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A Book of Blue Flowers

A Book of Blue Flowers

by R.L.Geneve (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

    $3.70
Synopsis

Perhaps the most uncommon hue in the plant kingdom, the color blue strikes a distinctive note in any garden. In this fascinating book, now available in paperback, Robert Geneve provides a wide selection of blue flowers that will help readers expand the range of colors in their gardening palettes - from powder blue and turquoise to navy and violet. A well-traveled garden visitor and gifted photographer, the author has included more than 150 stunning photos of blue flowers from gardens around the world. A Book of Blue Flowers is an ideal handbook for gardeners of all skill levels and in any climate.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 328
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 15 Apr 2006
ISBN 10: 0881927694
ISBN 13: 9780881927696

Media Reviews
Beautiful color photographs illustrate Geneve's handsome highly accessible resource, offering valuable guidance and lots of ideas for gardeners of all levels. Booklist 20000915 The photographs along with the quality of writing makes this an outstanding book which I enthusiastically recommend for the gardener on your gift list. -- Diana Pederson Suite101.com 20001122 This book will prove indispensable for gardeners who wish to add blue to their landscapes. Cincinnati Enquirer 20001209 If blue's your color, this is the guide for you. -- George Weigel Harrisburg Patriot-News 20001217 The photographs are quite stunning, and I was pleased to see numerous bulbs featured. -- John E. Bryan Gardening Newsletter 20001223 A garden designer for whom blue is a basic color in every design offers some valuable suggestions. Avant Gardener 20001223 Packed with details gardeners will appreciate. Bookwatch 20000105 He makes the science of color, and how plants produce it, palatable to even the casual reader ... Hawaii Horticulture 20001212 Now, thanks to the efforts of Robert Geneve ... we have A Book of Blue Flowers. -- Ethel Fried Manchester (CT) Journal Inquirer 20010321 [We] owe him thanks for organizing blue flowers into an easy-to-use reference book. -- Joanne S. Carpender National Gardener 20010327 The difficulty of defining what is blue - with a limitless range of shades - is expertly dealt with by the author ... Eminently readable and well-organized. Current Books on Gardening and Botany 20010417 If you're fond of blue, here's a fine compendium of flowers of that hue with good descriptions and propagation tips. -- Judy Glattstein Home Monthly 20010118 Every gardener can use this book to get the most blue flower color into beds and borders. -- Barbara Blossom Ashmun Fine Gardening 20010418 Gardeners will find this an eye-opening and useful contribution to their horticultural library. -- Carol L. Noll American Reference Books Annual 20010424 Most of the book is devoted to an extensive plant list of blue flowers, with complete descriptions of propagation, species, and cultivars. This book expresses an academic approach to gardening that may be of special interest to gardeners looking for authoritative information ... . -- Marge Howard-Jones California Garden 20010507 Just the ticket for those who are crazy about blue and all its shades. -- Marty Figley Michigan Observer and Eccentric 20010531 At last we have a compendium of information that explains some of the mystery without stripping away the romance of this alluring, irresistible flower color. -- Linda Beutler Hardy Plant Society of Oregon Bulletin 20010626 If blue is the color you seek in garden flowers, this book has plenty of ideas for you. American Gardener 20010710 By including plants from the USA, Australia, Asia, and Europe the author has ensured that this book's appeal is wide-ranging. -- Christine Shaw Gardens Illustrated 20010901 If you are enchanted with blue blossoms, you'll want to read 'A Book of Blue Flowers'. -- Natalie Walsh Schenectady Daily Gazette 20011025 Describes more than 150 flowers that range from aquamarine to blue-violet. We owe [Geneve] thanks for organizing blue flowers into an easy-to-use reference book. -- Joanne S. Carpender Greenleaf Bulletin 20021004 If you have a passion for blue plants, you might be able to get your fill by picking up a copy... Not only does [Geneve] list practically every blue plant ever grown, he provides all the information necessary to raise them. -- David Hobson Grand River Life 20020727 A comprehensive compendium of the rarest colour in nature, including an explanation of why and how the colour blue is created in plants. Excellent photographs and plant descriptions. Ontario Gardener 20020211 A good handbook for gardeners in all climates. Denver Post 20060406 People who love blue ... should find this book so inspiring they may rip up their flower beds and replant. And there is plenty to choose from, thanks to salvias, veronicas, violas, and torenias, whose blooms appear in a vast range of hues. -- Nancy Brachey Charlotte Observer 20060929
Author Bio
Robert Geneve is a professor of horticulture at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. He is the coauthor of two other books, one on plant propagation and another on the biotechnology of ornamental plants, and is a frequent contributor to popular gardening magazines. He received his doctorate in horticulture from the University of Minnesota, and his master's degree in ornamental horticulture from Pennsylvania State University. In his research appointment at the University of Kentucky, he has written over 60 technical papers. Geneve is also a photographer and lives in Kentucky with his wife and three children.