American Horticultural Society A to Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants (The American Horticultural Society)
Collecting contributions from 100 distinguished  horticulturists, the handsome and lavishly illustratedAmerican  Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plantsis 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 Plantsprovides an unsurpassed wealth of botanical information, making it the  yardstick by which all other gardening references must be measured.--This text refers to an alternateHardcoveredition.