To aid new and experienced gardeners we offer a selection of books that provide
information on native plants, habitat and native plant gardening.If you are interested in purchasing any of these titles please print & mail this order form
with your payment to RIWPS, P.O. Box 414, Exeter, RI 02822. Mail order is $4.00 + shipping.
Berry Finder Dorcas S. Miller ($3.25/$4.25) Identifies plants with fleshy fruits, including natives and some cultivated species that have become established in the wild. Includes many
native shrubs and vines. Covers U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies, except southern Florida. Most useful in late summer and fall when ripe berries are present. |
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Coastal Plants Lisa Gould, Irene Stuckey ($14.55/$16.00) This beautifully illustrated book introduces readers to 125 frequently encountered wildflowers and other plants that grow in coastal habitats
from Massachusetts to central Florida. Drawn from the authors' many years studying, photographing, and teaching about plants and their habitats. |
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Enhancing Your Backyard Habitat for Wildlife ($4.50/$5.50) Describes how to create landscapes that improve wildlife habitat. Discusses procedures for improving food sources, water, and cover conditions;
shows how to assess habitat by using existing features and looking at seasonal availability of foods; emphasizes using native plants for habitat enhancement; and gives examples of
urban, suburban, and rural lots that were improved for wildlife using the above techniques and management practices. |
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Fern Finder Anne C. Hallowell & Barbara Hallowell ($3.25/$4.25) Dichotomous key to native ferns of the U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies. Has updated range maps, based on information gathered over
the past 20 years, and updated fern names. As with each book in the Finder series, a lot of information has been packed into this little book. |
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Growing and Propagating Wildflowers Harry Phillips ($19.25/$21.50) With this book in hand, any gardener can effectively have a wildflower garden without robbing a single plant from nature ... you will
find this book helpful no matter where you garden." —Southern Living |
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Native Shrubs for Landscaping CT College ($4.75/$5.25) Describes native vegetation for landscaping our yards and gardens. 52 native shrubs are discussed and depicted in 33 color plants. The full
range of planting conditions (dry, moist, shady, sunny, etc.), growth heights and flowering color of the shrubs are given. Includes information on basic landscape design. |
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Newcomb's Wildflower Guide Lawrence Newcomb ($18.25/$20.25) This is the standard work for botanists and serious amateurs, which uses an ingenious key system for quick, positive field identification of
wildflowers, flowering shrubs and vines of northeastern and northcentral North America. The geographical area includes the Great Lakes region, southern Canada and the Mid-Atlantic
states down to the Virginia/$North Carolina border. |
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Peterson's Fern Guide Cheryl Lowe & Elizabeth Farnsworth ($18.00/$21.50)
Since 1956, when the late Boughton Cobb wrote his field guide to ferns, this book, unchanged in all the years since, has become
the classic on the subject. Now the New England Wild Flower Society ($NEWFS) has completely updated the text and added 100 color photographs. |
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Peterson's Mushroom Guide Kent H. & Vera B. McKnight ($18.00/$21.50) This field guide includes more than 1,000 species of mushrooms—over five hundred are illustrated and are described in detail. Over 700
illustrations reveal subtle field marks that cannot be captured in photographs. |
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Peterson's Tree Guide George A. Petrides & Janet Wehr ($18.00/$21.50) This guide features: all 455 species of trees found east of the Rockies grouped by easily recognizable visual characteristics; 48
color plates showing the leaves, flowers, buds, twigs, and other features; unique and easy-to-use identification charts; readable, accurate text descriptions of all species, plus
range maps. |
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Peterson's First Guide to Wildflowers Roger Tory Peterson ($5.50/$6.25) The Peterson First Guide to Wildflowers features: 188 common and conspicuous wildflowers of northeastern and north-central North
America, Illustrations grouped by flower color for quick identification, a clear, precise description of each flower, the famous Peterson Identification System, which shows you
exactly what to look for. |
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Pond Watchers: Guide to Ponds and Vernal Pools of Eastern North America ($3.50/$4.50)
More than 60 species of amphibians, reptiles, invertebrates, and plants found in permanent and temporary ponds are
illustrated and described in this two-sided, waterproof fold-out. Plus, there are depictions of the water cycle, energy flow in ponds, and the seasons of a vernal pool. |
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Rhode Island Wildflowers Irene Stuckey ($13.00/$14.50) Rhode Islanders' favorite wild flower book, this classic winner of a National Graphic Arts award is now back in print and as beautiful as ever.
Softbound, 61 pages with 84 color photographs and descriptions of many of the state's beautiful wild flowers. Index includes updated nomenclature. |
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Pocket Guides ($5.50/$6.50)
.......... Mushrooms .......... Trees & Wildflowers .......... Roadside Wildflowers .......... Edible Plants |
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden Series ($9.50/$10.75) .......... Bird Gardens .......... Butterfly Gardener Guide .......... Easy Lawns .......... Gardening with Wildflowers & Natives
.......... Going Native .......... Invasive Plants .......... Native Perennials .......... Natural Disease Control .......... Natural Insect Control
.......... Natural Water Gardens .......... Soils .......... Wildflower Gardens .......... Woodland Gardens |
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