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Gardening Mysteries Books in Order

Gardening Mysteries by Ann Ripley contains 10 books, published between 1994 and 2006. The first book is Mulch (1994) and the newest is Death in the Orchid Garden (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1994–2006
Pages on record
2,747 in 9 of 10 books
Reading time
46–69 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,747 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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Louise Eldridge, a gardener and television personality, is the recurring sleuth of Ann Ripley's Gardening Mysteries. The series contains 10 books published between 1994 and 2006, opening with Mulch (1994) and closing with Death in the Orchid Garden (2006). Subjects logged across the run include gardening, women gardeners, women sleuths, Washington D.C. and Christmas stories. Nine of the books have a recorded length, at a median of 304 pages. Ann Ripley is credited on all 10.

How many Gardening Mysteries books are there?

Gardening Mysteries has 10 books, released between 1994 and 2006.

Gardening Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Gardening Mysteries books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Death of a Garden Pest by Ann Ripley, book 2 of the Gardening Mysteries series (1996)
  2. Cover of The Garden Tour Affair by Ann Ripley, book 4 of the Gardening Mysteries series (1999)
  3. Cover of The Perennial Killer by Ann Ripley, book 5 of the Gardening Mysteries series (2000)
  4. Cover of Harvest Of Murder by Ann Ripley, book 6 of the Gardening Mysteries series (2001)
  5. Cover of The Christmas Garden Affair by Ann Ripley, book 7 of the Gardening Mysteries series (2002)
  6. Cover of Summer Garden Murder by Ann Ripley, book 9 of the Gardening Mysteries series (2005)
  7. Cover of Death in the Orchid Garden by Ann Ripley, book 10 of the Gardening Mysteries series (2006)
  1. 1
    Mulch1994 · 279 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994279
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  2. 2
    Death of a Garden Pest1996 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996304
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  3. 3
    Death of a Political Plant1998 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998332
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  4. 4
    The Garden Tour Affair1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999320
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  5. 5
    The Perennial Killer2000 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000336
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  6. 6
    Harvest Of Murder2001 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001304
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  7. 7
    The Christmas Garden Affair2002 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002304
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  8. 8
    Death At The Spring Plant Sale2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  9. 9
    Summer Garden Murder2005 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005256
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  10. 10
    Death in the Orchid Garden2006 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006312
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Is there a chronological order for Gardening Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Gardening Mysteries, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Gardening Mysteries books in order?

You should read the Gardening Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Gardening Mysteries book also stands alone.

Where to start with Gardening Mysteries

Start with Mulch (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gardening Mysteries book?

Death in the Orchid Garden (2006) is the newest Gardening Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Gardening Mysteries book coming?

No next Gardening Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Gardening Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Gardening Mysteries title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Gardening Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,747 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gardening Mysteries books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2000s.

What the Gardening Mysteries books are about

9 of the 10 Gardening Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women gardeners is tagged on 9 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Ann Ripley

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.