Gardening in the Middle East Hardcover – Illustrated, July 20, 2007

This book gives an excellent overview of basic gardening practices, tools, resources for soil amendments, Middle Eastern climate zones, and even has an encyclopedia section for the scientific names and brief descriptions of dozens of recommended plants (trees and shrubs). It is easily accessible to any novice or intermediate-level gardener. It's useful to me, even while I reside in central Florida, which has similar sandy soil and weather conditions as certain areas of the Middle East. Keep in mind, it was originally published in 1986, so some scientific names may have changed. It is still a relevant book. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in this topic!

Not what I expected. A fairly decent description of the varied climates of the region, this book does offer some info on which plants will do well where.