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Herbacious Perennial Plants - Allan M. Armitage
A Treatise on their Identification, Culture and Garden Attributes

A treatise of the herbacious perennial plants in greta detail. Thousands of different species and cultivars described, many line drawings and pictures show the important details. With numerous hel ...
ISBN : 0-942375-00
Price : € 45.40
Delphiniums - David Bassett - Shirley Bassett
Gardeners throughout the world love these majestic flowers but few are aware of the range of colour and form that are now available. In recent years there has been a burst of new varieties. Not just blue, but red, pink, violet, yellow and white forms are available. Two leading experts on raising and ...
ISBN : 0-713-49002-0
Price : € 39.00
Phlox - Birgitte Husted Bendtsen
Phloxe fuer den Garten

A complete monography on the genus Phlox, with over 600 different species and cultivars, chapters on origin, care and cultivation, breeding and much more. Well written and with humour shares the author all her knowledge with the reader. Th ...
ISBN : 9788798973225
Price : € 49.95
Border Pinks - Richard Bird
Dianthus can be devided into three groups: the species and their varieties, carnations and pinks. This book covers all aspects of the pinks both in the wild and in cultivation, with special emphasis on the latter. ...
ISBN : 0-88192-304-4
Price : € 34.90
Bloom's Best Perennials and Grasses - Adrian Bloom
Expert Plant Choices and Dramatic Combinations for Year-Round Gardens

Perennials and grasses associate beautifully to create long seasons of interest year after year. But with such a dizzying array of varieties on the market it can be difficult to judge which pl ...
ISBN : 9780881929317
Price : € 27.50
Hosta - Sandra Bond
Dekoratives Blattwerk für Gärten und Strässe

With foliage plants style and atmosphere in your garden. They are decorative in every season. Many ideas for group planting and practical advice for care and cultivation. ...
ISBN : 3-87815-054-7
Price : € 19.95
Hardy Gingers - T.M.E. Branney
including Hedychium, Roscoea, and Zingiber

In the wild, gingers fit a variety of ecological niches, and diversity is the key to their success in the garden. They make dramatic focal points in tropical-style plantings but can look equally impressive in traditiona ...
ISBN : 0-88192-677-9
Price : € 37.50
Landscaping with Perennials - Emily Brown
Naturalist, horticulturalists, and gardeners throughout the southeastern United States will find this manual of great usefulness both for field work as a library reference to the region's rich variety of native trees. ...
ISBN : 0-88192-063-0
Price : € 59.00
The Plantfinder's Guide to Tender Perennials - Ian Cooke
Authoritatvie and packed with expertise this book enables you to get the best out of popular plants like Pelargoinium, Nicotiana and Osteospermum while also providing advice on how to successfully introduce less-common glories like Abutilon, Hedychium and Canna in the garden. A carefully selected A- ...
ISBN : 0-88192-450-4
Price : € 36.25
Violets - Roy E. Coombs
The history & Cultivation of scented violets

This new edition is sure to bevome the 21st century's standard work on Viola. The author has considerable expanded the text with up-to-date information, more cultication details and more illustrations. Plus a ...
ISBN : 0-7134-8831-X
Price : € 29.90
Agapanthus - Hanneke van Dijk
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ISBN : 90-5897-177-5
Price : € 19.95
Agapanthus for Gardeners - Hanneke van Dijk
This book offers: - a fascinating history of the genus as a container, garden and cut flower plant; - botanical information, including features of leaf and flower, and a classification of cultivars; - sound cultural advice;, a description of the species and their origing; - an illustrated A-Z of the ...
ISBN : 0-88192-656-2
Price : € 19.95
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden - Tracy DiSabato-Aust
Planting & Pruning Techniques

This treatment of perennials and perennial gardens is what gardeners have been searching for. Questions about deadheading, staking, pinching and pruning are finally answered. A book that will be referred to often and will help t ...
ISBN : 0-881192-414-8
Price : € 34.95
The Genus Iris - William Rickatson Dykes
One of the legendary books in the history of gardening. First published in 1918, it subsumed the lifetime knowledge of the world's formost authorities on the Iris. It was immediately recognized as a landmark in the literature when it appeared. It established for the first time the classificatio ...
ISBN : 0-486-23037-6
Price : € 45.50
The Smaller Perennials - Jack Elliott
An illustrated guide to over 3000 plants, ideal for the small garden

