Bulbs (The Pan garden plants series) |
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Author:
Roger Phillips,
Martyn Rix
By Pan Books
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List Price: £16.99
Our Price: £83.55
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 635 EAN: 9780330302531 ISBN: 0330302531 Label: Pan Books Manufacturer: Pan Books Number Of Pages: 255 Publication Date: 1989-10-13 Publisher: Pan Books Studio: Pan Books |
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    2 decades of bulbous redemption, 2001-01-08 Comment: Anyone who has used any of the Phillips/Rix Pan Series volumes knows the depth of the authors knowledge and sheer dedication. Integrity in plant and garden books is a rare offering, and for anyone investigating bulbs, this should provide an indispensable archive classic.Although scientific, this is very approachable, with an all-encompassing attitude towards all aspects of bulb growing - from collecting, through propagation to suppliers and a brave index indeed. The presentation is bold. And contrasting the large-scale studio layouts with the natural habitat photographs is a brilliant concept. However, the reader won't find anything here to do with garden growing, or colour combinations, or cultural context in cultivation: Phillips & Rix have simply left that for the mainstream...
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