The Gardener's Palette

The Gardener's Palette takes the hardest part of garden planning, color, and gives you a system instead of a guess. Created in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society, garden designer Jo Thompson presents 100 palettes with the plants that build them, so you can choose a mood first and then work backward to a planting list.

It is the right book for anyone staring at a blank bed in March, redoing a border that never quite came together, or planning containers for a deck. Use it to plan a season ahead, to settle a debate about whether the orange goes, or simply to read through in January when nothing is growing. Because it is beautiful as well as useful, it works on a coffee table as easily as on a potting bench. A garden book like this makes a strong gift for a serious gardener, a new homeowner with a yard, or a Mother's Day list. Browse our garden gifts and books collection for more.