by Graham Thomas (Author)
How to brighten up your garden during the darkest winter months from a doyen of British horticulture. To those who have thought of winter as the dead season, Graham Stuart Thomas's book will come as a revelation. This is the classic book on the subject and has been extensively revised and enlarged by the author from it's original edition. It covers both large and small gardens and describes the amazing number of trees, shrubs, plants and bulbs which are available to provide colour in flower, foliage and fruit during the winter months. Cultivation, flowering and planting periods and the uses and arrangements of the selected plants are all covered in this comprehensive volume.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: 2
Publisher: Orion
Published: 03 Aug 1998
ISBN 10: 0752817108
ISBN 13: 9780752817101
Book Overview: *Graham Stuart Thomas has been working in horticulture for over 60 years - he is a holder of the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of honour. *Colour in the Winter Graden is acknowledged as the essential guide to this important subject - includes the authors own illustrations *All you need to know about the selection, planting and cultivation of plants that will give colour to the garden between october and April. *Certainly the most comprehensive book on the subject, COUNTRY LIFE