Trees of Pennsylvania: A Complete Reference Guide
by Ann Fowler Rhoads and Timothy A. Block.
Illustrations by Anna Anisko
hardcover
520 pages
Price: $62.00 incl. shipping and handling
Authoritative, encyclopedic, lavishly illustrated guide to the trees of the state and region--from the Morris Arboretum, the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.The book makes a wonderful holiday gift for those who teach or work in the natural sciences, environmental studies, forestry, tree maintenance, or landscaping, as well as anyone who enjoys trees. This volume features more than 520 black and white illustrations and 247 color images.

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The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania
Annotated Checklist and Atlas
by Ann Fowler Rhoads & William McKinley Klein, Jr
hardcover
600 pages
Price: $31.75 (includes shipping and handling)
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This 1993 atlas is the first published product of the Pennsylvania Flora Database, created and maintained at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania. It focuses on updated, specimen-based, site-specific data from the earlier work by Edgar T. Wherry, John M. Fogg, Jr. and Herbert A. Wahl, Atlas of the Flora of Pennsylvania (1979). It chronicles herbarium collections made from the late 1800s to 1992 in all parts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as well as updating changes in the flora observed from earlier works. It contains over 3500 maps and includes habitat information specific to the state.

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Month-by-Month Gardening in Pennsylvania
by Liz Ball
Published by Cool Spring Press
softcover
$32.70 ($24.95 + $1.75 tax + $5.00 s&h)
368 pages

If you garden in Pennsylvania, this is the book for you! Written by Liz Ball, the well-known Pennsylvania gardening expert, this is the definitive plant care guide for every Pennsylvania gardener and homeowner. It's packed with advice and information designed to help you create and maintain an attractive healthy yard and garden in Pennsylvania's special climate and soil conditions.

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Deer-Proofing Your Yard & Garden
by Rhona Massingham Hart
Published by Storey Books
Softcover
$18.86 ($12.95 + $0.91 tax + $5.00 s&h)

Protect your landscape and garden investments from the ravages of deer. The bestselling author of Bugs, Slugs & Other Thugs: Controlling Garden Pests organically offers environmentally responsible deer-control techniques that really work. You'll find comprehensive lists of the plants deer most like and dislike as well as information about deer behavior throughout the year.

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Outwitting Squirrels
by Bill Adler, Jr.
Published by Chicago Review Press
Softcover
$17.79 ($11.95 + $0.84 tax + $5.00 s&h)
188 pages

"Ingenious tricks to keep squirrels from eating all the seed when the feeders fail." --Washington Post

"A masterpiece of squirrel strategy." --The Wall Street Journal

"Innovative schemes for skunking squirrels." --USA Today

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Manual of Woody Landscape Plants
by Michael Dirr
Published by Stipes Publishing, L.L.C.
Hardcover
$63.05 ($55.00 + $3.05 tax + $5.00 s&h)
1187 pages

There has never been a book quite like this because the author brings unique qualifications and experience to the task: as well as being one of the most influential figures in American horticulture, Dirr is also a superb photographer, and over a period of more than 25 years he has created a library of exemplary photographs of noteworthy trees, shrubs and vines.

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Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs
by Michael Dirr
Published by Stipes Publishing L.L.C.
Hardcover
$79.85 ($69.95 + $4.90 tax + $5.00 s&h)
493 pages

This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia describes the best woody plants, from Abeliophyllum to Zenovia, adapted to cooler climates. It shows both habit and details--flower, fruit, bark, fall color--for more than 500 species and describes some 700 additional cultivars and varieties, many of which are illustrated. Although intended primarily for gardeners in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 6, this pictorial encyclopedia will be useful for those in warmer climates as well, since most of the species included will grow in Zones 7 and 8. With more than 1600 color photographs, it is a wonderful tool for garden designers, landscape architects, horticulturists, and plant enthusiasts.

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Gardens of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley
by William M. Klein, Jr.
Photography by Derek Fell
Published by Temple University Press
Hardcover
$37.05 ($29.95 + $2.10 tax + $5.00 s&h)
330 pages

Once mostly rolling hills and valleys covered with hardwood forest in the seventeenth century, contemporary Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley now claim the largest concentration of many of the finest public and private gardens in the world. William M. Klein explores the broader attitudes and behaviors toward nature that have influenced this development--from colonial farms and gardens created for survival to the art of suburban gardens to nature conservatories and public parks. Klein's eloquent and knowledgeable narratives include detailed portraits of forty-three individual gardens, all lustrously illustrated by noted garden photographer Derek Fell. This complete guide also includes each location's address, phone number, hours of operation, events and featured plants, flowers and trees.

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Living Collection Plants Catalog
$19.05 ($15.00 + $1.05 tax + $3.00 s&h)

All of the plants in the Arboretum are labeled and mapped, and this catalogue can lead you to plants in which you have an interest.

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Firmly Planted: The Story of the Morris Arboretum
Color, with 90 photographs
64 pages
$12.62 ($8.99 + $0.63 tax + $3.00 s&h)

The Story of the Morris Arboretum from its inception to the present day. A fascinating history that will enhance your visit to the garden.

Also available as your gift when you join the Arboretum. For information on membership, click here.

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