A Plantsman's Paradise: Travels in China

Gave to my green fingered daughter who also loves China for her birthday. She is thrilled with the content - pictures and writing. I was personally impressed by the size of the book - brilliant bargain for the price.

I already have this book and the earlier version. It is a wonderful read so when a friend was interested I bought a copy for her. She was thrilled.Read it slowly!

Heavy but very interesting to read...

Superb book.

An excellent and beautifully illustrated book in many ways, but impenetrable for the non-fanatical gardener. It is really travellogue, but with a lot of passages of the sort "as we rounded the bend, there was a fantasic vista of cantabulata majoricula..." (I made that up, but it's got the feel of the thing).

This was a birthday present for myself based on a positive review from the Alpine Garden Society. I was very suprised when it arrived as it was a far more substantial book than the usually coffee table gardening book, more the scale of a reference volume.It is comprehensive with many gorgeous photographs of both plants and plant hunters and the natural beauty of the country. Roys text is well written and contains much of great interest, a really sholarly tome.If you are interested in plants, and their habitats, you wont be diaspointed.Enjoy!

An enjoyable read, lots and lots of pictures. From a personal viewpoint I'd have liked more on trees and shrubs vs. flowers; and I'd hoped there'd be more on the more northern areas - but these two minor quibbles are because I grow trees, and live in Finland. Otherwise excellent - detailed descriptions of plants, habitats, areas covered. And enough 'personal adventure' content to make it a good read.

This a must have book for anyone interested in plants and their origin. Coupled with that is the wonderful descriptions of China.A great read.