Gardening Books for Libraries
At No Guff Press, we publish practical and easy-to-read gardening books for Canadian readers.
Why Our Gardening Books are Ideal for Libraries
Focused on Canadian gardening
Written by Canadians for Canadians
Popular with beginners and seasoned gardeners alike
Available in bulk or individual orders
Whether your users are new gardeners, homesteaders, or experienced gardeners, our books give accessible information that’s tailored to Canadian conditions and growing zones.
“Think figs are only for warm climates? Think again! Let Steven Biggs show you how to successfully grow healthy, productive fig trees in cold regions with his expert tips on planting, care, overwintering, and harvesting.”
Building a Canadian gardening collection?
We’ve assembled a selective guide to current gardening books by Canadian authors, along with older titles that may be worth retaining.
The list covers vegetable gardening, season extension, fruit trees, native plants, pollinators, ecological gardening, houseplants, gardening with children, specialty crops, and regional Canadian references.
Ordering Information for Libraries
Libraries can order Grow Lemons Where You Think You Can’t and Grow Olives Where You Think You Can’t through Ingram using their usual book supplier.
The Canada Gardener’s Journal is not available through Ingram. Libraries can order it directly from No Guff Press.
For direct orders, quantity pricing, availability, or invoicing questions, email info@noguffpress.ca.
Available Through Ingram
Grow Lemons Where You Think You Can’t
Steven Biggs
Paperback · 140 pages · Full colour
ISBN: 978-0-9868144-3-3
Canadian retail price: C$25.95
Grow Olives Where You Think You Can’t
Steven Biggs
Paperback · 102 pages · Full colour
ISBN: 978-0-9868144-5-7
Canadian retail price: C$25.95
Available Directly from No Guff Press
Canada Gardener’s Journal
A perpetual garden diary and Canadian growing reference, with frost information, seasonal tips, planning pages, and space to record planting dates, varieties, successes, and failures.
Coil-bound · 164 pages · Full colour
ISBN: 978-0-9868144-6-4
Canadian retail price: C$19.95
To order for a library, email info@noguffpress.ca.
Forthcoming
Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t
Steven Biggs
A substantially expanded, full-colour guide to growing figs in cold climates and containers is forthcoming in fall 2026. Ordering information will be added when the book becomes available.
“Steven has done it again: his latest book, “Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t,” answers all of the key questions he knows gardeners are going to ask, and then makes it perfectly obvious that bending the rules is where the art, magic and joy of gardening really live—especially when growing fruits from outside your zone. If you love to eat what you grow, this book is for you!”