The Ultimate Plant and Garden Book

The Ultimate Plant and Garden Book is the perfect book for every gardener, and for everyone who loves flowers and plants. It is the most comprehensive garden resource book available for those gardeners looking for "one-stop" gardening.
Whether you want to create a garden of seasonal color; a more formal landscape of trees, lawns, and ground covers; a gallery of orchids; a vegetable and herb garden; a succulents garden; or indeed a little of all of these, then this is the book for you.
To bring your plans to life, choose from the more than 2,000 plants fully described in the text. The chapters cover the various groups of plants, including annuals and perennials, shrubs, trees, bulbs, climbers, lawns, vegetables and herbs, cacti, orchids and ferns. Within each chapter the extensive A to Zs of plant descriptions are complemented by more than 2,200 beautiful, full-color photographs. Each entry gives complete information on the origins of the plant, its habit, its appearance, its size, its flowering time, its planting time, how to grow it, any special cultivation requirements, and how to propagate it.
Also featured are fourteen field trips, which will take you on fascinating journeys to see some of the plants in the book growing in the wild. The destinations are as diverse as Mount Kinabalu on the island of Borneo (to see tropical rhododendrons) and the Swiss Alps (to see the yellow gentian). In addition, this comprehensive book offers a wealth of information on planning, constructing, designing, and planting a garden. It is complete with a seasonal calendar, cultivation guidelines, a glossary, and an index of both common and botanical names.
The Ultimate Plant and Garden Book has been written in a fresh, easy-to-read style by a team of experts, and has been reviewed by a panel of consultants. Lavishly illustrated, it is an extremely accessible, informative, and invaluable reference work for any gardener.