K wrote:

it won't be that long into your gardening career before you start
wanting specialist books on the groups of plants that particularly
take your fancy.

That would be Rhododendrons in my case; I simply *adore*
them. Unfortunately the sea air (and alkaline soil) round here just
kills them.

I saw a Chris Baines programme a while back, where he went off to
visit some bloke that specialised in Rhododendrons; had a *massive*
garden just filled with every variety under the sun. It was the most
gorgeous thing I'd ever seen. Can't remember any details though.

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might not be as comprehensive as your looking for and may focus too much on native trees and shrubs for the garden, but Jill Duchess of Hamilton's book may be of interest. anyway heres the link

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE