From the exquisite lacecaps to the blowzy mopheads, the hydrangea is enjoying a renaissance among American gardeners. This volume showcases the vast array of the hydrangea's charms: its legend and lore including the mysteries of its colors; varieties that climb or grow in containers; the range of species, from wild to oak-leaf to Sargent. In addition, you'll learn how best to dry hydrangeas, how to make the most prudent cut, what other plants make the "best neighbors"--even how best to accent them with garden structures and trees. Complete with a list of display gardens and sources, no other book pays homage to the lasting contribution and lush blooms of these treasured garden plants.
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Beatiful pictures but short on practical advice,
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The pictures are beautiful, making this a great 'coffee table' book. But the practical advice on how to care for Hydrangeas is skimpy.
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If you are looking for real practical advice better buy Glyn Church books or the Gardener's guide. For real deep insight Michael Dirr's book is invaluable. But this book, which is rather useless as a practical guide, has the power of really showing the beauty and poesy of the flowers. The photographs are outstanding and really inspiring, and I think it could be appreciated by beginners and experts alike.
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Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers for color and just the impression they make when a healthy hydgrangea plant is in bloom.The sizes of the blooms, the color variations, the shapes of the heads, there is nothing about the hydrangea that doesn't delight me, so when I found this book I decided I needed to own it. I am so glad that I gave in to the impulse to add this to my library. The photographs are so beautiful and crisp you feel like you could reach into them and create a bouquet to enjoy. The information about the history of the flower and other anecdotal facts is very interesting, but I must be perfectly honest that I wanted this tome just for the photos. Bottom line, this is a beautifully illustrated book filled with beautiful photographs of exceptional examples of the hydrangea in all its varieties.
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