Perennials from 3 cm (1 in) to 75 cm (30 in). Cultivation uses. Foliage and flower details. Soil preparation. Plant associations and propgatation. 400 genera, hundreds of species and cultivars. ...
ISBN : 0-88192-383-4
Price : € 36.25
Geraniums & Pelargoniums - John Feltwell
A comprehensive, highly illustrated guide to these spectacular plants. It describes the range of garden-worthy plants to grow, and includes more than 250 photographs of the most interesting of them. Also conatins descriptions of foliage and flowers for all varieties, such as wood and dusky cranesbil ...
ISBN : 1-85585-845-2
Price : € 19.90
Paeonien, Pfingstrosen - Reinhilde Frank
Paeonia is a large and diverse genus. In this book many different varieties and lots of information on uses in the garden, culture, propagation and care. ...
ISBN : 3-8001-6639-9
Price : € 15.90
Phlox - Hermann Fuchs
Stauden- und Polsterphloxe

A garden without Phlox is a mistake said the famous Karl Foerster and he was right. A complete monography on this genus with all the descriptions, botanical and taxonomical characteristics, pictures that belong in it. Also many practic ...
ISBN : 3-8001-6539-2
Price : € 39.90
Irises, A Practical Gardening Guide - Karen Glasgow
A highly illustrated guide to the wide range of irises suitable for growing in milder climates, including: discussion of the main sections of the genus with descriptions of important species. Information on soil and cultivatiom requirements. Discussion of propagation, pests and diseases. Suggestions ...
ISBN : 0-88192-373-7
Price : € 20.35
Stauden - Hans G - ouml;tz, Martin H - auml;ussermann
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ISBN : 9783704022431
Price : € 19.90
The Iris Family - Peter Goldblatt, John C. Manning
Natural History and Classification

The most authoritative, up-to-date account of a premier plant family with more than 2000 species. The definitive work on one of the most important and diverse families in horticulture, by the leading international authorities. ...
ISBN : 9780881928976
Price : € 52.50
The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hostas - Diana Grenfell
The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hostas is both a full and wide-ranging study of the genus by one of the world's leading hosta growers and also a practical guide for gardeners and collectors. The book features a wealth of essential advice on cultivation, propagation, and garden uses and an ...
ISBN : 0-7153-1277-4
Price : € 18.25
Daglelies. Gids voor Liefhebbers en Vakmensen - Diana Grenfell
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ISBN : 90-6097-599-5
Price : € 11.50
Pocket Guide to Hostas - Diana Grenfell - Michael Shadrack
This guide features 280 of the best new and old hostas, each handpicked by veteran plantswoman Diana Grenfell for its superb performance in the landscape. The descriptions include meticulous botanical details to aid in plant identification and selection, succinct cultivation notes, and brief compari ...
ISBN : 9780881928471
Price : € 24.50
Hostas - Diana Grenfell
Hostas are invaluable foliage plants, which provide architecturel interest in the garden. This concise handbook contains detaildes information on all aspects of hosta care, providing invaluable reference whether you are an amateur gardener or an experienced grower. ...
ISBN : 9781845333829
Price : € 11.95
African Violets. The Complete Guide - Joan Hill - Gwen Goodship
The African violet (Saintpaulia) continues to increase in popularity, having developed over the past fifty years from its few hundred varieties to the many thousands that exist today in an ever-increasing range of colour and type. This complete guide is a fascinating study which includes chapters on ...
ISBN : 1-86126-150-0
Price : € 17.20
Gardening with Perennials Month by Month - Joseph Hudak
Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

Completely revised, updated and expanded, Gardening With Perenialls Month By Month, second edition, continues as the most practical hardy perennial guide. Documenting over 700 seperate species, plus hundreds of their notewort ...
ISBN : 0-88192-264-1
Price : € 68.00
Gardening with Perennials Month by Month - Joseph Hudak
Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

Completely revised, updated and expanded, Gardening With Perenialls Month By Month, second edition, continues as the most practical hardy perennial guide. Documenting over 700 seperate species, plus hundreds of their notewort ...
ISBN : 0-88192-634-5
Price : € 34.95
Carnations and Pinks, The Complete Guide - Sophie Hughes
In this absorbing and highly practical book, the author explores the fascinating history of the genus Dianthus before discussing such topics as cultivation, propagation, hybridising, exhibiting and the avoidance of pests and diseases. Together with detailed lists of alpine and lowland varieties, the ...
ISBN : 1-85223-744-9
Price : € 17.20
The Gardener's Guide to Growing Lilies - Michael Jefferson-Brown - Harris Howland
A complete practical guide to growing these bulbs with their spectacular flowers, and using them to best effect in the garden. Topics covered include: botany and ecology, cultivation, propagation, plant associations, detailed descripti ...
ISBN : 0-7153-1305-3
Price : € 18.25
Lilien - Michael Jefferson-Brown
Das Handbuch zur Auswahl, Gestaltung und Pflege

