The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-tails, and Selected Bamboos

Darke, Rick

ISBN 10: 0881924644 / ISBN 13: 9780881924640

Published by Timber Pr, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-tails, and Selected Bamboos
• Publisher: Timber Pr
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881924644
• ISBN 13: 9780881924640
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This encyclopedia by a distinguished American horticulturist is the most authoritative and best-illustrated reference ever published on ornamental grasses. Rick Darke has been studying and photographing grasses in gardens and native landscapes around the world for more than 20 years, and this book includes the best 500 photographs from his collection of nearly 15,000. At its heart is the illustrated alphabetical encyclopedia of important ornamental grasses, sedges, rushes, restios, cat-tails, and selected bamboos, with many plants illustrated in more than one season. Intended for gardeners in a wide range of situations and climates, this book is an invaluable tool for landscape architects, garden designers, nursery professionals, and home gardeners.

About the Author

Rick Darke is a landscape design consultant, author, and photographer based in Landenberg, Pennsylvania. He was a member of Longwood Gardens staff for 20 years. He received the Scientific Award of the American Horticultural Society in 1998, which honors individuals who have enriched horticulture through outstanding and notable research. He earlier wrote and illustrated Ornamental Grasses for Your Garden, and served as consulting editor for the Royal Horticultural Societys Manual of Grasses.