Illustrated handbook of garden plants
Subtitle: a practical guide to 3000 popular plants: characteristics, properties and identification, illustrated with more than 950 stunning photographs
By: Andrew Mikolajski ; consultant John Swithinbank
Contributors: Swithinbank, John, consultant
Publisher: Hermes House
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781843093503
Subjects: Ornamental Plants; Encyclopedias; Gardening
Description: "Contains descriptions and essential cultivation information for over 3000 common garden plants.  Lavishly illustrated with over 950 photographs.  Arranged alphabetically within plant categories for quick-and-easy reference.  Includes essential advice on choosing plants for different soil types and garden locations." --Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.

Previously published as An encyclopedia of garden plants.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: How to use the directory; title: How plants are named; title: Choosing plants for your garden; title: Trees; title: Conifers; title: Shrubs; title: Perennials; title: Annuals; title: Climbers; title: Roses; title: Bulbs; title: Alpines; title: Aquatic, marginal and bog plants; title: Cacti and succulents; title: Orchids; title: Ferns; title: Grasses and bamboos.