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• Book Title: The Royal Horticultural Society Gardener\'s Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers
• Author: Christopher Brickell editor- in -chief l
• ISBN: 0863183867
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kinders
• Year Published: August, 1991
• Our Price: £28.60 GBP ($56.91 USD)
• Description: Dorling Kindersley 1991 reprint of the 1989 first edition: hardcover in dust jacket: approximately 9 x 12 inches tall: 608 pages: comprehensively illustrated in colour through out. Synopsis : created by a team of 40 experts, photographers and consultants, under the editorship of Christopher Brickell, director-general of the R.H.S. this authoritative reference work includes over 4000 photographic plant portraits, and provides a clear and comprehensive guide to more than 8000 plants suitable for cultivation in temperate climates. Contents: Preface. How to use this book . Plant origins and names. Creating a garden. The planter's guide . The Plant Catalogue: -- trees, conifers, shrubs, roses, climbersw, grasses, bamboos, rushes and sedges, ferns, perennials, annuals and biennials, rock plants, bulbs, water plants, cacti and other succulents. The plant dictionary. Glossary of terms. Index of common names. Acknowledgements. Contributors: -- Susan Andrews, Hollies. Gary Barlow, chrysanthemums. Kenneth Beckett, shrubs, climbers, bromeliads. John Brooks, creating a garden. Eric Catterrall, begonias . Alan Coombes, Plant origins and names, trees and shrubs. Philip Damp, dahlias . Kate Donald, peonies, daffodils. Kath Dryden, rock plants. Raymond Evison, clematis. Diana Grenfell, hostas. Peter Harkness, roses. David Hitchcock, carnations and pinks. Terry Hewitt, cacti and succulents. Hazel Key, pelargoniums . Sidney Linnegar, irises. Brian Matthew, irises, bulbs. Victoria Matthews, climbers, lilies, tulips. David McClintock, grasses, bamboos, rushes and sedges. Diana Miller, perennials. African violets. John Paton, perennials. Charles Puddle , camellias. Wilma Rittershausen and Sabina Knees, orchids. Peter Rose, Ivies. Kieth Rushforth, conifers. A Schilling, rhododendrons and azaleas. Arthur Smith, gladioli. Philip Swindells, ferns, primulas. Kath Dryden & Jack Wemyss-Cooke, water plants, water lilies. John Thirkell, delphiniums. Allan Toogood, annuals and biennials. Patrick Turpin, heathers. Michael Upwood , perennials. John Wright, fuchsias. Condition: corners of dust jacket slightly rubbed: overall very clean and good. PLEASE NOTE : A VERY HEAVY BOOK. CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE U.K. PLEASE E-MAIL FOR SHIPPING COSTS.
• Condition: Collectable- Very Good
• Dustcover: Yes
• Binding: Hardback
• Type: Used Books

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