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American Horticultural Society A to Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants (The American Horticultural Society) |  | Author: Christopher Brickell
Publisher: DK ADULT
Category: Book
List Price: $80.00
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Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 25551
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Pages: 1104
Number Of Items: 1
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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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.
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.
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 Fabulous reference May 6, 2010
kcbeverly (Kansas City)
Absolutely my favorite plant reference. A plant reference book with great pictures, great summaries and as complete a reference book as you will find anywhere. This is my second one. I bought one about 10 years ago, so I felt it was time for an update. It is still a wonderful reference.
All I ever wanted to know ....and more. February 4, 2010
Susan Schrenzel (New York,New York)
Delighted to have been able to get a prized book at 1/8th the original price.
Arrived in a timely fashion,in very good condition. This is a reference book
I will have for the rest of my days and be able to pass on to other future gardeners.
 great pictures, bad info November 7, 2009
moviejnkey (cali)
like others have said .. the pictures in this gigantic book are slick and glossy.. there are tons of plants listed.. the problem is .... a lot of the info is wrong ... i have found the plant heights and zones are different than other books such as hortus III, sunset western gardeners etc ... the pics are great ,, but i wont even opoen this book any more because i dont want the wrong info stuck in my head.... if they re-edited , corrected this book and added a little meat to the info it would be one of the best and the $50 would have been worth the money...
Best source for garden plants September 25, 2009
Robert J. Collins
The book is great. It allows the garden enthusiast to research any plant, shrub or tree.
The ultimate resource September 12, 2009
2 Bad Cats (Point Bob, WA)
If you've ever been stumped when attempting to find information on an obscure plant then this is the reference manual for you. The A - Z is a remarkably complete book, I've yet to look up a plant that isn't listed, the information is concise and relevant. Due to the staggering number of plants listed the book is set up by Family/Genus/Species/Variety - don't let this stop you, half the fun of finding what your'e looking for is stumbling upon other interesting plants along the way.
If you can have only one book on plants this would be my choice, it's a wonderful book filled with many great pictures - as an avid gardener who has a large plant book library I can't recommend this highly enough.
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