Garden Plants & Flowers

by Ian Spence, American Horticultural Society, Henry M. Cathey

Presents a colorfully illustrated plant-by-plant guide to more than 2,500 common garden plants and flowers, alphabetically organized within each plant type, as well as practical information on cultivation, propagation, soil preparation, and other gardening techniques.

Genres: Nonfiction, Gardening, Reference

420 pages, Hardcover

First published March 6, 2003

About the author

He was formerly head gardener for the late Geoff Hamilton who presented the BBC's flagship gardening programme Gardeners' World. He was responsible for the running of Geoff's garden at Barnsdale in Rutland. He was also responsible for preparing items for Geoff to feature on the programme every week. He worked very closely with Geoff preparing for recording of Gardeners' World and the many other series Geoff made such as The Ornamental Kitchen Garden and his final series Paradise Gardens.

Reviews

[Ruric Amhari]

A-Z guide to plants and flowers split into trees/shrubs, climbing plants, flowering plants, bamboos & grasses, ferns.

Each entry gives very brief overview, indications of hardiness and cultivation details. Not as much details as larger RHS & Reader's Digest books on variants and cultivars. Lots of large photos to illustrate.

Also has sections on caring for plants and plant selections.

[Emily Maccready]

Very good resource.