Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers

by Christopher Brickell

Find new gardening inspiration with this compelling updated encyclopedia for all gardening enthusiasts!Achieve that beautiful garden oasis you’ve always dreamed of, and find endless inspiration and guidance for your garden to thrive with this gardening guide!  This fully comprehensive yet easy-to-use informative planting guide is what every gardener needs on their bookshelf. Here’s what you’ll find    • A photographic catalog of 4,000 plants and flowers grouped by type, size, then color, allowing readers to browse and find the best plants for their garden    • A detailed “Plant Dictionary” describes more than 8,000 species and varieties, and their ideal growing conditions    • In the Introduction, a “Plant Selector” section lists ideal plants for particular growing conditions, like coastal areas, shady spots and different soil types    • Fully updated text from garden plant specialists, with more than 1,380 new plants added, including the latest and most popular cultivars Discover perennials, bulbs, shrubs, trees, succulents and ornamental shrubs, all showcased in beautiful, full-color photography to help elevate your garden to the next level. Use the extensive plant dictionary to look up more than 8,000 plant varieties and the best growing conditions.Written by a team of more than 15 top horticultural specialists under the guidance of internationally renowned gardener and botanist Christopher Brickell, this gardening encyclopedia appeals to all levels of gardeners and continually inspires with achievable garden ideas.This informative yet inspirational book about gardening will appeal to beginners or more experienced gardeners interested in the latest cultivars and horticultural advice.

Genres: Reference, Gardening, Horticulture

743 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2019

Reviews

[Allen Hough]

Magnificent. Strolling through this book is a joy. I bought the Kindle edition (easier /lighter to hold and easier to read - Kindle allows some enlargement). Use in the vertical screen mode.

The only constructive criticism I would offer is this: the writers/editors/publisher need to view this product from the USER’s viewpoint of ease of access (or lack there-of). On a Kindle -like platform one could have (but doesn’t in this case) the ability to search the book’s content at random for the plant or hort.problem in mind. If you know the word you want to look up, it is fairly easy to find. If you don’t, nothing beats the computer for random search ability. This would vastly improve the usefulness of this book. For a winter’s night by the fire dreaming of spring to come this book is truly marvelous. For quickly finding the information you need, not so much (at least so far I have not found this capability to be present). Hence 4 stars, not 5.

[MK · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a detailed dictionary worthy of the title "Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers".
The features of all Plants and Flowers are carefully explained with photos.

I think this book would be a good choice as a gift for someone who loves vegetable gardening.
In the afternoon, I was soothed by the pictures of nature.