Describing 900 genera and over 8000 plants, this A-Z gardening encyclopaedia also introduces a way of identifying plants from their appearance alone. Hundreds of synonyms and common names are cross-referenced, and the book's coverage encompasses fruit, vegetables, herbs, house plants, flowers, foliage, shrubs and trees. The main benefits, uses and any drawbacks of each plant are pointed out, and there are instructions on cultivation, propagation and pruning techniques, and on dealing with pests and diseases.
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I purchased my first home a year ago, and had little idea about plants for inside or outside the home. This book could not have been more helpful and I now have a better idea of how I will plant my garden next spring! I love the differnt sections, and now have a better idea of how to care for my plant purchases, as well as shade/sunlight placement. A great present for first time home buyers or gardening enthusiasts.
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This is the third time I have bought this book. I have had one for years and I have recently managed to buy two more as presents. It is, in my opinion, the best and most comprehensive book on gardening I have ever had and identifies everything with a colour plate. I was so pleased I managed to buy this latest one, so long after it was first published.
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By Manlio Reina
The Reader's Digest New Encyclopedia Of Plant And Flowers is without a doubt the best companion to everybody's gardening needs and desires. It is comprehensive and authoritative both in style and content and yet it is also very easy to read and full of practical hints and sound advice. The entries are very clear, with thorough descriptions of the species and sub-species, shapes, flowering periods as well as practical seed propagation and care methods for each species, should you decide to grow your own seedlings or bulbs. The appendix is also very helpful, with plants and flowers grouped according to colours, type of soil preferred, flowering season, etc. There is also a practical section on how to best recognise flowers according their shapes, colour and seasonal flowering time. You really cannot go wrong!
Really highly recommended.
Really highly recommended.
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fantadtic book
I love this book and it was exactly as described. No gardener beginner or pro should be without one.It has everything you need to know and more and pictures throughout.
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the New Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and Flowers
This book has been recommended to me by my Garden Design course level 3. It shows the height and spread of plant growth for the UK whereas the RHS books and many others use the... Read more
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A total gem for any gardener
A wonderful book which should be number one for any keen gardener out there.
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Excellent encyclopedia for the UK
This plant encyclopedia is excellent for use in the UK, it provides the height and spread for plants in the UK, rather than just giving their maximum dimensions elsewhere in the... Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2009 by AMM
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Got to be the gardeners' bible.
My mother in law gave this book to my mother when it was first published by Reader's Digest--must be some 40 years ago. I have literally spent hours looking at the plants in it. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2009 by Mrs. E. A. Eggleton
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Reader's Digest Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and Fowers
Essential for any serious gardener. A comprehensive A-Z of plants for UK gardens with detailed descriptions and good photos. Read more
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AS NEVER BOUGHT A BOOK FROM rEADERS DIGEST BEFOR,WE FOUND THIS BOOK VERY GOOD, AS WE LIVE IN GREECE & OUR PLANTING TIMES ARE IN FRONT , WE STILL FOUND THIS BOOK REALY GOOD, AS IT... Read more
Published on 31 July 2009 by Mrs. P. A. Simpson
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Brilliant Book - A must for garden lovers!
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Published on 26 July 2009 by Ms. P. Hewett
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