Annuals - Gardening, Ornamental & Garden Plants
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Overview
Over ten years in the making, Annuals and Biennials is the most comprehensive guide available to these favorite and useful plants. Compiled by Martyn Rix and Roger Phillips, Annuals and Biennials includes over 1,000 types of annuals and biennials, each described and illustrated with a color photograph.
Annuals and Biennials also includes:
- creating a natural look in a very short time
- growing tips for successful cultivation
- propagation advice
- origins of plants and their varieties
- plant combinations and flowering times for every phase of the growing season
- natural planting associations
- combinations for borders, island beds, meadow gardens
- further reading and sources
With a wide variety of old favorites and an exciting selection of rarities, Annuals and Biennials is an indispensable and inspiring reference for color and variety in all sites and soil conditions.
Editorials
American Herb Association Quarterly
Numerous superb photographs, many showing plants in their wild habitat. Close-up shots differentiate species and varieties.National Gardeners Magazine -
Detailed information for gardeners, botanists, landscape designers and flower lovers whether beginners or specialists everywhere.American Reference Book Annual
The strengths of Annuals and Biennials include the large number of plants it covers, the outstanding photographs, and country of origin information.Toronto Metro Today
Vivid photographs ... replete with useful information.Edmonton Journal
Fascinating to thumb through ... more than 1,000 photographs ... minute details on cultivation, propagation and plant origins.San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Serious gardeners and botanists will delight in this ... Excellent reference tools.Plants and Gardens News [Brooklyn Botanic Garden]
If you want a resource that can teach you something about a lot of plants and is still relatively portable, you can't do better than these large-format paperbacks.Booklist
An important addition, especially where detailed scientific flora encyclopedias are needed.New York Times Book Review
Indispensable.Toronto Metro Today
Vivid photographs ... replete with useful information.The Edmonton Journal
Fascinating to thumb through ... more than 1,000 photographs ... minute details on cultivation, propagation and plant origins.Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Exquisitely photographed treasure troves of information ... must-have references for gardeners, novice or experienced.Publishers Weekly
Just in time for planting season, two sources arrive from Firefly that include more than 1,000 photographs identifying and cataloguing almost all flowering plants. Annuals are "plants that germinate, flower, set seed and die all within a single year while biennials germinate one year and usually flower the next after spending a dormant winter." Perennials produce seed for future generations and bloom year after year. The nature photographers and horticulturists provide for each plant a brief background and describe the typical combinations to be found in various types of settings, such as north European subalpine meadows, New Zealand tussocked grasslands and Himalayan wet meadows. Typical listings begin with botanical names, original locations, where they are found and complete descriptions. Photos in actual locations and specimens on neutral backgrounds identify the great variety included. Main selection of Garden Book Club. (Apr.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.From The Critics
After introducing their wild habitats, uses in the garden, and cultivation, the authors catalog some 1,000 annuals and biennials arranged by families from the to grasses. Phillips manages a public garden in London, and Rix is a noted botanist; both employ photography in their plant pursuits. They offer an e- mail plant source locator service. First published in Great Britain by Macmillan. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
March 1, 2002
Publisher
Firefly Books Ltd
Pages
288
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781552975664