I've got various gardening books, and they tend to divide into 2 sorts. The leafing through and gazing at photos sort and the practical, get the spade out and put your gardening gloves on sort.
If you're looking for substance over style there's a huge range of these 'expert' books, and they've been around long enough that you can easily get them in charity shops or secondhand bookshops. They're practical and informative, rather dull in appearance but useful if you need - pun alert! - down to earth details. I find 'The Flower Expert' book's mix of photos and illustrations great for identifying flowers. So if you don't know your Helianthus from your Helichchrysum, or your Salvia from your Salpiglosis, why not have a browse?
You can also delight in the colloquial names for flowers. I'm particularly fond of the Poached Egg Flower (Limnanthes) and Nigella's day-to-day name, the romantic Love in a Mist.
If you're looking for substance over style there's a huge range of these 'expert' books, and they've been around long enough that you can easily get them in charity shops or secondhand bookshops. They're practical and informative, rather dull in appearance but useful if you need - pun alert! - down to earth details. I find 'The Flower Expert' book's mix of photos and illustrations great for identifying flowers. So if you don't know your Helianthus from your Helichchrysum, or your Salvia from your Salpiglosis, why not have a browse?
You can also delight in the colloquial names for flowers. I'm particularly fond of the Poached Egg Flower (Limnanthes) and Nigella's day-to-day name, the romantic Love in a Mist.