Greenhouse Books We Recommend

In Association with Amazon.com we offer a large selection of books about greenhouses, gardening, hydroponics and many other topics of particular interest to our customers.

Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food and Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace
by Shane Smith
Our Price: $17.56

An environmentally friendly sourcebook that is actually two books in one, providing everything the gardener needs to know about setting up a healthy growing environment within a sunspace, plus a complete guide to growing flowers, vegetables and herbs in the greenhouse. Veteran greenhouse gardener Shane Smith is the author of The Bountiful Solar Greenhouse. Two color; line illustrations.

Greenhouses
by Ortho Books Staff, Susan Lang (Editor), Larry Hodgson
Our Price: $8.95

A home greenhouse is an enchanted place where you can shut the door on a winter storm and quietly putter amid lush greenery, earthy aromas, and a peaceful hush. This book will teach you how to select a site, choose a style, and identify glazing materials suitable for your climate and growing conditions. Included are detailed plans and construction guidelines for five basic greenhouse designs. Or design your own, following the book's step-by-step instructions.

Greenhouse Gardening: Step by Step to Success (Crowood Gardening Guide)
by Jonathan Edwards
Our Price: $12.57

A practical guide to planning, siting, building and making best use of a greenhouse. It includes information on heat and ventilation, control of pests and diseases and a season-by-season growing guide.

Greenhouses
by Fiona Gilsenan
Our Price: $10.36

When creating an environment for year-round growing or an indoor garden room to enjoy, this book has plenty of information and inspiration. Learn the basics of building your own structure, plant propagation, and much more.

The Commercial Greenhouse
by James W. Boodley
Our Price: $68.95

The definitive book on greenhouse management--from one of the industry's leading authorities. Scientific yet practical this brand-new edition presents the latest information in every aspect of the field: not only plant growth...

Secrets to a Successful Greenhouse: A Complete Guide to Starting and Operating a High-Profit Business That's Beneficial to the Environment
by T.M. Taylor
Our Price:$29.95

There are not enough greenhouse growers in the country to be anywhere near the saturation point - making it an excellent business venture for those who love working with plants. Everything you need to know: plant containers, buying plugs, propagation, hydroponics, specialty crops, watering and growing care, soil and fertilizer mixes and selling to local and national chains.

In Your Greenhouse: A Beginner's Guide

by Greta Heinen

Our Price: $6.95

A handy little "how to." A basic easy-to-read guide for the novice greenhouse gardener. The helpful information, illustrations and color photographs answer the many questions people have about year-round gardening in a greenhouse

Gardening in Your Greenhouse (Greenhouse Basics , No 2)
98 drawings - 6 x 9
by Mark Freeman
Our Price: $15.16

Tips on gardening year-round & Useful for all types of greenhouses How to raise plants in the home greenhouse, with information on selecting equipment, preparing the soil, watering, regulating heat and light, starting seeds, fighting pests, transplanting, and hardening off--all presented in a lively, down-to-earth manner. Helpful hints on growing vegetables and herbs, flowering and nonflowering houseplants, and flowers that can be harvested in quantity.

The Greenhouse Expert

by D. G. Hessayon

Our Price: $10.36

This is a fine little book for any greenhouse owner and has a superior layout. Add this book to your collection and you won't be sorry.

Ortho's All About Greenhouses
by Ortho Books (Editor)
Our Price: $11.95

From orchids and blooming tropicals to year-round vegetables and cut flowers, you'll discover a whole new world of gardening in a greenhouse. Ortho's All About Greenhouses provides plans and building tips, advice on kits and equipment, and proven growing techniques. It's the complete guide to creating your indoor paradise.

Plants for Profit: Income Opportunities in Horticulture
by Francis X. Jozwik
Our Price: $39.95

This multifaceted book present important information about how to start a horticultural business. Topics include hot to make and sell private label potting soil worth thousands of dollars, business and marketing highlights, how to choose the best money making plants, financing, etc.

