Gardeners Guide Growing Dahlias - Couverture rigide

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Rowlands, Gareth

 
9780715308585: Gardeners Guide Growing Dahlias

Synopsis

This text provides recommendations for garden use of dahlias, examines their physical characteristics and explains the breakdown of the groups within the genus. Chapters also look at propagation, identification and breeding new varieties.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

With over 20,000 varieties to choose from, expert grower Gareth Rowlands provides indispensable recommendations for the professional and amateur gardener alike. Chapters on botany and types of dahlias are coupled with cultivation advice which will help gardeners optimize the performance of their plants. Information on how to increase your stock through propagation will appeal to ordinary gardeners while chapters on raising plants for exhibiting, and breeding new varieties offer much for the established enthusiast. Illustrated with superbly detailed photographs and informative botanical drawings, The Gardener's Guide to Growing Dahlias will delight dahlia lovers, convert those new to the genus and inspire a new generation of growers.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gareth Rowlands is a research geneticist who has been responsible for breeding vegetables for the food business worldwide. He is a member of the Executive Council of the National Dahlia Society and Chairman of the Classification Committee. He has written numerous articles for the National Dahlia Society publications, and writes a monthly column on dahlias for Amateur Gardening. He lives in Bedford.

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