Plant-Driven Design: Creating Gardens that Honor Plants, Place, and Spirit by Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden, 2008; ISBN-13: 978-0-88192-877-8; a hardback review copy with dustjacket. A book that approaches garden design from the assumption that plants--not style or architecture--come first. Plant-driven design and climate change, creating gardens that embrace regional spirit, and plants and garden design best suited for drought and other extreme conditions are some of the topics. Original list price $34.95.

Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations by Tony Lord, 2008; ISBN-13: 978-1-55407-370-2; a hardback review copy with dustjacket. Glossy book has an introductory section on styles of plant combination with a larger alphabetical listing of plants with color pictures of individual plants and concise plant information and suggestions for companion plants. Index. Original list price $59.95.