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"Paperback: 608 pages Publisher: Laurel Glen Publishing (September 1, 2002) ISBN: 1571457216 Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6.1 x 1.7 inches The orchid is one of the most treasured flowers in the world. Now all the species and varieties of orchids are carefully detailed and categorized in this comprehensive guide. Compiled by Botanica's expert editors, this exhaustive reference stands alongside their equally impressive Annuals and Perennials, Trees and Shrubs, Roses, Gardening Encyclopedia, and Organic Gardening. Over 2,500 color photographs capture the beauty of the over 1,200 varieties of orchids listed. Complete with a reference table and glossary, this compendium is easy to use, portable, and modestly priced."
Customer Reviews:
Bring magnifying glasses.......2007-09-30
This book is too big for your pocket and way too small for a normall read. I gave it a few days but just couldn't get used to squinting. Regardless of how much good info it may contain, its just too painfull. By the way I have 20-20 vision... I was so annoyed by the miniature font that I decided to return it.
WHOLE OF INFORMATION.......2007-08-27
Though over 1200 species is a lot of orchids to be growing in the same conditions and in the same house (or greenhouse), this Masterpiece Book of the orchids culture is all that an orchid grower have ever expected.
And the most important fact is that all the orchids been shown here have the proper scientific name according to Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. Alejandro Taborda, ARGENTINA.
Excellent book.......2007-03-08
It's an excellent book and it tells a lot of all kind of orchids. It's easy to take to the orchidshop to buy new plants.
This is one of the orchidbooks that anyone who loves orchids should have.
Botanica's ORCHIDS.......2006-08-15
This is an excellent book and should be in the home of any orchid enthusiast that enjoys species. There are over 1200 species listed with color photos. This helps make identification much easier.
Since I have had my book for only a few days it is still in excellent condition but others I know who have purchased this title have had a problem with the paper cover coming loose. Also, some of their pages have seperated. Hopefully the quality of this one will be better but even if not then I would purchase it again.
Quality.......2006-07-09
While the contents are very informative and extensive the quality of the book itself is far less than expected. I had been using it for less than two weeks when the cover started detaching from the core. Now it is in such a condition that is nearly unmanagable without constant extra carefulness not normally associated with a well made book.
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- A bouquet of roses
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American Rose Society Encyclopedia of Roses
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Book Description
Botanica's RosesR will prove to be one of the greatest rose books of all time.
Customer Reviews:
A bouquet of roses.......2007-01-21
This book is worth owning for the photography alone! I own the Australian version (with the relevant 'hardiness zone map') and I recommend that any buyer of this book check the edition they are buying to ensure it is relevant to their location. While most experienced rose growers will have some idea of what will grow where, those seeking to establish roses for the first time will certainly find a relevant locality guide useful.
Roses are beautiful flowers and the plants themselves are fairly drought tolerant: an important consideration for those of us living with ongoing water restrictions.
I bought this book for the photographs as much for the information it contains. Other books will provide rose gardeners with more specialised information. But this is the book to turn to if glorious colour photographs inspire you.
The size and format of the book makes it more a coffee table book than an everyday guide.
If you like roses, you'll love these photographs.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Beautiful, Extensive, and Exhaustive.......2005-02-02
At one level it is a coffee table book. Its large format, heavy glossy white paper, and crisp photography all put it up there with the best gardening 'picture books.' At another level it is a reference. Only Modern Roses has more entries - but it costs much more and has few if any photos. And it is the photos that make this book a great one. It may be the best single source of rose photos one can get at any price.
The entries are spare, but there is very little crucial information missing. Virtually every entry indicates whether the rose is vigorous and which diseases it is prone to suffer. When roses fare better in one climate than another, Botanica tells you so. If a rose has fragrance, it says so. If a rose is spindly and lacks adequate foliage or branching, it will usually be indicated in the entry.
The entries have been scrubbed clean of personal bias as one would expect of a good reference. Unfortunately, it is a rosarian's personal connection with a rose that really makes reading about roses fun. Thus, most people who like to read about roses will find Graham Stuart Thomas' Book on roses more engaging, despite the comparative lack of photographs. Most will also find Stirling Macoboy's Ultimate Rose Book more engaging for the same reason. Even Claire Martin's 100 Old Roses and 100 English Roses have a litte more zing.
