RHS Encyclopedia Of Plants and Flowers

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The RHS is the world's leading gardening organisation. Its brand is hugely respected as a mark of authority and expertise. The RHS is committed to getting the nation gardening again, with a focus on encouraging beginners. Just landed this week – this new edition is full of thousands of plants and flowers with descriptions and explanations, if you are interested in gardening, this is the book for you! An updated edition of the best-selling highly illustrated garden plant reference, featuring more than 8,000 plants and 4,000 photographs.

Choose the right plants for your garden and find all the inspiration and guidance you need with the new edition of this best-selling illustrated reference book organised by plant colour, size, and type. Details: An updated edition of the best-selling highly illustrated garden plant reference, featuring more than 8,000 plants and 4,000 photographs.I had to laugh at how coy the book is in talking about manure. It's just poo, folks! No need to upset your delicate sensibilities!

Plant Names and their Origins explains the system for classifying and naming plants, while Creating a Garden offers advice on design, planting and basic pruning. Let me start by saying that I am not a gardener. In fact, due to my degenerative eye condition, I'm extremely photophobic and have to limit time spent in natural daylight, so gardening and I don't really mix well. RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers which is now available in ebook(PDF) format, is an expert guide to planning your dream garden, redesigned to aid navigation and make identifying plants easier than ever. Over 8,000 easy-to-find plants and thousands of photographs will give you all the guidance you need. See the horticultural classification of genera with large numbers of cultivars (for example, which tulips are Fringed, Lily-flowered, Triumph or Parrot cultivars)Each variety is photographed and the new "how to" section tells you all you need to know on cultivation, pruning and care. Plus, use the special plant selector to grow for every possible situation and condition, from sunless walls to sandy soil. This being said, I couldn't resist reading this book after I bought for my green-thumbed wife as it is just so beautiful a tome. It's a big, chunky doorstep of a book, as you'd expect from an encyclopedia, and it's very well designed (I'm a qualified graphic designer, so I do know what I'm talking about on this front). Choose the right plants for your garden and find all the inspiration and guidance you need with The RHS Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers. Drawing on expert advice from the RHS, this best-selling ebook features a photographic catalogue of more than 4,000 plants and flowers, all organised by colour, size, and type, to help you select the right varieties for your outdoor space. Discover perennials, bulbs, shrubs, and trees, succulents, and ornamental shrubs, all showcased in beautiful, full-colour photography. Browse this photographic catalogue to find at-a-glance plant choice inspiration. Or use the extensive plant dictionary to look up more than 8,000 plant varieties and the best growing conditions. Plants presented gouped by colour, along with basic info on requirements (sun/shade, hardiness, water requirements) and a thumbnail photo, lots of cultivars included in photos.