Gardening With Ornamental Grasses - Softcover

Grounds, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558707344 ISBN 13: 9781558707344

Publisher: Horticulture, 2005

Synopsis

Ornamental grasses, like no other perennial, contribute so much to setting the style and tone of a garden. The variety of species of ornamental grasses available today have made them an integral part of garden design. Gardening with Ornamental Grasses offers: * Practical planning information for a variety of ornamental grass projects * Expert advice by a leading authority in the world of ornamental grasses * Beautiful pictures and illustrations of these versatile and popular plants * A comprehensive A-Z section of grasses, listed by botanical names, covering the most "garden worthy" species and varieties to help readers select the right plant for their garden scheme Inspiring amateur gardeners and enthusiasts to undertake more in-depth projects including choosing the right grasses for planting in the shade, beautiful artistic impressions of the completed projects and a vast selection of stunning photographs provide a fascinating insight into what can be achieved by correct planting.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Grounds is a pioneer of ornamental grasses. He wrote the first-ever book on these rewarding plants in the 1970s and has been writing, broadcasting and lecturing internationally on them ever since. With his wife Diana Grenfell (also a renowned garden writer and lecturer) he created and ran Apple Court garden and nursery, in Hampshire, UK, which specialised in ornamental grasses. Roger lives in Newnham-on-Severn, Gloucestershire.

About this edition

• Publisher: Horticulture
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1558707344
• ISBN 13: 9781558707344
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128