Perennials: The Definitive Reference With Over 2, 500 Photographs
The deceptively simple title, Perennials, doesn't begin to do it justice, but this scholarly tome's subtitle, "The Definitive Reference with Over 2, 500 Photographs, " begins to give some idea of its scope. Authors Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix intend their book for the serious gardener and devoted plant collector, providing exhaustive research, succinct descriptions, and plentiful photographs of perennials in their native habitats--from the mountain streams of Kashmir to the rocky slopes of Death Valley in California. Paeonia lactiflora, for example, is the herbaceous paeony from which most of our large garden peonies have been bred. "It is native to Siberia from south of Lake Baikal eastwards to Vladivostock and in NW China and Mongolia to near Beijing, growing on steppes and in scrub, flowering May-June. " The liberal use of Latin may be challenging for novice gardeners: look up "poppy" in the index and you won't find it, but search under "Papaver" and more than 20 cultivars are listed. Neophytes should also be aware that the authors do not offer instruction on planning or tending a garden. More experienced gardeners, however, who will be able to translate the research collected here on the optimum growing conditions of their favourite perennials to their own patch of earth will find this book fascinating and informative. --Carolyn Leitch Author(s): Roger Phillips Martyn Rix. Binding Paperback. Publisher(s): Firefly Books. Label: Firefly Books.
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| Author : | Roger Phillips |
| Brand : | Firefly Books |
| Format : | Paperback |
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