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The Jade Garden

Door Peter Wharton

Categorie
Tuin & Tuinieren
Boeknummer
#336409-XA32
Titel
The Jade Garden
Auteur
Wharton, Peter
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Portland, OR : Timber press
Jaar van uitgave
2005
ISBN10
0881927058
ISBN13
9780881927054
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 8vo
Samenvatting
The Jade Garden is an authoritative guide to 130 of the most fascinating yet little-known ornamental trees, shrubs, and perennials from 'the green mantle' of Asia. Based on detailed research and observation at one of the largest and oldest collections of Asian plants in North America, the subjects of this book were chosen for their superior garden qualities, their rarity in everyday horticulture, and their commercial availability. From an extraordinary, nearly black geranium with reflexed petals, to a ground-creeping honeysuckle with bicolored flowers and blue berries, gardeners are sure to find something new and exciting in these pages. Although plants included are from the 'cutting edge' of plant exploration and discovery, the authors have included only those selections that have undergo... (Lees verder)ne thorough evaluation at the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden for hardiness and garden appeal. In addition, the authors have taken special care to exclude potentially invasive plants, allowing readers to be confident that any selection from the book will be an environmentally responsible one. With many of its plants appearing in a garden book for the first time, The Jade Garden is certain to be a groundbreaking horticultural event.
Pagina's
228
Conditie
Goed — Foxed on cut, small tear in dust jacket repaired with tape, dust jacket slighttly discoloured at spine.
Prijs
€ 15,00

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