Timber Press Pocket Guide to Clematis

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Timber Press, 2006 - Gardening - 232 pages
Written by three distinguished clematis experts, the Timber Press Pocket Guide to Clematis profiles 300 stunning plants from an international selection of garden-worthy species and hybrids, from long-time favorites to the highly sought-after new cultivars coming out of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Japan. All the plants are readily available at clematis nurseries, including 100 award winners which have proven themselves to experienced and inexperienced gardeners alike. Specific cultivation information is given for each plant, including hardiness zones, light and temperature needs, and time of flowering. Illustrated with 320 photographs of flowers at the height of bloom, when their true color is best seen, this pocket guide is a valuable complement to the authors' Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis and a compact reference for taking to the nursery or garden center.

About the author (2006)

Mary Toomey, Ph.D., trained as a biologist, botanist, entomologist, and soil ecologist. A keen gardener, she has been growing and studying clematis for more than 30 years. She is currently editor of The Clematis, the journal of the British Clematis Society. She lectures widely on clematis, gardens, and gardening, and has written a number of previous books and articles. Born in Jaffna, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), she lives in Dublin, Ireland.

Everett Leeds is a contributor for the following Timber Press Title: Timber Press Pocket Guide to Clematis

Charles Chesshire is a highly regarded garden designer and writer. He has designed gardens in the United States and Britain, and is a consultant to Sudeley Castle Gardens in Gloucestershire, England. Fascinated by the connection of Zen meditation to the philosophy and design of Japanese gardens, he has studied in Japan and toured the country on a number of occasions. He has also helped to introduce a number of new varieties of clematis from Japan, as curator of the National Collection of Clematis held in Burford House Gardens, Worcestershire. An established garden writer, Charles lectures widely on a number of subjects including clematis, roses, garden design, and Japanese gardens, and gives garden tours around the west of Britain.

Bibliographic information

TitleTimber Press Pocket Guide to Clematis
Timber Press pocket guides
AuthorMary Toomey
ContributorsEverett Leeds, Charles Chesshire, Timber Press (Portland, Or.)
Editionillustrated
PublisherTimber Press, 2006
ISBN0881928143, 9780881928143
Length232 pages
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Gardening / Climatic / General
Gardening / Ornamental Plants
  
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