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Garden Maintenance; Pest & Disease Control

American Horticultural Society Gardening Manual
by Dorling Kindersley Publishing

A how-to guide for garden design and installation.  Outstanding graphics and photography.  Hardcover, 424 pages

The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniques
by Tracy Disabato-Aust

This extremely popular book addresses all those questions about when to prune, when to divide, general cultivation, rebloom, etc.  Hardcover, 338 pages

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden & Yard Healthy Without Chemicals
by Barbara W. Ellis (Editor), Fern Marshall Bradley (Contributor), Helen Atthowe (Editor), Roger Yepsen

Published by Rodale Press. An excellent reference for organic gardeners. Paperback.

Deer-Proofing Your Yard & Garden
by Rhonda Massingham Hart, Gwen Steege (Editor)

Although there are no absolute answers to living with deer, this book provides an excellent reference for 'deer avoidance gardening'.  Paperback, 144 pages.

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American Horticultural Society Pruning & Training
by Christopher Brickell (Editor), David Joyce

A vividly illustrated pruning manual for ornamental trees, fruiting trees, ornamental shrubs, soft fruits, climbing plants, and roses.  Hardcover, 336 pages.

American Horticultural Society Pests and Diseases
by Pippa Greenwood, Andrew Halstead

Provides a graphic (this is a DK book and they are well-known for their brilliant graphics) description of bug and disease infestations.  Addresses control from a biological and organic perspective.  If you are a pesticide user, this may not satisfy you.  Hardcover, 224 pages

Outwitting Deer
by Bill Adler, Jr.

Some humor, some trial and error, some tried and true recommendations.  There is no one answer to successful cohabitation.  Paperback, 192 pages

Natural Disease Control
by Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Editor)

One of the wonderful Brooklyn Botanic Garden handbooks, this is a reference to the commonly found plant diseases.  Recommendations are made for non-toxic, natural disease control.  Paperback, 112 pages

Pruning Made Easy
by Lewis Hill

A clear reference for pruning trees, shrubs, evergreens, hedges, vines, groundcovers, and even houseplants.  One of the Storey Gardening Skills Illustrated series.  Paperback, 224 pages