Gardening and Plant Problem Books

Master Gardener Handbook
The definitive guide to gardening in California

Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs
Invaluable in helping you identify common pest problems - now on over 200 types of ornamental trees and shrubs.

Sunset Western Garden Book

Abiotic Disorders of Landscape Plants

This book contains a wealth of information to help you diagnose abiotic disorders in landscape plants - disorders caused by environmental, physiological or other nonbiological factors.

Natural Enemies Handbook

A practical guide to the identification and biology of beneficial organisms that control pests includes a Quick Guide that helps you easily match natural enemies with specific pests in your crop or landscape.

Pests of the Garden and Small Farm
Adapts scientifically based integrated pest management techniques to the needs of the home gardener and small-scale farmer.

The Home Orchard: Growing Your Own Deciduous Fruit and Nut Trees

Weeds of California and Western States

Healthy Roses

Drip Irrigation in the Home Landscape

Native Treasures
An ode, a rant and a rave about our state's native flora. Written in a style more literary than didactic, with a myriad of gardening facts presented in a creative way.

California Native Plants for the Garden
An authoritative reference on California gardening with Native Plants

Tough Plants for California Gardens
A guide to selecting and growing more than 150 low-maintenance plants and shrubs that thrive in diverse California.

Low Water Use Plants
A good reference book whose core purpose is to aid in selection for water-wise plants in the west.

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