This was a gift for my best friend and she LOVED it. I have never had her rave so much about a book before. She loved that you could look up each bulb species individually, OR read general information on bulbs, OR view the calendar of events in the life of bulbs. The calendar was such a time saver to her because instead of looking up each plant and what to do each month for that plant, you can just look at particular season to see what care ALL your bulbs need at once. In a week's time she has almost finished reading the entire general information section AND the information pages for each of the bulbs she has to plant. She also has read the bulb calendar for her current season and is quickly planting her bulbs before the first frost. This book really inspired her. Therefore, I recommend this book to anyone who wants to start planting bulbs because it was such a hit with my friend.