Cassell's encyclopedia of gardening Book

Intended as a source of inspiration as well as information, this fully illustrated compendium of more than 4,000 flowers, trees, and shrubs gathers a myriad of modern facts and gardening techniques. Each entry contains a succinct fact file of useful hints, technical details, and recommendations that will help you plan and plant your dream garden. To make sure you put the right plant in the right place at the right time, and to tackle any problems you might encounter, there are also chapters on gardening design, propagation, maintenance, and decoration as well as a year-round calendar of gardening tasks and a quick-reference plant guide for over 1,600 varieties. These indispensable features, combined with some 2,000 color illustrations, including 1,500 superb close-up photographs and hundreds of original drawings, make this the only reference you will ever need to turn your bit of earth into a refuge of endless delight.