My interest in growing roses started around the time I picked up The Ultimate Rose Book. And it's still a good one to consider. It may be the closest thing to this book; but the photography in Botanica's roses is more accurate, more colorful, and far more exhaustive.
If one has to choose the first book to get when starting down the path of growing and enjoying roses, this might be the best.
Botanic's Roses The Encyclopedia of Roses.......2003-02-13
It is a beautiful book and if that is what you are looking for this is a great book. However, Amazon forgot to mention this is for Canada. Page 21 displays temperate zones for (CANADA ONLY). Again Page 21 "Zones 9-12 do not occur in Canada"? Many roses in this book are zones 9 and above---what is the temperature of 9 and above????? I live in the USA. ... Its still a beautiful book. Amazon should have made it clear it is a wonderful Canadian Book.
Botanica's Roses.......2003-02-13
I looked at the reviews and they where excellent. I bought the book and it has wonderful pictures. However, nobody mentioned that it is for Canada. It has a wonderful picture of Canada and its temperature zones . The difficulty is I live in United States of America. The book is for Canada period. Yes, it is a nice book, but it has to relate to USA, and this book does not. Each flower mentions a zone for growing, it mentions zone 9 numerous times. However, the book says on page 21 "Zones 9-12 do not occur in Canada" ? I tried to relate zones in my Great Western Book to the temperatures of the Canadian zones. Zone 1 in Botanic is not the zone 1 in Great Western, we are comparing Apples to Oranges. Yes I like this book. If I lived in Canada it would be a must. I am very dissapointed that Amazon did not show page 21, the Canadian Termperate Zones, if they had I would never have bought it.
Now, This Is A BOOK!!.......2002-08-19
WOW! Was I shocked when this huge bundle of joy showed up at my door! I anticipated a lot of pics but holy cow! I was able to use this hummer to identify 2 roses I had scoured other resources for in no time! (So far I only have 40 roses.)
It is beautifully written and the photos--pure eye candy! I adore roses so it was like giving a gourmet dinner to a starving person.
Those are the good points. I only have 2 nit-pickies that are hardly worth mentioning because I ADORE this book and recommend it 100% to any and all garden lovers. 1) The Cd-Rom tweeked on my computer--probably because I have version Windows ME..., 2) on the rose descriptions they forgot to share how big the roses would get. They used words like " a medium shrub". I figured that they meant about 5 feet but if you dont know roses its a necessary tid-bit.
So there. if you are unsure of spending the hefty sum on this book, don't think twice...BUY IT TODAY--And BTW Amazon has it the cheapest. GO ROSE HAPPY!! Do it...you won't be sorry.
Customer Reviews:
Real Flower Power.......2006-03-24
I was priviliged to use this book at a recent Plant Sale Fund Raiser for our local City Garden Center. It is a fantastic reference...easy to use and quick helping to discover all sorts of things about all types of plants, flowering and otherwise. Photos are clear and helpful as the text. A must have for a gardener...and nomenclature nut. It cut some difficult plant identification verification of conditions and locations, time in half!(c)ALL2006
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The newest edition to the Botanica's Gardening series, this authoritative encyclopedia covers all aspects of organic gardening. Botanica's Organic Gardening is a richly textured, stylish, visually stunning, and comprehensive guide to chemical-free gardening and living in harmony with the earth. Included is a series of four comprehensive, easy-to-use guides to growing vegetables, herbs, fruits, and ornamental flowering plants.
Customer Reviews:
A superbly organized and handy resource.......2003-02-13
Botanica's Organic Gardening: The Healthy Way To Live And Grow is an exhaustive, 608-page compendium of information, instruction, and advice specifically written to be completely accessible to organic gardeners of all skill and experience levels. Each page is densely packed with richly detailed information. A superbly organized and handy resource which is enhanced with a wealth of beautiful, full-color photographs, Botanica's Organic Gardening is very highly recommended for its coverage which includes everything from the basics of organic gardening to an extensive encyclopedia of edible plants.
