Author: Gian Lupo Osti
Publisher: Allemandi
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
"One of the reasons for writing this book is to draw attention to the urgent necessity for the immediate adoption of efficient methods of protecting Moutan peonies in their natural habitat." -- P. 15. "In the Far East the tree peony is the flower at the head of the floral hierarchy, and is an important part of Chinese and Japanese cultural heritage.... This is the first time that photographs and descriptions of tree peonies found by the author growing wild on the Chinese mountains have been published.... The tree peony is difficult to propagate but, once established, it is practically indestructible...." -- Dust jacket.
The Book of Tree Peonies
Author: Gian Lupo Osti
Publisher: Allemandi
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
"One of the reasons for writing this book is to draw attention to the urgent necessity for the immediate adoption of efficient methods of protecting Moutan peonies in their natural habitat." -- P. 15. "In the Far East the tree peony is the flower at the head of the floral hierarchy, and is an important part of Chinese and Japanese cultural heritage.... This is the first time that photographs and descriptions of tree peonies found by the author growing wild on the Chinese mountains have been published.... The tree peony is difficult to propagate but, once established, it is practically indestructible...." -- Dust jacket.
Publisher: Allemandi
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
"One of the reasons for writing this book is to draw attention to the urgent necessity for the immediate adoption of efficient methods of protecting Moutan peonies in their natural habitat." -- P. 15. "In the Far East the tree peony is the flower at the head of the floral hierarchy, and is an important part of Chinese and Japanese cultural heritage.... This is the first time that photographs and descriptions of tree peonies found by the author growing wild on the Chinese mountains have been published.... The tree peony is difficult to propagate but, once established, it is practically indestructible...." -- Dust jacket.
Peonies
Author: Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Peonies are spectacularly beautiful, tremendously popular, and easy to grow. This exquisite book provides a wealth of information and much useful advice for gardeners everywhere.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Peonies are spectacularly beautiful, tremendously popular, and easy to grow. This exquisite book provides a wealth of information and much useful advice for gardeners everywhere.
Peonies
Author: Pamela McGeorge
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
ISBN: 9781554071685
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A well-illustrated introductory guide to growing hundreds of species, varieties and hybrids of peonies. The book provides practical advice on how to plant, propagate, cultivate and landscape peonies.
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
ISBN: 9781554071685
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A well-illustrated introductory guide to growing hundreds of species, varieties and hybrids of peonies. The book provides practical advice on how to plant, propagate, cultivate and landscape peonies.
Plant Whatever Brings You Joy
Author: Kathryn Hall
Publisher:
ISBN: 0981557007
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 0981557007
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Peony in Love
Author: Lisa See
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811790
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Peony has neither seen nor spoken to any man other than her father, a wealthy Chinese nobleman. Nor has she ever ventured outside the cloistered women's quarters of the family villa. As her sixteenth birthday approaches she finds herself betrothed to a man she does not know, but Peony has dreams of her own. Her father engages a theatrical troupe to perform scenes from The Peony Pavilion, a Chinese epic opera, in their garden amidst the scent of ginger, green tea and jasmine. 'Unmarried girls should not be seen in public,' says Peony's mother, but her father allows the women to watch from behind a screen. Here, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man and is immediately bewitched. So begins her unforgettable journey of love, desire, sorrow and redemption.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811790
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Peony has neither seen nor spoken to any man other than her father, a wealthy Chinese nobleman. Nor has she ever ventured outside the cloistered women's quarters of the family villa. As her sixteenth birthday approaches she finds herself betrothed to a man she does not know, but Peony has dreams of her own. Her father engages a theatrical troupe to perform scenes from The Peony Pavilion, a Chinese epic opera, in their garden amidst the scent of ginger, green tea and jasmine. 'Unmarried girls should not be seen in public,' says Peony's mother, but her father allows the women to watch from behind a screen. Here, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man and is immediately bewitched. So begins her unforgettable journey of love, desire, sorrow and redemption.
Tree Peonies
Author: Louis Smirnow and Son
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tree peonies
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tree peonies
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Instructor's Manual for Calculus
Author: Will McLewin
Publisher: Wellesley Cambridge Press
ISBN: 9780961408831
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This text is about a group of shrubby peonies, Gansu Mudan, that are still relatively unknown and somewhat mysterious although they are becoming popular and more readily available.
Publisher: Wellesley Cambridge Press
ISBN: 9780961408831
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This text is about a group of shrubby peonies, Gansu Mudan, that are still relatively unknown and somewhat mysterious although they are becoming popular and more readily available.
Peonies
Author: Allan Rogers
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881923179
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Walking through a field of blooming peonies, seven-year-old Al Rogers was captivated by the glistening white and red-flecked petals of the majestic 'Kelway's Glorious'. Now, some sixty years later, he is still enchanted by these elegant, fragrant perennials. For more than twenty years he has owned and operated Caprice Farm Nursery, a major supplier of peonies, and with a lifetime of experience behind him, he has completed the first comprehensive book about peonies written in decades. Enthusiastic amateurs and professionals alike will be thrilled with the complete and detailed information supplied in Al Rogers' Peonies - an important book for any gardener's library.
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881923179
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Walking through a field of blooming peonies, seven-year-old Al Rogers was captivated by the glistening white and red-flecked petals of the majestic 'Kelway's Glorious'. Now, some sixty years later, he is still enchanted by these elegant, fragrant perennials. For more than twenty years he has owned and operated Caprice Farm Nursery, a major supplier of peonies, and with a lifetime of experience behind him, he has completed the first comprehensive book about peonies written in decades. Enthusiastic amateurs and professionals alike will be thrilled with the complete and detailed information supplied in Al Rogers' Peonies - an important book for any gardener's library.
The Book of the Peony
Author: Alice Howard Harding
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Peonies
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Although the peony has been a favourite in gardens for very many years, and although experts and hybridisers have been developing and improving the flower for over half a century, no book has yet been published containing the widely scattered facts as to its history and cultivation.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Peonies
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Although the peony has been a favourite in gardens for very many years, and although experts and hybridisers have been developing and improving the flower for over half a century, no book has yet been published containing the widely scattered facts as to its history and cultivation.
Claire Austin's Book of Perennials
Author: Claire Austin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780993164705
Category : Perennials
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A personal selection of reliable hardy perennials for every gardener - the expert as well as the beginner. Descriptions of over 800 reliable perennials with close-up photographs and full cultivation information.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780993164705
Category : Perennials
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A personal selection of reliable hardy perennials for every gardener - the expert as well as the beginner. Descriptions of over 800 reliable perennials with close-up photographs and full cultivation information.