Nonfiction book recommendations for plant nerds by a plant nerd. Vegetable gardening, plant breeding, seed saving, botany, foraging, plant identification, and more!
created by LostLychee2
last updated November, 2026
All New Square Foot Gardening
Mel Bartholomew
Lab Girl
Hope Jahren
Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary
James G. Harris
The Goth Garden: The Mystery, Beauty, and Lore of Dark Gardening
Felicia Feaster
Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding!
Patricia Lanza
Building Soils for Better Crops
Fred Magdoff
The Plant Propagator's Bible: A Step-by-Step Guide to Propagating Every Plant in Your Garden
Miranda Smith
American Horticultural Society Plant Propagation: The Fully Illustrated Plant-by-Plant Manual of Practical Techniques
Alan R. Toogood
Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener: How to Create Unique Vegetables and Flowers
Joseph Tychonievich
Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan (Wild Berries & Fruits Identification Guides)
Teresa Marrone
Happy Snacking, Don't Die!: Foraging and Vegan Recipes with Black Forager (A Cookbook)
Alexis Nikole Nelson
Niki Jabbour's Veggie Garden Remix: 238 New Plants to Shake Up Your Garden and Add Variety, Flavor, and Fun
Niki Jabbour
Practical Botany for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Botanical Terms Explained and Explored
Geoff Hodge
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
Amy Stewart
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