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Perennials and their garden habitats
Richard Hansen and Friedrich Stahl
This is a perennial book with a real significant difference. Instead of
detailing plants by their colour, height and season, it goes deeper and lists
plants by their ecological requirements in our parks and gardens. Using this
innovative approach, the information contained in its 450 pages makes it easier
to create true 'low maintenance' spaces using a richer and more diverse range of
plants. You'll not find many photos here, but instead an authoritative wealth of
plant information. If you work in the landscape industry as a designer,
landscape architect or plantsman, or indeed even wish to plant your own garden
in a more harmonious way with nature, then this book is an indispensable work of
reference. Sample lists include, 'Groundcover plants that tolerate
mowing', 'Invasive perennials loosely bound to the woodland edge', 'Perennials
for special conditions in still water' and 'Warm, sunny places with moist
to dry soil in summer' to name but a few of the 150+ categories. If
you're serious about plants, this is one not to be without.
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