100 different lilies are presented in complete and fascinating portraits. Much information about the history of the lily in the garden, the morphology, botanical aspects and use in the garden. ...
ISBN : 9-88472-627-7
Price : € 19.95
The Gardener's Guide to Growing Lilies - Michael Jefferson-Brown - Harris Howland
A complete practical guide to growing these bulbs with their spectacular flowers, and using them to best effect in the garden. Topics covered include: botany and ecology, cultivation, propagation, plant associations, detailed descripti ...
ISBN : 0-88192-315-X
Price : € 36.25
Anemonen - Klaus Kaiser
From the contents: botanical aspects; Anemone in floriculture; Anemone in medicins; Species and cultivars of Anemoclema, Anemone, Anemonopsis, Hepatica, Metanemone, Pulsatilla; soil requirements; propagation; use in garden and park ...
ISBN : 3-8001-6570-8
Price : € 39.90
Viola - Fritz Koehlein
Veilchen - Stiefmütterchen - Hornveilchen

Violets, the heralds of spring, who doesn't know them? But there are more species and cultivars than you might think. They vary from the minute to the very large-flowering, from yellow to blue and red and i ...
ISBN : 3-8001-6655-0
Price : € 39.90
Primeln - Frits Koehlein
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ISBN : 3-8001-6157-5
Price : € 39.90
Alles over het plantengeslacht Helleborus anno 2007 - Ed Leijger - Marijke Leijger
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ISBN :
Price : € 30.00
Irises - Sidney Linnegar, Jennifer Hewitt
A concise and informative guide to growing irises. How to choose the best irises for your soil and situation. Expert advice on planting, propagation and care. Recommended plants for the best results. ...
ISBN : 9781845333836
Price : € 11.95
Phlox - James H. Locklear
A natural History and Gardener's Guide

The only comprehensive account of this vitally important genus of North American native plants. It includes horticultural and botanical histories of the genus, and detailed profiles of all 61 species, each of which inc ...
ISBN : 9780881929348
Price : € 49.90
The Louisiana Iris - The Society for Louisiana Irises
The Taming of a Native American Wildflower. Second Edition

The five species of beardless irisses in the section Hexagonae, the Louisiana Iris, are endemic to the USA. They draw attention because of the enormous number of natural hybrids, which led to the develop ...
ISBN : 0-88192-477-6
Price : € 42.90
Pocket Guide to Perennial Ground Covers - David S. MacKenzie
Written in an accessible style by a distinguished grower of ground covers, it includes information on selecting, planting, maintaining, and propagating these plants. There are chapters on using native plants, ferns, ornamental grasses and variegated ground covers, and on selecting the right plant fo ...
ISBN : 0-88192-798-8
Price : € 17.95
Herbaceous Perennials - Andrew McIndoe and Kevin Hobbs
Selecting from the vast family of perennial plants grown in Gardens, this book highlights old favourites and ezciting newcomers, illustrating how the subtle or dramatic qualities of these wonderful plants can beput to best advantage in any garden, large or small, rural or urban. With this practical ...
ISBN : 07153-2024-6
Price : € 22.95
Impatiens - Raymond J. Morgan
The vibrant World of Buzy Lizzies, Balsams and Touch-me-nots

Many gardeners are well-acquainted with Impatiens walleriana, the species that lies behind the colorful garden varieties that brighten up containers. Admirers of this wonderful plant will be surprised ...
ISBN : 9780881928525
Price : € 32.50
Dwarf Campanulas and Associated Genera - Graham Nicholls
Some dwarf campanulas frustrate the efforts of all but the most skilled growers; rather more respond magnificently if their none-too-dmanding beeds are met. It is mostly a matter of understanding their diverse natures, some are more perennialm others monocarpicm a few are biennial, and catering for ...
ISBN : 0-88192-810-0
Price : € 39.00
A Guide to Bearded Irises - Kelly D. Norris
Cultivating the Rainbow. For beginners and enthousiasts

In this boek you'll learn: where bearded irises come from; how to use the bearded iris in your garden; how to grow them expertly; how the newest varieties are created; what the best varieties are in ea ...
ISBN : 9781604692082
Price : € 37.50
Heuchera, Tiarella and Heucherella - Charles - Martha Oliver
A Gardener's Guide

