Reference Lending Library
Welcome to the Cobourg Garden Club lending library site. We have an extensive collection of books, magazines and videos on a variety of gardening subjects. We are continually acquiring books through regular donations and new purchases. Members are welcome to sign out as many books and magazines as they like. Just remember to bring them back to the next monthly meeting as some are in high demand.
Garden Planning, Design & General Interest
Able Gardener - Kathleen Yeomans R.N.
Anatomy of a Garden - Peter McHoy
The Canadian Gardener: A Guide to Gardening in Canada - Marjorie Harris
Captured Harvest - Terence Moore
Companion Planting & Intensive Cultivation - Nancy Lee Maffia
The Complete Book of Pruning - Coombs, Blackburne-Maze, Cracknell & Bentley
The Complete Garden Herbal - Robert O. Barlow
Conran Beginners’ Guide to Gardening - Stephan Buczacki
Creating the Prairie Xeriscape - Sarah Williams
Decorative Accents for the Garden - Emily Phillips
Feed the Soil - Rodale Press
Gardening Grief - Ed Lawrence
Garden of the Gods - Freeman
Garden Problem Solver - Rodale Press
Gardeners Handbook Disease Control - Ministry of Agriculture
Gardening: a Dictionary for weedpullers, slugcrushers and backyard Botanists (Humour) - Henry Beard & Roy McKie
Gardening & Landscaping - Rodale Press
Gardening through the Year: A Monthly Guide to Garden
Home Landscaping: Plants, Projects & Ideas for Your Yard
Insect, Disease & Weed I.D. Guide (Organic Solutions) - Cebenko & Martin
Landscaping Handbook (Harrowsmith) - edited by Jennifer Bennett
Landscape Plans -Ortho
Life at Ravenhill Farm, Seasonal Vignettes, Recipes and Gardening Tips - Noel Richardson
The Low Maintenance Garden - Susan Berry & Steve Bradley
The New Englishwoman’s Garden - Alvilde Lees-Milne & Rosemary Very
New Perennial Garden - Noel Kingsbury
The Northern Gardener (Harrowsmith) - Jennifer Bennett
The Ontario Gardener - Trevor Cole
Readers’ Digest Practical Guide to Landscaping
The Scented Garden - David Squire
Small Space Gardening - Peter McHoy
Masters of the Victory Garden, (specialty techniques - Jim Wilson
Protecting Your Garden from Animal Damage - Ortho
The Pruning Book - Lee Reich
Pruning Ornamentals , Publication 483 - Min. of Agriculture & Food, Ontario
Seasons of My Garden - Marjorie Harris
Step by Step Garden Planner - Peter McHoy
Stonyground, The Making of a Canadian Garden - Douglas Chambers
Time for Growing - Ken Beattie
Today’s Guide to Greenhouse Gardening - Bob Price
Toronto Star Outdoor Garden Book - Dan Diamond & Associates
Weed Control in Lawns & Gardens Publication #529 - Gov’t of Ontario (2copies)
Weekend Garden Guide - Susan A. Roth
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Specific Plants
All About Ground Covers - Ortho Book
All About Roses - Ortho Book
American Orchid Society Bulletins
Annuals, Perennials and Bulbs - Better Homes & Gardens
Art of Perennial Gardening - Patrick Lima
Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden - Rodale Press
Bedding Plant Favourites - Lois Hole 1994
Bulbs & Tubers - Klaas Noordhuis & Sam Benvie
Climbing Plants and Wall Shrubs - Stephen Taffler
100 Easy to Grow Native Plants - Lorraine Johnson
Ferns for American Gardens - John Mickel, NY Botanical Garden
Field Guide to Wild Herbs - Rodale Press
Armitage’s Garden Perennials - Allan Armitage
Gardener’s Encyclopedia of Plants & Flower - Dorlin Kindersley
Growing Dwarf Bulbs- A Wisley Handbook - Jack Eliott republished
Harrowsmith Illustrated Book of Herbs - Patrick Lima
Japanese Gardens Today - Tatsuo & Kiyoko Ishimoto
Jerry Baker’s Lawn Book
Journal of the Rhododendron Society Summer
Landscaping 123, Selection & Design, Trees Shrubs Groundcovers Vines - Home Depot
A Modern Herbal - How to Grow, Cook and Use Herbs - Violet Stevenson
Perennial Favorites - Lois Hole
Perennials for Sun - Maggie Oster
Pocket Guide to Perennials for the Sun - Taylor
Pruning Trees, Shrubs & Vines - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
Roses Questions and Answers- Jim and Lois Hole
Roses for Canadian Gardens - Robert Osborne
This Other Side of Eden: Cardens of Stratford Festival (2copies) - Harry Jongreden
Tomato Handbook - Jennifer Bennett
Trees (The Colour Nature Library) - Jacqueline Seymour
The Tulip - Ann Pavord
Tulipomania - Mike Dash
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Flower Arranging and Crafty Ideas
Captured Harvest, Beautiful Decorations from the World of Nature - Terence Moore
Decorating with Flowers - Jill Mackley
Floral Artisty for Beginners - Evelyn Scarth & Fran Partridge
Flower Arranging Expert - D.C. Hessayon
Flower Crafts - Emma Wood with Jane Merer
Great Wreath Ideas - Timothy W. Frew
Rose Recipes from Olden times - Eleanour Sinclair Rohde republished
Snippy tips, Care of Cut flowers & Plant Material - Garden Club of Toronto
Ultimate Wreath Book - Ellen Spector Platt
Wreaths Round the Year - Dawn Kusick & Rob Pulleyn
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House Plant Book Collection
African Violet Hand Book - It van Pelt Wilson
Book of House Plants - Joan Lee Faust
Bottle Gardens and Fern Vases - Patterson
Bulbs and Houseplants - Cecile Hulse Matschat
Edible Plants of the Pond and Water Garden - G. l. Wittrock
Foliage House Plants , Time-Life Vol. - James Undrwood Crockett
House Plants 1980 - American Horticultural Society
House Plants - Better Homes and Gardens
Indoor Plants - Frank Ward & P. Peskett
Plants for the Home - Marshall Cavendish
See About Orchids -
Success with House Plants - Reader’s Digest
Success with House Plants - International Masters Publishers
Terrariums and Miniature Gardens - Sunset
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Water Gardening
Gardening with Water - James Van Sweden
Low Maintenance Water Gardens - Helen Nash
Water Features for Small Gardens - Francesca Greenoak
The Water Garden (Wayside Collection) - Peter Robinson
Sera Pond Guide - How to Build my Garden Pond
Other Items of Interest
Horticultural Judging Standards - Ministry of Agriculture and Food - 3 copies
The Ontario Horticultural Societies 1854 - 1973 - Published by OHA
various recent seed & plant catalogues
Videos
Colour & Design (video) - M. Cullen
Colour & Design (video with book) - M. Cullen - Canada AM
Planting & Growing (video)- M. Cullen
Planting & Growing (video & book) - M. Cullen - Canada AM
Plants (video with book) - M. Cullen - Canada AM
Plants (video only) - M. Cullen - Canada AM
Secrets From the Garden - Kim Answorth
We’re in the Hayfield Now, Daylilies - Henry Lorraine
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