The Gardener's Guide to Growing Salvias by John Sutton

The Gardener's Guide to Growing Salvias by John Sutton

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A grower's guide to the salvia genus. The text describes around 150 species of salvia shrubs, perennials, ground cover plants and container plants, explores the history of the salvia and offers advice on cultivation, propagation and suggested species for particular sites.

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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Salvias by John Sutton

The salvia genus is large with over 700 species and hundreds of garden-worthy cultivars. This text presents a comprehensive grower's guide which explores the scope salvias provide for use in the garden. The text includes descriptions of around 150 species which reveal shrubs as dissimilar as S. officinalis and S. microphylla, perennials, ground cover plants and container plants. Salvia has a lengthy history reaching back to earliest man and its herbal, culinary and botanical features are explored fully. Advice on cultivation, propagation and suggested species for particular sites completes the picture.
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ISBN 13 9780715308035
ISBN 10 0715308033
Title The Gardener's Guide to Growing Salvias
Author John Sutton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher David & Charles
Year published 1999-03-31
Number of pages 160
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