"Reader's Digest" New Encyclopedia of Garden Plants & Flowers

About this book

Describing 900 genera and over 8000 plants this A-Z gardening encyclopaedia also introduces a way of identifying plants from their appearance alone. Hundreds of synonyms and common names are cross-referenced and the books coverage encompasses fruit vegetables herbs house plants flowers foliage shrubs and trees. The main benefits uses and any drawbacks of each plant are pointed out and there are instructions on cultivation propagation and pruning techniques and on dealing with pests and diseases.