Botanica: The Most Complete Garden Encyclopedia Ever Published

I bought this edition in Thailand in 2002 from Asiabooksdotcom A cheaper (used) version is available, try looking for ISBN # 3833112530 It's a bible for newbies & pros. You won't be disappointed if you need an excellent reference plant identifier.

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.

Botanica is a beautifully and profusely illustrated 1020-page compendium of more than ten thousand plants, with complete, "user friendly" instructions on how to cultivate them. Laid out alphabetically, this A to Z anthology is a virtual showcase of color photography and is a pure pleasure to simply browse through, in addition to being an indispensable planning guide (there is an exhaustive index) for the family gardener or commercial horticulturalist. In addition to being very highly recommended for individual and academic gardening reference collections, Botanica would also make an impressive Memorial Fund selection for community libraries.

I wish I had found Botanica before buying dozens of other plant ID references - it would have saved me 100s of $ and hours of research to find everything in one volume. Every horticultural plant of worthy is covered with complete profile and excellent color photos. I don't know how they can supply so much book for so little money. Such a bargain!

I purchased this book at Christmas for myself and a friend.I have found it to be my best reference guide to date. The CD is untouchable to any other CD reference I've seen. I recently went back to college to study landscape design. My first classes are on trees and shrubs along with annuals and perennials. I took my book to class everyone was thrilled. They wanted to buy one.. But $59.99 not including the cd. This is redicules. You may want to rethink you price. By the way your handle idea is great but you need to find another way to seal the book. It gets all ripped when you try to open. Still and excellant reference guide... I'm happy I bought it at the time I did. You may want to watch out you may be pricing yourselfs out of the ball park!