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Western Washington and Oregon in Bloom and Eastern Washington and Oregon in Bloom
By Ellen Kuhlmann and Mark Turner
Western Washington and Oregon in Bloom and Eastern Washington and Oregon in Bloom are practical, pocket-sized (4x6"), and beginner-friendly wildflower field guides for the Pacific Northwest.
Washington and Oregon are home to a wide array of unique habitats, flourishing with unique plant life. Made for wildflower hunters and casual hikers alike, Timber Press’s In Bloom series are portable and accessible-to-everyone guides to the most prominent wildflowers you are likely to see in a given region.
Whether it be colorful, showy plants, or the bizarre and deadly, these and more are presented here in these easy-to-use field guides that feature text and photographs of some of Washington and Oregon’s more common and interesting wildflowers.
Each book in this pair includes 150 of the common and showy wildflowers you’re most likely to encounter as you explore the meadows and forests of our region. Each plant is illustrated with a full-page photo, a small map showing the counties where it grows, and text descriptions to help you confirm identification. The Cascade crest is the dividing line for the two books.
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Weeds of the Pacific Northwest
By Mark Turner and Sami Gray
Weeds are everywhere. They crowd out valuable agricultural crops, compete with the tomatoes and beans in your vegetable garden, spread rampantly along roadsides, and pop up from the tiniest cracks in sidewalks. In order to manage them, we must first learn how to identify them.
Weeds of the Pacific Northwest is a guide to identifying, controlling, and eradicating over 300 species of weeds that gardeners and homeowners are likely to encounter in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Through they can all cause trouble, each weed is different. The hundreds of user-friendly photographs and detailed descriptions of each species here ensure that you can spot and treat any weed in your path. As native plant experts Mark Turner and Sami Gray demonstrate, some plants can be killed by eating them, some by digging, some by smothering, and some only by the judicious application of chemical herbicides—and it is very important for you and your neighbors to know and understand the differences.
Weeds earned a Gold Laurel Award for photography and a Silver Laurel Award for writing in 2025 from GardenComm, the association of garden communicators, and the 2025 Award of Excellence: Horticulture from The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL).
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Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest
By Mark Turner and Ellen Kuhlmann
Discover 568 species of woody plants that can be found in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and northern California through beautiful clear photographs accompanied by the family, scientific and common names, flowering seasons, and size of each plant, as well as a range map. This comprehensive field guide also features introductory chapters on the native landscape, plant habitats, and northwest's ecoregions.
This comprehensive field guide features introductory chapters on the native landscape, plus entries that detail the family, scientific and common names, flowering seasons, and size of each plant. Each entry also includes color photographs of the plant's habitat and distinguishing characteristics, plus a range map.
Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest is for hikers, nature lovers, plant geeks, and anyone who wants to know more about, and be able to identify, the many woody plants of the Pacific Northwest.
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Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
By Mark Turner and Phyllis Gustafson
Featuring more than 1240 stunning color photographs, this comprehensive field guide will remain a trusted, authoritative trailside reference for years to come. It describes and illustrates 1220 commonly encountered species, both native and nonnative, including perennials, annuals, and shrubs. Encompassing the Pacific Northwest from southern British Columbia to northern California, from the coast to the mountains and high desert, this handy book is perfect for hikers, naturalists, native plant enthusiasts, and anyone wishing to learn about the amazingly diverse wildflowers of the region. Organized by flower color and shape, and including a range map for each flower described, it is as user-friendly as it is informative.
- Format: Paperback (Flexi-bind)
- Pages: 512 pp.
- Book dimensions: 5.75 x 8.25 in (210 x 145 mm)
- Weight: 2 lbs. 2 oz. (964 grams)
- Illustrations: 1247 color photos, 1221 maps, 31 line drawings
- Copyright: ©2006 Timber Press
- ISBN: 0-88192-745-7 / ISBN-13: 978-0-88192-745-0
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