Books
The following page contains descriptions of a few of our favorite gardening books, as well as a listing of other useful books. Please check back often, as we update this page regularly with new books! If you have any recommendations for books to add to our listing, please contact us.
Recommended Books
The following books are recommended by the Rebel Tomato, and each contains invaluable information and activities related to gardening and outdoor projects. To see some excerpts from these books and examples of the valuable projects that are available, visit our Project Gallery.
Back to Basics - How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills
Reader's Digest
This is a book about the simple life. It includes information about old-fashioned ways of doing things, including craftsmanship, all aspects of growing and preserving food, and even some games. At its heart Back to Basics is a how-to book, and is packed with hundreds of projects, step-by-step sequences, charts, tables, diagrams, and illustrations to help you creatively build and grow your garden.
Contained Gardens: Creative Designs & Projects
Susan Berry and Steve Bradley
Gardening in containers offers boundless possibilities for cleverly decorating small areas and easily changing garden combinations throughout the year - indoors and out. Whatever the scope and conditions of your growing spaces, this book provides all of the information you need to be successful with container-grown plants.
Down & Dirty: Fun & Funky First-Time Projects & Activities to Get You Gardening
Ellen Zachos
Wherever you have dirt - your yard, balcony, community garden, or anywhere else - you can discover the pleasures of getting down and dirty. Down and Dirty's 43 no-experience-required projects inspire you to dig in, have fun, and help things grow. Isn't it time to bring a little more green into your world?
Easy Garden Projects to make, build, and grow
Barbara Pleasant
Sold by Giveline
Regardless of your garden's size or style, you will find dozens of simple, no-fail projects in this book. You'll love these build-it-yourself projects because they help save both money and time, make jobs simpler, give new life to old materials, and just make gardening more fun. Detailed drawings and how-to instructions help you every step of the way so you'll always have new ideas for your one-of-a-kind garden.
The Edible Mexican Garden
Rosalind Creasy
Giveline sells the Herb, Flower versions
Rosalind Creasy has compiled an amazing variety of Mexican herbs and vegetables to bring them straight from south of the border to your dinner plate. In this book, we learn that Mexican food is more than refried beans and tacos. In addition to photographs and practical growing tips, readers also get "The Mexican Garden Encyclopedia" of lesser-known Mexican vegetables and a recipes section filled with straightforward preparation instructions for dishes to die for. Be sure to check out the other fascinating books in her series: Edible Herb Garden, Edible Salad Garden, Edible Italian Garden, Edible Heirloom Garden, Edible Flower Garden, Edible Rainbow Garden, Edible Pepper Garden, and Edible Asian Garden.
Garden Decorating: How to add beauty, structure, and function to your garden
Julie A. Martens
Decorate your garden with ease, using this complete guide to help you add personality, livability, and practicality to your outdoor retreat. Garden projects show how you can create welcoming ambience, overcome space limitations, minimize upkeep, increase privacy, and enhance your garden's style factor. Includes easy-to-follow tips for making garden structures, ornaments, accessories, and other garden elements.
The Handy Garden Answer Book
Karen Troshynski-Thomas
Whether you're just starting a garden or have been at it for years, this will serve as a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to basic gardening information. This book also includes some interesting facts, such as the historic roots of gardening and a review of gardening-related careers. It also serves as an ideal starting point for further research, with a resource section identifying helpful books, magazines, websites, and organizations.
How does you garden grow? Great gardening for green-fingered kids
Clave Matthew
Children love being outdoors and are fascinated by nature. This practical book is full of innovative ideas for introducing kids to the rewards of the garden. Share in their fun as they enjoy tasks such as growing, picking, and eating their first tomatoes. Over 40 step-by-step projects are designed to encourage creativity and stimulate an interest in nature. In addition, this book is full of fun facts that will answer tricky questions, such as "how do plants drink?" or "why do butterflies visit flowers?"
How to Grow More Vegetables, 7th Edition
John Jeavons
Sold by Giveline
Seen as a classic in the field of sustainable gardening, this book shows in generous detail how to produce a beautiful organic garden with minimal watering and care. This text provides a reference for food growers, and is a key part of a global grassroots solution to hunger and environmental degradation. It will help you nurture your garden in harmony with nature's cycles, preserving the earth's nutrients and enriching its soil - and harvesting the most delicious homegrown produce imaginable.
The Jumbo Book of Gardening
Karyn Morris
Sold by Giveline
Create a wildlife garden full of birds, bees and butterflies. Learn how to grow your own tasty fruits and vegetables and fill a flowerbed with native plants. This book covers everything you need to know about being a good gardener - in your backyard, on your balcony or in your schoolyard.
The Kitchen Garden Month-by-Month
Andi Clevely
The Kitchen Garden Month-by-Month explains how to maintain your garden so that it supplies a full range of vegetables, fruit, salad crops, herbs and flowers for enjoyment throughout the year. Each chapter details a different month of the year, setting out the tasks that must be done - seeds to be sown, crops to be transplanted, thinned, weeded or harvested, and pest control measures to be undertaken. Clearly illustrated with photographs and artwork, this is a very practical easy-to-use book, valuable to everyone who wants to enjoy the delicious taste of home-grown, freshly harvested produce year-round. Learn to Garden - The complete introduction to gardening
Learn to Garden - The complete introduction to gardening
Guy Barter
Sold by Giveline
This is the perfect guide for creating a thriving garden that is a pleasure to tend and enjoy. Whatever your level of experience (or inexperience) Learn to Garden gives you everything you need to know. This book gives you tips and techniques that will provide the basis for all your future gardening. Showing you every step of the way with clear, easy-to-follow advice and photographs, it also explains the principles of good gardening - where plants come from, how they function, and what they need from you.
RECYCLE - Make your own eco-friendly and creative designs - 60 projects for home & garden
Moira and Nicholas Hankinson
The aim of this book is to show how salvaged materials can be successfully incorporated into designs for both home and garden. It is amazing just what can be made from waste materials, cast-offs, and so-called "junk." The authors demonstrate that it is possible to be both crafty and creative, taking one person's trash and fashioning it into another person's treasure. This book is full of fun projects - 60, to be exact - and practical ideas that are suitable for all levels of ability. Whether you are a keen beginner or an old hand, we urge you to Recycle - it's easier than you think!
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