- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd (5 Sep 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844000354
- ISBN-13: 978-1844000357
- Product Dimensions: 28 x 24 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 621,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Michael Jefferson-Brown has been a lily lover all his life - growing and breeding them for over fifty years. Keen to spread this love further, he offers an informative reference to this beautiful genus, stunningly illustrated with the photographs of Andrew Lawson. Dating back to earliest times, the lily has been revered for its beauty and, in some cases, its medicinal qualities, for centuries and with the advent of the Golden Age of plant hunting in the 1800s, the range and diversity of the genus exploded on a ready and willing market of gardeners. From the exotic Asiatics to the stunning Orientals, the dainty Martagons and the towering Trumpets, their beauty and scent are redolent of English country gardens through the aeons of time. Pink to white, yellow to orange and all shades in-between, spotted, striped or pure there is a shade for every situation and taste. Easy to grow and easy to propagate, they have readily adapted to life in containers extending their range of uses to present-day trends. Clearly written, engagingly informative and with his ardour for these bulbous gems shining through, Michael Jefferson-Brown gives every gardener - beginner or more experienced alike - an excellent grounding in the cultivation of this beautiful family. - Lucy Watson
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Lilies are among the the most popular cut flowers and garden plants. This authoritative and comprehensive guide to lilies combines the allure of the lily with inspiring and practical information on growing and gardening lilies. The book contains an outline of the history of lilies and demonstrates how they can be used for both formal and naturalistic plantings as well as for container displays. It also discusses all the major types of garden-worthy lily and how they can be used to best effect. Also included is a photographic section of the book that reveals the vast range of species and hybrids.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I don't think there is anything you could want to know about growing lilies that you won't find in this book; it is amazingly comprehensive. Written throughout with the minimum of jargon, and illustrated both with photos and, where useful, with diagrams, it goes far beyond the promise of the title.
The authors start by explaining the biology of the way lilies grow and reproduce, which leads on to how to best place them in the garden. The next chapter is titled "Cultivation" and introduces us to a lifetime's accumulated wisdom on planting, aftercare, pests and diseases, after which we have "Propagation", with a well-written technical chapter full of useful tips. This is the most useful part for the average gardener.
The next section is a list of lilies by species, then one of named varieties of hybrid liles, with their descriptions, plenty of photos, and tips on which to choose for the garden. There are more lilies listed here than most of us will ever see offered for sale, but the real lily enthusiast will be well satisfied. At the very end is a section on breeding your own lilies (easier than you'd think, apparently), followed by various technical tables and appendices, a list of suppliers, and a full well-organised index.
If I have a reservation, it is that I'm not sure I'm gardener enough for this book. But that's my shortcoming, and I'd rather have info I don't need than be missing something I'm looking for. All the technical stuff is extremely well-written and easy to follow, which is a real triumph. Despite all this, the book is compact and well-designed, not a massive tome.
The authors start by explaining the biology of the way lilies grow and reproduce, which leads on to how to best place them in the garden. The next chapter is titled "Cultivation" and introduces us to a lifetime's accumulated wisdom on planting, aftercare, pests and diseases, after which we have "Propagation", with a well-written technical chapter full of useful tips. This is the most useful part for the average gardener.
The next section is a list of lilies by species, then one of named varieties of hybrid liles, with their descriptions, plenty of photos, and tips on which to choose for the garden. There are more lilies listed here than most of us will ever see offered for sale, but the real lily enthusiast will be well satisfied. At the very end is a section on breeding your own lilies (easier than you'd think, apparently), followed by various technical tables and appendices, a list of suppliers, and a full well-organised index.
If I have a reservation, it is that I'm not sure I'm gardener enough for this book. But that's my shortcoming, and I'd rather have info I don't need than be missing something I'm looking for. All the technical stuff is extremely well-written and easy to follow, which is a real triumph. Despite all this, the book is compact and well-designed, not a massive tome.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very informative book for any body interested in the growing of the lily and wishes to know more about them,it is very detailed and will help anybody to grow and keep them,I have grown these myself in the past and have returned again to potting these bulbs up again in the greenhouse try it yourself.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This seems not to be a scholarly work nor as dry as many reference texts, as I think it has been written with the engaged amateur, like myself, and probably you, in mind. However the ease of read disguises the genuine knowledge of history and breeding paths contained in the text, so a masterful balance has been achieved here and one is less aware of the factual base that so often clogs up reference works and makes reading them such a chore.
It contains many lovely photographs and gives one a list of probable targets for the garden with plants in situ rather than taken off the plant and laid out on a page with many of the antecedent and derivative flowers. An excellent book and a keeper.
It contains many lovely photographs and gives one a list of probable targets for the garden with plants in situ rather than taken off the plant and laid out on a page with many of the antecedent and derivative flowers. An excellent book and a keeper.
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