List of the best gardening books from 2009:

1.  “Wicked Plants” by Amy Stewart.
   
2. “The American Meadow Garden,” by John Greenlee.
   
3. “Rodale’s Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensible Green Resource for Every Garden,” edited by Fern Marshall Bradley.
   
4. “Bulb,” by Anna Pavord.
   
5. “The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession,” by Andrea Wulf.
   
6. “The Bizarre and Incredible World of Plants,” by Wolfgang Stuppy, Rob Kessler and Madeline Harley.
   
7. “American Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Gardening Techniques: The Indispensable illustrated Practical Guide,” edited by David Ellis, Fiona Gilsenan, Rita Pelczar and Graham Rice.
   
8. “Planthropology: The Myths, Mysteries and Miracles of My Garden Favorites” by Ken Druse.
   
9. “Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love,” by Julie Moir Messervy.

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