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Did you know that the smell of sassafras blowing offshore convinced Columbus he was near land? Or that the American sycamore, which has the largest tree trunk in the eastern forest, can live for 500 to 600 years? Or that in the period before the American Revolution, patriots designated a sycamore tree in each colony as a "Liberty Tree" -- a meeting place for plotting against the British?
These facts are just a few of thousands you'll find inBotanica North America, an encyclopedia of the wonderfully diverse North American native plants by noted Canadian garden writer Marjorie Harris. This charming compendium is filled with more than 420 entries that provide essential information on each plant's physical attributes, natural history, common uses, and ethnobotany. There are also fascinating, often surprising anecdotes about plants you won't find anywhere else. From the Eastern forest to the desert, this beautifully written volume roves across the continent exploring how climate and plant life have affected, aided, and inspired us, from the first Native Americans to North Americans living in the twenty-first century: "The lonely majesty of a wind-swept jack pine has inspired generations of poets and painters," Harris writes. "These trees endure in spite of terrible weather . . . a jack pine forest has a dense, closed canopy with an understory of cherry, blueberry, hazels, bracken, and sweet fern along with trailing arbutus."
Comprehensive and engaging, Botanica North America is also filled with lush photographs of plants in their natural habitat and insightful quotes from a variety of gardening experts and amateurs, from naturalist Rachel Carson to famed conservationist John Muir.
Here is a reference no gardener or environmentalist should be without.
Customer Reviews:
A Delight in Every Way!.......2007-01-25
I am usually not impressed by "coffee table" books, but a few are much more than just pretty pictures. "Botanica North America" is just such a book. Well written by Canadian horticulturalist Marjorie Harris and lavishly illustrated with color photographs this is a delightful compendium of North American plant science and lore. The chapters are arranged primarily by region (with a few digressions) and a final chapter on the "Three Sisters"- Corn, beans and squash, plus a few other North American food plants. Each entry is readable independently of the others and each has some gems of information, plus occasional informed opinion by the author. None of the entries are dull in any way! In my examination I could find no major typos and almost every statement I checked out seemed to be accurate.
This is not in any way a guide for identification, but it is a delight to read and peruse! I recommend it to all people interested in botany and/or gardening. It is well worth the price.
A Delight for the Natural Historian.......2005-08-24
This book is a delightful ramble through a selection from the world of economically, historically, and medicinally important plants. As does a preceding reviewer, I dip into it frequently just for pleasure and to increase my general knowledge of how these plants have been useful to others, especially the indigenous population. It is NOT a guide to cultivation (William Cullina's wonderful pair of books on native plants offer that), or identification (Britton and Brown remains supreme), but a well-written survey of carefully chosen plants with interesting attributes other than their beauty, ease of cultivation or commercial availability. It's a book written by a plant lover for other plant lovers.
A Fitting Tribute to Our Native Plants.......2003-12-19
Botanica North America is a hefty tome at a little over 650 pages (and I?m guessing over 5 pounds), but the necessity of such a length is explained by the subtitle. Indeed, it would seem an overwhelming task to encapsulate in a book the history, botany, and traditional uses of North America?s native plants. Who would even dare try? We can thank Marjorie Harris.
For this comprehensive volume, this prolific and admired Canadian author sought information and opinions from hundreds of experts throughout North America. The acknowledgments alone are over three, packed pages long, so we know that Harris consulted thousands of knowledgeable individuals, and she collected photographs from among the most talented artists on the continent.
Throughout the book, Harris conveys a reverence for our natural world and the plants that inhabit it. She writes with an ecologist?s view, noting that ?If the point of this book is to honor native plants, it is also to honor their history, the secrets they have shared, the role they have played and must continue to play in the survival of our species. . . . We are the stewards of this land and if we do our best . . . to save as much of their habitat as possible, then we will be giving these plants the respect they deserve.?
To organize such a daunting task, Harris divided North America into the following regions: the Eastern Forests (covering the Northeast and Southeast); Swamps and Wetlands; Florida; The Boreal Forest; The Prairie; The Desert; California; Montane; The Tall Trees; and The Tundra.
The profile of each region begins with several pages of overview that introduce each area and capture its essence. Then Harris concentrates on the plants that are critical to the region and have been historically important to the human inhabitants. She organizes the plants by family, and each species she highlights is described through its botanical structure, ethnobotany, and natural history.
