Please send suggestions for this list!
- Reimagining the California Lawn: Water-conserving Plants, Practices, and Designs by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, Bart O’Brien and John Evarts (2011)
- Sunset books:
- The New Western Garden Book (2012)
- Western Garden Book of Edibles: The Complete A-Z Guide to Growing Your Own Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruits (2010)
- Western Landscaping Book (2006)
- Lots of “how to” books on masonry, patios, stone, etc
- Landscape Plants for California Gardens by Robert Perry (2010)
- Designing California Native Gardens: the Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens by Glenn Keator and Alrie Middlebrook (2007)
- California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O’Brien (2005)
- Designing with Succulents by Debra Lee Baldwin (2007)
- Southern California Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide by Pat Welsh (2000)
- California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists by Gorden Frankie, Robbin Thorp, Rollin Coville, and Barbara Ertter (2014)