The most comprehensive, detailed, and lavishly illustrated guide to garden plants ever published, first published in 1997, has now been completely revised to include nearly 250 new plants and photos. The AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants is an essential reference for all gardeners, from novices to experts.
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Collecting contributions from 100 distinguished horticulturists, the handsome and lavishly illustrated American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants is a truly definitive gardening reference. With its 1,092 tiny-print pages, this may not be the book to tuck into your pocket as you weed and mulch, but what this encyclopedia lacks in portability, it certainly makes up for in scope. Hardy and tender plants, heirloom varieties and the latest hybrids--they're all accounted for here, with growing tips and background information about native habitats and ornamental features. You'll also find a fascinating section about botany, as well as information about basic gardening techniques such as mulching, staking, pruning, propagating, and protecting plants for winter. But the encyclopedia's main attraction is the individual plant entries--more than 15,000 of them, embellished with 6,000 full-color photographs and illustrations. From the visual glossary of leaves to the map of growing regions, The American Horticultural Society A-Z of Garden Plants provides an unsurpassed wealth of botanical information, making it the yardstick by which all other gardening references must be measured.
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If they can afford it, libraries should have both editions of this invaluable one-volume reference. For gardeners seeking the right plant for the right place but with no knowledge of the specific name, the 1989 title arranges its catalog of 8000 plants not alphabetically by name but by season and color. It starts with color photos and descriptions of large trees, separating them by seasonal interest and by color within each season. It does the same for smaller trees, then for shrubs, climbers, perennials, annuals, rock plants, bulbs, and succulents. Expanding its coverage to over 15,000 plants, the 1997 encyclopedia is organized alphabetically, making it an ideal reference for patrons who want to know what a particular plant looks like, how it grows, and its hardiness zones. Its descriptions of popular plant species, like Narcissus, Primula, and Rhododendron, are a real strength.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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92 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Referance,
This review is from: American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants (Hardcover)
This book is the ultimate reference guide for the home gardener. The pictures and detailed information is staggering. There are also sections for creating your own garden with some very good drawings. Maps show the temperature zones and planting times. The only downside(which is minor) is the plants are listed by their botanical name and not the common name. There is a section in the back that cross-referances them so you won't be totally lost. This minor inconvienance may not affect more advanced gardeners. The lack of an index also is a short-coming. Over all though, this book has the most comprehensive information in one volume. Highly recommended.
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Make this the very first gardening book you buy!,
This review is from: American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants (Hardcover)
This is the book that makes my gardening dreams possible, it is never far from my side. I guess I would call it a reference book because it is packed with information, but don't let that scare you away. There are a staggering 15,000 plants described with 6,000 photographs. Each plant's cultural needs, botanical name, hardiness and method of cultivation are mentioned however briefly. The book is well organized and easy to use. It isn't hard to find a 4-5 ft shrub that blooms pink in summer, or whatever your garden needs are. This book is also beautiful; I look at it for fun all winter long...sweet dreams til summer's sunbeams find you.
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Your coffee table garden plant reference for years to come!,
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This is the new garden plant reference book for the home or professional gardener. Although it is set up by Family/Genus/Species/Variety, there is a handy common name index in the back of the book. Extensive varietal color photos make this book a must for the flower enthusiast. There is also an excellent reference on plant terminology in the front of the book. Since I live in the western US, my plant reference book of choice has always been the Sunset Western Garden Book. This book has since taken it's place as my preferred, but the Western Garden Book does have some plants that are not listed in this book. However, there are many times more plants not listed in the Western Garden Book that are found in this book. Highly Recommended!
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Genus of about 30 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs found on hillsides and in open woodland from the Himalayas to E. Asia, and in Mexico. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
standard cactus potting mix, hearing ovate, ruffled tepals, porting mix, producing ovate, part limestone chips, balanced liquid fertilizer, hearing flowerheads, epiphytic orchid potting mix, insert root cuttings, lip tepals, axillarv racemes, loose cynics, need restrictive pruning, hears white flowers, terrestrial orchid potting mix, terminal corvmbs, take greenwood cuttings, temperate greenhouse, water sparingh, root greenwood cuttings, evergreen diploid, aphids while flowering, ovoid red fruit, excessive winter moisture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, North America, South America, New Zealand, Western Cape, West Indies, Eastern Cape, Central America, New South Wales, Northern Cape, Canary Islands, South Island, New Guinea, Western Australia, New Mexico, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Northern Transvaal, Eastern Transvaal, Large-flowered Grandiflorus, Vigorous Division, Miscellaneous Group, Rocky Mountains, British Columbia, Baja California Browse Sample Pages:
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- Ecology for Gardeners by Steven B. Carroll in Back Matter
- Trout's Notes on San Pedro & Related Trichocereus Species by Keeper of the Trout & friends on page 273
- The Flower Gardener's Bible: A Complete Guide to Colorful Blooms All Season Long; 10th Anniversary Edition with a new foreword by Suzy Bales by Lewis Hill in Back Matter
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