美国 Timber Press – 园艺自然历史学术出版社 (Hachette Book Group 旗下)

公司背景与隶属关系

Timber Press 是一家专注于园艺与自然历史领域的美国出版社，总部位于俄勒冈州波特兰市，至今已有逾五十年的出版历史。出版社最初以太平洋西北地区的园艺与本土植物为切入点，逐步扩展到园艺学、观赏植物栽培、自然历史等多个方向。2021 年，出版社随同 Workman Publishing 一起被法国 Lagardère 集团旗下的 Hachette Book Group 收购，成为 Workman 旗下园艺与自然历史类目的核心子品牌，与 Artisan、Algonquin、Storey 等子品牌并列运营。

出版主题与使命

出版社的官方使命是「share the wonders of the natural world」，即通过出版相关领域专家撰写的图书，让公众有机会了解自然界的丰富与精妙。图书主题覆盖高山植物、园艺设计、盆栽、球根花卉、仙人掌与多肉、食用植物、本土植物、菌类、苔藓、兰花、针叶树、棕榈、杜鹃、岩石花园、耐荫植物等多个专类，并设有「园丁科学系列」「口袋指南」「区域园艺系列」「植物爱好者指南」「现场指南」等专题丛书线，长期出版面向家庭园艺、学术研究、生态修复等多类读者的图书。

编辑团队与代表作品

出版社目前的核心编辑团队以副总裁兼出版人 Kathryn Juergens 为首，执行编辑 Makenna Goodman、高级编辑 Ryan Harrington、编辑 Naomi Ruiz 等人长期负责选题与稿件打磨。代表作者包括生态学家 Douglas W. Tallamy（《Nature’s Best Hope》，曾登《纽约时报》畅销榜）、园艺师 Daryl Beyers（《New Gardener’s Handbook》）、博物学家 Paige Embry（《Our Native Bees》）、设计师 Christopher Woods（《Gardenlust》）等。出版作品多次获得詹姆斯·比尔德奖等图书行业奖项，并与 Royal Horticultural Society、纽约植物园等机构保持长期合作。

丛书系列与产品线

出版社的丛书线分两大类，一类是按主题分类的「专类植物」系列，涵盖《50 Hikes with Kids》《Wild Series》《Grow Great Vegetables》《Foraging Guides》《Best Little Book of Birds》《Medicinal Plants Guides》《Native Plant Primers》《Teaming Series》《Timber Press Field Guides》等多年累积的丛书面板。另一类是按地理区域分类的「区域兴趣」系列，覆盖 California、Mountain States、Northeast、Pacific Northwest、Southwest、Texas 等地，引导读者按所在地气候与生态特点选购图书。纸质书与电子书同步发行，部分经典品种长期保持库存。

行业地位与公众影响

出版社在北美园艺与自然历史图书领域长期被视为主要出版机构之一，与 Timber Press 总部同城的 Elisabeth C. Miller Library、米勒图书馆、密歇根园丁杂志等都是常见的学术与科普图书流通渠道。读者群覆盖普通家庭园艺爱好者、植物学专业学生与研究人员、自然保育志愿者、城市林业从业者、景观设计师与园艺写作者。出版社每年定期更新新品种目录与作者访谈，并通过网站与邮件订阅提供新书信息与读者折扣。

官网：https://www.timberpress.com/

Company Background and Affiliation

Timber Press is an American publisher focused on gardening and natural history, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with a publishing history of more than fifty years. The house first built its catalogue around Pacific Northwest horticulture and native plants, then expanded into ornamental gardening, plant sciences, and broader natural history subjects. In 2021, the press was acquired alongside Workman Publishing by Hachette Book Group, the publishing arm of France’s Lagardère group, and now operates as Workman’s dedicated imprint for gardening and natural history, sitting alongside Artisan, Algonquin, and Storey.

Editorial Mission and Subject Coverage

The official mission of the press reads “share the wonders of the natural world,” carried out by publishing books written by experts in gardening, horticulture, and natural history. Subject coverage spans alpine plants, garden design, bonsai, bulbs, cacti and succulents, edible plants, native flora, fungi, mosses, orchids, conifers, palms, rhododendrons, rock gardens, and shade-tolerant plants. Recurring series include the Gardeners Science line, Pocket Guides, the Regional Gardening Series, the Plant Lover’s Guides, and Field Guides, supporting home gardeners, academic researchers, and ecological restoration practitioners alike.

Editors and Representative Authors

Today’s editorial team is led by VP and Publisher Kathryn Juergens, with Executive Editor Makenna Goodman, Senior Editor Ryan Harrington, and Editor Naomi Ruiz shaping the list over the long term. Notable authors include ecologist Douglas W. Tallamy (Nature’s Best Hope, a New York Times bestseller), gardener Daryl Beyers (New Gardener’s Handbook), naturalist Paige Embry (Our Native Bees), and garden designer Christopher Woods (Gardenlust). Titles under the imprint have received industry recognition such as the James Beard Award, and the press maintains long-running collaborations with institutions including the Royal Horticultural Society and the New York Botanical Garden.

Series and Catalogue

The catalogue is organised into two long-running lines. The first groups titles by subject into series such as 50 Hikes with Kids, the Wild Series, Grow Great Vegetables, Foraging Guides, Best Little Book of Birds, Medicinal Plants Guides, Native Plant Primers, the Teaming Series, and Timber Press Field Guides. The second groups titles by geographic region, with shelves for California, Mountain States, Northeast, Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and Texas, helping readers navigate the list according to local climate and ecology. Print and ebook editions are issued together, with many backlist titles kept in stock for years.

Position and Public Reach

The press is one of the recognised English-language publishers in the gardening and natural history category, and its titles circulate through specialist libraries such as the Elisabeth C. Miller Library in Seattle, university horticultural collections, and regional gardening publications. The readership covers home gardeners, botany students and researchers, conservation volunteers, urban forestry practitioners, landscape designers, and horticultural writers. New releases, catalogue updates, and author interviews appear on the official website, and the press runs regular newsletter discounts for subscribers.

Official Site: https://www.timberpress.com/