Lavender
Subtitle: The Grower's Guide
Contributors: Joan L. Headley (Foreword)
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Published: May 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780881924787
Subjects: Shrubs & trees; Flowers; Gardening / Horticulture; Gardening; Gardening/Plants; Flowers - General; Gardening / Flowers / Perennials; Gardening / Herbs; HERBS; Lavenders
First sentence: The two basic requirements for successful lavender growing are full sun and good drainage.
Description: With their heady perfume and stunning visual appeal, lavenders have been prized by gardeners since ancient times. Lavender is a truly comprehensive study that enables the reader to research and identify more than 200 lavender species and varieties. With chapters on cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases, and botanical history, this book is as practical as it is authoritative. More than 200 photos document recent advances in color variation that have resulted from intense breeding; plants now available range from deep purple and lilac to white, cream, pink, and red-violet. With so many hardy and dependable plants to choose from, no lavender enthusiast will want to be without this indispensable book.