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About The Plant Lover's Guide To Epimediums
Product Description Epimediums may have delicate, orchid-like flowers, but they are tough, shade-tolerant perennials that are incredibly low maintenance. Their heart and arrow-shaped foliage changes colors with the seasons, going from green to bronze as summer moves into fall. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Epimediums, by nursery owner Sally Gregson, features growing information for 126 commonly available varieties. It also includes lists of plants for particular purposes, tips on how to incorporate epimediums into gardens, and a resource guide that lists where to buy the plants and where to view them in public gardens. Hundreds of lush color photographs highlight the beauty of these charming plants. From the Back Cover Epimediums are revered for their delicate flowers and dramatic foliage. They thrive in leafy, shady conditions and have a long season of interest from early spring to late summer. Their phenomenal range of shapes, sizes, and hues makes them irresistibly collectable. Enthusiast and nurserywoman Sally Gregson shares recommendations and growing information for the best garden varieties. The Plant Lover’s Guide books offer a rich source of information on both new and classic garden plants. Written by enthusiastic experts, they recommend the best varieties for different situations, inspire ideas for new plant combinations, and are packed with resources for the home gardener. These gorgeous guides celebrate the beauty of each plant and form a comprehensive library that every plant lover will want to own. About the Author Sally Gregson earned a National Certificate of Horticulture Distinction in nursery practice from Hadlow College in Kent and worked as a plant propagator before opening her own nursery, Mill Cottage Plants in Somerset. Gregson lectures throughout the British Isles and overseas on hydrangeas, epimediums, and plants for shade. She writes articles for various national horticultural magazines, including Gardens Illustrated, LandScape, and Hortus and is a member of the Garden Media Guild. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introduction: Why I Love Epimediums If you think of epimediums as quiet, useful little plants for dry shade, you haven’t seen the newly discovered species from China and their exciting hybrids. These showgirls, as I like to call them, lend an ethereal air to woodland gardens and grow well in most soils. In fact, more and more professional garden designers are placing groups of epimediums among other spring-flowering bulbs and plants to achieve a tapestry of colour and texture. Chinese epimediums are astonishing. They are new to most Western gardeners, and they have started a revolution in the horticultural world. Easy-to-grow, undemanding epimediums contribute handsome evergreen foliage and elegant flowers to the garden. Some of these species have large blossoms that resemble hang-gliding spiders suspended above brightly splashed and marbled young leaves. Others have clouds of small starry flowers like pale moths in flight. Still others have dainty cup-shaped bells on thin wiry stems. I love them all. Their floral colours vary from white and pale yellow to pink, purple, brown, and red. Some flowers are bi-coloured; others have spurs with contrasting tips. Several species save their hues for their especially remarkable young foliage. Let me backtrack for a minute. As a gardener, nursery owner, and garden writer, I often come across new forms of favourite old plants at flower shows and plant fairs. Every spring brings forth a new crop of must-have botanical stars. But occasionally a species unfamiliar to Western horticulture emerges from a plant-hunting expedition to an unvisited, unexploited part of the world. Twenty years ago Chinese epimediums were such a novelty. Their arrival heralded not just one or two species, but a deluge of new varietals from the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan. Surprisingly, the gardening world di