One feature I especially appreciate is this book?s ?browsability.? I can pick it up just to admire the photos if I wish. Or I can thumb through, picking up captivating quotes by nature writers and early explorers, from William Bartram to Walt Whitman. Or I can browse the plant descriptions, learning fascinating tidbits of information. I have always wondered why the blooms of bluebells turn from pink to blue as they mature ? now I know. And I learned that Native Americans used the dogwood as an ?indicator plant,? timing their planting of corn to the blooming of the tree.
I look forward to learning more about the secrets and history of our native plants as I continue to explore this extensively researched book. Botanica North America will not get stored on my bookshelf; rather it will stay at my fingertips, always ready to supply me with information or inspiration.
Botanica... Beautiful but not the most comprehensive.......2003-12-18
I bought Marjorie Harris' Botanica after reading gardening magazine reviews that this was the most comprehensive volume on native plants ever assembled. However I've already found about 6 native plants that I have that aren't listed and I'm sure there will be more as I make my way through the huge volume. That aside, the photography is very nice and the plant descriptions are thorough and informative. I especially liked how each of these plants were used by native peoples was included. This is definitely a keeper on my shelf but will be used as a companion with other books, rather than being the complete, one and only volume on native plants it claims to be.
Native plants in their glory.......2003-11-24
This book is a departure for Canada?s best-known garden writer. The reviews I?ve read tend to give the impression that it is a gardening book, but it?s more of a venture into history, geography, botany and enthobotany, than horticulture. Information that gardeners depend on, such as hardiness zones of plants, isn?t there, but that doesn?t mean gardeners won?t be fascinated by this extensive exploration of North American native plants.
The book offers photos and the stories of more than 420 plants?trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants?that grew in North America before Europeans arrived. The plants were selected because they are or were in some way valuable or important to people, whether native peoples or European settlers. At more than 650 pages, the book is extensive (it would have taken several volumes to encompass all the important plants). Still, there are some surprising omissions, for example, hickory, bitternut and pecan are included in the juglandaceae, but the ubiquitous black walnut isn?t.
Organized geographically, the book ranges from the eastern forests to Florida, from the boreal forest to the prairies, the southern deserts to California and the Pacific Northwest. The northern tundra is included, as well as a chapter on the ?three sisters?, the agricultural plants aboriginal peoples cultivated, corn, squash and beans.
Lush photographs accompany many of the entries, which provide essential information on each plant?s attributes and historical uses. Harris includes stories and quotations from early European plant enthusiasts who often courted hardship and danger to learn as much as they could about the new plants they were encountering. Many compelling stories come from these early observers and amateur botanists. Unfortunately, the publisher chose only to index plant names (common and botanical), and not the names of people. For example, I was hoping to find reference to Catharine Parr Traill, the sister of Susanna Moody (of Roughing it in the Bush fame), and the author of Canadian Wild Flowers (1868). As early as the mid-nineteenth century, Parr Traill regretted the almost wholesale destruction of the Canadian wilderness and its plants due to the onslaught of farmers clearing the land for crops and loggers harvesting timbers to ship to eager markets in Europe. Parr Traill is, in fact, quoted several times, but you won?t find her name in the index. Notes for each chapter do detail sources, but an alphabetical index would have made these names so much easier to find.
Botanica North America isn?t a book you can read from cover to cover quickly?instead it?s one to keep on the coffee table or at the bedside table to savor and dip into over many weeks. Harris brings to our attention the enormous variability and richness of the North American landscape. One can?t help but come away with a sense of regret over how much was destroyed, both deliberately and by accident (and still is being ruined today as suburban sprawl continues to eat up the landscape). Fortunately, awareness of native plants is on the upswing, and this book certainly marks a welcome contribution to the current revival of interest in these magnificent and under appreciated plants. Bravo, Marjorie Harris!
