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Trees, Shrubs, & Flowers to Know in Washington & British Columbia (Trees, Shrubs & Flowers to Know in British Columbia & Washin)

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I am restoring 72 acres of wetlands on South Whidbey Island, WA - Earth Sanctuary. We have just put in over 4,800 plants, 59 species, as part of a 500-year plan to restore the property to mature old growth and promote maximum biodiversity. This is our guide for identifying and learning all the trees, shrubs, and flowers.

This book is organized for the beginner (by color) but it is one of the most acurate field guides I have found. The evergreen and broadleaf keys are worth the price of the book.

I am restoring 72 acres of wetlands on South Whidbey Island, WA... We have just put in over 4,800 plants, 59 species, as part of a 500-year plan to restore the property to mature old growth and promote maximum biodiversity. This is our guide for identifying and learning all the trees, shrubs, and flowers.

Although the plant descriptions are good, as is some of the other ancillary information, the line drawings are downright terrible-- terrible to the point that some plants are unidentifiable in the field based on the drawings. Admittedly, the photographic plates have some nice photographs of some of the species covered in the book, but given the limited photos and the fact that they are confined to plates and not adjacent to the plant descriptions, I expected much more. This is a decent book, but its drawbacks are too great.