Review
"No self-respecting tree and shrub enthusiast should rest until it is in his possession." Roy Lancaster. (Gardners Chronicle )
"Close on a thousand superbly readable pages which are a wonderful mine of information." H.R. Fletcher. (The Garden (RHS Journal) )
"Everyone who is seriously interested in trees and shrubs needs Bean." Roy Hay. (The Times )
"Close on a thousand superbly readable pages which are a wonderful mine of information." H.R. Fletcher. (The Garden (RHS Journal) )
"Everyone who is seriously interested in trees and shrubs needs Bean." Roy Hay. (The Times )
The Field
"Refreshingly readable."
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House and Garden
"Ready-made for sudden consultation."
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RHS Journal
"Should long stand as the authoritative work ... there is no other published work to equal this." Patrick Synge.
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The Times
"An essential work of reference ... the revision has been carried out meticulously." Roy Hay.
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Product Description
A mass of accurate information is combined with an informal style to produce a blend of botannical description, horticulture and personal experience that is unique. The concise descriptions are accompanied by details of distribution, history, distinctive characteristics and merits, and cultivation.
From the Publisher
The illustrations are entirely replanned, many take specially for this volume.
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