Start with high-confidence new england gardening books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
A Peterson Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
Roger Tory Peterson
Massachusetts Gardener's Companion
Barbara Gee
The New England Gardener's Book of Lists
Karan Davis Cutler
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
William Cullina, Dorothy E. Freeman
The New Hampshire Gardener's Companion
Henry Homeyer
The Vermont Gardener's Companion
Native Plants for New England Gardens
Mark Richardson
Native Plants for Your Maine Garden
Maureen Heffernan
The Gardens of the Hamptons
Blue Carreon