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Essential Perennials: The Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home Garden
Contributor(s): Clausen, Ruth Rogers (Author), Christopher, Thomas (Author), Detrick, Alan L. (Photographer)

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 ISBN: 1604693169     ISBN-13: 9781604693164
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
OUR PRICE: $33.96  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2015
* Out of Print *
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BISAC Categories:
- Gardening | Flowers - Perennials
- Gardening | Reference
Dewey: 635.932
LCCN: 2014020896
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 8.6" W x 11" L (3.90 lbs) 428 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Booklist 12/15/2014 pg. 19
Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 116
 
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Publisher Description:

Essential Perennials focuses on what every gardener needs to know to choose from the thousands of perennials available, and care for the ones you already have. This A-to-Z guide is packed with more than 2,700 plants, with each entry listing flower color, bloom time, foliage characteristics, size, and light and temperature requirements. Each profile is supported by stunning color photography that showcases the flower and foliage that make each plant unique.


Contributor Bio(s): Christopher, Thomas: -

Thomas Christopher is the author of more than a dozen gardening books. He has written for The New York Times, The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, and Horticulture Magazine, as well as serving as a columnist for House & Garden and a contributing editor at Martha Stewart Living.

Detrick, Alan L.: -

Alan L. Detrick is a professional photographer whose images of nature and gardens appear in media worldwide. He has lectured and conducted photography workshops at Maine Media Workshops, The New York Botanical Garden, Chanticleer Garden, Brookside Gardens, and Longwood Gardens, as well as for the the American Horticultural Society, the Garden Club of America, and the Garden Writers Association, where he was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2010. He is the author of Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers.

Clausen, Ruth Rogers: - Ruth Rogers Clausen received a Quill and Trowel Award from the Garden Writers Association and has written for the American Garden Guides series. The former horticulture editor for Country Living Gardener magazine, Rogers Clausen contributes to Country Gardens, Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Handbooks, and Reader's Digest Books.
 
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