I wrote an enormous post, hyperlinked ALL the books, which took me 3 hours. THEN, the GG website threw me off, saying I needed to be a member, and access was denied. ALL my work gone.

I cannot add hyperlinks to posts on my desktop and have them work after I copy the post to the website.

So, I am sorry to say I am too pissed off and sad my whole hard work has vanished...

So, here is the post again, but without the hyperlinks, those are gone, and I cannot do them again. Too much work. 

EDIT: The internet Fairy has saved my post by adding the hot links one by one. THANK you Fairy Albin, you are my hero!

For some reason people sometimes ask me questions about plants, what to plant, when, how, where... And I always take these questions mighty seriously. I am the first to point out that I have no degree in plants, and that the only reason I am successful in my garden is because I am such a persistent, stubborn, totally obsessed bugger. :-)

My dear friend Priscilla asked me if I could give her a list, and this is my list for her. A lot of these books have great pictures, so if the text looks a bit heavy, there still is a lot of eye candy to be found. Sometimes looking at pictures is a way to come up with combinations of your own. And if not, copying someones's work is a form of flattering.

Here we go. The links are to books on Amazon, where I buy most of my books. Many of these books are too specialised for a Borders type store to have them.

The list is made by the order I grabbed books on my bookshelf, trying not to wake up cats and a dog in front of it.  There is no rating tied to the order.

*The Edible Front Yard: The Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan For A Beautiful, Bountiful Garden, By Ivette Soler

*Make Your Own Mediterranean Garden, by Pattie Barron

*Natural Garden Style: Gardening Inspired by Nature, By Noël Kingsbury

*The Complete Gardener, By Monty Don

*Gardens of Italy, By Ann Larås

*Hidden Gardens of Spain, By Eduardo Mencos

*The English Garden, By Ursula Buchan

*Planting Design: Gardens in Time and Space, By Piet Oudolf

*A Pattern Garden: The Essential Elements of Garden Making, By Valerie Easton

*The Natural Habitat Garden, By Ken Druse

*Designing with Plants, By Piet Oudolf

*The Garden at Highgrove, Prince of Wales Charles

*The Elements of Organic Gardening, By HRH The Prince Of Wales

*Gardening with Shape, Line and Texture: A Plant Design Sourcebook, ByLinden Hawthorne

*The French Country Garden, The Art of French Vegetable Gardening, By Louisa Jones

*Gardens by Design, By Noël Kingsbury

*Gardening with Grasses, By Michael King

*Plant-Driven Design: Creating Gardens That Honor Plants, Place, and Spirit, By Scott Ogden

*Designing the New Kitchen Garden: An American Potager Handbook, By Jennifer Bartley

*Edible Landscaping, By Rosalind Creasy ( in fact, I own all the books she wrote, they are all very good!)

*Landscaping With Fruit: Strawberry ground covers, blueberry hedges, grape arbors, and 39 other luscious fruits to make your yard an edible paradise, By Lee Reich

*Pots in the Garden: Expert Design and Planting, By Ray Rogers

*The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn , By John Greenlee

*Natural Gardening in Small Spaces, By Noël Kingsbury

*The Home Orchard, By C. Ingels

*Perennial Combinations: Stunning Combinations That Make Your Garden Look Fantastic Right from the Start, By C. Colston

*Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants, By Debra Lee Baldwin

*Designing with Succulents, By Debra Lee Baldwin

These are only some of my favourite books. If you can point me to more books that might become my favourite, let’s hear it!