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This volume, based on the definitive New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening (1992), defines & describes a fascinating group of plants through a unique fusion of what is current & best in botany & proven & practical in horticulture. The grass family offers gardeners an extraordinary variety of form & color with which to experiment. There are grasses for borders, poolsides, rock gardens, woodland settings & glasshouses. This book takes a broad view of the family, including the bamboos & other grass-like plants. It also gives richly deserved attention to the many sedges & rushes with horticultural appeal -- from the burnished bronze of Carex buchananii to the lofty papyrus. 100+ black & white drawings.Darke, Rick is the author of 'Manual Of Grasses The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary', published 1994 under ISBN 9780756775919 and ISBN 0756775914.
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