Three booksThe pressed collection
The plant guide
Every plant in the companion's catalog, pressed and labelled. Leaf through the folios or search by name; open a specimen for its full card — spacing, calendar, companions, pests and allies — and print it for the potting bench.
Gardening with a cat or a dog? Plants and pets gathers what named poison-control references say about the plants in this book.
979 specimens pressed, on 8 shelves
Vegetables
120 pressed Amaranth Amaranthus Vegetable Artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus Vegetable Arugula Eruca vesicaria Vegetable Asian Greens Brassica rapa Vegetable Asparagus Asparagus officinalis Vegetable Asparagus pea Lotus tetragonolobus Vegetable Beet Beta vulgaris Vegetable Birdhouse Gourd Lagenaria siceraria Vegetable Bitter Melon Momordica charantia Vegetable Black-Eyed Pea Vigna unguiculata Vegetable Bok choy Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis Vegetable Borlotti Bean Phaseolus vulgaris Vegetable All 120 vegetables Open the shelf
Herbs
66 pressed Angelica Angelica archangelica Herb Anise Pimpinella anisum Herb Anise hyssop Agastache foeniculum Herb Ashwagandha Withania somnifera Herb Australian Native Ginger Alpinia caerulea Herb Basil Ocimum basilicum Herb Bay laurel Laurus nobilis Herb Borage Borago officinalis Herb Cannabis Cannabis sativa Herb Caraway Carum carvi Herb Catnip Nepeta cataria Herb Chamomile Matricaria chamomilla Herb All 66 herbs Open the shelf
Flowers
301 pressed Acanthus Acanthus mollis Flower Aconitum Aconitum napellus Flower Actaea Actaea simplex Flower Agapanthus Agapanthus africanus Flower Agastache Agastache rugosa Flower Ageratum Ageratum houstonianum Flower Ajuga Ajuga reptans Flower Alfalfa Medicago sativa Flower Alstroemerias Alstroemeria Flower Amarine x Amarine tubergenii Flower Ammi majus Ammi majus Flower Anemone Anemone coronaria Flower All 301 flowers Open the shelf
Fruit
112 pressed Abiu Pouteria caimito Fruit Almond Prunus dulcis Fruit American persimmon Diospyros virginiana Fruit Apple Malus domestica Fruit Apricot Prunus armeniaca Fruit Asian Pear Pyrus pyrifolia Fruit Asian persimmon Diospyros kaki Fruit Atemoya Annona atemoya Fruit Avocado Persea americana Fruit Banana Plant Musa basjoo Fruit Black currant Ribes nigrum Fruit Blackberry Rubus fruticosus Fruit All 112 fruit Open the shelf
Shrubs
188 pressed Abelia Abelia × grandiflora Shrub Adenium Adenium obesum Shrub Agave Agave americana Shrub Aloe Vera Aloe barbadensis miller Shrub American beautyberry Callicarpa americana Shrub American bittersweet Celastrus scandens Shrub Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis Shrub Azalea Rhododendron Shrub Banksia Banksia spp. Shrub Bayberry Morella pensylvanica Shrub Bearberry Uva ursi Shrub Beauty Berry Callicarpa giraldii Shrub All 188 shrubs Open the shelf
Trees
86 pressed Acer Acer palmatum Tree American elm Ulmus americana Tree American holly Ilex opaca Tree American sycamore Platanus occidentalis Tree Ash Fraxinus americana Tree Aspen Populus tremuloides Tree Bald cypress Taxodium distichum Tree Basswood Tilia americana Tree Beech Fagus sylvatica Tree Birch Betula pendula Tree Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia Tree Black walnut Juglans nigra Tree All 86 trees Open the shelf
Grasses
41 pressed Annual ryegrass Lolium multiflorum Grass Astelia Astelia chathamica Grass Australian Grass Tree Xanthorrhoea preissii Grass Bamboo Fargesia murielae Grass Barley Hordeum vulgare Grass Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Grass Black mondo grass Ophiopogon planiscapus Grass Blue Fescue Festuca glauca Grass Blue grama grass Bouteloua gracilis Grass Briza Briza media Grass Bulrush Typha latifolia Grass Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis Grass All 41 grasses Open the shelf
Houseplants
65 pressed Aeonium Aeonium arboreum Houseplant African Milk Tree Euphorbia trigona Houseplant African Violet Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia Houseplant Air plant Tillandsia ionantha Houseplant Alocasia Alocasia × amazonica Houseplant Amaryllis Hippeastrum hybridum Houseplant Anthurium Anthurium andraeanum Houseplant Areca Palm Dypsis lutescens Houseplant Asparagus Fern Asparagus setaceus Houseplant Bird's Nest Fern Asplenium nidus Houseplant Boston Fern Nephrolepis exaltata Houseplant Bromeliad Guzmania lingulata Houseplant All 65 houseplants Open the shelf