1.

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Michael Pollan, Random House, $13.95, 0375760393

2.

The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
John Vaillant, Norton, $24.95, 0393058875

3.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region
Elbert L. Little, Jr., Knopf, $19.95, 0394507606

4.

Sunset Western Garden Book
Kathleen Norris Brenzel (Ed.), Sunset, $32.95, 0376038756

5.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers: Western Region
National Audubon Society (Eds.), Knopf, $19.95, 0375402330

6.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region
John W. Thieret, Knopf, $19.95, 0375402322

7.

Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
Edward Abbey, Ballantine, $6.99, 0345326490

8.

Oak: The Frame of Civilization
William Bryant Logan, Norton, $24.95, 0393047733

9.

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004
Steven Pinker (Ed.), Houghton Mifflin, $14, 0618246983

10.

Making the Most of Shade: How to Plan, Plant, and Grow a Fabulous Garden That Lightens Up the Shadows
Larry Hodgson, Rodale, $22.95, 1579549675

11.

Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Henry David Thoreau, Dover, $2.50, 0486284956

12.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Annie Dillard, HarperCollins, $13.95, 0060953020

13.

Nature Noir: A Park Ranger's Patrol in the Sierra
Jordan Fisher Smith, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 0618224165

14.

Trowel & Error: Over 700 Tips, Remedies & Shortcuts for the Gardener
Sharon Lovejoy, Workman, $13.95, 0761126325

15.

The Orchid Thief
Susan Orlean, Ballantine, $14.95, 044900371X

16.

The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniques
Tracy DiSabato-Aust, Timber Press, $29.95, 0881924148

17.

Cannabis: A History
Martin Booth, Picador, $15, 0312424949

18.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Western Region
National Audubon Society (Eds.), Knopf, $19.95, 0394507614

19.

Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Andy MacKinnon, Jim Pojar, Lone Pine, $22.95, 1551055309

20.

The Perennial Gardener's Design Primer
Stephanie Cohen, Nancy J. Ondra, Storey, $24.95, 1580175430

21.

You Grow Girl: The Groundbreaking Guide to Gardening
Gayla Trail, Fireside, $15, 0743270142

22.

P. Allen Smith's Container Gardens: 60 Container Recipes to Accent Your Garden
P. Allen Smith, Clarkson Potter, $29.95, 1400053439

23.

The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $12.95, 1565124685

24.

Living With Flowers
Nico de Swert, Harry N. Abrams, $40, 0810958953

25.

Mountains
G.K. Guennel, Westcliffe, $24.95, 156579513X