Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates [Hardcover]

Gordon Courtright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1988

Selected as one of the best gardening books of the last 75 years, this collection of 800 color photographs shows what mature plants look like in typical landscape settings.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

This is the latest edition of an acknowledged garden classic. The book is organized by plant type--low-growing, medium-growing, and tall-growing shrubs; trees, vines, and conifers--with descriptions, including growth habit and height, hardiness rating, and sun and sail requirements. Each plant is illustrated with a color photograph showing garden usage. This new edition includes new photographs of many species and cultivars that better demonstrate the plants' salient characteristics. Gardeners everywhere in zones 6-10--including parts of Australia and New Zealand--have long relied on Courtright's encyclopedia as the handiest source of information on and inspiration for plants for specific landscape uses. They will continue to be well served by this third revised edition. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Timber Press; 3rd edition (May 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881920975
• ISBN-13: 978-0881920970
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,362,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Visual Directory, March 1, 2001

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Ellen Lorenz (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates (Paperback)

This book, written by a nursery owner, combines his years of experience with beautiful photograhs of all the plants listed. I refer to it over and over again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, January 1, 2002

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J. Craig - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates (Paperback)

Because of its relatively few pages, this book is easy to overlook. However, I've got more money tied up in horticulture books than I'd like my wife to know, and I refer to this one most often.