The Handbook On Oleanders
by Richard M. Eggenberger, Mary Helen Eggenberger
Category: Oleander

Following their highly successful book, THE HANDBOOK ON PLUMERIA CULTURE, the Eggenbergers selected the Oleander for their second book in the series, Flowering Tropicals & Subtropicals for American Gardens. THE HANDBOOK ON OLEANDERS begins with the history of their cultivation in Pompeii & follows the introduction of these colorful & versatile plants to gardeners in Europe & England to their cultivation worldwide today. A treasured symbol of their ethnic past, early settlers brought cuttings & plants from Europe & the Mediterranean to America. A work encompassing nearly 30 years of research & photography in India, Hawaii, the Caribbean, Mexico & the United States, the book is filled with more than 100 stunning photographs of oleanders & their use in the landscape. Detailed descriptions are given for more than 65 varieties, including modern dwarf forms & the latest free-blooming types for container growing anywhere in the U.S. An extensive chapter on culture describes propagation, planting, soil preparation, fertilizing, winter care, pruning, & hybridizing techniques for creating new oleander varieties. The Handbook is replete with beautiful quotations on flowers & gardening. To order call Tropical Plant Specialists at (706) 865-1258 or write: P.O. Box 2826, Cleveland, GA 30528-2826.