We recommend the following volumes as excellent reference material if you're seeking detailed information of the plants we offer.

A Book of Salvias, Betsy Clebsch. Timber Press, 1997.

Annuals for Connoisseurs, Wayne Winterowd. Prentice Hall, 1992.

Color in Your Garden, Penelope Hobhouse. Little Brown & Co. 1985.

The Complete Container Garden, David Joyce. Reader’s Digest Books, 1996.

The Container Gardener, Rupert Golby. Stemmer House Publishing, 1993.

Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses, John Greenlee Rodale Press, 1992.

Euphorbias A Gardener’s Guide, Roger Turner. Timber Press, 1995.

Ferns for American Gardens, John Mickel. Macmillan Publishing, 1994.

The Gardener’s Book of Color, Andrew Lawson. Reader’s Digest Books, 1996.

The Gardener’s Guide to Growing Hardy Geraniums, Bath & Jones. Timber Press, 1994

Hot Plants for Cool Climates, Susan Roth & Dennis Schrader. Houghton Mifflin, 2000.

Gardening with Groundcovers and Vines, Allen Lacy. Harper Collins, 1993.

The Green Tapestry, Beth Chatto. Simon & Schuster, 1989.

Herbaceous Perennial Plants, Allan Armitage. Variety Press, 1989

Hortus Third, Cornell University, 1976.

Indoor and Greenhouse Plants, Vol. I & II, Roger Phillips and Martin Rix. Random House, 1997

Manuel for Alpine Plants, Will Ingwersen. Cassell Publishing, 1978.

Manuel of Woody Landscape Plants, Michael Dirr. Stipes Publishing, 1990.

Perennials for American Gardens, Clausen & Ekstrom. Random House, 1989.

Perennial Garden Plants, Graham Stuart Thomas. Sagapress, 1990.

Perennials Vol. I & II, Roger Phillips and Martin Rix. Random House 1991.

Plants that Merit Attention, Vol. I & II Janet Meakin Poor. Timber Press, 1997.

Rock Garden Plants, Eyewitness gardening Books, 1997.

RHS Dictionary of Gardening, Stockton Press. 1992.

Shrubs, Roger Phillips and Martin Rix. Random House, 1989.

Time Tested Plants, Pamela Harper. Timber Press, 2000.

and The Adventurous Gardener: Where to buy the best plants in New England, Ruah Donnelly. The Horticultural Press, 2000. (of course we’re in here!)