Reddit reviews Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses
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Apparently mine involves plants.. Red maples, at that. I swear I'm not a dendrophiliac.
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It is kind of broken down into many categories and depends on where your interests lay. I recommend DK Press as a publisher of many different topics. I had to use this book for a class last year covering plant propagation techniques and it was very informative.
In terms of general knowledge of plants I would recommend this book. The first section covers the basics of leaf characteristics, identification, hardiness zones, and then the back is all common ornamental plants and tons of information about them.
For quick field identification I would recommend this. Ive had a copy of this book since I was 8 years old and still reference it on occasion. It is very simplistic and quick to use.
Horticulture is a huge subject but those three books, especially the last two, could be very useful in your daily work at a bird sanctuary. Knowing how to identify certain trees to a particular bird habitat can prove to be very helpful.
My knowledge base covers topics ranging from landscape design, turfgrass management, greenhouse design, identification(plants, pests, diseases), propagation, and basic botany. If you have any questions I can try to point you in a good direction to start reading.
EDIT: I just remembered, when I was younger I actually learned tons from the pot growing forums like ICMag and mushroom growing forums like shroomery. While I was never into growing illicit substances, the wealth of information is usually more or less able to be transferred to other plants. Mushrooms/fungi don't especially fall into the realm of horticulture but they are another very interesting subject. The pot forums are great to learn about nutrient schedules, pathology problems, and efficient indoor gardening techniques.