Forum Thread: What are the best gardening books and magazines?

 Ditto, Fine Gardening is one of the best ones, beautiful/inspiring pictures and great how-to articles.  I sadly had to part with 100 issues since I was running out of room...

For the tropical garden:  

The Exotic Garden: Designing With Tropical Plants in Almost any Climate by Richard I. Iversen. 

 Bold and Exotic Plants by Noel Kingbury

For those who collect orchids, the only book you'll need:

Ortho's All AboutOrchids

Thanks for all these recommendations! I'll have to check them out. 

Tips for Carefree Landscapes: Over 500 Sure-Fire Ways to Beautify Your Yard and Garden by Marianne Binetti  

For groundcovers:

Sunset Vines and Ground Covers   

To put together a garden in a hurry:  Shortcut to Great Gardens