The
Gardener's Guide to Growing Hellebores
by
Graham Rice & Elizabeth
Strangman
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This is the
first book for gardeners on these captivating plants.
Written with world-famous hellebore breeder Elizabeth
Strangman and featuring full page studio photographs by the
renowned Roger Phillips, the book is packed with detailed
information on propagation, cultivation, breeding and using
the plants in the garden and there's a comprehensive guide
to species and varieries written without botanical jargon.
It also includes contributions by Brian Mathew, Helen
Ballard, Will McLewin and Jim Archibald.
Special
features: 14 colour plates by Roger Phillips showing a
vast range of species and varieties; easy-to-follow
descriptions of all the species and an extenive range of
named varieties; step-by-step descriptions of how to raise
and breed hellebores; beautiful line drawings showing
the leaves of each species.
Contents
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The Lure and Magic of Hellebores
by Elizabeth Strangman
Ecology and Botany
Cultivation
Plant Associations
Propagation
The Hellebore Species
Hybrids in the Wild and in Gardens
Breeding Hellebores
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The Orientalis Hybrids
Case Histories
People and their Plants: Jim Archibald &
Eric Smith; Helen Ballard: Brian Mathew; Will
McLewin; Robin White; Margery Fish
The National Collections
Hellebores in the United States
Hellebores in Australia
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The book: 160
pages; 10in x 8in; 14 colour plates by Roger Phillips; 25
other colour pictures; many line drawings.
Reviews
'A
scholarly but readable guide to all the
hellebores.'
Stephen
Lacey, Sunday Telegraph
'Warning: if you read
- even browse - this book, you're in danger to get hooked to
hellebores for life. The authors know what they are writing
about, and shovel sage advice in every page. Several expert
growers offer also their knowledge. Not to talk about the
simply wonderful colour photographs, that will let you
dreaming on hellebores for weeks and weeks and... Simply the
best book to enter in Hellebore Land.'
Amazon.com
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1999 Graham Rice. All Rights Reserved. All Images Digitally
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