Timber Press 创立背景与出版定位
Timber Press 1978 年创立于美国俄勒冈州波特兰，专门出版园艺、园艺学、自然历史与生态科学领域的专业图书。作为 Timber Press Group 的核心品牌，其宗旨是「分享自然世界的奇妙之处」，作者阵容均为园艺、自然与科学领域的专家及资深从业者，作品长期被专业院校、植物园与园艺师群体视为参考文献。
Hachette Book Group 旗下品牌体系
Timber Press 现为 Workman Publishing Company 旗下品牌，进一步隶属于 Hachette Book Group (HBG)，总部位于纽约，是全球第三大贸易与教育出版商 Hachette Livre 的组成部分。HBG 旗下还包含 Basic Books Group、Grand Central Publishing Group、Hachette Audio、Little, Brown and Company、Little, Brown Books for Young Readers、Orbit、Workman Running Press Group 等多个知名 imprint，Timber Press 仍以独立编辑方向运营，聚焦园艺与自然图书领域。
园艺、自然与科学三大选题方向
选题方向涵盖三大主线：园艺方向覆盖盆栽、菜园、多年生植物、本土植物、砾石花园、雨水花园、防火花园等具体应用；自然与科学方向覆盖鸟类、植物艺术、夜行自然、博物学与生态学著作；健康、家庭与手工艺方向则延伸至烹饪、发酵、健康生活方式与亲子园艺。图书系列包括 Native Plant Primers 本土植物入门、Away & Inward 旅行随笔系列，以及按美国八大地理区域划分的地方园艺与自然观察指南。
经典作者阵容与行业奖项认可
作者与图书屡获 American Horticultural Society（美国园艺学会）、National Outdoor Book Awards（国家户外图书奖）、Literary Arts、National Garden Club of America（美国国家花园俱乐部）、Garden Media Association（花园媒体协会）、Garden Writers Association 等机构颁发的奖项。代表性作者包括 Michael Dirr（《树木和灌木百科全书》）、Douglas Tallamy（《Bring Nature Home》）、Tracy DiSabato-Aust（《The Well-Tended Perennial Garden》）、Marta McDowell（《Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life》）、Margaret Roach（《A Way to Garden》）、Lauren Springer、Jeff Epping、Pamela Hubbard 等，其著作被北美植物园与园艺课程广泛采用。
区域指南、Native Plant Primers 系列与读者社区
Timber Press 常年参加 Northwest Flower & Garden Festival（西北花卉与园艺节，2026 年于西雅图会议中心举办，设有超过 20 处展示花园与 115 场专题讲座）、Chelsea Flower Show（切尔西花展）、Philadelphia Flower Show（费城花展）等北美主流园艺活动，并通过 Hachette 发行网络与独立书店、植物园商店、园艺中心合作分销。读者可通过官网订阅 newsletter、关注 Facebook、Instagram、TikTok 社交账号参与活动与新书资讯，亦可申请成为「Meet Timber Press」作者见面会嘉宾。
Founding History and Publishing Mission
Timber Press was founded in 1978 in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to publishing authoritative books on gardening, horticulture, natural history, and ecological science. As the flagship imprint of the original Timber Press Group, its mission is to share the wonders of the natural world through works written by experts and experienced practitioners in gardening, horticulture, and natural history, with titles widely used as reference material by botanical gardens, horticultural colleges, and landscape professionals.
Brand Portfolio Within Hachette Book Group
Timber Press now operates as an imprint within Workman Publishing Company, part of Hachette Book Group (HBG), headquartered in New York and itself a component of Hachette Livre, the world’s third-largest trade and educational publisher. HBG’s broader portfolio includes Basic Books Group, Grand Central Publishing Group, Hachette Audio, Little, Brown and Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Orbit, and Workman Running Press Group. Timber Press maintains its independent editorial identity while benefiting from Hachette’s worldwide distribution, sales, and marketing infrastructure.
Three Editorial Lines: Gardening, Nature, and Science
The catalogue spans three principal editorial lines. The gardening line covers container gardening, vegetable gardening, perennials, native plants, gravel gardens, rain gardens, and fire-wise landscapes. The nature and science line addresses birds, botanical art, nocturnal wildlife, naturalism, and ecology. A broader lifestyle line extends to cooking, fermentation, health, wellness, family-friendly gardening, and craft. Notable series include Native Plant Primers for regional flora, regional field guides covering California, the Midwest, Mountain States, the Northeast, the Pacific Northwest, the Southeast, the Southwest, and Texas, as well as Away & Inward travel writing.
Award-Winning Authors and Industry Recognition
Timber Press authors and titles have received honors from the American Horticultural Society, the National Outdoor Book Awards, Literary Arts, the National Garden Club of America, the Garden Media Association, and the Garden Writers Association. Notable authors include Michael Dirr (encyclopedic works on trees and shrubs), Douglas Tallamy (Bring Nature Home), Tracy DiSabato-Aust (The Well-Tended Perennial Garden), Marta McDowell (Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life), Margaret Roach (A Way to Garden), Lauren Springer, Jeff Epping, and Pamela Hubbard. Their works are adopted as core references by North American botanical gardens and horticultural curricula.
Regional Field Guides, Native Plant Primers, and Reader Community
Timber Press participates annually in major North American garden shows, including the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival (held in February 2026 at the Seattle Convention Center, with over 20 display gardens and 115 sessions), the Chelsea Flower Show, and the Philadelphia Flower Show. Distribution runs through Hachette’s network, reaching independent bookstores, botanical garden shops, and garden centers across North America. Readers can subscribe to the official newsletter, follow the brand on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, and engage with author events through the Meet Timber Press program.
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