Bamboos, grasses, and palms: these versatile, easy-to-maintain plants include a huge range of textures, forms, sizes, colors, and flowering times. With literally hundreds to choose from, there is one suitable for every garden and climate. Starting with the basics of plant identification, this guide also provides buying tips, planting information, cultivation, propagation, and displays. Invaluable lists of the most useful and easily grown plants are here. Whether you want to create a Japanese-style bamboo garden, or simply make a focal point out of ornamental grasses in a terracotta pot, this is an essential handbook of ideas to spice up your gardening.
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Alan and Gill Bridgewater enjoy an international reputation as producers of gardening and DIY books on a range of subjects, including ponds and patios, stone and brickwork, decks and decking, and garden design. They have written a wide range of highly successful books and contributed to several international magazines. They live in Battle, East Sussex.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good quick guide for beginners,
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This review is from: The Bamboo, Grass & Palm Specialist: The Essential Guide to Selecting, Growing and Propagating Bamboos, Grasses and Palms (Specialist Series) (Paperback)
Good - lots of high quality color pics.
some easy to understand illustrations Easy to read sections Information dense Quick info for a beginner or someone that's just thinking about bamboo Not so good No depth The book doesn't cover anything in detail
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Some good; some not so good,
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This review is from: The Bamboo, Grass & Palm Specialist: The Essential Guide to Selecting, Growing and Propagating Bamboos, Grasses and Palms (Specialist Series) (Paperback)
This book has great information about bamboo; average information about ornamental grass; and poor information about palms.
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