Elisabeth C. Miller Library
Gardening by Topic
Library staff have selected the best books and other resources to help gardeners find information on a wide range of topics.
Native Plants
Visual Book Browse
Books and Magazines
Get Started Guide
Article Search (requires UW NetID)
Container Gardening
Visual Book Browse
Books and Magazines
Get Started Guide
Article Search (requires UW NetID)
Growing Food
Visual Book Browse
Books and Magazines
Get Started Guide
Article Search (requires UW NetID)
Alpine & Rock Gardening
Visual Book Browse
Books and Magazines
Get Started Guide
Article Search (requires UW NetID)
More Topic Resource Lists
- Alpine and Rock Gardening | Handout
- Annuals and Biennials | Handout| Knowledgebase
- Bulbs | Handout | Knowledgebase
- Cacti and Succulents Handout | Knowledgebase
- Canopy to Ground Cover: New Approaches to Shade Gardening – a Northwest Horticultural Society Symposium
- Color, Beauty, and Sustainability throughout the Year – a Northwest Horticultural Society Symposium
- Color in the Garden Handout
- Color, Texture, Light: A Northwest Perennial Alliance Symposium
- Containers and Window Boxes | Handout
- Curriculum Materials: Northwest Horticultural Society 2007 Grant
- Drought Tolerant Gardens | Handout
- Ferns Handout
- Foliage, Flair, and Fresh Design Ideas: a Northwest Horticultural Society Symposium
- Fruit | Handout
- Fuchsias Handout
- Garden Construction Handout
- Garden Journals and Recordkeeping Handout
- Garden of Ideas | Handout
- Garden of Cultural Diversity
- Garden of Cultural Diversity for Youth
- Garden Trees Handout
- Gardening for the Future: Diversity and Ecology in the Urban Landscape
- Gardening in the Pacific Northwest | Handout
- Gardening on the Pacific Rim: a Northwest Horticultural Society Symposium
- Gardening with Wildlife | Handout
- Gardens of the British Isles Handout
- Green Roofs and Rooftop Gardens | Handout
- Ground Cover Plants Handout
- Horticultural Therapy and Accessible Gardening Handout
- Invasive Plants | Handout
- Irises Handout
- Linnaeus Tercentenary Handout
- Medicinal Plants | Handout
- Mushrooms | Handout
- Native Plants in the Landscape | Handout
- The New Gardening Approach: an NHS Symposium
- Nomenclature Handout
- Orchids Handout
- Organic Gardening | Handout
- Ornamental Plants: an NHS Symposium
- Pacific Northwest Hidden Gems Handout
- Peer-Reviewed Journals | Handout
- Perennials | Handout
- Permaculture | Handout
- Pests and Diseases Handout
- Plant Identification | Handout
- Propagation | Handout
- Pruning and Tree Care | Handout
- Reference Picks Handout
- Restoration Ecology | Handout
- Roses Handout
- Shade Gardening | Handout
- Shrubs Handout
- Small Space – Big Impact: a Northwest Horticultural Society Symposium
- South African Plants Handout
- Soil for Gardeners Handout
- Staff Favorites Handout
- Starting and Running a Horticultural Business Handout
- Stormwater Solutions | Handout
- Sustainable Design for Beauty, Biodiversity, and Habitat: a Northwest Horticultural Society Symposium (2016)
- Sustainable Gardening Handout
- Theses (Botanic Gardens Students)
- Trees in Cities Handout
- Urban Farming | Handout
- Vegetable Gardening | Handout
- Water Gardening Handout
- Wetlands Handout
- Winter Gardening | Handout
- Woodland Gardening: a Northwest Horticultural Society Symposium
- Youth and Nature descriptions | Knowledgebase