Top books on horticulture

OpinionJournal - Five Best

1. "The Well-Designed Mixed Garden" by Tracy DiSabato-Aust (Timber Press, 2003).

2. "Pioneers of American Landscape Design" by Charles A. Birnbaum and Robin Karson (McGraw-Hill, 2000).

3. "The Passion for Gardening" by Ken Druse (Clarkson Potter, 2003).

4. "Wildflowers in the Field and Forest" by Steven Clemants and Carol Gracie (Oxford, 2006).

5. "The Botany of Desire" by Michael Pollan (Random House, 2001)