Books Available for Borrowing
Nanaimo Rhododendron Society
March 2023 –
Titles listed by Subject Area
| Azaleas, Camellias & Rhododendrons | ||
| All about Azaleas, Camellias and Rhododendrons | 1.01 | Ortho Books |
| Wild Rhododendrons of Bhutan | 1.01 | Bebecca Pradham |
| Cox’s Guide to Choosing Rhododendrons | 1.02 | Peter Cox & Kenneth Cox |
| Encyclopaedia of Rhododendron Hybrids | 1.03 | Peter Cox and Kenneth Cox |
| Encyclopaedia of Rhododendron Species | 1.04 | Peter Cox and Kenneth Cox |
| Greer’s Guidebook to Available Rhododendrons | 1.05 | Harold E. Greer, published in 1982 |
| Greer’s Guidebook to Available Rhododendrons 3rd Edition | 1.06 | Harold E. Greer, published in 1995 |
| Larger Rhododendron Species | 1.07 | Peter Cox |
| Rhododendron Portraits | 1.08 | Van Gelderen, van Hoey, Smith |
| Rhododendron Story | 1.09 | Cynthia Postan |
| Rhododendrons | 1.10 | Peter Cox, Royal Horti. Society |
| Rhododendrons Hybrids | 1.11 | Homer Salley and Harold Greer |
| Rhododendrons on a Western Shore | 1.12 | Alex McCarter (ed) |
| Smaller Rhododendrons | 1.13 | Peter A. Cox |
| Success with Rhododendrons and Azaleas | 1.14 | Reiley |
| Vireya Rhododendrons | 1.15 | J. Clyde Smith |
| The Book of Rhododendrons | 1.16 | Marianna Kneller |
| Rhododendron fundamentals | 1.18 | Mary Palmer |
| Vireyas, A Practical Gardening Guide | 1.19 | John Kenyon |
| Rhododendrons Varieties and Locations | 1.20 | Harry Wright |
| Rhododendrons in the Landscape | 1.21 | Sonya Nelson |
| Rhododendrons of China | 1.22 | ARS & Rhododendron Species Foundation |
| American Rhododendrons | 1.22b | Chris Fairweather |
| Rhododendrons and Azaleas for your garden | 1.22b | Towes |
| Public Coast Rhododendron Story | 1.23 | Sonja Nelson |
| International Rhododendron Register | 1.24a&b | Alan Leslie |
| Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges (Frank Kingdom Ward) | 1.25 | Kenneth Cox (editor) |
| A Resplendence of Rhododendrons | 1.27 | Alec McCarter & James Fuller (Editors) |
| Rhododendrons of Milner Gardens and Woodland | 1.28 | Kristi Ozero |
| Georg Forrest Plant Hunter | 1.29 | Brenda McLean |
| Rhododendron Hybrids | 1.30 | Homer Sally & Harold Greer |
| Rhododendrons of Nepal | 1.31 | Rene de Milleville |
| Rhododendrons in Horticultureal Service | 1.32 | George Argent |
| Pocket Guide to Rhododendron Species | 1.33 | H. H. Davilian |
| Rhododendron Species A Care Manual | 1.33b | Cox |
| Hybrids and Hybridizers | 1.33c | Multiple |
| General Gardening | ||
| Annual Flowers for Canada; Flowering Bulbs for Canada. | 2.10 | Agriculture Canada |
| Better Vegetables Gardens the Chinese Way | 2.02 | Peter Chan |
| Care of Foliage Plants | 2.03 | Agriculture Canada |
| Colour in the Winter Garden | 2.05 | Graham Stuart Thomas |
| Companion Planting and Intensive Cultivation | 2.06 | Nancy Lee Mafia & Organic Gardening |
| Easy Ways to a Beautiful Garden | 2.07 | Ruth Gannon |
| Encyclopaedia of Ornamental Grasses | 2.08 | Michael Freidman |
| Ferns for Home and Garden | 2.10 | Agriculture Canada |
| Garden Design | 2.11 | |
| Green Plants for Gray Days | 2.12 | Martha Stuckey & E. Hoffman-Biskar |
| Hillier Guide to Connoisseur’s Plants | 2.13 | Alan Toogood |
| J. Ball’s 60 Minute Garden | 2.14 | Jeff Ball |
| Lawns, Ground Covers & Vines | 2.15 | Better Homes and Gardens |
| New Western Garden Book | 2.16 | Sunset |
