An easy-to-use colour reference guide, which lists over 3500 of the most useful woody plants for today's gardener. This dictionary provides concise descriptive and cultural notes for trees and shrubs, conifers and climbers, enabling the garderner to identify a vast array of plants quickly. Complete with advice on pruning, a glossary of botanical terms and a comprehensive quick-reference guide to choosing trees and shrubs for specific purposes, this invaluable reference book is the ideal companion when selecting new plants and identifying those already in the garden.