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Do you wish your gardens looked as beautiful as your neighbor's? Is your vegetable garden not producing as fruitfully as you had hoped? Take heart - use the MGPL gardening pathfinder to guide you to information that will help produce the gardens of your dreams. We've pulled together some new books for you to enjoy and added some helpful hints on how to find other gardening resources - whether it's vegetables, perennials or some landscape design ideas, we can help you locate the information!

Suggested Titles

Selected Circulating Books:

    Denckla, Tanya.     The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food.     2003.     635.0484 DEN.

    DiSabato-Aust, Tracy.    The Well-Designed Mixed Garden: Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs.     2003.     712 DIS.

    Ebeling, Eric.     Basic Composting: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started.     2003.     631.875 BAS.

    Fisher, Sue.    Fast Plants: Choosing and Growing Plants for Gardens in a Hurry.     2003.     635.9 FIS.

    Gillman, Jeff.     The Truth About Garden Remedies: What Works, What Doesn't & Why.     2006.     632.9 GIL.

    Hill, Lewis.    The Flower Gardener's Bible.    2003.     635.9 HIL.

    Hirsch, David P.     The Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden: Creative Gardening for the Adventurous Cook.     2005.     635 HIR.

    Sandbeck, Ellen.     Eat More Dirt: Diverting and Instructive Tips for Growing and Tending an Organic Garden.     2003.     635.0484 SAN.

    Whiteside, Katherine.     The Way We Garden Now: 41 Pick-and-Choose Projects for Planting Your Paradise Large or Small.     2007.     635 WHI.

When you find a title that seems interesting, pay attention to the call number. Most likely there is a related work, with a similar number, that will be close by on the shelves. You can also search the computer catalog by call number in order to virtually browse titles.

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Reference Books:

    The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants.     1997.     R 635.7 AME.

    The Hillier Gardener's Guide to Trees & Shrubs.     1997.     R 635.977 HIL.

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DVDs:

    Year 'Round Gardening with Jerry Baker. 2006.     635 YEA

    Rebecca's garden.
    Volume 1, Basic gardening. 2003.     635 REB V. 1
    Volume 2, Rose gardening. 2003.     635 REB V. 2
    Volume 3, Spring gardening. 2003.     635 REB V. 3
    Volume 4, Container gardening. 2003.     635 REB V. 4
    Volume 5, Herb gardening. 2003.     635 REB V. 5
    Volume 6, Summer in the garden 2003.    635 REB V. 6

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Compute Catalog Subject Headings

The materials listed above are just a small portion of what you can find at the Morton Grove Public Library. You can find many more titles by browsing our shelves, or by searching the computer catalog by subject. Listed below are some popular subject headings for gardening information.

Flower Gardening Vegetable & Fruit Gardening Landscaping
Flower GardeningVegetable GardeningTrees--Illinois
Annuals (Plants)Herb GardeningOrnamental Trees
PerennialsContainer GardeningShrubs
Native Plant GardeningOrganic GardeningOrnamental Shrubs
BulbsCompanion PlantingDwarf Shrubs
Container Gardening Greenhouse GardeningGround Cover Plants
Color in GardeningGarden PestsLawns
Gardening in the ShadeCompostOrnamental Grasses

Fruit-culturePruning


Landscape Architecture


Landscape Gardening

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Magazines Available at Morton Grove Public Library

Magazine Title Available Years World Wide Web Address
Architectural Digest last 2 yrs, plus current yrhttp://www.architecturaldigest.com
Better Homes and Gardenslast 2 yrs, plus current yrhttp://www.bhg.com
Chicagoland Gardeninglast 2 yrs, plus current yr http://www.chicagolandgardening.com
Family Handyman last 2 yrs, plus current yrhttp://www.familyhandyman.com
Garden Design last 2 yrs, plus current yrhttp://www.gardendesignmag.com
Garden Gate last 2 yrs, plus current yr http://www.gardengatemagazine.com
Horticulture: Inspiring Gardeners for 100 Yearslast 2 yrs, plus current yr http://www.hortmag.com
Martha Stewart Livinglast 2 yrs, plus current yrhttp://www.marthastewart.com
Midwest Livinglast 2 yrs, plus current yrhttp://www.midwestliving.com
Organic Gardeninglast 2 yrs, plus current yrhttp://www.organicgardening.com
Sunsetlast 2 yrs, plus current yrhttp://www.sunset.com

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Internet Resources

    See also the Webrary Links 630s for more gardening information.

    The Garden Gate
    http://garden-gate.prairienet.org/

    Northern Gardening
    http://www.northerngardens.com

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Chicagoland Resources

    Chicago Botanic Garden
    Lake Cook Road
    Glencoe Il. 60022
    (847) 835-5440
    Along with its other excellent resources, the CBG has a very comprehensive horticultural library.

    University of Illinois Extension
    District 3
    Lake Center Corporate Park
    1699 Wall Street, Suite 500
    Mt. Prospect, IL 600568
    847-437-6449

    Garden Club of Morton Grove
    Roberta Schrader
    966-4264

    Midwest Pond & Koi Society
    P.O. Box 1251
    North Riverside, IL 60546
    (312) 409-2081
    http://www.mpks.org/

    Morton Arboretum
    4100 Lincoln Avenue
    Lisle, Il. 60532
    (630) 968-0074
    http://www.mortonarb.org/
    For specific information on trees and shrubs: (630) 719-2424

Compilation by Helga Scherer.; updated by Becky Sedam, May 2007.
Reference Department
Morton Grove Public Library

 
 
     
   
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