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An American Cutting Garden: A Primer for Growing Cut Flowers Where Summers Are Hot and Winters Are Cold
Suzanne Mcintire
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Description for An American Cutting Garden: A Primer for Growing Cut Flowers Where Summers Are Hot and Winters Are Cold
Paperback. An American Cutting Garden describes how to plan a cutting garden, choose suitable plants, keep the garden in good order, and harvest a bountiful crop. Using both common and botanical names, it discusses a wide variety of herbaceous perennials, biennials, annuals, and bulbs. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
In An American Cutting Garden Suzanne McIntire describes how to plan a cutting garden, choose suitable plants, keep the garden in good order, and harvest a bountiful crop - all with charm and humor. Using both common and botanical names, she discusses in depth a wide variety of herbaceous perennials, biennials, annuals, and bulbs. McIntire includes information on topics such as the length of stems one might expect from the cutting garden, how many plants are needed of any one kind, when and how to sow seed outdoors, the heat-hardiness of plants, and strategies for coping with the effects of ... Read more
In An American Cutting Garden Suzanne McIntire describes how to plan a cutting garden, choose suitable plants, keep the garden in good order, and harvest a bountiful crop - all with charm and humor. Using both common and botanical names, she discusses in depth a wide variety of herbaceous perennials, biennials, annuals, and bulbs. McIntire includes information on topics such as the length of stems one might expect from the cutting garden, how many plants are needed of any one kind, when and how to sow seed outdoors, the heat-hardiness of plants, and strategies for coping with the effects of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813923277
SKU
V9780813923277
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Suzanne Mcintire
Suzanne McIntire is a freelance writer and seasoned veteran of gardening in northern Virginia. She is the editor of The American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People.
Reviews for An American Cutting Garden: A Primer for Growing Cut Flowers Where Summers Are Hot and Winters Are Cold
A useful addition to every flower arranger's bookshelf, this is a book to have at hand when you place your seed/plant order. - American Gardener; ""A refreshing 'how-to' book for creating a cutting garden. McIntire writes with a wonderful sense of humor and provides continually useful information throughout the book."" - Holly H. Shimizu, cohost of PBS's The Victory Garden ... Read more