Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide

Rating:
Summary: B is for botany and bad
Review: In the early 90's, I had the opportunity to teach a beginning botany class to home gardeners. The class had been taught for several years and Capon's book had been choosen for the text. I read the book and was surprised by the flagrant inaccuracy on topics such as plant anatomy and photosynthesis. The chapters were poorly arranged and overly technical. Since people as whole tend to remember what they were first taught as law, it disturbed me that many gardeners may be misguided.

Rating:
Summary: B is for botany and bad
Review: In the early 90's, I had the opportunity to teach a beginning botany class to home gardeners. The class had been taught for several years and Capon's book had been choosen for the text. I read the book and was surprised by the flagrant inaccuracy on topics such as plant anatomy and photosynthesis. The chapters were poorly arranged and overly technical. Since people as whole tend to remember what they were first taught as law, it disturbed me that many gardeners may be misguided.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent botany primer for gardners!
Review: This book is easy to understand. It is interesting while technical and educational without losing you in scientific monotony. It has helped me understand my plants and make good technical based decisions for their care. I wanted to delve deeper because of this book.