| Propagator’s Handbook | 2.17 | Peter Thompson |
| Encyclopaedia of Garden Pants and Flowers | 2.18 | Reader’s Digest |
| The Scented Garden | 2.19 | D. Squire |
| Successful Organic Gardening-Perennials | 2.20 | Russell |
| Word of Magnolias | 2.21 | D. Callaway |
| Gardener’s Guide to Hellebores | 2.22 | G. Rice E. Strangeman |
| Gardener’s Guide to Hostas | 2.23 | Diana Grenfell |
| The Gardening Year | 2.24 | Galley Press |
| What Plant Where | 2.25 | Ray Lancaster |
| Cyclamen | 2.26 | Christopher Grey-Wilson |
| Primula | 2.27 | John Richards |
| Trilliums | 2.28 | Frederick W. Case & Roberta Ca |
| Hydrangeas | 2.28b | P. Greenfield |
| Pocket Gardening, Gardening in impossible Places | 2.29 | Marjorie Harris |
| Herbs in Bloom | 2.30 | Jo Ann Gardner |
| Dahlias | 2.31 | Gareth Rowlands |
| The New Flower Expert | 2.32 | Dr. D. G. Hassayon |
| Daylilies for the Garden | 2.33 | Graeme Grosvenor |
| Kaimia, Mtn. Laurel & related species | 2.34 | Richard A. Jaynes |
| New Illustrated Guide to Gardening in Canada | 2.35 | Readers Digest |
| The Explorers Garden | 2.36 | Daniel J. Hinkley |
| Colour by Colour Plant Directory | 2.37 | Lucy Hintington |
| Time Tested Plants | 2.38 | Pamela J. Harper |
| Non-Stop Containers | 2.39 | Graham Strong |
| The Bed and Border Planter | 2.40 | John Walker |
| Growing and Displaying Orchards | 2.41 | Rittershausen, Oakey & Sutherland |
| Western Mushrooms | 2.42 | J. E. Underhill |
| Wild Berries of the Pacific North West | 2.43 | J. E. Underhill |
| Handy Guide to Heathers | 2.44 | Heather Society 3rd Edition |
| Garden Voices | 2.45 | Edwinna von Baeyer/P. Crawford |
| The Himalayan Garden | 2.46 | Jim Jerymyn |
| Butterfly Gardening | 2.47 | Thomas C. Emmel, Ph.D. |
| Handbook for Pesticide Applicators & Dispensers | 2.48 | BC Ministry of Environment |
| Easy-Care Gardening | 2.49 | Sunset Books |
| All about Ground Covers | 2.50 | Ortho Books |
| Hedges, Screens and Espaliers | 2.51 | Susan Chamberlin |
| The Nature and Properties of Soils, 8th Edition | 2.52 | Nyle C. Brady |
| Pruning | 2.53 | Mark Cullen |
| Exotic Forest Insect Guide Book | 2.53a | Troy Kimoto and Marnie Duthie-Holt |
| Exotic Forest Guide Book | 2.53b | Marc Cullen |
| Organic Garden | 2.53c | Sunset |
| Perennials | 2.54 | Time Life |
| Tree Book | 2.54b | |
| Elementary Plant Propagation | 2.55 | University of Guelph |
| Aroids | 2.56 | Dan Brown |
| Insets in the Garden | 2.57 | Eric Grissell |
| Greenhouse Growing | 2.58 | Ball Redbook |
| UBC Guide to Gardening | 2.58b | UBC |
| In Veronica’s Garden | 2.59 | Margaret Cadwalader |
| Great Garden Formulas | 2.60 | Joan Benjamin |
| The Grower’s Guide to Lavender | 2.61 | Virginia McNaughton |
| Encyclopedia of Container Plants | 2.61b | Vermeulen Nico |
| The Rose Expert | 2.61c | D. G. Hession |
| The Water Garden | 2.61d | Philip Swindels |
| Flora. 20,000 plants, their cultivation requirements & CD | 2.62 | Wendy Thomas, editor |
| Gardens of Great Britain | 2.63 | Peter Coats |
| The Complete Wit and Wisdom of Norman Todd | 2.64 | The Victorian Rhododendron Society |
| Fragrant Garden | 2.65 | Jane Taylor |
| The Public Rhododendrons of Vancouver Island | 2.66 | Ian Efford |
| A Garden for life | 2.70 | Judith Walker |
| A Curious Life | 2.71 | Katherine Gordon |
