Books on Rock Gardening

For many people books have not been entirely replaced by the internet or e-books. Most Rock Gardening books aren't best sellers and are not available for the Kindle. The hands-on information in many gardening books, both new and old, is invaluable. In many older books there is the additional pleasure of reading the wonderful descriptive prose which is out of favor on the internet. Here are some Recommended books on Rock Gardening, arranged by Author.

See also:
Monographs and other group-specific reference books arranged by Genus
and
Books on specific locations and habitats, mainly about plants in the wild

• Alpine Garden Society
• Anderson, E.B. (Edward Bertram)
• Bartholomei, Robert, and Halpin, Anne
• Deno, Norman
• Farrer, Reginald
• Fingerut, Joyce, and Murfitt, Rex
• Foster, H. Lincoln
• Good, John E.G., and Millard, David
• Griffith, Anna N.
• Heath, Royton E.
• Halpin, Anne, and Bartholomei, Robert
• Ingwersen, Will
• Klaber, Doretta
• Kolaga, Walter A.
• McGary, Jane
• Millard, David, and Good, John E.G.
• Mineo, Baldassare
• Murfitt, Rex
• North American Rock Garden Society
• Rolfe, Robert
• Schacht, Wilhelm

Alpine Garden Society

• Encyclopedia of Alpines, two volumes, Kenneth Beckett (editor) & Christopher Grey-Wilson (managing editor), Alpine Garden Society, Publications Limited, Pershore England, 1994 (out of print but copies may be available from Amazon; Vol. One: A-K ISBN 0-900048-61-1; Vol. Two: L-Z ISBN; Complete Work: ISBN0-900048-63-8).

Anderson, E.B. (Edward Bertram)

• Rock Gardens, E.B. (Edward Bertram) Anderson, prepared in conjunction with the Royal Horticultural Society, Harmondsworth, UK and Penguin Books, 1959 p.
• Dwarf Bulbs for the Rock Garden, E.B. (Edward Bertram) Anderson, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, England, 1959.

Bartholomei, Robert, and Halpin, Anne

• The Serious Gardener: Rock Gardens (New York Botanical Garden), Robert Bartholomei and Anne Halpin, published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, New York, 1997, The New York Botanical Garden.

Deno, Norman

• Seed Germination Theory and Practice

Farrer, Reginald

• The Rock Garden: Present Day Gardening series (v. 15), published by T.C. & E.C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1913 (appears to be out of print; sometimes available used through Amazon and other booksellers).

Fingerut, Joyce, and Murfitt, Rex

• Creating and Planting Garden Troughs, Joyce Fingerut and Rex Murfitt, B.B. Mackey Books, Wayne PA, 1999, ISBN 1-893443-0-0.

Foster, H. Lincoln

• Cuttings from a Rock Garden: Plant Portraits and Other Essays, H. Lincoln Foster, Laura L. Foster, Norman Singer (editor), Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 1990, ISBN 0-87113-376-8.
• Rock Gardening: A Guide to Growing Alpines and Other Wildflowers in the American Garden, H. Lincoln Foster, with illustrations by his wife Laura Louise (Timmy) Foster. Published in several editions, the first in 1968 and the last by Timber Press, Portland, Oregon 1982.

Good, John E.G., and Millard, David

• Alpine Plants: Ecology for Gardeners, John E.G. Good and David Millard, Timber Press, Portland, OR; 2007.

Griffith, Anna N.

• Collins Guide to Alpines and Rock Garden Plants, revised edition, Anna N. Griffith, Chancellor Press, London, 1985 (first published 1964 by William Collins & Sons).

Heath, Royton E.

• Collectors' Alpines: Their Cultivation in Frames and Alpine Houses, Royton E. Heath, FLS FRIH (NZ), W.H. and L. Collingridge Ltd., UK (1964), and Timber Press, Portland Oregon, 1981.

Halpin, Anne, and Bartholomei, Robert

• The Serious Gardener: Rock Gardens (New York Botanical Garden) , Anne Halpin and Robert Bartholomei, published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, New York, 1997, The New York Botanical Garden.

Ingwersen, Will

• Ingwersen's Manual of Alpine Plants, Will Ingwersen, VMH, Cassell Publisher Limited, London, 1995 and earlier editions.
• Alpines, Will Ingwersen, published by John Murray Publishers Ltd., London, 1991 and Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, 1991, ISBN 0-88192-193-9.

Klaber, Doretta

• Rock Garden Plants: New Ways to Use Them Around Your Home, Doretta Klaber, published by Bramhall House, New York, 1959 (appears to be out of print, but copies are commonly available through Amazon and other booksellers).

Kolaga, Walter A.

• All About Rock Gardens and Plants, Walter A. Kolaga, published by Doubleday and Company, Garden City, New York, 1966.

McGary, Jane

• Rock Garden Design and Construction, edited by Jane McGary, available now from NARGS Volunteer Book Service (download PDF order form here); published by Timber Press, Portland Oregon, 2003.

Millard, David, and Good, John E.G.

• Alpine Plants: Ecology for Gardeners, David Millard and John E.G. Good, Timber Press, Portland, OR; 2007.

Mineo, Baldassare

• Rock Garden Plants: A Color Encyclopedia, Baldassare Mineo with photographic assistance by Fritz Kummert, Timber Press, Portland, OR, 1999.

Murfitt, Rex

• Creating and Planting Alpine Gardens: How To Build Small Rock Gardens and Work With Alpine Plants, Rex Murfitt, published by B.B. Mackey Books, Wayne PA, 2005, ISBN1-893443-07-8.
• Creating and Planting Garden Troughs, Rex Murfitt and Joyce Fingerut, B.B. Mackey Books, Wayne PA, 1999, ISBN 1-893443-0-0.

North American Rock Garden Society

• Rock Garden Design and Construction, edited by Jane McGary, published by Timber Press, Portland Oregon, 2003.

Rolfe, Robert

• The Alpine House: Its Plants and Purposes (Rock Gardener's Library), Robert Rolfe, published by Christopher Helm A&C Black, London, and Timber Press, Portland Oregon, 1990, ISBN 0-88192-185-8.

Schacht, Wilhelm

• Rock Gardens, Wilhelm Schacht, English edition with an introduction by Jim Archibald, Universe Books, New York, 1987, and Alphabooks, Sherborne, Dorset, England, 1981 (earlier German editions published by Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart, 1953, 1978 & 1981).