Irises: A Gardener's Encyclopedia.Irises: A Gardener's Encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books Clarie Austin Timber Press 133 SW Second Avenue, Suite 450, Portland, OR 97204-3527 www.timberpress.com 0881927309 $49.95 1-800-327-5680 Claire Austin is a nationally renowned, award winning expert with respect to growing irises and perennials. Irises: A Gardener's Encyclopedia is an enthusiastically recommended 339 page compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. of what she knows about selecting and growing irises. Enhanced with more than 1100 spectacular full color photographs, aspiring gardeners are provided with thoroughly accessible and applicable cultivation advice, information about the breeding history of the iris, ideas for using irises with other plants in the garden, and an ideal horticultural hor·ti·cul·ture n. 1. The science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. 2. The cultivation of a garden. reference for growing the iris in a wide variety of climate zones including hot and dry, temperate temperate /tem·per·ate/ (tem´per-at) restrained; characterized by moderation; as a temperate bacteriophage, which infects but does not lyse its host. tem·per·ate adj. , and even cold northern climates. Also highly recommended for horticultural and gardening reference collections is Michael King's Gardening With Tulips (0881927749, $29.95) from Timber Press. Michael King Michael King, OBE (December 15, 1945 – March 30, 2004) was a widely respected New Zealand popular historian, author and biographer. Life Educated at Sacred Heart College in Auckland and St Patrick's College at Silverstream (Wellington), he went on to study history is for the cultivation of tulips what Claire Austin is for the cultivation of the iris. |
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