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I have a lot of reference books covering landscaping, plant propagation, identification, and disease problems. Dr. Dirr has done a fantastic job of compiling all of this information (and a few welcome opinions) for a couple thousand landscape plants into one consise work. When I have a question, this book is usually my first stop. Information on common species is very comprehensive. However lesser used landscape plants...
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About nine years ago I coughed up the (considerable) sum for the 1990 edition of this book (Dirr puts out a new edition every few years) because, upon casually perusing it, I saw that it covered some plants that I was interested in, and no other book in the store did.Well. It languished for a while, but when I started getting interested in horticultural plantings (my own and those I encountered on my walks) I started delving...
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Regardless if you live in Key West, San Diego, Seattle, International Falls or New York City, Dirr's Manual of Woody Landscape Plants will help you select, culture and successfully grow the correct plants for your area. It is the single-greatest source of information on landscape materials I have ever seen. Thousands of varieties are also listed. For pictures, check out Dirr's Hardy Trees & Shrubs, but to get educated,...
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I HAVE WORKED IN A NURSERY FOR 10 YEARS AND THIS BOOK IS USED EVERY DAY.YOU CANT BEAT IT FOR INFO ON PROPIGATION.AND WHEN A CUSTOMER NEEDS HELP ON GENERAL MANTANANCE OR HARDINESS THIS IS THE BOOK WE TURN TO.IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS GARDENER BUY THIS BOOK! AT HOME OR AT WORK DIRR WILL NEVER FAIL YOU.
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