Lavender: The Grower's Guide - Hardcover

McNaughton, Virginia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0881924784 ISBN 13: 9780881924787

Publisher: Timber Press, 2000

Synopsis

With their heady perfume and stunning visual appeal, lavenders have been prized by gardeners since ancient times. Lavender is a truly comprehensive study that enables the reader to research and identify more than 200 lavender species and varieties. With chapters on cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases, and botanical history, this book is as practical as it is authoritative. More than 200 photos document recent advances in color variation that have resulted from intense breeding; plants now available range from deep purple and lilac to white, cream, pink, and red-violet. With so many hardy and dependable plants to choose from, no lavender enthusiast will want to be without this indispensable book.

About this title

Book Description:

More than 200 lavender species & cultivars are described in detail, enabling gardeners to decipher the intricacies of lavender identification.

From the Publisher:

With information on a wealth of lavender cutivars that are adaptable, hardy and dependable, and featuring original photographs and line drawings, this book will provide inspiration to all gardeners, as well as an important reference to lavender enthusiasts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Timber Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0881924784
• ISBN 13: 9780881924787
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192