Merry Hall (Beverley Nichols Trilogy Book 1)	For many Nichols fans, the Merry Hall trilogy is the best of his garden-related books.
	The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World	While we usually think we're busy manipulating the plants we eat, Michael Pollan makes a case that it's the plants manipulating us.
	The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals	An in-depth look at where our food comes from, and why the system has gone awry.
	Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally	This is the book that began the whole local eating, 100 mile diet concept.
	Great Garden Companions: A Companion-Planting System for a Beautiful, Chemical-Free Vegetable Garden	A simple system of companion planting, and a must-read for anyone who wants to switch to organic gardening.
	Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life	While we may not all be up to homesteading in the way that Barbara Kingsolver does, the book still makes a good case for local eating.
	In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto	In this book, Pollan takes the information from The Omnivore's Dilemma and distills it down to a simple prescription for healthier eating -- for ourselves and t
	Sunset Western Garden Book	If you live west of the Rockies, this is the book you need.
	Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web	Throw away the rototiller, and learn to garden with a trillion little helpers -- the microbes, worms, and arthropods that form the soil food web.
	McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container: Create Container Gardens of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Edible Flowers	Absolutely the best book on growing fruits and vegetables in containers.
	Jack's Garden	An adorable picture book in the style of "The House that Jack Built." The illustrations are marvelous.
	You Grow Girl: The Groundbreaking Guide to Gardening	This book is a must-have for urban gardeners, or for any hot young thang with a garden.
	The Gardener	My favorite picture book -- a Depression-era farm girl leaves home to work for her uncle in the city, and makes her life bloom.
	Botany for Gardeners	An up close and personal look at plants, right down to the microscopic level.