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Summary: If you buy any gardening book this is it!!!
Review: I have bought this book a couple years ago and it is the best book I have bought! It covers every plant, bush, tree in the world. Very informative and the pictures are great. It is well worth the money. Would recommend for beginners and experts.
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Summary: Good book for identifying plants
Review: I identified alot of plants I had & didn't know what they were. It was hard to put this book down once I started reading through it. I find something new every time I look at it. I wish they had put the common names with the latin name of each plant. The common names are cross referenced in the back & you have to flip back & forth trying to match the names.
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Summary: plant lovers might need an education
Review: I ordered this book in hopes that it would give me information on plant heartiness, when and where to plant, diseases, pests and cures. It does that, and so much more. Too much more. It really is more for the horticultural enthusiast/expert, and less for the weekend gardener. The information is vast, the pictures are wonderful, but the "lingo" is a bit professional. I do feel rather cool having it in my collection though! PS, this book weighs a TON! Beware!
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Summary: My favorite garden plant book.
Review: I own nearly 100 garden plant books, if my home caught fire and I could only save one book - this would be it. I buy nursery plants through mail order and I look for new and unusual plants to add to my garden. Everytime I look up a plant in this encyclopedia I find it, along with growing details, comments about species or varieties, and a color photograph. Very comprehensive, very complete, and great information.The only downside is that this 1100 page book is so heavy it takes two hands to lift it out from the bookshelf (I guess that's a small price to pay for completeness). If you can measure information by weight, than this book is a bargin! Every serious gardener must have this book. The next time you come across a plant name that you don't know, you will be very pleased that you own this encyclopedia.
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Summary: A Beginner's Must- Have!
Review: I purhased this gardening "Bible" a couple of years ago, as a novice. It is very easy to use, and you don't have to know scientific names to find information. I think it is very thorough, and the pictures are gorgeous. I recommend it to anyone interrested in gardening.
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Summary: The Ultimate Guide
Review: I work at a garden center on Long Island, NY and this book is everyone's first choice for most research and information. Arranged by plant genus, it is hard to find a plant group not represented (If you can't find it, you probably have the wrong name). Full cultural information and great photos make this book the best plant reference we have found. Excellent choice for anyone interested in starting or adding to a horticulture library.
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Summary: The Gardener's Tech Bible
Review: If you need or are just curious to find out anything and everything about all aspects of garden plants, this is a must-have gardening encyclopedia!
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Summary: The first choice for a reference.
Review: It's an incredible book of more than 15,000 plants, probably every one you'll ever need to know about. The 6,000 color photographs are representative enough that you will have a picture or two of virtually any tree, shrub, perennial, grass, bulb, annual, and houseplant. Encyclopedic in format, this 1,095-page book is the type of reference that anyone with an interest in plants will want to keep on a bookstand, because it will be used frequently. This tome includes all the basic information you need to know about each plant, including growth habits, ornamental characteristics, cultural requirements, hardiness, size, and more.
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Summary: Easy Hoeing
Review: Many people have praised this book already. I will not be redundant but will describe what are to me the book's most valuable features: its design, comprehension and convenience. This book is designed with sophistication. Its layout is fun to the eye and is easy-to-read due to its simple and consistent organization and clear uses of typography. Its photography is first-rate, descriptive and true-to-life with none of the false saturated colors of some plant catalogues. "A-Z" is that-comprehensive. The plant listings are preceded by brief but helpful sections, totaling 45 pages, on botany, cultivation [under glass or in the garden with useful information on pruning, plant hardiness, propagation, etc] and ornamental plant groups [cacti, ferns, aquatic and rock plants, etc.] This book is truly encyclopedic and as thorough as it can be in 1095 pages- there are 26 pages and 310 photos of roses alone-with no hype or unusable information. This book is convenient, despite its weight. After purchasing this and its companion volume, the "AHS Encyclopedia of Gardening," I gave away about four linear feet of other gardening and horticultural books. This volume, though, is the one that stays by the door to the garden all summer and by my bed all winter. "A-Z"'s high standards authenticate the authority of the American Horticultural Society, reflect its editors' concern for quality and gives voice to its contributors' erudition and expertise. You can virtually garden with this book without leaving your armchair.
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Summary: A must have book for all gardeners!
Review: Of all the gardening books on the market, this is THE one to have. It lists all (I can't find any that were not listed) plants available to American Gardeners. It even has plants that are not available from nurseries (such as native or endangered plants). Plants are listed alphabetically by genus but there is a common name cross-index in the back. This book contains none of the hype found in catalogs or information from nurseries. Details about hardiness zones (USDA and heat), growth habits, origin, planting and propogating instructions, care, pests and diseases are all listed. Wonderful color pictures for most plants. Well worth the price!
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