The Botanical Garden Vol I & II : Volume 1 - Trees and Shrubs, Volume 2 - Perennials and Annuals

491 and 539 pages, volume I deals with trees and shrubs, volume II, perennials and annuals, colour illustrations, bibliography and index at the end of each volume, Other 0333748905, green boxed set

In 1975 Roger Phillips began his life's major work of photographing and publishing pictures of the world's garden plants. He set out to develop an encyclopedic collection of books to show the difference between plants as diverse as mosses, roses and annuals. His first book, Wild Flowers of Britain (1977), was a huge success, selling 400,000 copies in the first year. He has since written 20 additional volumes (often with his co-author Martyn Rix) selling over 6million copies worldwide. His latest book is Mushrooms. Roger has written and presented two major six-part TV series on gardening (BBC & Channel 4). Famed for his ebullient personality and garish red glasses, he has become a well-recognised figure in the world of gardening.