| Rating | Book | Author | Publisher |
| 100 Favorite Plants for Shade | Teri Dunn | Hard cover: MetroBooks
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| 200 Tips for Gardening in the Shade | Pamela Wolfe | Soft cover: Chicago Review Press |
| 21st Century Gardening #155: The Shady Border: Knockout Plant That Light Up the Shadows | C. Colston Burrell | Soft cover: Brooklyn Botanic Garden |
| A Gardener's Encyclopedia of Wildflowers | C. Colston Burrell | Hard cover: Rodale Press
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| An Encyclopedia of Shade Perennials | W. George Schmid | Hard cover: Timber Press
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| Azaleas | Fred C. Galle | Hard cover: Timber Press
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| Fern Grower's Manual | Barbara Jo Hoshizaki | Hard cover: Timber Press
Soft cover: Alfred A. Knopf |
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| Ferns for American Gardens | John T. Mickel | Soft cover: Timber Press |
| Fuchsias; A Practical Step-By-Step Guide | Carol Gubler | Hard cover: Salamander Books, Limited
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| Fuchsias; DK Garden Guides | Richard Rosenfeld | Soft cover: Dorling Kindersley Limited/DK Publishing Inc. |
| Gardening in the Shade | Harriet Morse | Soft cover: Timber Press |
| Got Shade? A "Take It Easy" Approach for Today's Gardener | Carolyn Harstad (photographer) | Soft cover: Indiana University Press |
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| Hosta Book: Making Sense of Gardening | Paul Aden | Hard cover: Timber Press
Soft cover: Timber Press |
| Hostas and Other Shade-Loving Plants | Richard Bird | Soft cover: Whitehouse Spellng Publications |
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| Made for the Shade | Judy Glattstein | Soft cover: Barrons Educational Series |
| | | (3) |
| Making the Most of Shade: How to Plan, Plant, and Grow a Fabulous Garden that Lightens Up the Shadows | Larry Hodgson | Hard cover: Rodale Press
Soft cover: Rodale Press |
| Midwest Gardens | Pamela Wolfe | Hard cover: Chicago Review Press
Soft cover: Chicago Review Press |
| Moss Gardening: Including Lichens, Liverworts, and Other Miniatures | George Schenk | Hard cover: Timber Press
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| Ortho's All About Shade Gardening | Jo Kellum | Soft cover: Ortho Books |
| Pulmonarias and the Borage Family | Masha Bennett | Hard cover: Timber Press
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| Shade Gardens (Time-Life Encyclopedia of Gardening series) | James Underwood Crockett | Hard cover: Silver, Burdett & Ginn, Inc.
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| Shade: Ideas and Inspiration for Shady Gardens | Keith Wiley | Soft cover: Timber Press |
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| Shade: Planting Solutions for Shady Gardens | Keith Wiley | Hard cover: Timber Press
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| Shady Retreats: 20 Plans for Colorful, Private Spaces in Your Backyard | Barbara W. Ellis | Soft cover: Storey Books |
| Taylor's Guide to Shade Gardening: More Than 350 Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers That Thrive Under Difficult Conditions | Frances Tenenbaum | Soft cover: Houghton Mifflin Company |
| The American Horticultural Society Practical Guides: Gardening In Shade | Linden Hawthorne | Soft cover: Dorling Kindersley (DK Publishing) |
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| The Color Encyclopedia of Hostas | Diana Grenfell | Hard cover: Timber Press
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| The Complete Shade Gardener | George Schenk | Hard cover: Houghton Mifflin Company
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| The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hellebores | Graham Rice | Hard cover: David & Charles
Soft cover: Timber Press |
| | | (1) |
| The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hostas | Diana Grenfell | Hard cover: Timber Press
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| The Hosta Handbook | Mark R. Zilis | Hard cover: Q & Z Nursery, Inc
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| The Medicinal Herb Grower | Richo Cech | Soft cover: Horizon Herbs, LLC |
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| The Natural Shade Garden | Kenneth Druse | Hard cover: Random House
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| The Plantfinder's Guide to Garden Ferns | Martin Rickard | Hard cover: Timber Press
Soft cover: Timber Press |
| The Shady Border: Shade-Loving Perennials for Season-Long Color (21st-Century Gardening Series, Handbook # 155) | C. Colston-Burrell (Editor) | Soft cover: Brooklyn Botanic Garden |
| | | (1) |
| The Welcoming Garden: Designing Your Own Front Garden | Gordon Hayward | Hard cover: Gibbs Smith
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| The Woodland Garden | Jack Elliott | Soft cover: Alpine Garden Society |
| | | (1) |
| Timber Press Pocket Guide to Shade Perennials | W. George Schmid | Soft cover: Timber Press |
| Trilliums | Frederick W. Case, Jr. | Hard cover: Timber Press
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