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"Rhododendrons and Azaleas" profiles over 4,000 varieties of this highly popular and striking plant. Illustrated with over 2,200 colour photographs, each entry includes: A description of the plant and flower colour; notes on hardiness, height and spread, and flowering time; advice on cultivation and proven performers; the name of the parent plants, the raiser and similar varieties. Practical advice is also given on rhododendrons in the landscape, maintenance and husbandry, pests, diseases, problems and disorders, propagation, and buying and collecting rhododendrons, along with a brief history and a guide to their classification.
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Kenneth Cox is grandson of plant-hunter, writer and nurseryman Euan Cox and son of Peter Cox VMH. The three generations were and are considered the world's leading experts on rhododendrons. Kenneth is author of six books on rhododendrons.
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With around 900 species, the genus Rhododendron is one of the largest and most varied in the plant kingdom. Read the first page
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a very good guide to rhododendrons and azaleas. The detail is excellent and the range of varieties covered is more than anyone could ever consider growing, no matter what size their garden, or dedication!
There is a very detailed section on growing and maintaining these plants, with good detail on soil types and for those who don't have the right kind of soil, what to do to improve it.
There are also lists to the best plants for various catagories, by colour and hardiness among others.
Having learned the hard way what not to do, its very reassuring to find this level of detailed knowledge, I could have saved myself some losses.
Would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in growing rhodondendrons and azaleas.
There is a very detailed section on growing and maintaining these plants, with good detail on soil types and for those who don't have the right kind of soil, what to do to improve it.
There are also lists to the best plants for various catagories, by colour and hardiness among others.
Having learned the hard way what not to do, its very reassuring to find this level of detailed knowledge, I could have saved myself some losses.
Would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in growing rhodondendrons and azaleas.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
How many times have you been around the nurseries and Garden Centres and seen the same old azaleas and rhododendrons on offer and succumbed by colour and lack of choice you make a purchase? Stop right there. Get this book. It is absolutely fantastic and takes you on a fabulous, historical and colourful journey into the world or rhodos and azaleas; garden centre stock will never be the same again.
Use in conjunction with the Plant Finder to find your nearest stockist, but do take note of the frost hardiness zones! I bought this as an early Christmas present for my Mum, needless to say I shall have to find something else; the copy is now well thumbed as I've been burning the midnight oil, totally enamoured, and I've only had it a few days. It's worth every penny and many congratulations to Kenneth Cox, its' a stunning book. Only trouble is, I've got a shortlist of a 150 rhodos and azaleas and only an acre of garden......
Use in conjunction with the Plant Finder to find your nearest stockist, but do take note of the frost hardiness zones! I bought this as an early Christmas present for my Mum, needless to say I shall have to find something else; the copy is now well thumbed as I've been burning the midnight oil, totally enamoured, and I've only had it a few days. It's worth every penny and many congratulations to Kenneth Cox, its' a stunning book. Only trouble is, I've got a shortlist of a 150 rhodos and azaleas and only an acre of garden......
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This copiously illustrated book is a riot of colour with hundreds of pictures. The origin, descriptions and hardiness of the different species and hybrids are given. It is not a book for average gardeners. This book will be found on the library shelf of many nurseries, garden centres, and head gardeners responsible for collections. In my opinion the term 'guide' is misleading, it is more of a grower's or enthusiast's encyclopaedia and possibly currently one of the best available.
The first 30 or so pages are devoted to history and cultural information. The text in this section is mainly close typed with very limited paragraph breaks making it difficult to read. This is a hardbound book, well illustrated but printed in smallish type. The illustrated plant listings are compiled in three columns per page. Due to photography or printing the illustrations of red flowers can sometimes lack distinct detail, in this respect the book suffers slightly but is no worse than many others.
Where pictures accompany the listings they are approximately 100mm x 100mm and which can make it difficult to judge the scale of the plant and the flower size unless you are familiar with the species and its hybrids. The author is based in Scotland and many illustrations originate from Glendoick where the family nursery is located.
The first 30 or so pages are devoted to history and cultural information. The text in this section is mainly close typed with very limited paragraph breaks making it difficult to read. This is a hardbound book, well illustrated but printed in smallish type. The illustrated plant listings are compiled in three columns per page. Due to photography or printing the illustrations of red flowers can sometimes lack distinct detail, in this respect the book suffers slightly but is no worse than many others.
Where pictures accompany the listings they are approximately 100mm x 100mm and which can make it difficult to judge the scale of the plant and the flower size unless you are familiar with the species and its hybrids. The author is based in Scotland and many illustrations originate from Glendoick where the family nursery is located.
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Absolutely brilliant!
Written in an easy to follow, engaging style, this surely is the model for other authors writing about plants to follow. We loved this book - practical, opinionated, useful. Read more
Published 11 months ago by G. Jenkins
Excellent book!
This is an excellent book for Rhododendron and Azalea enthusiasts.It gives good backgound information and fantastic 'photos which is invaluable when purchasing a plant. Read more
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