| “A Garden in Time”: Rhododendrons and the expression of legacy. | 2.72 | Andrew Drown |
| The Eighth Wonder of the World – Exbury Gardens and the Rothschilds. | 2.73 | Lionel de Rothschild |
| Landscaping | ||
| Deck & Landscaping Plants | 3.01 | Practical Homeowner |
| Landscaping Plant Materials for Georgia | 3.02 | Univ. of Georgia |
| Landscaping for Outdoor Living | 3.03 | Better Homes and Gardens |
| Landscaping the Home in Southern BC | 3.04 | Agriculture Canada |
| Ornamental Ponds | 3.05 | Thom, Gerald / Edmundson, Gordon |
| Planting Your Home Landscape | 3.06 | Univ. Of Georgia |
| All About Landscaping | 3.07 | L. Cotton |
| Garden Design | 3.08 | Kenneth Midgley |
| Landscape Plants in Design | 3.09 | E. C. Martin Jr. |
| Landscaping with Bedding Plants | 3.70 | University of Geulph |
| UBC Botanical Garden | 3.11 | University of BC |
| Shrubs & Trees | ||
| Foliage | 4.01 | Anna Pavord |
| Growing Trees in Canadian Gardens | 4.02 | Agriculture Canada |
| Maples of the World | 4.03 | Van Gelderen, DeJong,Oberdoom |
| Ornamental Garden Shrubs | 4.04 | Hellyer |
| Trees and Shrubs for Costal BC | 4.05 | John & Carol Grant |
| Plants that Merit Attention (Trees) | 4.07 | Janet Poor |
| Plants that Merit Attention (Shrubs) | 4.08 | J. Poor, N. Brewster |
| Native Trees of Canada | 4.09 | R. C. Howie |
| Agriculture, 2nd Edition | 4.10 | Richard W. Harris |
| Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs | 4.12 | Michael Dirr |
| Conifers for Your Garden | 4.12 | Adrian Bloom |
| The Trees and Shrubs Expert | 4.13 | D. G. Hessayon |
| Winter Flowering Shrubs | 4.13a | Michael W. Buffin |
| Wild Flowers | ||
| Wild flowers of field & slope in the Pacific NW | 5.01 | Lewis Clark |
| Wild Flowers of Forest & Woodland in Pacific NW | 5.02 | Lewis Clark |
| Wild Flowers of Marsh Waterway in the Pacific NW | 5.03 | Lewis Clark |
| Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest | 5.04 | E&G Robinson |
| Attracting Backyard Wildlife | 5.06 | Bill Merilees |
| Wild Flowers of the Pacific North West, 3rd Edition | 5.06 | Lewis Clark, edited by J. Trelawny |
| A Garden of Wildflowers | 5.07 | Henry Art |
| The Nature of Nanaimo | 5.08 | Charles Thirkill |
| The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Story of a UK Garden | 6.01 | |
| The Glory of the Garden, Exbury Gardens | 6.02 | |
| The Rhododendron Species Foundation 1998 | 6.03 | |
| Native Plants in the Coastal Garden | 6.04 | April Pettinger |
| Planning Your Garden | 6.05 | Anne de Verteuil |
| Rhododendron Species Foundation 2016 | 6.06 | Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden |
| Rhododendron Species Foundation 2021 | 6.07 | Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden |
| Identifying Turf Grasses | 6.04a | University of Guelph |
| Small Gardens | 6.04b | Peter McHoy |
| Annuals for Instant Colour | 6.05a | Richard Bird |
| My Natural History | 6.06a | Liz Primeau |
| Escape, 1999 Flower and Garden Show | 6.05b | |
| The Rhododendron Leaf | 6.06b | |
| Flora | 6.07a | Firefly |
| On Gardening | 6.07b | Gertrude Jekyll |
| 100 Best Plants for the Coastal Garden | 6.08 | Steve Whysall |
| Climbing Roses | 6.09 | Andrew Mikolajski |
| The Urban Gardener | 6.10 | Sonia Day |
Meetings are held at 7:30pm on the second Thursday of each month from September through May at Beban Park, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC