Re: One Book on Grasses
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: One Book on Grasses
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 12:38:48 EDT
> Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 08:31:48 -0400
> From: "GeneBush" <genebush@otherside.com>
> I have finally gotten around to becoming interested in grasses....
> I know there are plenty of good books out there on the subject. Any
> recommendations of "the" one book on this subject? With lots of
> good full color illustrations?
I don't know if it is THE ultimate book on grasses, but the only one I have
has served me well -- Taylor's Guide to Ornamental Grasses. It has lots of
nice pictures, but the best part is the extensive A to Z listing of cultural
information. There are also lists of grasses for specific uses, such as
'grasses to avoid in a border', 'grasses for shade', etc., and general
information about using grasses in the landscape.
As far as I know, there is no Michael Dirr or Alan Armitage of ornamental
grasses. Until such a guru emerges and writes a comprehensive manual (or
until someone on the list writes and tells me one already has), the Taylor's
Guide works for me! --Janis
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