A Pocket Guide to Plants and Gardening

by Elizabeth McCorquodale

A Pocket Guide to Plants & Gardening is a beautifully illustrated, informative reference book, designed to provide ready, simple answers to all the basic questions about plants. This mini encyclopedia takes an illuminating, engaging look at the science and stories behind the plants we encounter every day! Some of the topics covered the journey of a grain of pollen, how photosynthesis really works, the difference between grasses and all other flowering plants, and the life cycle of a plant from germination through to pollination. A Pocket Guide to Plants & Gardening also introduces us to the great names in plant discovery and science, reveals the life-changing inventions in plant science and cultivation, as well as detailing all the latest trends and fancies in the plant world. With bright illustrations, clear instructions and diagrams; as well as maps, timelines, portraits, keys and much, much more, this is the perfect interactive guide to plants for gardeners of all ages and experience!

192 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2012

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A small, attractive book that very successfully achieves the author's modest goals. It starts at the very beginning with an informative "What is a Plant?" page. There's a good overview of the "rhizosphere" -- the little known systems of interdependent fungi, bacteria and plant roots. We learn about the green sea slug, the only animal that can live on photosynthesis. The tree that when attacked by a bug releases oils that attract the bug's predators. The unusual reproductive habits of snails (a particular interest of literary suspense novelist Patricia Highsmith, by the way).