New Books for Summer 2026
In The New Garden Designer’s Handbook, Daryl Beyers guides gardeners and budding designers through the process of planning useful, beautiful gardens, large and small, from start to finish.
Complete with step-by-step instructions, detailed illustrations, and over 20 prototypical design plans, this practical, easy-to-follow primer describes how professional garden designers think and work, followed up with expert advice on how to evaluate a design, develop a reasonable budget, and get going on implementation.
Gardeners will learn how to:
- Conduct a site survey, determine the scope of the design, create a base map and complete design drawings.
- Assess and work with diverse landforms and their corresponding soil type and drainage issues.
- Choose, create, and implement an array of built structures that make outdoor spaces useful and beautiful.
- Design with plants by developing a plant palette complete with trees, shrubs, perennial flowers, ornamental grasses, annuals, tender perennials, and bulbs.
- Put it all together into a comprehensive design plan!
Bring the beauty of your surroundings into your home through 25 tasteful art projects featured in the gorgeous creative guide.
Art from the Garden is your guide to creating works of art with materials from nature and your own backyard. Learn how to transform natural materials—flowers, leaves, stones, twigs—into artful pieces that bring warmth and character to your home. Through 25 beautifully photographed, fully illustrated, step-by-step projects, artist and photographer Kerry Michaels shows how to create works that capture the textures and colors of the garden. Follow her clear and engaging instructions to create visually stunning frozen floral luminarias, flowing sun printed silk scarves, striking vases using twigs, a playful arrangement of gilded weeds, and so much more.
Offering inspiration, practical techniques, and design ideas, this book celebrates individual style and creativity. For beginners and experienced artists and craftspeople, Art from the Garden is perfect for those wishing to blend creativity with nature’s beauty and bounty in sophisticated and highly personalized ways.
A practical, pocket-sized, and beginner-friendly wildflower guide for the North Star State.
Minnesota is home to more than just its famous “10,000 Lakes.” If you look closely, you’ll see that it also boasts a wide array of interesting and beautiful wildflowers, with no shortage of National and state forests, lakeshores, nature preserves, parks, scenic riverways, and wildlife refuges in which to find them. Made for wildflower hunters and casual hikers alike, Timber Press’s In Bloom series are portable and accessible-to-everyone guides to the most prominent wildflowers you are likely to see in a given region.
Whether it be colorful, showy plants, or the bizarre and deadly, these and more are presented here in this easy-to-use field guide that features text and photographs of some of Minnesota’s more common and interesting wildflowers.
A practical, pocket-sized, and beginner-friendly wildflower guide for the Badger State.
Wisconsin is a wonderland of wildflowers! How so? Because it consists of a diverse “mash-up” of north woods and wetlands plants with those of the tall grass prairie and the profusely rich, verdant hardwood forests. Timber Press’s In Bloom series are portable and accessible-to-everyone guides to the most prominent wildflowers you are likely to see in a given region.
Whether it be colorful, showy plants, or the bizarre and deadly, these and more are presented here in this easy-to-use field guide that features text and photographs of some of Wisconsin’s more common and interesting wildflowers.
A practical, pocket-sized, and beginner-friendly wildflower guide for Eastern Washington and Oregon
Eastern Washington and Oregon are home to a wide array of unique habitats, flourishing with unique plant life. Made for wildflower hunters and casual hikers alike, Timber Press’s In Bloom series are portable and accessible-to-everyone guides to the most prominent wildflowers you are likely to see in a given region.
Whether it be colorful, showy plants, or the bizarre and deadly, these and more are presented here in this easy-to-use field guide that features text and photographs of some of Eastern Washington and Oregon’s more common and interesting wildflowers.
A practical, pocket-sized, and beginner-friendly wildflower guide for Western Washington and Oregon
Western Washington and Oregon are home to a wide array of unique habitats, flourishing with unique plant life. Made for wildflower hunters and casual hikers alike, Timber Press’s In Bloom series are portable and accessible-to-everyone guides to the most prominent wildflowers you are likely to see in a given region.
Whether it be colorful, showy plants, or the bizarre and deadly, these and more are presented here in this easy-to-use field guide that features text and photographs of some of Western Washington and Oregon’s more common and interesting wildflowers.
Easy as 1-2-3, this straightforward and fun guide to gardening for 24 commonly-sought-after gardening outcomes can help you grow the garden of your dreams!
Many folks with a vision for a garden are swamped with information when seeking guidance. Plant by Number narrows down the often-overwhelming options available to beginner gardeners and provides 24 plans tailored to the fun and vibrant outcome readers seek!
