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Bulbs
Revised Edition
John Bryan |
$89.95
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John Bryan’s substantive revision to his original magnum opus published in 1989—selected by the American Horticultural Society as one of the 75 great American gardening books— provides expanded coverage of some 230 genera and a staggering number of species, varieties, and cultivars. Genera are treated with detail appropriate to their importance, with information on history, classification, culture, propagation, pests and diseases, uses, and species and cultivars. Detailed encyclopedic plant listings are complemented by an equally comprehensive pictorial presentation. Not only are there more than 1100 color photographs—many showing the plants in their natural habitats—but there are also 43 color reproductions of botanical illustrations from 19th-century issues of Curtis’s Botanical Magazine and other publications, taken from the author’s extensive collection.
896 pp, 1171 color photos, 10 line drawings, 2 charts, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 2002
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Bulbs for the Rock Garden
Jack Elliott |
$29.95
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An excellent introduction to small bulbs for use in the rock garden, including some unusual and somewhat tender bulbs for warmer climates.
160 pp, 64 color photos, 36 line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1995
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Bulbs of North America
Edited by Jane McGary
A North American Rock Garden Society Publication |
$34.95
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Among North America's native bulbs are some very popular rock garden plants, such as Calochortus and Erythronium. Others, including Calydorea, Hypoxis, and Muilla, are not as well known outside specialist collections. Rock gardeners and travelers planning a field trip to choice plant-viewing sites all over the continent will be inspired by this first-hand account.
308 pp, 101 color photos, 4 line drawings, 2 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2001 |
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Christopher Lloyd's Garden Flowers: Perennials, Bulbs, Grasses, Ferns
Christopher Lloyd |
$39.95
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This represents the fruit of Lloyd's lifetime's study of perennial plants. Genus by genus, he sets down everything he has learned, thought, seen, tried, liked, or regretted about them, individually or in combination. He is formidably knowledgeable, iconoclastic, sometimes dyspeptic or even rude, and always entertaining. In his own words, "For good or ill, here you have the voice of an individual rather than the omniscience of a faceless team of contributors . . . I love plants: at least that must be clear---perhaps even infectious."
448 pp, 69 color photos, 7 1/2 x 10", hardcover, © 2000 |
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The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs
John C. Manning, Peter Goldblatt, and Dee Snijman |
$59.95
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The Cape Region, at the southern tip of Africa, is easily among the richest centers for bulbous plants and probably the most famous. Nearly 1200 species of bulbous plants find their home there and almost three-quarters of them occur nowhere else. This first complete account of all the bulbous plants of the Cape Floral Region is an essential aid to the identification of all species presently in cultivation as well as the many others that are potentially valuable horticultural subjects. The book is richly illustrated with high-quality color photographs of more than half the species of Cape bulbs, many of which have never before been illustrated.
486 pp, 611 color photos, 2 color maps, 2 tables, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover |
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The Color Encyclopedia of Daylilies
Ted L. Petit and John P. Peat |
$49.95
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Hundreds of new daylilies are introduced each year, and no other book describes and illustrates so many of the hybrids in one place. The parent species are also included, but the focus is on the amazing developments that have been achieved through hybridization.
Close-up photographs show the detailed characteristics that hybridizers work for. Each photo is accompanied by a thorough description of the daylily's color, size, bloom season, and parentage.
296 pp, 1300 color photos, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 2000 |
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Dream Plants for the Natural Garden
Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf |
$34.95
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This new collaboration with fellow Dutch plantsman Henk Gerritsen deals with a selection of some 1200 plants most suitable for Oudolf's New Wave naturalism. Their selection of plants includes the "reliable," the "playful," and, for fanatics, the "troublesome."
144 pp, 262 color photos, 9 x 10 5/8", hardcover, © 2000 |
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Daylilies
Diana Grenfell
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$29.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 74 color photos, 5 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1998 |
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Fritillaries
Kevin Pratt and Michael Jefferson-Brown
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$29.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 95 color photos, 13 line drawings, 2 tables, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1997 |
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Lilies
Michael Jefferson-Brown and Harris Howland
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$29.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 70 color photos, 40 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1995, 2002 |
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Lilies
Michael Jefferson-Brown and Harris Howland
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$19.95
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The popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.
160 pp, 70 color photos, 40 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", paperback, © 1995, 2002 |
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Gardening with Bulbs: A Practical and Inspirational Guide
Patrick Taylor
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$17.95
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This beautifully illustrated guide shows a distinguished plantsman-photographer's personal favorites for every season and garden use.
256 pp, 205 color photos, 5 x 7 1/2", paperback, © 1996
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The Genus Galanthus: A Botanical Magazine Monograph
Aaron P. Davis
Illustrations by Christabel King |
$39.95
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The genus Galanthus, commonly called snowdrops, numbers among its species the most charming of the late-winter- and early-spring-flowering bulbs. They are hardy, and their ethereal white flowers appear when all else in the garden is still bound by winter.
