- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Collins; First Edition edition (3 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007204701
- ISBN-13: 978-0007204700
- Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 19 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 494,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Sunday Times, October 2005
A cheerfully written book for those who love statement plants, it has clear photographs and lots of advice for gardeners
Country Life, November 2005
This is the book to keep as a vade mecum for nursery visits.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
One can view this book as hefty brochure for the Architectural Plants nurseries, as almost all the plants are available from the nurseries and several of the photos are also from the Nuthurst and Chichester sites. What saves the book from being solely a promotional tool is the extremely witty and informative commentary from Christine Shaw. The shorter paperback version is still the best value for money purchase, but this new hardback is an attractive and useful guide to the cultivation of plants that are still new to the average British gardener. Hopefully, it will inspire one or two rose bushes to be discarded and a couple of pseudopanaxes planted in their place!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
We have recently had the priviledge of buying a house with a beautiful garden, which has some fantastic "Architectural Plants" in it. Once settled we proceeded to plant further specimens bought from "Architectural Plants" where Christine Shaw, the author of this great book, is the Manager.
Wanting to make sure we did what was right for the plants we thought it best to purchase this book and we are so very pleased we did.
The book is well written. Beautifully laid out. Great photographs and contains all the relative information one could possibly want. An absolute must for anyone with exotic plants or anyone who wants to read about some superb specimens of glorious plant life and just dream, as we did for many years until we found our garden paradise.
Wanting to make sure we did what was right for the plants we thought it best to purchase this book and we are so very pleased we did.
The book is well written. Beautifully laid out. Great photographs and contains all the relative information one could possibly want. An absolute must for anyone with exotic plants or anyone who wants to read about some superb specimens of glorious plant life and just dream, as we did for many years until we found our garden paradise.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have spent 20 years with a traditional English cottage garden, but wanted to revamp my garden and make it more lush, tropical and architectural. This book is the perfect reference book for architectural inspiration. Each plant is given a page to itself with detailed planting and cultivation notes, a photo, and best of all a very personal description from the author who has grown all the plants, and who imparts her years of experience. Reading this book is like walking around an excellent nursery with the very knowledgeable owner, talking you through each plant carefully and giving you lots of anecdotes at the same time. Each plant's hardiness is clearly signposted on the page, and the book also has detailed instructions of how to help the less hardy plants through the winter.
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Defining "Architectural Plants", the flyleaf says: "it has to have either a very string shape or a very strong presence in the Garden" - of course what fits that definition is open... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Benjamin
an impressive volume
Collins certainly think this a subject worth cashing in on, as there are 3 books in print called "Architectural Plants", all by Christine Shaw. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2008 by downkiddie
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