gardens
Madison's Cabbages to Kennedy's Roses—How the White House Grounds Have Grown with America
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
A New York Times Bestseller and AHS Book Award winner
The 18-acres surrounding the White House have been an unwitting witness to history—kings and queens have dined there, bills and treaties have been signed, and presidents have landed and retreated. Throughout it all, the grounds have remained...
The New Low-Maintenance Garden
How to Have a Beautiful, Productive Garden and the Time to Enjoy It
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Do you ever lament that you'd love to be able to garden more, but just don't have the time? The demanding pace of modern life leaves little space for the pleasures of gardening. On the other hand, gardening itself could be the culprit: elaborate, traditional perennial borders; water-hungry or disease-prone...
Seeing Trees
Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2011
Have you ever looked at a tree? That may sound like a silly question, but there is so much more to notice about a tree than first meets the eye. Seeing Trees celebrates seldom seen but easily observable tree traits and invites you to watch trees with the same care and sensitivity that birdwatchers...
Garden Revolution
How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
“Shows us that guiding natural processes rather than fighting them is the key to creating healthier landscapes and happier gardeners.” —Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home
Larry Weaner is an icon in the world of ecological landscape design, and now his revolutionary approach...
Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers
The Essential Guide to Digital Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2008
Gardeners and nature lovers delight in taking pictures—especially close-ups of flowers, butterflies, and insects. And though advances in digital camera technology have made taking, storing, and sharing photos easier than ever, taking top-quality pictures requires familiarity with both digital technology...
Aerial Geology
A High-Altitude Tour of North America's Spectacular Volcanoes, Canyons, Glaciers, Lakes, Craters, and Peaks
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2017
“Get your head into the clouds with Aerial Geology.” —The New York Times Book Review
Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America’s 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great Salt Lake...
Gardening with Foliage First
127 Dazzling Combinations that Pair the Beauty of Leaves with Flowers, Bark, Berries, and More
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2017
Create a foliage-driven garden that dazzles!
Although seductive, flowers, by their fleeting nature, are a fickle base to provide long-lasting gardens with year-round interest. Tackle this problem with the advice in Gardening with Foliage First. Learn how to first build a framework of foliage and...
Fearless Color Gardens
The Creative Gardener's Guide to Jumping Off the Color Wheel
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Renowned garden artist Keeyla Meadows sees the world in strong, saturated shades. Fearless Color Gardens brings this unique vision to life by showing how to use wild, uninhibited color to connect indoor and outdoor spaces and turn a garden into a work of art.
Learn how to pick colors that work...
by Brian Capon
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2010
“An outstanding and enjoyable introduction to botany, whether the reader is a gardener, or just a garden visitor.” —Bloomsbury Review
What happens inside a seed after it is planted? How are plants structured? How do plants reproduce? The answers to these and other questions about complex...
Decoding Gardening Advice
The Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Covering more than 100 universal gardening "dos and don'ts," Decoding Gardening Advice is the first book to provide gardeners with the real answers. Jeff Gillman, the bestselling author of The Truth About Garden Remedies, and Meleah Maynard back up every good recommendation with sound...
Bringing Nature Home
How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
“A fascinating study of the trees, shrubs, and vines that feed the insects, birds, and other animals in the suburban garden.” —The New York Times
As development and habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. In Bringing Nature Home, Douglas...
Terrarium Craft
Create 50 Magical, Miniature Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2011
A terrarium is nothing less than a miniature world—one that you can create yourself. It might be a tiny rainforest, with lush foliage and bright tropical flowers. Or a desert, with strange succulents planted among colorful stones. Or a Victorian fernery. Or a minimalist composition with a single,...
Concrete Garden Projects
Easy & Inexpensive Containers, Furniture, Water Features & More
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
For gardeners and backyard do-it-yourselfers, concrete is a revelation. It's durable, weatherproof, impossible to steal, and it provides much-needed insulation for outdoor plants. Concrete weathers beautifully, softening around the edges, developing moss, and becoming more picturesque with age.
Concrete...
How Plants Work
The Science Behind the Amazing Things Plants Do
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
“Makes the science of plant processes accessible to home gardeners.” —The American Gardener
Why do container plants wilt even when they’ve been regularly watered? Why did the hydrangea that thrived last year never bloom this year? Plant physiology—the study of how living things function—can...