Landscape Plants of Arabia Hardcover – December 27, 2013

A well compiled informative book!

I bought this book for friends in Dubai who enjoy gardening and farming.It makes a wonderful elegant gift.for the serious gardener, amateur.gardener or student.You will find everything you need to know to grow the right plants successfully in Arabia or desert landscapes.I also have a copy myself on my coffee table and although I no longer live in Arabia I still enjoy looking at the wide variety of plants that can be successfully grown there. It is a large book, but set out elegantly and clearly.

I have been looking forward to owning this book as its a 'one stop' reference book for virtually all the plants grown in the region, rather than having to consult 6 or 7 books looking for information. It's beautifully, informative, easy reading and authoritative. Congratulations to Julian Lee.The Horticultural Association Of Oman has purchased a copy for the Public Knowledge Library in Qurum to make it accessible to a wide audience.A small niggle, it's physically hard to handle weighing 4.5 Kg, 2 or even 3 volumes would have been better.

A very good book for landscaping in arid areas. Very good notes accompaning each plnat species. Well written and well illustrated.The downside of it is that it is a very heavy book to carry around - literally.Landscape plants change all the time - and such a weighty book will loose its importance if it is difficult to use because of its weight.

Climate change, old traditions, a modern look, a VERY heavy source. "The book to go to" for all those who live in arid, or semi-arid areas and want to know how, what, where. Warmly recommended.