Hollies for Gardeners

Name: Hollies for Gardeners
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ISBN: 9780881927740

ISBN-10: 0881927740

ISBN-13: 9780881927740

Edition: 2006

Authors: Christopher Bailes, Susyn Andrews

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Richly enshrouded in legend and superstition, valued for a wide variety of uses and prized by gardeners, hollies have always been part of our lives and gardens. Now they are enjoying a peak of popularity as gardeners wake up to their huge diversity of form, foliage and fruit, marvel at their adaptability, and appreciate the wide variety of situations in which they can be used. There is a holly for every temperate region of the world, and Christopher Bailes celebrates American, European, Chinese and Japanese hollies in equal measure, providing detailed planting advice and illustrating his account with vivid photographs. This account will inspire gardeners everywhere to discover how hollies,…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/15/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English




Overview of the genus


History and classification


Distribution


Description


Ethnobotany



In the garden


Hollies as structural plants


Hollies as shrubs


Hollies for winter interest


Hollies for topiary


Hollies for bonsai


Hollies for hedges and screens



Cultivation


Propagation


Pests, diseases and disorders


Directory of plants


Deciduous holly species, hybrids and cultivars


Evergreen holly species, hybrids and cultivars