The Good Gardener's Guide

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GOOD GARDENER'S GUIDE
Edited by Frances Perry
This is a book about plants - over five hundred of them - exquisitely photographed in full colour. Here you will find some of the world's most interesting examples for our homes and gardens.
This most practical and beautiful guide is divided into sixteen sections, and each section is alphabetically arranged under convenient headings. So that if information is required on water plants or on bulbs you will find these grouped together in those sections. Other divisions include plants for the greenhouse, flowering pot plants, grasses, roses, succulents, trees and shrubs, climbers, rock plants, and plants with fragrant or medicinal properties.
Everything you need and want to know is presented in a clear and concise manner. Simple symbols facing each plant portrait give a quick indication as to its moisture requirements, attitude to sun and tolerance to cold in various zones or districts. Thus any plant's hardiness in a specific area can... Tovább

Fülszöveg

GOOD GARDENER'S GUIDE
Edited by Frances Perry
This is a book about plants - over five hundred of them - exquisitely photographed in full colour. Here you will find some of the world's most interesting examples for our homes and gardens.
This most practical and beautiful guide is divided into sixteen sections, and each section is alphabetically arranged under convenient headings. So that if information is required on water plants or on bulbs you will find these grouped together in those sections. Other divisions include plants for the greenhouse, flowering pot plants, grasses, roses, succulents, trees and shrubs, climbers, rock plants, and plants with fragrant or medicinal properties.
Everything you need and want to know is presented in a clear and concise manner. Simple symbols facing each plant portrait give a quick indication as to its moisture requirements, attitude to sun and tolerance to cold in various zones or districts. Thus any plant's hardiness in a specific area can be quickly ascertained.
Additionally, succinct descriptions give details of synonyms, common names, family, height, colour, season, uses, method of propagation, soil and cultural requirements; also there are the occasional historical snippet or facts of interest.
Furthermore this most comprehensive guide is presented in a convenient size so that it can be carried aboutfor quick and easy reference. Further enhancing the beauty and practicality of the book is an excellent and well illustrated glossary of botanical terms, which makes this the ideal Gardener's Guide for town or country, indoor or outdoor cultivation. Vissza