Horticulture: Horticulture Research Tools

Use the library Search to find books on specific subjects. You'll find print books and some ebooks.

• Books that check out are on the library 2nd floor. 
• Reference books are on the 1st floor. They're a great starting place for research.
• Partner Libraries search will find books at Gonzaga and other area college libraries.

Books on Horticulture are generally shelved in these call number areas:

• 580
• 630
• 710

The SCC Library has books on these subjects and more:

• Horticulture
• Gardening
• Gardens - Design
• Landscape architecture
• Landscape design
• Landscape plants
• Landscaping industry
• Arboriculture
• Ornamental trees
• Garden pests
• Greenhouse management
• Nurseries (Horticulture)
• Organic gardening
• Flower arrangement
• Flowering shrubs
• Viburnum
• Rhododendrons

eBooks

Use the library databases below to access ebooks from on- or off-campus.

Examples from eBook Collection (EBSCOhost):

Suggestions of key professional associations

• Society of American Florists
• ASCFG: Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers
• AIFD: American Institute of Floral Designers (Design tips, education & membership info.)

Suggestions of online trade journals

• Flowers& (Access to full color articles; some articles from current issue)
• Florists' Review (Preview current issues; view back issues from 2002-present; Sourcebook for supplies)
• Cut Flower Quarterly
• Flowers (Article archive contains articles from 2007 to present year; arrangements and event settings)
• GrowerTalks (Article archive contains articles from 2002 to present)

Other professional associations

Suggestions of key professional associations

• ANLA: American Nursery & Landscapers Association
• PLANET: Professional Landcare Network Free newsletters online
• WSNLA: Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association
• Washington Association of Landscape Professionals view current issues of NWLP: Northwest Landscape Professional

Suggestions of online trade journals

• B&B Magazine (The official publication of the Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association)

Find these PUBLICATIONS in our ProQuest database
(log in with your student email address and password)

• Landscape Management
• Landscape Research
• Aboriculture & Urban Forestry
• Invasive Plant Science Management
• Native Plants Journal
• Journal of Plant Research

Find these PUBLICATIONS in our Associates Programs Source Plus database:

• Horticulture
• Landscape Management
• Landscape Journal
• Landscape Trends
• Landscape Ecology
• Landscape & Ecological Engineering
• Compost Science & Utilization
• Plant & Pest Advisory: Landscape, Nursery and Turf

Browse our print periodicals (available for check-out). 

Open the Library Search to find these periodical titles:

• Fine Gardening
• Sunset
• National Parks
• National Wildlife
• Outdoor Life
• Mother Earth News

Use library databases such as Associates Programs Source Plus or ProQuest to find articles on your topic in:

• magazines
• trade publications
• newspapers
• scholarly journals

Off-campus access to databases requires student login (SCC email) and password to access.

Suggestions of key professional associations

• ANLA: American Nursery & Landscapers Association
• WSNLA: Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

Suggestions of online trade journals

• B&B Magazine - Official publication of Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association
• ANLA Resources - Free access to various resources, including American Standard for Nursery Stock
• Greenhouse Management - Free access to various resources including podcasts, videos, and digital editions of the magazine
• GrowerTalks - Article archive from 2002 to present
• Nursery Management - Free access to various resources including podcasts, videos, and digital editions of the magazine

Other online trade journals and websites