Christine Shaw - Architectural Plants

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Alocasia macrorrhiza

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Phyllostachys nigra

Copyright Copyright Dedication Introduction Making the right decisions Architectural plants in the garden Palms Ferns Grasses Bamboos Climbers Trees Other leafy exotics Spiky & succulent plants Pests, diseases & other disorders Index Acknowledgments About the Publisher

Collins

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First published in 2005 by Collins

Text copyright © Christine Shaw

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Senior Managing Editor: Angela Newton

Assistant Editor: Lisa john

Production Controller: Chris Gurney

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

The Author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of the this work

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Source ISBN: 9780007204700

Ebook Edition © FEBRUARY 2017 ISBN: 9780007442607

Version: 2017-02-08

Dedication Dedication Introduction Making the right decisions Architectural plants in the garden Palms Ferns Grasses Bamboos Climbers Trees Other leafy exotics Spiky & succulent plants Pests, diseases & other disorders Index Acknowledgments About the Publisher

This book is for my daft cousin Steve, whose knowledge of horticulture could be written on a small postage stamp, and also for my learned chum Angus White, whose extensive plant knowledge has been a pleasure to share.

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Yucca gloriosa variegata

Hardiness colour codes

All the plants featured in this book have been given a hardiness colour code. This is to help you select plants that are capable of surviving the winters in your area.

	GREEN	hardy down to -20°C (-4°F)
	ORANGE	hardy down to -10°C (14°F)
	RED	hardy down to -5°C 23°F)
	DOUBLE RED	hardy down to 0°C (32°F)

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Alocasia macrorrhiza

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Copyright Copyright Dedication Introduction Making the right decisions Architectural plants in the garden Palms Ferns Grasses Bamboos Climbers Trees Other leafy exotics Spiky & succulent plants Pests, diseases & other disorders Index Acknowledgments About the Publisher Collins An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.harpercollins.co.uk First published in 2005 by Collins Text copyright © Christine Shaw Design and layout copyright Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Editor: Helen Ridge Designer: Alison Fenton For HarperCollins Senior Managing Editor: Angela Newton Assistant Editor: Lisa john Production Controller: Chris Gurney A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library The Author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of the this work All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this ebook on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins ebooks HarperCollins Publishers has made every reasonable effort to ensure that any picture content and written content in this ebook has been included or removed in accordance with the contractual and technological constraints in operation at the time of publication Source ISBN: 9780007204700 Ebook Edition © FEBRUARY 2017 ISBN: 9780007442607 Version: 2017-02-08

Dedication Dedication Dedication Introduction Making the right decisions Architectural plants in the garden Palms Ferns Grasses Bamboos Climbers Trees Other leafy exotics Spiky & succulent plants Pests, diseases & other disorders Index Acknowledgments About the Publisher This book is for my daft cousin Steve, whose knowledge of horticulture could be written on a small postage stamp, and also for my learned chum Angus White, whose extensive plant knowledge has been a pleasure to share.

Introduction

Making the right decisions

Architectural plants in the garden

Palms

Ferns

Grasses

Bamboos

Climbers

Trees

Other leafy exotics

Spiky & succulent plants

Pests, diseases & other disorders

Index

Acknowledgments

About the Publisher