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.
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Seller: Boodle Books, Millmerran, QLD, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. THE COMPLETE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GROWING LAVENDERS, AND THEIR EFFECTIVE GARDEN USE. Seller Inventory # 007221
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Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 180 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. Seller Inventory # 223284
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Seller: Uncle Peter's Books, Clunes, NSW, Australia
Soft cover. Condition: Good. "The Complete, practical guide to growing lavenders, the most important of all heabs, and to their effective garden use. History, Botany, Garden Cultivation, Propagation, Pests and Diseases. Classification, Species and Cultivars. Lavender Growing Around the World." Hard cover, with dust wrapper. Page edges are very lightly discoloured with the odd minuscule spot. Free endpapers and pastedowns are lightly thumbed, so too page edges. Covers bear the odd scuff and scratch. Binding is strong and sturdy. This book is in good condition. Dust wrapper thumbed.r. Some creases and indents, however light. Otherwise in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound. Seller Inventory # GAR283
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