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Here are my current Top Ten favorite books. Yes, there are more than ten...

Barton, Barb; Gardening by Mail: A Source Book
Buchmann, St; The Forgotten Pollinators
Capon, Brian; Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide
Daniels, Ste; The wild lawn handbook : alternatives to the traditional fro
Edmondson, W; Uses of Ecology: Lake Washington and Beyond
Ehrlich, Pau; Birder¯s Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of N
Feeney, Step; Northwest Gardeners' Resource Directory, 7th Edition
Glattstein, ; Waterscaping: Plants and Ideas for Natural and Created Water
Kruckeberg, ; Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest: An Il
Pettinger, A; Native Plants in the Coastal Garden: A Guide for Gardeners i
Pojar, J. & ; Plants of the Pacific Northwest
Schultz, Ste; The Northwest Coast: A Natural History
Stein, Sara; Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards
Stein, Sara; Planting Noah's Garden: Further Adventures in Backyard Ecolo
Stein, Sara.; My Weeds: A Gardener's Botany
Xerces Socie; Butterfly Gardening: Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden

Gardening by Mail: A Source Book: Barton, Barbara J.; Tusker Press; 0-395-68079-4 1986 288p. $18.95 Illstr. In Print; Scads of mail order nurseries, sorted by various keys such as regions and types of plant.
The Forgotten Pollinators: Buchmann, Stephen L. & Gary Paul Nabhan; Island Press; 1-55963-352-2 1996 292p. 290 Refs. In Print; One chapter on gardening for pollinators, but read the whole thing anyway...
Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide: Capon, Brian; Timber Press, Incorporated; 0-88192-258-7 1990 220p. $17.95 Illstr. In Print
The wild lawn handbook : alternatives to the traditional front lawn: Daniels, Stevie; New York, NY : Macmillan USA; 0-02-529445-8 1995 223p. $20.00 Illstr. 30 Refs. In Print
Uses of Ecology: Lake Washington and Beyond: Edmondson, W. T.; University of Washington Press; 0-295-97024-3 1991 352p. $22.50 Illstr. In Print; Case study of the ongoing reclaimation of Lake Washington.
Birder¯s Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds: Ehrlich, Paul R. & David S. Dabkin & Darryl Wheye; Simon & Schuster; 0-671-65989-8 1988 786p. $17.00 Illstr. 63 Refs. In Print; Two books in one, half natural history essays and half all the data usualy left out of field guides: habitat, nesting locations and style, eggs, diet, flying style. 63 pages of references. I wish it had been bound as two books, though, to make it easier to hold and carry around.
Northwest Gardeners' Resource Directory, 7th Edition: Feeney, Stephanie J.; Cedarcroft Press; 1997 352p. In Print; Includes lists of nurseries selling natives, plant sales, shows, and much more. Now in it¯s 7th edition, and covering western Oregon as well as Western Washington and BC. There is an associated web site at: http://www.cedarcroft-press.com/home.htm
Waterscaping: Plants and Ideas for Natural and Created Water Gardens: Glattstein, Judy; Storey Communications, Incorporated; 0-88266-606-1 1994 192p. $18.95 Illstr. 41 Refs. In Print; Best of the water garden books. Not exclusively ponds, but wet meadows, marshes, swamps and bogs. Mostly geared to eastern US natives, but the general principles still apply to the PNW.
Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Guide: Kruckeberg, Arthur R.; University of Washington Press; 0-295-97476-1 1996 288p. $35.00 Illstr. 47 Refs. In Print; Good notes on propagation. Revised 2nd edition adds a few grasses and some annuals.
Native Plants in the Coastal Garden: A Guide for Gardeners in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest: Pettinger, April; Whitecap Books; 1-55110-405-9 1996 170p. $16.95 Illstr. 105 Refs. In Print; Good introduction. Lists of plants that go together in a habitat and some discussion of wildlife.
Plants of the Pacific Northwest: Pojar, J. & MacKinnon, A.; Lone Pine; 1-55105-040-4 1994 528p. $19.95 Illstr. 67 Refs. In Print; Covers well over 800 plants, including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, ferns, grasses, mosses, aquatics and oddballs. Includes notes on habitat and ethnobotany.
The Northwest Coast: A Natural History: Schultz, Stewart T.; Timber Press, Incorporated; 0-88192-142-4 1990 p. $29.95 Illstr. 374 Refs. In Print
Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards: Stein, Sara; Houghton Mifflin Company; 0-395-70940-7 1995 294p. $10.95 Illstr. In Print; Read My Weeds first to watch her philosophy change from traditional gardener through ecological gardener. This one tells the tale of her fight with invasive exotics while trying to reclaim space for native meadows and woodlands.
Planting Noah's Garden: Further Adventures in Backyard Ecology: Stein, Sara; Houghton Mifflin Company; 0-395-70960-1 1997 448p. $35.00 Illstr. In Print
My Weeds: A Gardener's Botany: Stein, Sara. Patterson, Ippy (Illustrator); Houghton Mifflin Company; 0-395-70817-6 1994 228p. $11.95 Illstr. In Print; Excellent introduction to how plants work, and why weeds are weedy. Her philosophy towards weeds and gardens changes as she learns more biology. Then read Noah¯s Garden to watch the transformation continue.
Butterfly Gardening: Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden: Xerces Society Staff; Sierra Club Books; 0-87156-615-X 1990 192p. $20.00 Illstr. In Print; Beautiful photos, good design advice.