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American Horticultural Society A to Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants | 
| Author: H. Marc Cathey
Publisher: DK ADULT
Category: Book
List Price: $80.00
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Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 27147
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1104
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.1
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 9.6 x 2.5
ISBN: 0756606160
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.903
UPC: 690472006169
EAN: 9780756606169
ASIN: 0756606160
Publication Date: October 18, 2004
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Condition: New in fair dust jacket. Jacket in rough shape. New Book. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 1104 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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Amazon.com Review
Collecting contributions from 100 distinguished horticulturists, the handsome and lavishly illustrated American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants is a truly definitive gardening reference. With its 1,092 tiny-print pages, this may not be the book to tuck into your pocket as you weed and mulch, but what this encyclopedia lacks in portability, it certainly makes up for in scope. Hardy and tender plants, heirloom varieties and the latest hybrids--they're all accounted for here, with growing tips and background information about native habitats and ornamental features. You'll also find a fascinating section about botany, as well as information about basic gardening techniques such as mulching, staking, pruning, propagating, and protecting plants for winter. But the encyclopedia's main attraction is the individual plant entries--more than 15,000 of them, embellished with 6,000 full-color photographs and illustrations. From the visual glossary of leaves to the map of growing regions, The American Horticultural Society A-Z of Garden Plants provides an unsurpassed wealth of botanical information, making it the yardstick by which all other gardening references must be measured.
Product Description
The most comprehensive, detailed, and lavishly illustrated guide to garden plants ever published, first published in 1997, has now been completely revised to include nearly 250 new plants and photos. The AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants is an essential reference for all gardeners, from novices to experts.
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 complete September 5, 2008
This is a great book! I'm very happy with it. The common names are listed as well as the latin names so it's easy to cross reference. I can simplify my gardening library now!
A-Z July 24, 2008
Wow and A-Z it is. If you need to know something this has it. Great reference guide
A-Zplant guide Horticultural Encyclopedia May 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been through my book, cover to cover twice so far and the second time through I found plants I thought were missing the first time and both were in photographings of said plants. It(the book) has helped me tremendously as a Master Gardener in selecting plants to propagate wisely for the community butterfly gardens I am now planting from the plants that I have grown from seeds or cuttings at least 90%. The other few were from wise purchases. We(mastergardeners) keep this bible in the shelves to assist the Master Gardener answering the "hotline" with questions about any kind of plants or problems people in Polk County, Fl have to ask our help in solving. I will probably be getting one on propagation to complete my needs and if one for Florida exists, it will be one that I review! I bought the encyclopedia so I could have it at home for personal refrence.
Master Gardener for Polk Co., Fl
Carol H May 21, 2008
An illustrated, complete book of garden plants. Offers great information for the advanced as well as the novice gardener. One negative aspect is it's size and weight. Very cumbersome to handle which is not conducive to longevity of the spine of the book. Would have been better published in two volumes.
My Bible of Gardening April 23, 2008
I bought this book several years ago and have since given away literally boxes of other gardening books. This is very concise. If I need further information about a particular plant the internet is always available. The book is big and heavy but this book is a literal A-Z of gardening and worth EVERY penny you pay for it. I highly recommend for ALL gardeners.
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