Author: SMALL, DAVID. WULFF, ELLA MAY T.
Title: Gardening with Hardy Heathers / David Small and Ella May T. Wulff
Description: Portland : Timber Press 2008. First Edition. A timely and comprehensive review of these high-color. low-maintenance garden plants. The sight of a wild landscape covered with heathers in full bloom is breathtaking. so it is little surprise that people have found ways of introducing these rewarding plants into their gardens. In the residential context they excel. offering color in the drabbest months and a huge diversity of height. habit. and other valuable characteristics in return for modest cultural demands. A fascinating account of the unique ecological niche they occupy-including their remarkable adaptation to make use of the nitrogen and phosphorus unavailable to most other plants- provides a fitting context for discussion of their specific cultural needs. The detailed selection of cultivated hardy heathers conveniently provides gardeners with the best garden performers while further lists allow them to search for heathers for specific qualities such as heat tolerance. ground cover. or early summer blooming. Design options for displaying heathers at their best in the garden are provided along with advice on spacing. pruning. propagation. pests. and diseases. In this fascinating and beautifully illustrated work. classic wild-collected cultivars are described alongside the latest introductions to produce an invaluable reference that will inspire heather enthusiasts and gardeners for generations to come. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 296 pages; Description: 296 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) . maps (some col.) ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-284) and index. Subjects: Heather. Heather gardens.Weight in Kg appr.:

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