The Plant Lover's Guide to Ferns (The Plant Lover’s Guides)

This book comes highly recommended from several sources. It contains lovely photographs and is full of information about ferns.Richie Steffen is curator of horticulture for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle, where he manages the rare plant collections and leads the acquisition of new plants. He is an active member of numerous horticultural societies in the area and lectures widely about garden-worthy plants. Ferns from Timber Press is co-authored by Sue Olsen and Richie.

A lot of information with good photos

No dislikes. Very informative.

Good photos, good information on many, many ferns that would be of interest to gardeners who want to incorporate a variety of ferns into their garden.

Nice reference book. Good pictures. Suggestions of use and cultivation. The other titles of this collection I gave 5 stars. I guess this book could have more interesting pictures. Although it can be easily recomended.

I bought a copy as a gift and was so impressed with the the book that I'll see about getting a copy for my birthday. This is a beautiful, well-crafted book by an acknowledged expert on ferns whose love of the subject matter adds to the experience.

This is a reference book for me to use for sketches and etching on glass. Not so practical from a gardening standpoint unless you're in the UK or you're in a floodplain.

Beginner on fern study. One of the authors was a guest speaker at a program attended. Wanted the book.

I love the pictures which are informative and clear with good practical info on selecting and growing ferns in the garden, but I would have liked the inclusion of specific soil and light requirements for each fern. Slightly frustratingly the commentry is orientated to an American reader, so annecdotes, weather, zones etc were not so relevant to me in England. I thought that Kew would mean it was like buying an RHS book.... still useful and a pleasure to read!

I love this book, it is a great reference book and I go back to it again and again. Fab photographs. Great if you fern lover looking to create a fern garden.

excellent book has all the information I require great pictures and description of individual plants

I needed a reference book on ferns when planting a shaded bed in my garden. I found 2 that I considered essential.This is one of them, well illustrated and great at interpreting a latin title into a visual image

Excellent