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This charming celebration of the peony reads like a “very smart love letter to cultivating beauty” and features 60+ vintage-inspired full-color botanical illustrations (Seattle Times). “Delightful…Next time you are lucky enough to be someone’s houseguest, consider arriving with a bouquet of either one of the Little Book of Flowers.”-The New York Times Peonies are queens of the spring garden, a romantic flower long popular in bridal bouquets (symbolizing prosperity and a happy marriage). In blo...

Here at last, these beautiful bulbs are fully described and illustrated. Spring-flowering Chasmanthe is a plant for areas of mild winter, but Crocosmia can endure winter temperatures. They flower from early summer well into fall and provide wonderful displays of warm red and orange when the garden often has little else to offer except annuals. A descriptive list of more than 400 Crocosmia cultivars concludes the complete horticultural account of the genera. Superb watercolors of the species and...

This volume from "The New Plant Library" introduces the reader to the world of dahlias; how to use them to their best advantage in the garden and their history. It contains ideas for cultivation, for general display of beds and borders and for cut flower arrangements. A plant catalogue provides references to over 50 varieties of dahlias, from botanical descriptions, to height, spread, flowering and common cultivars. Further chapters include advice on buying and selecting the best plants, plantin...

For those tired of high-maintenance and short-lived plants, Chris Wiesinger, this book shares his knowledge of versatile, sustainable, and low-maintenance bulbs. The book introduces the best of the bulb world, addressing common questions and explaining the characteristics, history and ways to use each bulb, whether in the landscape or the home. Chris teams with landscape designer and award-winning author Cherie Foster Colburn to offer an innovative look at old-fashioned flower bulbs. While most...

A photographic catalog of over 60 varieties of lilies with full botanical information on growth, spread, size and flowering.

This book distills all of the Heath's wide knowledge and experience in the selection and culture of tulips, from the care and feeding of the bulbs themselves to the cutting and arranging of the flowers.