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A breathtaking collection of close-up flower photographs in the tradition of Mapplethorpe and Penn, with an intensity and beauty that is uniquely Schatz. In BOTANICA, award-winning photographer Howard Schatz puts an entirely new twist on the age-old tradition of depicting flowers in art. The flowers in BOTANICA emanate colors and textures so rich that youll be tempted to lift them off the page. Some of the close-up images are eye-popping in their extreme detail, while others are kaleidoscopic compositions of synesthetic color. From the exoticangels trumpets, passionflowers, and pincushionsto the familiarlilies, roses, and begoniasthe flowers Schatz photographs have never looked quite like this before, and yet it is their natural beauty that shines through every page of this sumptuous, oversize volume. Annotations at the back of the book, accompanied by miniature reproductions of the full-page plates, identify each variety and provide both common and Latin names. Schatzs unique presentation and photographic style make this a compelling gift for both flower lovers and connoisseurs of fine photography.
Customer Reviews:
Astonishment.......2005-12-09
The purpose of visual art is to capture our attention. Whether
a photograph compels you to gaze or to revisit the image again
and again, it must astonish. Schatz, who has repeatedly
in the past fifteen years made a name for visually seductive
images, here combines form and color to change our view of
nature. These photographs do not merely force us to rethink
the geometry of flowers, they make us wonder.
Ronald
Breathtaking.......2005-12-08
Truly breathtaking close-up photographs of flowers. Tulips, lilies, roses and the more exotic fritillaria and passion flowers have never looked like this before. Nevertheless, it is their natural beauty that grows on each page. Just as his book, WATER DANCE, makes you reconsider underwater photography, Howard Schatz has brought a new perspective to the garden flower.
Alice
Friday Harbor, WA
Botanica.......2005-12-07
Howard Schatz's photographs of flowers can only be described as his newest artform -- once again this photographer has re-invented how we look at beauty, first with his underwater photography and now looking anew at the blooms of life.
The full-page plates are exquisite and I highly recommend this as a holiday gift.
Great Gift Idea........2005-12-07
Howard Schatz and Beverly Ornstein's new book- "Botanica" is a feast for the eyes. The photos of flowers have luscious colors and I kept wanting to sniff the pages to check out the aroma! Perhaps they will do a"scratch and sniff"in the next book. Like all of their previous books, the production qualities are excellent and a section at the back with small photos of the individual pages with explanations are helpful. This is truly a work of art and will make an excellent gift for yourself or someone on your Holiday list. Who deosn't like gorgeous flowers??
If your idea of art is dogs playing poker.......2005-12-06
Then buy this book!
One, maybe two decent images in my opinion
Although art is subjective there are just too many flaws with these images to warrant publication, I just cant with good concious tell anyone to buy this book.
He seems to be very talented with other types of subjects, but his work with flowers, a favorite subject of mine, just left me totally cold.
Check out Sue Bishop or Kay Dammagard or even Tony Sweet they may not hob nob with the rich and famous but they know how to bring out the Beauty of nature.
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- One of the best
- Attractive to the eye, somewhat limited utility.
- the professionals choice
- Plant Nursery's Best Friend
- I HAVE 2 COPIES OF THIS!
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Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,000 Garden Plants and How to Cultivate Them
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A gardening book of supreme merit...A valuable reference tool for both novice and experienced gardeners--Over the Edge
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One of the best.......2007-06-09
Botanica is one of my favorite reference books, it's got great pictures and so many unusual plants. I also own the American Horticultural Society's A-Z Encyclopedia, but I never use it. Botanica is written in clear, common English, gets me excited about the plants, and gives me an intuitive feel for the plants. A-Z is a dry, scholarly compendium and an excellent doorstop.
One problem with Botanica is the binding. It's been through many different publishers, but every well-used copy I see is held together with strapping tape.
I find the zone recommendations dead on, but maybe that's because one of the editors lives in my town. But don't worry, I've only met him once and he had had no influence on this review.
Attractive to the eye, somewhat limited utility........2004-05-27
I purchased this book as "The Plant Book" on sale for $19.99 at Borders books & music in 2004. It is interesting to note that the introduction _How This Book Works_ still uses the title "Botanica".
This book has tons of pictures that are veritable eye candy, but their usefulness varies. Some of the pictures are not close-up enough to identify small details of the plants and others are so close-up that you can't tell the overall growth form of the plant. Ideally, it would be nice to have several pictures at different scales (e.g. close up views of flowers and leaves at several angles and pictures of the whole plant). However, inclusion of more pictures probably would have made the book too big to transport.
