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A beautifully illustrated, comprehensively knowledgeable, professionally informative, in-depth introduction to the many varying species of [this] delicate and powerful flower. ... Recommended to all readers with an interest in growing tulips and in need of the ultimate guide to their numerous variations. Midwest Book Review 20060401 Offers a captivating introduction to the charms of species tulips including expert advice on growing them in containers and the open garden. ... The information contained in this volume will enhance any gardener's library. -- Carolyn Muse Grant Southern Nevada Home & Garden 20060401 I'm very glad indeed that Wilford has written this book. It was sorely needed. -- Jane McGary Rock Garden Quarterly 20060101 Tulips contains a wealth of useful information on how to select and grow these most popular of bulbs. It would make a great companion to use in conjunction with photo-laden bulb catalogs. -- Valerie Easton Seattle Times 20060215 Wilford's experience with tulips is vast, and his confident prose takes the reader by the hand and gently leads the curious into the wild world of this familiar perennial. Biology Digest 20060401 This book will be welcomed by gardeners who want to learn more about the origins and cultivation of the many species of tulips. ... With such enticing photographs, it will be hard for gardeners to resist trying a few of the species. -- Trevor Nottle Pacific Horticulture 20061001 Full of information for botanical explanation, exploration, and practical gardening [and] a visual delight. -- Ann Schrader Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 20071001
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Species tulips are becoming more widely available as gardeners wake up to their elegant shapes, vibrant-colored flowers, and suitability for growing in containers, raised beds, and rock gardens. Unlike garden hybrids, species tulips will flower each year without being replaced and will even colonize under the right conditions. Wilford's experience of growing tulips at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, informs his excellent cultivation advice. Comprehensive descriptions of gardenworthy species and lesser-known rarities will appeal to tulip and bulb collectors, rock garden enthusiasts, and keen gardeners, inspiring closer investigation of this increasingly popular plant group.
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In his study of the Tulip, Richard Wilford of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, provides a comprehensive consideration of various aspects under the headings: Geography, The Tulip Plant, Cultivation, and History & Classification; the book also includes suggestions as to where to buy species tulips in Canada, the UK and the US. There is also a Glossary, Bibliography and an Index.
The major part of the book looks at the individual species with detailed descriptions. Also listed is the genus Amana, and the more popular garden hybrids are also briefly considered under the various classifications. The plant descriptions are detailed and informed, often include notes on the species' history and specific comments on cultivation; Wilford occasionally offers his own opinions to a species' worth and use in the garden - making the descriptions very practical. Entires vary in length from a short paragraph to two or more pages for the more interesting species. The book is illustrated with over 100 colour photographs varying in size from about a quarter to half a page, plus a one or two maps and drawings. The photographs appear alongside the plant entries, but far from all the plants listed are illustrated. A valuable addition to the gardener's library.
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An in-depth introduction to the many varying species of the delicate and powerful flower,
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This review is from: Tulips: Species and Hybrids for the Gardener (Hardcover)
Tulips: Species And Hybrids For The Gardener by Richard Wilford (Collections Manager, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England) is a beautifully illustrated, comprehensively knowledgeable, professionally informative, in-depth introduction to the many varying species of the delicate and powerful flower -- the tulip. Tulips: Species And Hybrids For The Gardener as an expert analysis and informative study of the many beautiful types and spectrum of this universally popular flower. Tulips: Species And Hybrids For The Gardener covers the care, placement, intricacies of individual species, color, history, and so much more. is recommended to all readers with an interest growing tulips and in need of the ultimate guide to their numerous variations.
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A valuable addition,
By Benjamin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tulips: Species and Hybrids for the Gardener (Hardcover)
In his study of the Tulip, Richard Wilford of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, provides a comprehensive consideration of various aspects under the headings: Geography, The Tulip Plant, Cultivation, and History & Classification; the book also includes suggestions as to where to buy species tulips in Canada, the UK and the US. There is also a Glossary, Bibliography and an Index.
The major part of the book looks at the individual species with detailed descriptions. Also listed is the genus Amana, and the more popular garden hybrids are also briefly considered under the various classifications. The plant descriptions are detailed and informed, often include notes on the species' history and specific comments on cultivation; Wilford occasionally offers his own opinions to a species' worth and use in the garden - making the descriptions very practical. Entires vary in length from a short paragraph to two or more pages for the more interesting species. The book is illustrated with over 100 colour photographs varying in size from about a quarter to half a page, plus a one or two maps and drawings. The photographs appear alongside the plant entries, but far from all the plants listed are illustrated. A valuable addition to the gardener's library.
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The go to book on tulips,
By Panayoti Kelaidis "Senior Curator, Denver Bot... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tulips: Species and Hybrids for the Gardener (Hardcover)
Few flowers have inspired the devotion (or generated the literature) that tulips have. I have managed to acquire a whole bookshelf of books on the genus over the years--some of them coffee table sized, full of glossy pictures, and others thick volumes like Anna Pavord's magnum opus. It's this rather compact quarto that delivers the goods. Richard Wilford covers the entire gamut of tulip species succinctly, but eloquently, sticking to facts. He also has a good overview of the principal tulip hybrids and their uses. He gives authoritative and thorough descriptions and adds valuable information on when and how each species was discovered and introduced, and provides great cultural hints (skewed naturally to Britain). The pictures are many and very well photographed. I have enjoyed poring through and find whenever I pause that I end up reading pages at a time: if you love tulips this is the book for you! You won't regret buying it.
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