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Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants: The Most Authoritative Guide to the Best Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs for North American Gardens (Taylor's Guides) | 
| Creator: Frances Tenenbaum
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 585792
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.4
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 4.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 0199204934
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.903
EAN: 9780805897203
ASIN: B000Y4M8XY
Publication Date: October 7, 2003
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Product Description
At the heart of every garden are the plants, which enhance our land and engage our souls. For gardeners, no matter how new or how advanced, whether we cultivate for ourselves or for landscaping clients, plants are the sine qua non. They intrigue us and inspire us. And the more we learn about them, the more they add to our pleasure in gardening.
For all of these reasons, every gardener needs a good plant encyclopedia. And, as the only plant encyclopedia written exclusively for North American gardeners, Taylor"s Encyclopedia of Garden Plants will be as useful twenty years from now as it is today. If a plant can"t be grown on this continent, you won"t find it here.
Readers will use this book in a number of ways: as a resource for identifying plants, as a guide to purchasing the best species and cultivars for particular gardening locations and growing conditions, and as an important way to save the cost and disappointment of buying plants that won"t thrive or will overwhelm a garden. Choosing just the right tree or shrub can add the crowning touch to your landscape plan.
Here you"ll find expert information about more than a thousand species of trees, shrubs, roses, bulbs, perennials, annuals, and ground covers. Illustrated with 1,200 color photos and hundreds of line drawings, the encyclopedia includes instructions on how to grow the plants and even on how to propagate many of them. An extensive glossary and a common name index make this book accessible to beginners as well as longtime gardeners.
Like gardening itself, Taylor"s Encyclopedia of Garden Plants will bring its readers immediate pleasure as well as long-term rewards.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Excellent and informative September 16, 2008
A great resource on plants. We use it for our nursery business. Love it!
 Informative July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This encyclopedia has a broad scope on many of the plants used in the garden landscape. You will find information about how the plants are arranged, and how/ why the chosen plants came to be included in this book.
The plants are outlined alphabetically by botanic nomenclature. In the back of the book it also has a common name index which is immediately followed by the botanic equivalent.
Each entry starts with the botanic name, with a phonetic spelling and genus family. Followed by a general description and how to grow the species. Under each entry will be the individual cultivars with a description and zone tolerances.
This encyclopedia also has general info about propagation, a glossary and a hardiness zone map.
No single encyclopedia will have that one single plant you are looking for.
For any gardener, this book should be included in your library.
I have a landscape design and build company, and have several encyclopedias in my collection. This is one I reference, from time to time for its accuracy and authority.
Great Book July 11, 2008
Huge book with just about every plant you could think of - if you can't grow a particular plant in your area, they give you alternatives that are similar which I think is very helpful as I live in Southern California and need plants that are water-wise and heat tolerant.
This is a great resource for a veteran gardener or beginning level.
A most informative book March 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We got much more than we expected. I expected a small "manual" type book. Instead, we got a beautifully bound and illustrated folio. The information is clear, and the pictures are beautiful. We have looked up numerous plants from our yard and have checked out the suitability of others for our unique condition. I would recommend this book highly.
Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants: The Most Authoritative Guide to the Best Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs ... January 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent! No gardener should be without it. I have yet to have a plant not listed in this book. It is a large book, but worth it. Beautiful photos. Money well spent!
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