When trying to identify unknown plants it is nice to have the plants organized by generic name, when you know the genus. However, it can make identifying the plant frustrating when you run into a plant that you know which family, but not which genus it belongs to. In such cases, a book with keys and organization by family is more useful (e.g. Liberty Hyde Bailey's Manual of Cultivated Plants). However, this book's color pictures and quantity of plants nicely compliments books such as Bailey's Manual of Cultivated Plants as well as local flora manuals such as The Jepson Manual.
I haven't used the book enough yet to judge the accuracy of its information.
the professionals choice.......2002-06-22
I'm a garden designer and couldn't do without it. Every garden centre I know also has a copy. The Zone guides have always been exactly right based on my experience. Highly recommended.
(I also own and use our local edition of the AHS Encyclopedia which Amazon sell but it is slightly older so doesn't have as many new varieties - still a great book)
Plant Nursery's Best Friend.......2002-01-06
Working in a small plant nursery, we depend on this book for everything it seems. Many of our customers are new to the area and know only common names for what they're looking for. We've used this book extensively to find these plants. In fact, we've used it so much that this is the second copy we're ordering, having worn out the first! No garden center or gardener should be without this incredible book.
I HAVE 2 COPIES OF THIS!.......2001-07-23
This book is excellent! It covers almost very plant you can think of - and many more! It covers everything you need to know before you consider buying, planting...
My friends always want to borrow this, so I have 2 copies. That way I am sure that I will never be without it.
This is a great single source book! If you can only buy one- THIS IS IT!
Book Description
The ultimate guide to annuals, biennials, and perennials. This comprehensive A-Z listing identifies over 2,000 flowering plants, and includes a wealth of information on cultivation in all climate and soil conditions. Also includes a handy reference table and an index of common names and synonyms, which makes for easy use. Truly an exceptional value with over 1,000 pages and over 2,500 beautiful, full-color images. Makes an impressive botanical library with its companion volume, Botanica's Trees & Shrubs.
Customer Reviews:
Fair Reference - not the best.......2003-06-02
I bought both Annuals & Perennials, and Trees & Shrubs for considerable price and found them both lacking in listings and information. Some commonly grown plants that are excluded from this collection include: daffodils, artichokes, tulips, bamboos, chamomile, crocosmia, crocus, ostritch fern, cinimmon fern, and on, and on. I was hoping to use the books to correlate Zone information between Sunset Western Garden's system and the USDA Zone system, however, many plants that ARE listed in the Sunset book are NOT listed in the Botanica books. I'd highly recommend the Sunset Western Garden book over these two photo albums provided by Botanica. Whether you garden in the Western U.S. or not.
The 1 book I use almost daily.......2003-04-18
I have owned this book for 2 years and I use it almost daily during the "gardening season" and a lot through the cold times, dreaming and planning. There is also a wonderful reference table at the back of the book that lists quick statistics for each plant. (Perennial or annual, zone, bloom color, planting time & flowering season.)
This book does not claim to be a landscape planning book, so knocking it for not being one is unjustified.
The index is very comprehensive, even for common names. I've had no problems with it. But, to expect any book to know all of the strange, usually regional common names given to plants, as mentioned by an above reviewer, is unreasonable.
I loved this book when it first arrived and I love it more all the time. I can't imagine how this book was made for such a reasonable price! I've paid much more for books with far fewer pictures. You will love this book!
A lovely reference...but..........2001-08-08
The excitement of having a plethora of pictures of each annual and perennial is accomplished with this book. The photos are lovely. However, had the contents been organized in a longer setting(12X14) and more user-friendly reference of the plants, I would have been more forgiving in this review. The book is too small (5x8)and too compact for the enjoyment of looking for the perfect plant(s). The common names are not included and this makes for a need for ordinary identification.
Kudos to the photographers.
Nice photos but flawed otherwise.......2001-07-11
I bought this book thinking it would be comprehensive and a useful resource for planning the flower beds around our house, but found it to have a number of shortcomings.
On the plus side, it does have lots of nice photos. However, I usually can't find the particular cultivars that it has in local greenhouses, nor does it often have photos of the cultivars that they do stock.
