The Gardener's Essential Plant Guide

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The Gardener's
ESSENTIAL
PLANT GUIDE



By combining trees and siirubs—the long-term features of garden design— with wall shrubs and climbing plants, the gardener can have a garden that is full of interest every day of the year. However, the range of plants offered by nurseries and garden centers encompasses a bewildering range of shapes, sizes, colors, and seasonal attractions. It can be a daunting task choosing the right plant for a specific purpose. But help is at hand.
The Gardener's Essential Plant Guide describes more than 4,000 plant varieties with over 1,200 color photographs specially taken to illustrate their finest seasonal features. Alphabetical entries include information on the origin and nursery production of the plants; their uses for particular sites and garden features; detailed descriptions of foliage, flowers, fruit, stems and bark; availability; soil requirements; and hardiness. In the "Dictionary of Trees," the overall height and spread of a tree after... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The Gardener's
ESSENTIAL
PLANT GUIDE



By combining trees and siirubs—the long-term features of garden design— with wall shrubs and climbing plants, the gardener can have a garden that is full of interest every day of the year. However, the range of plants offered by nurseries and garden centers encompasses a bewildering range of shapes, sizes, colors, and seasonal attractions. It can be a daunting task choosing the right plant for a specific purpose. But help is at hand.
The Gardener's Essential Plant Guide describes more than 4,000 plant varieties with over 1,200 color photographs specially taken to illustrate their finest seasonal features. Alphabetical entries include information on the origin and nursery production of the plants; their uses for particular sites and garden features; detailed descriptions of foliage, flowers, fruit, stems and bark; availability; soil requirements; and hardiness. In the "Dictionary of Trees," the overall height and spread of a tree after five, ten, and twenty years is given.
The range of true climbers such as clematis, ivy, honeysuckle, and roses is vast, and this book covers the majority that are available in commercial production. However, many gardeners fail to take into account the large number of trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals that can be adapted well to wall training. The "Dictionary of Shrubs and Climbing Plants" contains essential information on the height, width, and forward projection of each plant.
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