| Hardy Perennials and Old-Fashioned Garden Flowers;Describing the Most Desirable Plants for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies, Including Foliage as W Contributor(s): Wood, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1446017540 ISBN-13: 9781446017548 Publisher: Stronck Press OUR PRICE: $34.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Gardening | Flowers - Perennials - Gardening | Shrubs |
| Physical Information: 1.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.80 lbs) 652 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Hardy Perennials And Old-Fashioned Garden Flowers" is a vintage guide to gardening, focusing on planting and maintaining long-lasting and temperature-resistant plants and shrubs. It deals with a large range of different varieties, providing descriptions, instruction, and other notable information for each treated. Clearly written and full of invaluable tips, this volume will be of utility to anyone with a practical interest in gardening. Contents include: "Acaena Novae Zealandiae", "Achillea Aegyptica", "Achillea Millefolium", "Achillea Ptarmica", "Aconitum Autumnale", "Allium Moly", "Allium Neapolitanum", "Alyssum Sexatile", "Anchusa Italica", "Anchusa Italica", "Anchusa Sempervirens", "Andromeda Tetragona", "Anemone Alpina", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening. |