Customer Reviews

The Complete Book of Plant Propagation

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Plant chapters included in this book are: annuals and biennials; herbaceous perennials; ferns; bulbs, corms and tubers; alpines and rock garden plants; conifers and heathers; shrubs, trees, and climbers; houseplants, water plants, herbs, fruit, and vegetables. Each chapter consists of two parts, the first is an illustrated guide of propogation techniques; the second part is a "directory" or a mini encyclopedia of plants. This book is mostly plant directory rather than propogation techniques. For example, in the longest chapter, Shrubs, Trees and Climbers, there are 10 pages of propogation techniques and 14 pages of directory. The book's strong points are in this chapter also, it has a good section on tree grafting. However, my biggest complaint about this book is that it does not mention roses at all. Nor does it mention carnivorous plants or other exotics. On the plus side, the photographs and illustrations are excellent. If you are interested in growing a specific plant type, like begonias or cacti, you would be better off with a plant-specific book, this book is too general.

If you have even an average basic gardening book, you don't need this one. There's nothing in here I didn't already know, and I'm far from being an experienced gardener. I have a couple of basic gardening books, nothing special, and a very basic guide to perennials; together they contain much more info than is given here. Glad I got it from the library before deciding whether to buy.

This book is full of well explained information and detail on plant propagation and is a great reference for almost any person interested in this topic. The exception might be professional plant researchers.

The book was not a disappointment. It seems to be an excellent resource. The disappointment was that it was advertised as new, but was, in fact, used. It even has hand written notes in it. I'm glad I didn't order it as a gift. It arrived on time in good shape. I can't report yet whether I am successful in using the propagation methods illustrated in the book, but I would recommend it as a helpful resource to gardeners who want to try propagation.