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With their wonderful array of colors, forms, and fragrances, perrenials have become the favorites of gardeners throughout the country. Now, for gardeners starting from scratch as well as those who want to revitalize their current beds and borders, here is essential information on selecting, planting, and caring for these mainstays of the garden.
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This comprehensive volume promises more than it delivers to American gardeners who work in an enormous variety of climatic conditions. Rice, a British horticulturist, leads his readers through the culture and propagation stages of perennials, starting with the selection process, which includes how to choose a good supplier. Hundreds of color photos illustrate sections on planting styles, theme gardens, creating and redoing beds and borders and combining plantings. An illustrated directory of 750 varieties of perennials includes choice varieties within a species and is followed by a map of hardiness zones for the U.S. Aside from soil and light conditions, however, there is no reference in these entries to specific climate demands (including cold tolerance) required successfully to raise the listed perennials, implying that the plants can be successfully cultivated in any part of the country. Many require more specific conditions than the brief attention paid to light and soil conditions. The poppy Meconopsis, for example, a natural for the cool northern mountains, is tolerant of neither extreme heat nor lack of humidity. This handsome reference is, thus, significantly limited in its usefulness, especially to neophyte perennial gardeners.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The Complete Book of Perennials: A Step-by-step guide to Designing, Planting and Cultivating a Perennial Garden in Any Part of the Country
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This is a book for gardeners first developing their interest in perennials and comprehensively covers designing borders, choosing plants, every practical aspect of growing the plants plus a comprehensive A-Z dictionary of the best varieties. The book is comprehensively illustrated in colour showing borders, individual plants with some lovely artworks of practical operations. 240 pages. Light foxing to top of page edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Horticulture::Gardening; Gardening; ISBN: 0864490275. ISBN/EAN: 9780864490278. Inventory No: 274396. Seller Inventory # 274396
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The Complete Book Of Perennials
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