Striking, elegant, and easy to grow, heucheras, tiarellas and heucherellas make a stunning addition to any garden. This book contains practical advice on all aspects of growing these outstanding plants, plus detasiled information on all t ...
ISBN : 10-0-7134-90098
Price : € 39.50
Irises - James Parry
This is a celebration of an elegant and iconic plant which has been admired for centuries and was the inspiration for the fleur-de-lys. Stunning colour photography showcases 33 classic varieties including Blue Stallion, London Pride and Melodic. Contains advice for gardeners and garden designers on ...
ISBN : 1-905400-03-9
Price : € 8.49
The Daylily - John P. Peat - Ted L. Petit
A Guide for Gardeners

The ease of hybridizing daylilies is a major attraction for the enthousiast. Any gardener can hybridize daylilies. How to choose and grow daylilies amidst this profusion? The authors have come to the rescue in this authoritative overview of ...
ISBN : 0-88192-666-3
Price : € 34.95
The Color Encyclopedia of Daylilies - Ted L. Petit - John P. Peat
Daylilies have developed into a striking array of colorful hybrids from a small group of species in the genus Hemerocallis. These parent species are discussed and pictured in this comprehensive encyclopedia, but it focuses primarily on the amazing developments that have been achieved through plant b ...
ISBN : 0-88192-488-1
Price : € 55.00
Stauden - Graham Rice
Gartenparadiese unkompliziert gestalten. Mit 750 Stauden

A kaleidoscope of the perennials, with many hundreds described, how to use them in every garden and in every setting and in every garden style. ...
ISBN : 3-88472-458-4
Price : € 10.00
Coleus - Ray Rogers
Rainbow Foliage for Containers and Gardens

An expert, sumptuously illustrated guide to more than 225 varieties of coleus, with detailed information on how to grow them, how to use them in container and garden design, how to create topiaries, how to propagate the ...
ISBN : 9780881928655
Price : € 29.90
Agapanthus - Wim Snoeijer
A Revision of the Genus

Snoeijer has invested eight years of research and scholarship in the preparation of this volume, which is intended to be the definitive account of Aganpanthus in cultivation. He has gathered extensive references to every named cultivar an ...
ISBN : 0-88192-631-0
Price : € 29.95
Daylilies - A.B. Stout
This updated version of Arlow Burdette Stout's rewarding book includes an introduction and updating by Dr. Darrel Apps of Longwood Gardens. Its treasures imclude twelve exquisitely detailed color illustrations from watercolor plates commissioned by Dr. Stout and never published together, and 34 ...
ISBN : 0-89831-028-8
Price : € 34.05
Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and their relatives - Mark Tebbitt - Magnus Liden - Henrik Zetterlund
A thorough guide to cultivated members of the bleeding heart family. Provides useful keys to plant identification and practical tips for cultivation. A must-read for rock gardeners, shade gardeners and woodland gardeners. ...
ISBN : 2-88192-882-2
Price : € 37.50
Dianthus. Old-fashioned Pinks - Mark Trenear
The National Plant Collection

An overview of the genus Dianthus as it appears in the National Collection of the author. Chapters include an introduction, history, culture, propagation, pests and diseases and an extensive catalogue of the collection. ...
ISBN : 0-9533875-4-2
Price : € 9.90
Tall Perennials - Roger Turner
Larger-than-Life Plants for Gardens of All Sizes

Growing tall perennials means that you will have more plant for your effort and your money... Tall perennials are simply more impressive, more surprising and more rewarding. Part 1 of the book covers gardening wit ...
ISBN : 9780881928891
Price : € 34.95
The Genus Lavandula - Tim Upson - Susyn Andrews
The most comprehensive and authoritative account of lavender published to date, focusing on their worldwide importance as garden plants and a mainstay of the perfumery and aromatherapy industries. Describing some 39 species, their hybrids and nearly 400 cultivars, it brings together taxonomy, distri ...
ISBN : 1-8424-6010-2
Price : € 46.90
Euphorbias - Timothy Walker
A concise and informative guide to growing euphorbias. How to choose the best euphorbias for your soil and situation. Expert advice on planting, propagation and care. ...
ISBN : 9780304362899
Price : € 6.99
Iris - Susanne Weber
Die besten Arten und Sorten für den Garten

Iris is among the best loved plant families. This book concentrates on those varieties suited best for gardens and presents the most beautiful species and cultivars in word and picture to the reader. Lots of in ...
ISBN : 3-8001-6615-1
Price : € 29.90
Hardy Geraniums - Peter F. Yeo
New Edition

As well as offering full descriptions of over 140 types of geranium, the book describes their natural geographical distribution and gives details of variations, hybrids and new discoveries in the wild. In addition, there is a wealth of information on ...
ISBN : 0-7134-8928-6
Price : € 17.99