Floreska,

A couple I find indispensable a

_Manual of Woody Landscape Plants_ by Michael A. Dir - this is probably
the most consulted of my 100 or so books
Anything from the Time-Life gardening series. These books were
originally published in the 70s and are still in print.
_Low Maintenance Perennials_ by Robert S. Hebb. Another from the 70s.
Not in print but not hard to find

--beeky

Floreksa wrote:

I need some good book recommendations for both vegetable gardening and
general landscape style gardening. I live in Western MA and would love to
start gardening, but am kind of can't figure out where to even start. My
biggest area of concern right now, is the front of my house, which has NO
landscaping and receives very little sunlight.

Thanks
floreksa