ornamental plants

Comprehensive guide to garden plants with entries for more than 15,000 ornamental plants, includes gardening techniques, planning, and maintenance.

Presents a directory of three thousand plants, grouped alphabetically in nine categories, each with information on the plant's origins, size, hardiness, appearance, and cultivation requirements; and includes discussion of the natural plant communities found in various habitats throughout the world.

Contains entries that describe over 20,000 plants in all plant groups, providing notes on origin, cultivation, growth, propagation, and pests and diseases; arranged alphabetically by botanical name, and including an overview of the twelve hardiness zones, discussion of the gardening tradition, color illustrations, and a companion CD-ROM.

Explains how to choose and care for shrubs, and other information on over 150 genera of evergreens.

This book includes details on hundreds of varieties of container and pot plants, advice on propagation, tips on caring for plants, symbols for at-a-glance guidance to plant types, and more.