This unique book is a dialogue between two extraordinarily knowledgeable and opinionated plantsmen who offer valuable advice on which seed-raised flowers to grow, how to germinate and tend to them, and how to use them in the garden. The discussion is informative, urbane, and entertaining.Published at $22.95 Available Now at $11.49
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Lloyd has written nine garden books, and Rice has written three. This paperback's format is a dialogue between these two English gardeners. They cover 230 genera, which amounts to thousands of annual and perennial plants. Their first chapter deals with seeds that need extra (artificial) heat to germinate; this is followed by chapters on sowing seeds outdoors and in cold frames. But the bulk of the book is an alphabetical listing of plants, including details about color, form, species, pollination, hardiness, scent, flowering times, and how best to grow them from seed. George Cohen
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This unique book is a dialogue between two extraordinarily knowledgeable & opinionated plantsmen who offer valuable advice on which seed-raised flowers to grow, how to germinate & tend to them, & how to use them in the garden. The discussion is informative, urbane, & entertaining.
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A great chat from two british master gardeners.,
By Charlie_Concord "Charlie P." (EST USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Garden Flowers from Seed (Paperback)
I'm not a flower gardener but this book is quite unusual. Two british gardeners handle each species of flowers they have experience with, trading sentences in a dialog. The photos are just OK, but because the text is genuine experienced gardeners chatting, it makes a conversation worth getting close enough to hear. A 1994 book, but worth buying as if new, master talk worth reading.
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John Innes, South African, Valerie Finnis, Gertrude Jekyll, Graham Rice, Miss Jekyll, New Zealand, Sissinghurst Castle, South America New!
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Why should I be writing this book in colaboration with Graham Rice? Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Innes, South African, Valerie Finnis, Gertrude Jekyll, Graham Rice, Miss Jekyll, New Zealand, Sissinghurst Castle, South America New!
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- Bedding Plants (Wisley Handbook) by Graham Rice in Front Matter, page 1, and page 22
- Foliage Plants: New and Revised Edition (Penguin Gardening) by Christopher Lloyd in Front Matter, and page 5
- Handbook of Annuals and Bedding Plants by Graham Rice in Front Matter, and page 22
- The Mixed Border (A Wisley Handbook) by Christopher Lloyd in Front Matter
- The Silver Ghost by Lajoyce Martin on page 120
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- An American Cutting Garden: A Primer for Growing Cut Flowers Where Summers Are Hot and Winters Are Cold by Suzanne McIntire on page 78, page 211, and Back Matter
- Poppies: A Guide to the Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation by Christopher Grey-Wilson on page 246, and Back Matter
- Plant User Handbook: A Guide to Effective Specifying by James Hitchmough on page 291
- On Garden Style by Bunny Williams in Back Matter
- The Essential Garden Maintenance Workbook by Rosemary Alexander in Back Matter
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