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Rating: 
Summary: great book.
Review: This book is nearly 400 pages, and is CHOCK FULL of color photographs (and color drawings in some places). The sections are broken into "Annuals and Biennial", "Perennials", "Climbing Plants", "Shrubs", Trees, Roses, Water Garden Plants, Rock Garden Plants, and Bulbs Corms & Tubers. Each plant has a description of its appearance, preferences, and how to grow it.
There is an index listing plants by special purpose "with aromatic foliage", "with fragrant flowers", "for cut flowers", "winter interest", etc. Also a chart that lists plants by their preferences for soil, sunlight, size, etc.
Despite the title, this book doesn't cover the "creative" part... there's nothing about how to be creative with your garden. However, the book's focus is on describing the types of plants you'd have in a creative garden.
Rating:
Summary: great book.
Review: This book is nearly 400 pages, and is CHOCK FULL of color photographs (and color drawings in some places). The sections are broken into "Annuals and Biennial", "Perennials", "Climbing Plants", "Shrubs", Trees, Roses, Water Garden Plants, Rock Garden Plants, and Bulbs Corms & Tubers. Each plant has a description of its appearance, preferences, and how to grow it. There is an index listing plants by special purpose "with aromatic foliage", "with fragrant flowers", "for cut flowers", "winter interest", etc. Also a chart that lists plants by their preferences for soil, sunlight, size, etc. Despite the title, this book doesn't cover the "creative" part... there's nothing about how to be creative with your garden. However, the book's focus is on describing the types of plants you'd have in a creative garden, and thus has an entire chapter on roses but doesn't bother detailing, say, roadside thistle. I think it's a good book.
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