Logee's Greenhouses Spectacular Container Plants: How to Grow Dramatic Flowers for Your Patio, Sunroom, Windowsill, and Outdoor Spaces

by Laurelynn G. Martin, Byron E. Martin

Our Price: $24.50

Totally "reader friendly" for gardeners and horticulturalists of all backgrounds and degrees of experience. Featured are eighty of the most popular genera and detailed information on how to grow, care for, prune, and winter over these beautiful, fragrant plants. Full-color photography, sections on soils and fertilizers, insects, disease, containers and potting, pruning, and general trouble shooting.

Growing Successful Orchids: In the Conservatory and Greenhouse
by Mark Isaac-Williams
Our Price: $13.92

With this illustrated, comprehensive guide, these elegant blooms can flourish indoors in a small greenhouse or conservatory. There are more than 300 color photos of the most photogenic species, including jewel orchids and pleione, and 50 detailed illustrations that specifically focus on care and cultivation in the domestic environment. Information on pests, diseases, and common ailments provide everything you'll need to keep your plants healthy. An easy-reference orchid glossary gives quick access to facts on each member of this outrageously glamorous family of plants.

Carnations and Pinks for Garden and Greenhouse: Their True History and Complete Cultivation
by John Galbally
Our Price: $24.47

The history of carnations and pinks is discussed, followed by the cultivars from various groups such as pinks and Malmaison carnations. General cultural information for indoor and outdoor growing follows, along with details for commercial cultivation and a consideration of pests and diseases.

Hydroponic Tomatoes for the Home Gardener
by Howard M. Resh
Our Price: $8.95

Home-grown tomatoes . . . large, red-ripe, deliciously aromatic and full of flavor! They can be yours again with modern hydroponic methods designed for home gardeners by one of America's foremost hydroponics experts.

Step-by-step instructions, with many clear, "show-me-how" illustrations, both photographs and drawings.

Hydroponic Home Food Gardens
by Howard M. Resh
Our Price: $10.36

Dr. Resh, leading hydroponics consultant and author, shows home gardeners how to grow fruits and vegetables in a clean, nutritionally enriched, soilless medium . . . how to say goodbye to problems of infertile or infested soil, weeds, pests . . . how to give plants super nutrition for super growth, appearance, and quality.

Hydroponic Food Production : A Definitive Guidebook of Soilless Food-Growing Methods
by Howard M. Resh
Our Price: $39.60


A complete manual and an encyclopedic reference work on soilless food production. Technically comprehensive with nearly 400 photographs and detailed drawings on every form of hydroponics for temperate, tropical, or cold climates.

The Greenhouse and Nursery Handbook
by Dr Jozwik, John Gist
Our Price:   $97.00

Horticulture from A to Z. A complete guide to growing and selling ornamental container plants. Includes both business and culture aspects for 100s of ornamental plants. The latest in pest and disease control, specific suggestions for soils, nutrients, and all major cultural practices. Guidelines for commercial horticulture production and marketing.

Greenhouses: Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture
by Joe J. Hanan
Our Price: $119.95

Addresses the major environmental factors of light, temperature, water nutrition, and carbon dioxide, and features discussions of greenhouse types, construction, and climate control. Topics include technology such as hydroponics, computer control of environments, and advanced mathematical procedures for environmental optimization; standard substrate mixtures; physical properties, and requirements for soils; coverings and their advantages and disadvantages; greenhouse practice in numerous climatic regions worldwide; and details from engineering and agronomic studies.

Greenhouse Operation and Management (5th Edition)
by Paul V. Nelson
Our Price: $141.67

This best-selling, state-of-the-art guide to the operation of commercial flower and vegetable greenhouses presents coverage in the order in which decision-making concerns occur for a person entering the greenhouse business. Exceptionally comprehensive - it provides detailed, step-by-step instructions in laymans terms for ALL aspects of the business. This fifth edition offers new and expanded material on areas including environmental control systems, fertilization, water quality, material prices, greenhouse cooling, and post-production handling.