If you consider gardening a hobby, then, you certainly have at least one gardening book in your home. Even experienced gardeners need to read a gardening book from time to time in order to clarify some aspects of their occupation. And the choice of one gardening book or another says it all about what raises your interest in such an activity.
The American Hort. Society’s A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants is one great example of a very complete gardening book that could answer almost any question you may have related to plants. The downside of such a publication results from the very scientific content presentation, since most readers will prefer something accessible to the average user rather than complex and difficult to understand. Hence it is a good idea to check some reviews, leaf through content and see what impression it makes.
If you are just learning the basics of this occupation, then a general gardening book will be enough, at such a stage it is pointless to go into deep information about soil varieties, plant species and fertilizing. Many amateur gardeners start with a bed or two and do their apprenticeship at a reduced scale. Only skills and experience can support a large garden. On advanced knowledge levels, you will appreciate a different gardening book format.
Look for those publications with a decent photo coverage because you need details on seeds, roots, flowers and leaves. This is why we need to insist on the importance of previewing a book before purchasing it. Online orders may be tricky from this point of view, as you check little from one or two reviews. A serious gardening book is not always what you need; sometimes a simple notebook will be enough. It all depends on the task.
Detailed book categories are available in the gardening sections of bookstores. And online retailers follow the same system. Thus we can identify general or basic categories and specialized ones dealing only with perennials or annuals, cultivation models or garden design, soil preparation or fertilization and so on. You can get an idea about a certain the gardening book by leafing through it before the actual purchase. Some publications are more comprehensive than others covering from 100 plants to 1,500+ species.
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