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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 635.935 EAN: 9780881928303 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0881928305 Label: Timber Press, Incorporated Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: June 01, 2007 Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated Studio: Timber Press, Incorporated Editorial Review: Product Description: Conifers for Gardens is intended to take away the element of uncertainty when you're choosing a plant that may alter your yard for years to come. Profusely illustrated with more than 1,500 crisp photographs and brimming with concise descriptions of both species and their numerous cultivars, this meticulously researched reference provides information - including size, appearance, hardiness, preferred growing conditions and susceptibility to pests and diseases - for almost every hardy conifer you're likely to encounter in the trade, whether it's a tried-and-true favorite or a connoisseur's treasure. So if you've ever been torn between, say, 'Golden Mop', 'Lemon Thread', and 'Sungold' sawara-cypresses, relax - choosing and identifying conifers just got a whole lot easier. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Lots of infoI am a professional gardener. This book is very helpful and useful and it has lots of pictures. The only thing that I might say is missing is that not every variety shown has mature height and width, and it doesn't always say what the light requirements are. But, it still gives me varieties that look like what I might need for a given property, and if it doesn't give all the information I need, I just look up the variety from another source. Overall, it is a good "idea" book. Rating:  - Review of Conifers for Gardens, BitnerI was somewhat disappointed that many significant conifers had been left out of this "encyclopedia", making it difficult to do the research I need. The photographs are of higher quality than an older 2-volume Conifers: The Illustrated Encyclopedia by van Gelderen and van Hoey Smith. Rating:  - Very good Conifers bookI have never read a very good book about conifers, with nice photos, like this. Rating: - Conifers for GardensVery informative for most of the information. Also very helpful in choosing conifers for my area. Could give a little more info on zones and size of trees. Sometimes that info is mentioned and sometimes not. Overall a good book with good information. Rating: - Conifers For GardensAt last a conifer book that gives us the courage and knowledge to grow conifers in our home gardens. That's the problem with conifers--people dislike them or fear them because they don't know them and understand them. It's hard to love conifers and buy them and grow them if one doesn't see their attraction and potential. If we understand them, conifers can have a meaningful relationship with our gardens. Bitner's book helps us see the beauty of conifers and it encourages people to love conifers. ... Read More |
