Each year the American Horticultural Society (AHS) honors great gardening literature through the AHS Book Award Program. The awards, which are chosen by a distinguished committee of garden writers, began with the announcement of 75 Great American Garden Books as part of AHS' celebration of its 75th anniversary. Awards are chosen and presented to the publisher in the year following publication.
2007
Publisher Comments
Why is it that in the midst of a war, one can still find gardens? In the most brutal environments, both stateside and on the battlefield, they continue to flourish. Wartime gardens are dramatic examples of what Kenneth I. Helphand calls “defiant gardens” — gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. (read more)
Hellebores: A Comprehensive Guide by C. Colston Burrell
Publisher Comments
A mere 10 years ago, hellebores were considered connoisseurs' plants — subdued in coloration, hard to find, and the subject of much snobbery. Today, however, they are among the hottest perennials, thanks to their early bloom, long-lasting flowers, shade tolerance, handsome foliage, and the profusion of new colors and forms that have recently become available. (read more)
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest by Mark Turner and Phyllis Gustafson
Review
"The beauty of this book...comes from the clever way it is organized. Specimens are arranged by flower color and shape and a range map for each flower is included." Seattle Post-Intelligencer (read more)
- The Art of the Japanese Garden by Michiko Young
- California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Bornstein
- Growing Hardy Orchids by John Tullock
- The Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden by Stanley Kunitz
- Yard Full of Sun: The Story of a Gardener's Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand by Scott Calhoun
- American Household Botany: A History of Useful Plants, 1620-1900 by Judith Sumner
- The Compleat Squash: A Passionate Grower's Guide to Pumpkins, Squashes, and Gourds by Amy Goldman
- Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants by Greg Speichert
- Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates of the San Francisco Bay Region by East Bay Municipal Utility District
- Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants by William Cullina
- An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms by Robert Lee Riffle
- Ken Druse: The Passion for Gardening: Inspiration for a Lifetime by Kenneth Druse
- Time and the Gardener: Writings on a Lifelong Passion by Elisabeth Sheldon
- Tropical Flowering Plants: A Guide to Identification and Cultivation by Kirsten Albrecht Llamas
- Your House, Your Garden by Gordon Hayward
- The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest by Rick Darke
- Timber Press Pocket Guide to Shade Perennials by W George Schmid
- Grounds for Pleasure: Four Centuries of the American Garden by Denise Otis
- Melons for the Passionate Grower by Amy Goldman
- Native Trees, Shrubs, & Vines by William Cullina
- Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials by Allan M Armitage
- Bulbs of North America: North American Rock Garden Society by Jane McGary
- Cactus Family by Edward Anderson
- The Greater Perfection: The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents by Francis H. Cabot
- Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology by Eric Grissell
- Making More Plants: The Science, Art, and Joy of Propagation by Kenneth Druse
- Passionate Gardening by Lauren Springer
- Growing Home: Stories of Ethnic Gardening by Susan Davis Price
- The Once & Future Gardener by Virginia Clayton
- The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by Rick Darke
- Creating and Planting Garden Troughs by Joyce Fingerut
- The Explorer's Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials by Daniel J Hinkley
- The Pressed Plant by Andrea Dinoto
- Washington's Gardens at Mount Vernon by Mac Griswold
- A Celebration of Heirloom Vegetables: Growing and Cooking Old-Time Varieties by Roger Yepsen
- Earth on Her Hands: The American Woman in Her Garden by Starr Ockenga
- The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants by Peter Damato
- The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants by Robert Lee Riffle
