Packed with more than 500 photographs of over 450 plants, Rock Garden Plants is an inspiring handbook to help you identify, choose and grow your favorite varieties. Discover at a glance the full range of rock garden plants available. Each entry combines a plant portrait with a concise botanical description, plus cultivation and propagation details. Helpful symbols indicate preferred growing conditions and cold hardiness. If you want a specific leaf or flower color in a particular season, the Plant Catalog will offer you the perfect specimen. All the essential considerations, such as selecting a rock garden plant, preparing the ground, watering, mulching, feeding, weeding, pest control, and transplanting, are clearly explained. Pruning details are included for both deciduous and evergreen plants. Propagation methods, from sowing seeds to rooting hardwood cuttings, are also given. Whether you are planting a new garden or seeking new features of interest for an established one, Rock Garden Plants is your indispensable, portable gardening companion. A lavishly illustrated flexibound, Eyewitness Garden Handbooks are the user-friendly guides that identify every type of garden plant with up to ten salient features, at-a-glance information on height, spread, and color, and useful cultivation symbols. There are also separate sections on gardening skills and a complete index of common names.
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A photographic guide to more than 450 rock garden plans by type, size, season of interest, and color.
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This book provides a quick reference guide to more than 450 rock garden plants by type, size, season of interest, and color. The opening chapter is a helpful introduction, giving advice on choosing suitable plants for a particular site or purpose, such as for a border, container, or simply as a specimen. Following chapters are subdivided into sections according to the average size of the plants and their main season of interest. Family name, common name(s), and botanical name are provided. Photographs show each plant's main features and color. A brief description gives details of growing habits, flowers, fruits, and leaves, followed by information on nature habitat, tips on cultivation, and propagation. Symbols indicate the sun, soil, and hardiness requirements. It is cleverly arranged and a joy to page through, with more than 500 beautiful photographs.
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