The Random House Book of Shrubs

by Roger Phillips

Book Overview

The indispensable new reference book for every gardener With their immense diversity of color, shape, size, scent, flowers and berries, shrubs provide the gardener with an inexhaustible range of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679723455
• ISBN13: 9780679723455
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.5"

Customer Reviews

Photos great

Perhaps this is aimed at a novice landscaper or plant enthusiast, but as I botanist....I LOVE it. The photos are great and unrivaled. There are photos for identifying plants in any season (leaves, bark, flower, fruit). There is also a companion in my collection for TREES. I recommend them both for the same reasons. Some times a botanical key is not enough to jog my memory.

Random House Book of Shrubs

I love this series! The photos are awesome, and anyone serious about gardening should have the books!

Great information

I found that it had a lot of information and great colored photos to help with identification. Glad I got the book.

This book took my breath away, I could not put it down!

This volume is the most gorgeous and comprehensive overview of shrubs I have seen to date. The information contained, although not exhaustive, is concise and useful. The breadth of plants covered is truly amazing and the photography excellent. The only disappointment is lack of information on how to obtain these plants. I reach for this book so often, it seems to live on my desktop (Along with the other Random House Plant Books), not the reference shelf!