333 pp, 20 botanical paintings, 8 b/w line drawings, 37 color photos, 12 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1999 |
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Gladiolus in Southern Africa
Peter Goldblatt and John C. Manning
Watercolors by Fay Anderson and Auriol Batten |
$59.95
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Southern Africa is the center of Gladiolus distribution, and this monumental book is a fitting companion to the authors' earlier work on the tropical species. It is a major work of scholarship, and its superb illustrations are masterpieces of botanical art.
464 pp, 145 full-page watercolors, numerous maps & line drawings, 9 1/4 x 12", hardcover, © 1998 |
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Gladiolus in Tropical Africa: Systematics, Biology, and Evolution
Peter Goldblatt
Illustrations by John C. Manning |
$39.95
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A comprehensive account of the 82 species that occur in tropical Africa, 26 of which have been named and introduced to science by the author.
338 pp, 41 color photos, 61 line drawings, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 1996 |
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Hemerocallis: Daylilies
Walter Erhardt
Translated by Alexander Helm
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$29.95
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Daylily enthusiasts will be interested in the perspective offered by this German author. Not as highly illustrated as the Munson book, it does offer useful descriptive lists.
196 pp, 40 line drawings, 39 color photos, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1992
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Hemerocallis: The Daylily
R. W. Munson, Jr.
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$22.95
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This survey includes hundreds of the finest modern cultivars, grouped by color from cream and light yellow through orange and red to lavender.
160 pp, 238 color photos, 9 b/w photos, 8 1/2 x 11", paperback, © 1989 |
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The Himalayan Garden: Growing Plants from the Roof of the World
Jim Jermyn |
$34.95
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In this unique resource, Jim Jermyn offers not the usual botanical travelogue but instead a horticultural handbook that allows lowland gardeners to successfully grow those plants that are native to the high Himalaya mountains. The highlights include species of Euphorbia, Gentiana, Meconopsis, Primula, Rhododendron, and more.
These plants are guaranteed to add an exotic touch to any garden, and with Jermyn's expert instructions and tips, they can be easily maintained. Excellent photographs round out an introduction to the plants, and the book includes a comprehensive list of recommended sources.
320 pp, 128 color photos, 3 line drawings, 2 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2001
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Iris of China
James W. Waddick and Zhao Yu-Tang |
$27.95
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This monograph comprises Zhao's systematic analysis of China's 60 native and introduced species and Waddick's account of Chinese irises in the wild and in the garden, based on research that included a 7500-mile collecting expedition in 1989 and resulted in the introduction of many species previously unknown in the West.
0-88192-207-2, 140 pp, 31 color photos, 21 full-page line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1992
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Lilies: A Guide for Growers and Collectors
Edward Austin McRae
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$34.95
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This book discusses the biology of the lily plant, its propagation, and its cultivation. The author developed many new hybrids; his book is unique in providing up-to-date practical techniques for lily hybridizing, along with his views on current and future developments.
392 pp, 108 color photos, 27 line drawings, 4 botanical paintings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1998
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The Louisiana Iris: The Taming of a Native American Wildflower
Second Edition
The Society for Louisiana Irises
Contributing Editors Marie Caillet, J. Farron Campbell, Kevin C. Vaughn, and Dennis Vercher |
$34.95
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Louisiana irises have been hybridized from five species of Iris whose boggy native habitats have largely been destroyed. Horticulturists have created an incredible range of hybrids in a variety of colors, forms, and sizes. They have proved adaptable to a wide range of soils and climates, needing only sun, ample water, and neutral soil to thrive.
254 pp, 111 color photos, 5 watercolors, 21 b/w photos, 14 line drawings, 11 tables, 7 x 10", hardcover, © 2000 |
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Manual of Bulbs
Consultant Editor John Bryan
Series Editor Mark Griffiths |
$49.95
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This manual extracts all the entries on bulbs from the massive four-volume New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening, including some new material.
446 pp, 84 line drawings, 6 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1992, 1995
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The Plantfinder's Guide to Early Bulbs
Rod Leeds
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$34.95
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Thirty-nine genera are covered with a comprehensive A--Z of species and cultivars providing descriptions of recommended plants, plus 100 high-quality photographs.
192 pp, 111 color photos, 7 b/w illus., 2 tables, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4", hardcover, © 2000
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The Rock Garden and its Plants: From Grotto to Alpine House
Graham Stuart Thomas
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$34.95
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An exposition of every aspect of the subject, from the underlying geology of rocks and history of the art of rock gardening to the practical matters of creating a rock garden. The color illustrations include some of the author's own watercolors.
266 pp, 38 color paintings, 212 b/w photos, 8 x 10 1/2", hardcover, © 1989
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Trilliums
Frederick W. Case, Jr., and Roberta B. Case
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$29.95
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Both field guide and gardener's handbook, this book covers all 45 species of trilliums worldwide. The authors trekked all over North America to photograph the 38 American species in the wild.
285 pp, 75 color photos, 43 maps, 94 line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1997 |