Rock Garden Plants

by Charlotte Stock

Book Overview

A photographic guide to more than 450 rock garden plans by type, size, season of interest, and color. Packed with more than 500 photographs of over 450 plants, Rock Garden Plants is an inspiring... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789414554
• ISBN13: 9780789414557
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A joy to browse through

This book provides a quick reference guide to more than 450 rock garden plants by type, size, season of interest, and color. The opening chapter is a helpful introduction, giving advice on choosing suitable plants for a particular site or purpose, such as for a border, container, or simply as a specimen. Following chapters are subdivided into sections according to the average size of the plants and their main season of interest. Family name, common name(s), and botanical name are provided. Photographs show each plant's main features and color. A brief description gives details of growing habits, flowers, fruits, and leaves, followed by information on nature habitat, tips on cultivation, and propagation. Symbols indicate the sun, soil, and hardiness requirements. It is cleverly arranged and a joy to page through, with more than 500 beautiful photographs.