Paint My Garden Blue -- Please!

The bulk of this book is called "Descriptions A-Z." Here you find a general discussion of each plant, information on propagation, followed by a listing of representative species or cultivars. The plants discussed are arranged in alphabetical order by the Genus name. Each section lists the Genus name, common name, and then the plant family as a header. The final portion of the book includes a listing of blue flowered plants for various situtations, a glossary, and a bibliography.

Many of the plants are also illustrated with color photographs. Two page wide photographs of landscapes using blue flowers are also provided. These photographs are enough to tempt every gardener The photographs together with the quality of writing makes this an outstanding book which I enthusiastically recommend for the gardener on your gift list.

I do have one minor criticism reagarding the organization of the sections prior to the A-Z section discussing plants. For me, those sections were arranged in a way that made poor transitions from one section to another. I would have sequenced the chapters in this order: "Is That Really a Blue Flower," "Blue is for Flowers," "Technical Aspects of Blue as a Flower Color," "What Is in a Name?," "Family Relationships," and "Use of Blue Flowers in the Garden." The rest of the book seems logically organized.

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