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| I have 2 and like them but I'm looking for another one.
What's your favorite?(also, since I'm asking, if you have a good book on trees) thanks! |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Tue, Jun 14, 11 at 11:13
| My favorite book on trees is Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs I use the internet for perennials because so many are introduced each year, books can't keep up. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Dirr's
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- Posted by coolplantsguy z6 Ontario (My Page) on Tue, Jun 14, 11 at 11:42
| Ditto above re a tree book. For perennials, I love Armitage's book and the new RHS encyclopaedia. |
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- Posted by eightzoner (My Page) on Tue, Jun 14, 11 at 13:35
| I love Tracy DiSabato-Aust's books. She has really good care info. Also anything by Nancy J Ondra. She has a good ebook for sale right now - new - on her website with great photos and info. (Fabulous blog, too.) I particularly like her info because it is very detailed and she includes lots of photos from season to season. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Nan Ondra's Hayefield website
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| Dirr, for sure. It's expensive but a book for a lifetime. If you haven't got the money, ask for a collective present from the family. I second Tracey de. Aust's book, The Well Tended Perennial Garden. However, if you are looking for a book more for a beginner, I keep going back to "Perennial Garden" by Cox and Cox. That, I bet you can find on e-bay. If you have a good library system see if they have any of these. Get them out and use them for a few weeks before you buy. I hope you have fun. |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 15, 11 at 9:41
| Dirr has several published works on trees/shrubs.....the one BorS refers to is a condensed, illustrated version. I much prefer is his Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, which is far more detailed but illustrated only with line drawings (and not too many of those). Next to the AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Plants, it is my go-to text and is so well-used it is now in two parts. And with no cover :-) I've yet to find a single text on perennials I like and tend to collect monographs on various genera I favor. The Gardener's Guide series from Timber Press is a great source. Otherwise, the diSabato-Aust books are good but like BorS, I tend to use the internet for most info. It is far more current with respect to newer cultivars. |
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