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Armitage's Garden Perennials Second Edition, Revised
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About Armitage's Garden Perennials Second Edition, Revised
Product Description Discover the Pleasure of Gardening with a Master This edition is fully revised and updated as of 2020. Profiling over 1250 perennials, master horticulturist Allan Armitage enlightens the serious landscaper as well as the curious amateur in his easy-to-read, often humorous gardening classic, Garden Perennials. Recently reivised and with over 1300 photographs by the author illustrating the details of each plant accompany authoritative growing tips and information. Here in one place is everything you will need to know to maintain a well-tended perennial garden. This thorough, user-friendly volume covers such classics as Phlox and Rudbeckia, including several new Arisaemas, Echinaceas, Heucheras, and Podophyllums, extensively describing each plant. Recipient of the American Horticultural Society's National Educator Award, Dr. Armitage travels and lectures widely, and is on the faculty of the University of Georgia, where he teaches and conducts extensive research, evaluating new offerings from flower breeders around the world. He has studied garden plants throughout Canada and the United States, gaining a broad perspective on the growing conditions throughout North America. In Armitage's own words, "This is gardening, not brain surgery. Gardening should always provide far more pleasure than pain." Like a good friend, he is not bashful about sharing personal opinions regarding which plants he prefers and which fail to pique his interest. His perfect blend of technical expertise and warm friendly delivery have earned this pictorial guide to perennials a prominent spot on the bookshelves of serious gardeners for decades. This book is also available from Echo Point Books in hardcover (ISBN 1635619297). Review "A reader can open this book to any page and be ensured of both pleasure and enlightenment." -Country Gardens "Its real charm is the descriptions that accompany each plant, written in Armitage's characteristic engaging, conversational tone. . . . Highly recommended." -Choice "This gorgeous resource will find a home in the library of every gardener who wants current, authoritative information, as well as public and academic libraries with gardening enthusiasts." -American Reference Books Annual "This is a terrific resource for gardeners, with 300 new plants added to the 2000 first edition, bringing the total to 1250." -Reference and Research Book News "There's no shortage of endorsements in horticulturalist Allan Armitage's revised collection of 1,250 perennials." -Houston Chronicle "Engaging descriptions and personal experiences." -Virginian-Pilot About the Author Allan M. Armitage is a professor of horticulture at the University of Georgia, Athens, where he teaches, conducts research on new garden plants, and runs the Trial Gardens at UGA. Dr. Armitage travels internationally as a lecturer and consultant, and is the recipient of numerous awards from nursery trade groups and horticultural organizations, including the Medal of Honor from the Garden Club of America, the National Educator Award from the American Horticultural Society, and the Scott Medal and Award from the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, arguably the most prestigious honor in U.S. ornamental horticulture. Visit him at www.allanarmitage.net.