Using 50 carefully selected, beginner-friendly plants, Plant by Number takes all the work out of garden planning and arranges them into 24 plans designed to yield a variety of gardens: from the pollinator-friendly to the color-centric garden, to gardens taking different light levels and soils in mind, this book will set up beginner and hobby gardeners for lush success that feels personalized and tailored to their vision boards.
An introduction to gravel gardening, featuring 20 gardens across the US and Europe that are leading the way in this ecological, drought-defying, low-maintenance technique.
Gravel gardening is a drought-defying, low-maintenance gardening technique in which deep-rooted, drought tolerant perennials are planted in a deep layer of gravel that suppresses weeds and conserves water. In The Gravel Garden, longtime horticulturist Jeff Epping explores the art of gravel gardening as a naturalistic approach with huge promise for the future of ecological landscaping.
Alongside 20 gorgeously photographed gardens in both the US and Europe, including Epping’s own home gravel garden in Wisconsin, the book offers insights from leading naturalistic designers such as Roy Diblik and Cassian Schmidt, as well as practical techniques for various scales and applications, from intimate home settings to expansive public and commercial spaces.
Gardeners at any scale will be inspired to create their own beautiful garden with the resilience necessary to stand up to our changing climate.
A portrait of an iconoclastic garden in the Hamptons where painter, poet, and self-taught horticulturist Robert Dash created an eclectic plant paradise and a literary and arts salon.
During the 1960s, painter, poet, and gardener Robert Dash set out to create a haven where art and the garden existed in tandem. What began as a fallow farm field over time became a beloved public garden and Hamptons treasure that The New York Times has called an “ever-changing masterpiece.” Madoo, by By Alejandro Saralegui and Kendell Cronstrom, is a living tribute to this eclectic, beautiful place. Sumptuously photographed by Tria Giovan, the book is filled with stunning images of interiors and gardens, archival pieces illustrating Madoo’s early days, paintings and drawings by Robert Dash, and essays from contributors who have witnessed its evolution. Madoo appeals to a broad range of readers infatuated with American culture, the gardens of artists, and the enduring appeal of the Hamptons. “Madoo,” which is Old Scots for “my dove,” was both Dash’s personal haven and a forum for collaborative, creative discourse and critique, marked by the arcadian confluence of art, music, literature, and poetry. It was also a refuge for many famous artists and poets—John Ashbery, Fairfield Porter, Willem de Kooning, James Schuyler, and others—who spent time at Madoo, were deeply inspired by it, and often referenced it in their work.
Since the mid-1960s, Robert Dash has been regarded as an accomplished painter for his depictions of a now all-but-vanished Hamptons landscape. His work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, Yale University, and the University of Missouri’s Fine Arts Building and is included in the collections of the Modern Art Museum in Munich, the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts, and more. His archive of poetry and garden writings was acquired by Yale University’s Beinecke Library in 2011.
Accept this invitation to connect with nature and yourself and create a perpetual art journal layered with observations of nature through the inevitable passage of time.
Botanical artist Lara Call Gastinger has made it her mission to teach artists and nature lovers worldwide how to keep a nature-focused perpetual art journal, holding sold out workshops and classes in person, as well as going live on Instagram every Monday morning to inspire and guide the efforts of her devoted followers and practicing artists of all skill levels. Now through this gorgeous, encouraging book, with a thoughtful foreword by trusted and beloved author and ecologist Doug Tallamy, Lara guides readers, nature lovers, and artists through this rich and mindful practice, further illuminated by a breathtaking, up-close-and-personal look into 52 of her own full-page journal spreads, lovingly built over many years.
From how to number each page spread in a fresh, blank journal, to tips on bringing those blank pages to life, to soothing the concerns of those who are unsure they can connect in such a way with their natural environments or their own power of expression, A Perpetual Journal Practice is a powerful book for naturalists seeking a deepened and more personal understanding of nature, artists seeking to improve their skills, and those seeking to heal and grow in all the green spaces.
Find your perennial joy with this step-by-step guide to growing gorgeous perennials in the Northeast!
The first in a new series, Perennials for the Northeast profiles hundreds of the best perennial plants for gardeners in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. There is such beauty in the world of perennials—those hardy, reliable plants that come back on their own, year after year.
With growing information for gardeners, detailed plant profiles including both familiar and lesser-known plants, and intriguing combinations for growing in shade, wet areas, drought, and other climate-wise considerations, this book is a must-have resource for anyone gardening in the Northeast.
Find your perennial joy with this step-by-step guide to growing gorgeous perennials in the Pacific Northwest!
