The Complete Illustrated Guide to Growing Cacti & Succulents: The definitive practical reference on identification, care and cultivation, with a directory of 400 varieties and 700 photographs

This book gives good descriptions and photos on different cultivars of cacti. I really enjoy the fact that information can be found easily on various cacti.

I love how thorough this book can be. I am not saying this gives how to set up a nursery of cacti and forever set you off with all the questions you need answered, but it helps the avid grower. This has examples from all the major species, as well as a picture, information about where they come from and where they grow best. It also gives general tips on care and maintenance to keep your hobby alive and well. I bought this book more because it had a large section for succulents than because it's a complete illustrated guide, but I really do like having pictures to show exactly what they are talking about.

She liked the book found it very helpful, and would definitely recommend to any body

This book is my first concerning Succulents, which I am growing for my leopard gecko's terrarium, and I would say it is an excellent starting point for learning about this type of gardening. I enjoy the fact that it illustrates and describes a large variety of succulents and therefore provides ideas about potential setups and new plants to obtain. I learned about proper substrate setup as well and various problems that could harm my plat as well; however the one thing I wanted to see expanded information is proper indoor lighting setups and requirements.

The print is so small I have to use a magnifying glass to read it. I was disapointed all the print is this way on every page. If I knew this before, I wouldn't have bought the book. The book does have good enformation and nice pictures. I have the book The Complete Book of Cacti & Succulents byTerry Hewitt, and find this is a much better book with normal size print, and more information then The Illustrated Guide to Growing Cacti & Succulents by Miles Anderson & consululant Terry Hewitt. Only buy this book if you have young good eyes.Louise

Love this book. Full of useful information -- botanical background on succulents, growing these plants indoors and outdoors, in containers or in ground, pests, tools, propagation, specific families and species. Has various lists such as -- succulents for beginners, cacti for beginners, succulents/cacti for advanced, those for shade, cold tolerant, caudiciforms, and more categories. Nice handy size and light weight enough to carry around for quick reference. He has a great online succulent nursery with a wide variety of quality plants. Have ordered plants from him for years and have never been disappointed.

I really like this book. There seems to be lots of books on cacti and succulents with photos and descriptions of a large number of species but with very little cultural information. This book takes a different approach. It assumes you wish to grow cacti and succulents and helps you make your selection based on their growing requirements. It gives a lot of good cultural information. I have quite a few cacti and succulent books but this one fill a gap that my other books don't cover very well.

This book is easy to read and has good knowledge on each plant known to grow in the USA. It is my opinion, that you need more than one book on your plants so, I added this one to my collection. It's good for a beginner succulent grower!!