Re: Perennial Book Picks
- To: perennials
- Subject: Re: Perennial Book Picks
- From: A* A* <a*@hevanet.com>
- Date: Sun, 02 Nov 1997 09:20:23 -0600
- References: <199711010423.XAA22031@ruacad.runet.edu>
Dear Mr. Ford:
Thanks greatly for your kind recommendation of Timber Press
books.
Sincerely,
Andrea (Ann) Anderson
Timber Press, Inc. http://www.timber-press.com
133 S.W. 2nd Ave. #450 800.327.5680/503.227.2878
Portland, OR 97204 USA fax 503.227.3070
USDA Zone 8, Sunset Zone 6
John M Ford wrote:
>
> Hi Linda,
>
> If you're primarily looking for pictures and descriptions to see
> what things look like, _Hardy Herbaceous Perennials_ by Jelitto
> and Schact is great. It's a two volume set for $125 (Hamilton
> Books has had it for $80) and doesn't have a lot of cultural
> information, but it does have a lot of pictures and a ton of
> descriptions. For a mix of pictures and cultural information
> I like _Perennials for American Gardens_ by Clausen and Ekstrom,
> _Gardening with Perennials Month by Month_ by Hudak (about $50
> each) and _Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia ($50 new, but it's
> been around a long time and I frequently see copies in used
> bookstores in the $10-$25 range). Phillips and Rix have a two
> volume set _Early Perennials_, _Late Perennials_ that is a
> viewer's dream come true - page after page of pictures with very
> little text (these are $27 each, but Hamilton's has had them for
> about $18 each - I got mine at a book fair for $9 each). They
> also have a similiar book for bulbs; for information about bulbs
> I like _Manual of Bulbs_ by Bryan and Griffiths - no pictures,
> but lots of information. For ornamental grasses, I like
> _Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses_ by Greenlee, a pretty good
> variety (250) covered with high quality pictures and great
> cultural information.
>
> Overall, I like Timber Press books (www.timber-press.com) - they
> are consistantly high quality both in terms of factual content
> and illustrations. Hamilton Books (www.hamiltonbook.com) is a
> great source for discounted books.
>
> Hope this is of some use,
>
> John
> jford@runet.edu
>
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