Perennials for the Pacific Northwest is a friendly, contemporary, fully photographed guide showcases hundreds of perennials that thrive reliably in Oregon, Washington, northern California, and British Columbia. Ruth Clausen and Thomas Christopher—longtime horticultural experts—offer climate-forward considerations for gardeners of all levels to cultivate a space lush with enduring colors, rhythms, and forms, inviting pollinators and increased biodiversity to the garden.
With information on combinations to consider, shade-loving plants, both deer and rabbit-resistant varieties, cultivars that bloom all season long, native plants, plants for wet and dry areas, and varieties well adapted for slopes, this book is a must-have for gardeners interested in growing perennials in the Pacific Northwest.
A vibrant, informative guide to the unexpected nature found in and around Denver
Wild Denver leads readers through the natural history, environments, and phenomenon occurring in Denver, from the lore of Colorado’s iconic Dinger the Dinosaur to the impact of the Dust Bowl drought. It takes adventurers on twenty-five exciting field trips that include both popular parks as well as lesser-known hidden gems. Lastly, to help readers from all get the most out of these journeys, it profiles 99 plants, trees, and animals found in and about an hour’s drive of this naturally gorgeous city. Whether you’re visiting or eager to know a different side of your hometown, Wild Denver holds the key to new and exciting experiences.
A vibrant, family friendly guide to the unexpected nature found in and around The Emerald City.
Seattle is a city shaped by nature. Perched between Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains, it’s a place where forests press against skyscrapers, salmon swim through urban waterways, and bald eagles soar over morning commutes. Despite its reputation for tech and coffee culture, Seattle is also home to an astonishing variety of wildlife, from great blue herons stalking the shallows of Lake Washington to harbor seals basking on Elliott Bay’s docks, and Wild Seattle is your guide to it all. Equal parts nature guide and trip planner, Wild Seattle unveils the hidden nature in every park and waterway–and even your own neighborhood.
Since the dawn of humanity, nature has inspired our best ideas and most revolutionary inventions—this book shows how nature shapes innovation today, and how it may be the key to a sustainable future.
Humans are recognized for our intelligence and creativity, but where do these stand-out smarts come from? Our celebrated brains play a role, but it turns out something else altogether unexpected is going on.
Bioinspired is a fascinating natural history of modern humankind that lays out a compelling case for Nature playing an outsized, yet unsung, role in human advancement. From the famous inventor who traveled with a dismembered ear in his suitcase, to how the internet is organized based on the human brain, to why popular music makes us get up and dance, Stier’s exploration of how various aspects of technology and culture came to be will astonish readers, one fresh revelation after another.
A paradigm-shaking analysis of our technological history and what truly drives innovation, and a guide map pointing towards enduring human prosperity, Bioinspired will sweep you up, enthrall you as the pages go cascading by, and ultimately deposit you before a profoundly new horizon.
A clever reflection on the humble but mighty acorn
Acorns are the oak seeds whose abundance feeds bears, boars, birds, and beetles.Some acorns are the size of cupcakes while others help turn jays into the brainiacs of the animal kingdom. Lively and engaging, this book celebrates the acorn’s role in forest ecology and human history, sharing many fascinating storiesof adaptation, endurance, and epic survival. Acorns—small but mighty and always newsworthy.
The Studies in Nature series offers close observations, passionate research, and natural obsessions on a variety of nature-related topics. Featuring illustrations by Stacy Hsu and black and white photography, they offer big ideas in a small, giftable, and collectible package.
A thoughtful introduction to the wonders of fermentation from the James Beard Award and a New York Times bestselling author of Wild Fermentation and The Art of Fermentation.
Fermentation is a magical collaboration between people and bacteria. This book illuminates the natural history of fermentation as a process and concept, covering practices used in cultures around the world with many practical benefits, as well as scientific and mythological understandings, and cutting-edge experimentation.
The Studies in Nature series offers close observations, passionate research, and natural obsessions on a variety of nature-related topics. Featuring illustrations by Stacy Hsu and black and white photography, they offer big ideas in a small, giftable, and collectible package.
A reframing of hunting through the lens of conservation, nature, equity, and community from a conservationist and lifelong outdoorsman.
The hunter-as-conservationist is one of the most intentional ways to live in deep connection with the land. And the hunting community is changing; hunters are becoming more urban, more politically diverse, and hunters from all backgrounds are increasingly finding a deep reverence for the land. Through the lens of whitetail deer, eastern waterfowl, and wild turkey, activist and avid hunter, Dr. Brandon Dale uncovers a new, beautiful way of looking at hunting and those who practice it.
The Studies in Nature series offers close observations, passionate research, and natural obsessions on a variety of nature-related topics. Featuring illustrations by Stacy Hsu and black and white photography, they offer big ideas in a small, giftable, and collectible package.