- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Firefly Books (Sep 7 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552096238
- ISBN-13: 978-1552096239
- Product Dimensions: 30.1 x 23.9 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2.3 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,417,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
Lord (Designing with Roses) and Lawson (Great English Gardens) have produced a stunning book that is destined to become an essential reference on combining plants. A practical introduction to that art covers analyzing the site; choosing plants with form, texture, and color in mind; planting borders; and providing aftercare. More than 1000 individual species are organized into chapters by type: shrubs and small trees, climbers, roses, perennials, bulbs, and annuals. Each entry includes the plant's botanical name, common name, genus, species, and variety. Symbols are used to indicate light level, soil water content, soil conditions, hardiness zones, pH, flowering season, height and spread, and a list of planting partners. Beautiful color photographs show each plant in subtle harmony-or in bold contrast-with one or more plants. Each entry is cross-referenced to other entries illustrating other combinations with this plant. The hardiness zone maps cover North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. One caveat: although most plant combinations are adaptable to diverse U.S. climates, the range of plants is best suited to conditions similar to those of the United Kingdom. Still, books on combining plants are scarce, so this authoritative text is appropriate for horticultural libraries. The clear advice and vivid photographs render it equally suitable for public libraries in the appropriate regions. [Garden Book Club selection.]-Nancy Myers, Univ. of South Dakota Lib., Vermillio.
--Nancy Myers, Univ. of South Dakota Lib., Vermillion
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--Nancy Myers, Univ. of South Dakota Lib., Vermillion
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Perennials paired with trees, trees teamed with shrubs, shrubs surrounded by bulbs: good garden design exists when several elements coexist serendipitously. Achieving such harmony doesn't have to be hard work, according to Lord, who covers all bases with concise yet comprehensive commentaries on the design characteristics of more than 1,000 individual plants. Accompanied by Lawson's crisp photographs of more than 4,000 visually compelling garden combinations, Lord succinctly illustrates each plant's design capabilities, then thoughtfully suggests a roster of complementary plants to take the guesswork out of good design. If there is a better organized gardening book available, its existence is unknown. Indeed, Lord could set a new standard for the term user-friendly, for few guides could rival his treatise for the practicality of its structure or for the quality of its information. Each entry contains at-a-glance information on plant companions and cultural requirements, and helpfully lists photographic cross-references. For professionals and amateurs alike, this guide is a godsend. Carol Haggas
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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This book is not meant to be a series of recipes for perfect planting but rather a menu of suggestions from which readers can choose or reject, revise or augment combinations to suit their own tastes and conditions. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
This book is not meant to be a series of recipes for perfect planting but rather a menu of suggestions from which readers can choose or reject, revise or augment combinations to suit their own tastes and conditions. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful book with inspiring ideas,
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This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations (Hardcover)
This lush, beautifully designed and photographed book, should provide gardeners with hours of enjoyment and help them make decisions about pairing plants in their gardens. Sections are divided by type of plants (such as Perennials, Roses, Bulbs, etc.). The author profiles each plant with a very thorough description (including growing advice) followed by a list of plants that will compliment it in the garden. It is also accompanied by a photo. The photographs in the book are mouth-watering to say the least! The only gripe I had was that the list of plants provided with each entry is listed with the Latin plant name which is often bewildering to novice gardeners. However, a common name list is located in the back of the book, which helps remedy the situation. Very highly recommend. A gorgeous book!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Book!,
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This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations (Hardcover)
I can't figure out what book the first reviewer was looking at, but it couldn't have been Lord & Lawson's! This is a meticulous and comprehensive compilation of creative combination ideas replete with gorgeous photographs. My wife is an expert gardener and this is among her favorites! She used to take it out of the Brentwood Public Library every week till I bought her a copy from Amazon.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Where are the combinations?,
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This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations (Hardcover)
With high hopes I picked up this hefty book, hoping for some ideas about how to combine the new plant materials in a zone 4 or 5 garden (instead of my former lifelong very temperate zone 8). What I found was quite a lot of information about discrete plants. Not what I was looking for! The promise of the title eluded me, either in the organization or in the presentation -- I am not sure which. Where the information about planting combinations was laid out, I am still unsure, and I am not a particularly uncareful reader. In addition, this is a very large and heavy book. Alas, its production values (at least in the copy I had) did not support the pages very well. The glue was not sufficient to hold everything in place. Color photos are plentiful and from the photos I certainly could see notions of combinations, but I wanted many more words. I do not recommend this as a gift. First, one worries that the book itself would fall apart far too soon. Second, I am unconvinced that the content lives up to the title. Third, I quibble with the accuracy of some of the horticultural information (relating to zones, for instance). If you are considering this book for yourself, try to get a good look at it before you buy; perhaps you'll find it entirely adequate for your interests or needs.
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