New garden books offer tips, recipes, even inspiration Seattle Times

09.05.10

FROM STOCKING a pantry to opinion on top vines and toughest shrubs, this spring's books are sure to have thumbed pages and dirty covers before the first crop of vegetables is harvested:

"Sunset Western Garden Publication of Edibles: The Complete A to Z Guide to Growing Your Own Vegetables, Herbs and Fruits," $24.95.

Sunset's newest book is filled to the gunwales with juicy ideas, and I defy you to read it without sitting down to take notes. The photos are inspiring, the information as detailed and trusted as you'd expect from Sunset. The design chapter includes strategies for beautifying any edible garden from containers to P-patches, together with plans for building arbors, paths and raised beds.

"Armitage's Vines and Climbers: A Gardener's Tutor to the Best Vertical Plants," by Allan M. Armitage, Timber Press, $29.95.

Vines bloom luxuriantly and climb actively, which make them a gardener's best friend or worst nightmare. Do you want a quick-growing privacy sieve, a leafy arbor or a blooming wall cover? Want to avoid pruning chores and overly resilient vines? Experienced horticulturist Armitage offers realistic advice on hardiness, maintenance, utility and pulchritude, from a honeysuckle that won't eat your garden to the climbing 'Firefly,' which I started searching for as soon as I saw its photo.

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