Customer Reviews
Amazing book - By: Luis Morais, 18 Jul 2008 
I am still amazed with how well written & pleasurable to read this book is. Botany can be quite complicated at times, & I will not say that this book hasn't had at least one or two topics that didn't interest me at first (such as genetics), but once you start reading it you really feel hungry to read more.
It is writtenin a way that almost feels like reading a novel. I am going to read it again as I found that writing notes were distracting me away from the pleasure of reading the book itself. It also makes me wonder why when I was at schoool they didn't teach us all those interesting things the book so easily & magnificently tours us about. Wow, I have learnt so much!
In a nutshell, it feels like you are a reading a BBC cum National Geographic documentary book. Nevertheless the only downside of the book is the diagramation & the coordination of space between pictures & text, not the content's fault & should definitely not decrease even a 0,0001 star from its stellar 5 star rating.
Very well written descriptions of how plants work - By: Alexia Ballance, 03 Oct 2007 Reading about botany bores me (which is strange for someone who loves growing plants for a living), but I LOVE this book. When I was studying for the RHS Advanced Certificatein Horticulture (a Level 3 qualification) it provided just the right level of detail, well explained. Some great, simple diagrams clarify heavy subjects & the few pictures taken through microscopes are fascinating. There's no waffle, just facts.
If, like me when I started, you have very little knowledge of botany, you may find that 'Principles of Horticulture' by Adams, Bamford & Early is a better starting point. I used to read a chapterin PoH for the basics & then turn to Capon for a more satifactory level of detail.
Capon became the "Bible" of our botany class & we referred to it constantly as we struggled to understand & retain the botanical knowledge we needed.
