Rhs Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers - Hardcover

Christopher Brickell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405354232 ISBN 13: 9781405354233

Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kinders, 2010

Synopsis

Packed with advice on over 8000 plants with all you need to know on cultivation, pests, diseases and choosing the right plant for the right place.

About this title

About the Author:

Formerly Director General of the Royal Horticultural Society, Christopher Brickell is an eminent plantsman. In 1976 he was awarded the RHS Victoria Medal of Honour for his services to horticulture, followed by the CBE in 1991. A former editor of The Plantsman, he has published many botanical and horticultural papers and articles and chaired the International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants. In 1990 he was editor-in-chief for the first edition of Dorling Kindersley's bestselling RHS Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers (now in its 5th edition and with sales of over a million copies in the UK). This was followed by RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening, RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and RHS Pruning & Training. He has recently completed full updates of both the A-Z of Garden Plants and Pruning & Training.

Review:

. . . you can't do without it. As a reference book it is unsurpassed * Guardian * Absolutely essential * BBC Good Homes *

About this edition

• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kinders
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1405354232
• ISBN 13: 9781405354233
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 744