On the con side, the worst flaw is the index, which is practically useless. Many of the plants that I have looked up are not listed by EITHER latin or common names in the index, though some of them are in fact listed in the book. In some cases, the index will refer you to another name ("see under X") but then X is not listed in the index either. It is maddening. The end result is that in many cases I cannot find anything about even common species in this book.
Also, the book has very little specific information about what types of conditions each plant prefers, and how to cultivate it. This is due in part to the large number of different varieties that it contains, so that the book tends to generalize (eg, plants of the X family prefer sun or shade, depending on the variety). So that makes it much less useful.
I would recommend this book only if you know a lot about gardening already and only want it as a reference to look up photos of different strains of flowers.
annuals and perennials.......2001-06-28
Annuals and Perennials is a great book for gardeners of all ages. It tells you when to grow plants, when the flowers of that plant will bloom, and where in the U.S. it will grow. With full color pictures and info on tons of plants, I gave this book a five-star rating.
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The ultimate guide to trees and shrubs. This comprehensive A-Z listing identifies over 2,000 plants, and includes a wealth of information on cultivation in all climate and soil conditions. Also includes a handy reference table and an index of common names and synonyms, which makes for easy use. Truly an exceptional value with over 1,000 pages and over 2,500 beautiful, full-color images. Makes an impressive botanical library with its companion volume, Botanica's Annuals & Perennials.
Customer Reviews:
Better than a sharp stick in the eye.......2007-03-08
I spend all winter reading gardening books. This book was disapointing. Its format is small. I like a nice big gardening book. Its information was sufficient, but it was not impressive. I am not sure I would have bought this book if I held it in my hands before I purchased it.
Great Book.......2006-01-19
I love this book, and as a horticulture student at Kansas State University, I think this book should replace some of our course books that we use. With it being only $20 it would save so much money for many students.
Great value for color photographs alone!.......2003-04-26
The variety of trees and shrubs covered in this handy guide of 1000 pages is incredible. Each genus is described, and a selection of species within the genus is photographed either of the foliage, flowers, or growth habit. Cultivation notes are included, along with descriptions of the species, or cultivars. The color photographs are what makes this book stand out. For example, there are more than 30 color pictures of the various pine species, 52 pages and more than 130 color pictures of rhododendrons, 45 pages and more than 120 color pictures of roses, 15 pages and more than 80 color pictures of camellias. And since the pictures are in color and show the beauty of the flower or the habit of the shrub or tree, foliage color, you can really plan your purchases before heading to the nursery, or take the book along to visualize a fully grown specimen.
Major Disappointment.......2000-12-22
This book is a great, if you live in Asia or Europe.It's fair at best for the US.If you want books about about trees & shrubs of North America their are much better books you can buy.
An invaluable reference for gardeners and horticulturalists........2000-03-05
Botanica's Trees & Shrubs is a superbly organized compendium of more than 2,000 plants offering the gardener everything necessary to identify and cultivate their flower garden or landscape their property. Profusely illustrated throughout with full color photography, the A to Z listing of plant entries offers a wealth of practical information on soils, pruning, siting, and everything else required to successfully grow trees and shrubs. Botanica's Trees & Shrubs is an essential, invaluable reference and resource for gardeners, landscapers, and horticulturalists.
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Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica
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Philosophia Botanica (The Science of Botany), by Carl Linnaeus, was originally published in Latin in Stockholm and Amsterdam in 1751. It is a greatly expanded revision of his Fundamenta Botanica (Foundations of Botany) of 1736, summarizing his work on the classification and taxonomy of plants while adding substantial new material. The book represents a critical stage in the evolution of binomial nomenclature, with a single word to describe the genus and another for the species. Special importance is attached to accurate description of the parts of plants, and to the correct use of technical terms. There are also explanations of the effects of soil and climatic conditions on plant growth. The book includes 10 original engravings, with 167 figures showing the shapes of leaves and other parts of the plant, and 6 short memoranda describing Linnaeus' botanical excursions, detailing his ideas for garden and herbarium construction, and outlining what is required of a botanist and his pupils. There are also indexes of technical terms, genera, and subjects. The first full English translation of this classic work since 1775, this beautiful book will be highly attractive to botanists and all those interested in the history of science.
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