Covers all aspects of one of the most popular plant groups.
Dr Hessayon is the world's best-selling horticultural author - his Expert series of gardening books have sold over 53 million copies.He has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth who created him an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to British horticulture.He has been honoured by a leading newspaper which included him in its list of '60 Truly Great Elizabethans' because "he has taught millions of us how to garden with his wonderful do-it-yourself guides".He has been honoured by Guinness World Records as "the top-selling living author of the 1990s".He has been honoured at the National Book Awards with the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award. The Expert style is hard to define.According to the Librarian of the Royal Horticultural Society "Dr Hessayon perfected a manner of presentation which has yet to be surpassed for clarity, intelligibility and ease of access".According to The Times "he invented a formula of clear, uncluttered advice and illustrations with a superbly logical layout". There are 21 Expert titles in the series which have been enjoyed by gardeners all round the world.The House Plant Expert has now passed sales of one million copies in both the U.S. and Russia.
"Packed with photographs and diagrams that leap from every page, it answers every question you are likely to ask.I am pleased to have it and I am sure you will be too." Best "The appeal of the books is their clear photographs, drawings and charts with no-nosense text" Oxford Times "The ever-selling Dr Hessayon, of whose no-nonsense guides the books pages thoroughly approve" Guardian "Admirable" The Garden "The traditional Experts are bibles for many in the trade" Garden Trade News
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