ILL DIRECT POPULAR FLOWERING PLANTS (Illustrated Directory) - Softcover

This beautifully illustrated directory is an indispensable reference guide to more than 750 popular flowering plants chosen for their long-flowering season. The length of a plant's flowering period is of tremendous importance when planning a garden. For all the effort required in propagating and caring for a favourite specimen, the key factor is surely how long the flower will be in bloom. This unique, fact-packed directory provides full descriptions and maintenance and propagation facts for every plant and each entry is accompanied by a full colour photograph. Compact, fully accessible and of exceptional value, this guide is a must for all gardeners.

Professor Marshall Craigmyle is a very keen plantsman who holds the bronze and silver medals of the Alpine Garden Society. He is also an accomplished photographer, and many of the featured pictures are from his own collection. He is the author of the popular Salamander books Long-Flowering Plants and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials.