Adult Book Review:Perfect Plant, Perfect Place
May 5, 2010 by Karlynn Johnston
Filed under Book Nook
Spring has sprung and it’s time to get out your gardening books! And if you have a sad lack of said helpful tomes, Perfect Plant, Perfect Place is an excellent starter’s guide.
Over 18,000 amazing color photographs detail the author’s plant recommendations, for an amazing range of site and conditions. If you can’t find the kind of area you need advice on, then it simply doesn’t exist. There is a plant for every condition known, warm to cool, shade to sun, sandy to acidic soil.
This book is such an invaluable tool that I would list it in my top 10 for my gardening needs and for someone who owns a multitude of gardening books that’s saying a lot.The sections are so helpful, with all the information provided for each plant, light,zone, height, and grouped in unique categories. I had no idea that my Giant Allium were slug proof!
And how can you not adore a book that has a listing for “Perennials with Hot, Fiery-Colored Flowers.”
Reading level: teen to adult
Page Count: 448 pages
Publisher: DK Publishing
Publisher’s synopsis: Featuring plants for all indoor and outdoor situations, from sunny rooms to shady corners to exposed coastal gardens, Perfect Plant, Perfect Place gives practical suggestions for problem situations and expert advice on caring for your plants all year round.
About the Author:Roy Lancaster worked at the University of Cambridge Botanic Gardens and the Hillier Nurseries in Hampshire before becoming the first curator of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum in 1970. Since 1980 he has been a freelance writer, plant explorer, and broadcaster. He has written many books, including What Houseplant Where and What Perennial Where (also published by DK), and regularly contributes to various magazines, including the Royal Horticultural Society’s journal The Garden.
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