The RHS Dictionary of Gardening

The RHS Dictionary of Gardening

An exclusive Folio Society edition published to mark the 200th anniversary of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Five years in the making, incorporating the work of over 500 contributors, advisors and researchers, the RHS Dictionary of Gardening reflects every aspect of horticultural practice and plant science, from age-old principles of growing to garden history and design. The entries consist of botanical descriptions and cultivation notes for an astonishing 3,983 genera of plants and cultivars, covering such aspects as the distinguishing features of a species and the climatic zones to which it is native. 376 black-and-white plates integrated within the text provide an A-Z illustrative guide to the entries, from Acanthus to Zamia.

With a beautiful buckram library binding, colour frontispieces and ribbon markers, this is the finest available edition of a timeless work of reference, which the Royal Horticultural Society has itself called 'one of its greatest achievements'.