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CRRL Picks: Heirloom Plants

Books on heirloom plants and how to grow them!

Central Rappahannock Regional Library

16 items

  • An American Cutting Garden

    a Primer for Growing Cut Flowers Where Summers Are Hot and Winters Are Cold

    McIntire, Suzanne, 1951-
    Book, 2002Charlottesville, Va. : University Press of Virginia, [2002], ©2002. — 635.966 Mc
  • Gardening With Heirloom Seeds

    Tried-and-true Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for a New Generation

    Coulter, Lynn
    Book, 2006Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2006], ©2006. — 635 Co
  • Explains the history of the best flowers for Southern gardeners and how to choose the best ones for you!
    Book, 2010Houston, Tx : Bright Sky Press, [2010], ©2010. — 635.94 Wi
  • Heirloom Flavor

    Yesterday's Best-tasting Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs for Today's Cook

    Howard, Doreen
    Details the distinctive tastes of various heirloom fruits, vegetables, and herbs, and how to grow them!
    Book, 2013Minneapolis, Minn. : Cool Springs Press, 2013. — 635 Ho
  • Features an encyclopedia on heirloom plants and essays on traditional gardening in the South.
    Book, 2011College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2011], ©2011. — 712 We
  • The Heirloom Life Gardener

    the Baker Creek Way of Growing Your Own Food Easily and Naturally

    Gettle, Jere
    Explains how to grow and harvest heirloom plants, as well as how to save seeds and preserve harvested plants.
    Book, 2011New York : Hyperion, [2011], ©2011. — 635 Ge
  • Plant Grow Harvest Repeat

    Grow a Bounty of Vegetables, Fruits, and Flowers by Mastering the Art of Succession Planting

    Cowden, Meg McAndrews
    Learn how to use continuous seed planting to grow a succession of plants from early spring to late fall.
    Book, 2022Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2022. — 635.9 Co
  • Restoring American Gardens

    An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640-1940

    Adams, Denise W.
    Discover American heirloom plants from the early colonial period to the beginning of World War II.
    Book, 2004Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, [2004], ©2004. — 635.9 Ad
  • Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste

    Heirloom Seed Savers in Appalachia

    Best, Billy F., 1935-
    Learn about the distinct heirloom vegetables of the Appalachians and how to grow them!
    Book, 2013Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2013. — 631.52 Be
  • The Seed Hunter

    Discover the World's Most Unusual Heirloom Plants

    McCulloch, Mitch
    Find out how to locate and grow the most distinctive heirloom plants and vegetables, from seed to fully grown plants!
    Book, 2024New York : DK Publishing, 2024. — 635 Mc
  • Seedtime and Harvest

    How Gardens Grow Roots, Connection, Wholeness, and Hope

    Purifoy, Christie
    Explores how gardening and growing heirloom plants can improve mind, body, and spirit.
    Book, 2024Eugene, Oregon : Harvest House Publishers, [2024] — 635.9 Pu
  • Starting & Saving Seeds

    Grow the Perfect Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers for Your Garden

    Thompson-Adolf, Julie, 1966-
    Get tips for growing difficult plants and selecting the right ones for your climate.
    Book, 2020Minneapolis, MN : Cool Springs Press, 2020. — 635 Th
  • Wildflowers

    a Guide to Growing and Propagating Native Flowers of North America

    Cullina, William
    How to grow over 1,000 species of flowers native to North America.
    Book, 2000Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., [2000], ©2000. — 635.9676 Cu