Mind Amendment - time to hit the booksThere are vines, conifers and unusual specimens covered here in addition to the gardening backbone plants. Pruning and propagation information is easy to understand, and the photography helps make identificaton of mystery plants much easier.
These books are peerless references. They are more expensive than most, but the value of the information in them can't be overstated. Each author is so often quoted or cited in articles, seminars and presentations that no Southern reference library can be complete without them. All gardeners, regardless of geographic location, will find these that these are wonderful books by gifted teachers and authors. I broke down and bought these books for my own permanent collection simply because it finally became work to check them out and return them to the library, over and over. They're big and cumbersome, but loaded with information. I wouldn't be without them. The most recent editions are also available on CD, a form I have not yet tried. Anyone going for the CD version, please let me know how you like using them. I guess I'm just an old dog when it comes to books--I like to read my favorite plant books often, just like my favorite fiction, or Shakespeare, and I feel I'd be lost without a hard copy to hold in my hands.
Growing habits are equally frank. "Warp speed" describes the rapidly invasive nature of one specimen. Every flower
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