Can anyone recommend a really good book on plant recognition?

I'm studying garden design and I need to learn about different plants, can anyone tell me of a book that describes plants (with pictures) and where they grow best. I'm mainly looking at native species in the UK.


Ideally it would have a type of plant on each page, and would be handy as a reference guide.

Can anyone recommend a really good book on plant recognition?
For initial identification of native plants you really can't beat Roger Phillips' 'Wild Flowers of Britain' - you get pictures of plants at various times of the year and the photos are lovely and clear. Others in the series include 'Trees' and 'Grasses, Mosses and Lichens'.





For use of natives in garden design, my favourite is 'English Plants for your Garden' by Jill, Duchess of Hamilton, Penny Hart and John Simmons.





For all-round identification of garden plants, I would go for the two-volume set of 'The Botanic Garden' by Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix.





You might want to have a look at a copy of a native flora - this is more use for taxonomic purposes and is quite challenging to use.
Reply:Most local or near by mail order nursery mail out free catlogues, they have all the info in them that you are looking for.





So find them on Internet and get the catlogue.





Other place will be library, and gift shop at the botanical garden near you.
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