The Color Encyclopedia of Hostas | 
| Authors: Diana Grenfell, Mike Shadrack
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 55888
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 408
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 0881926183
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.93432
UPC: 008819261834
EAN: 9780881926187
ASIN: 0881926183
Publication Date: April 1, 2004
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Product Description
Hostas are consistently voted the gardener's favorite perennial---their clean lines, sumptuous leaves, and elegant flowers offer great potential for striking specimen plantings and also make them the most accommodating of companion plants. The core of this encyclopedia is a fully illustrated collection of the world's finest hostas. This valuable resource provides a full description and color photograph for more than 750 plants. Informative sections on hosta classification and botany, gardening ideas, advice on pests and diseases, and a quick-reference list of the best hostas for different purposes add depth to this comprehensive review of the present-day hosta.
Book Description
Hostas are consistently voted the gardener's favorite perennial, with their clean lines, sumptuous leaves, and elegant flowers. This valuable resource provides a full description and color photograph for more than 750 plants. Informative sections on hosta classification and botany, gardening ideas, advice on pests and diseases, and a quick-reference list of the best hostas for different purposes add depth to this comprehensive review.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 Hosta Lover December 2, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Beautiful photos, lots of info. Wish there was an updated version of this book with info on all the newer hosta varieties.
Wonderful Reference August 26, 2007
I am thrilled with this book. I am highlighting the ones in my garden and several of my family and friends are using their own colors to highlight their hostas. What a nice record of our gardens. I'm glad I found the book. And I got it in only two days!
Now I know. August 23, 2007
A wonderfull reference book. I was finally able to identify some of my hosta's correctly. More important I now have a list of the ones I want.
an informative work but not an encyclopedia July 22, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The author makes a concerted effort to bring to you the vast numbers of hostas available today in a concise way. The book is designed to assist you in finding the hosta that best suites your needs. It does not meet the definition of an Encyclopedia, the species and cultivars are not arranged alphabetically, however in alphabetical order by the way they look, an informative work but not an encyclopedia. So the name of the book is yet another marketing ploy. For me, I can only use the book by way of index. It does have some information that's hard to find elsewhere. They make a darn good hit at getting info on some of the best hostas available and some that are barely available. It is not a five star book but it is a solid four star. The pictures woo the ladies but men want content, we know that a hosta may only look that way for one week in spring.
Great Pictorial Reference July 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My husband and I love to collect hostas and although we have numerous varities, over the years we have failed to keep a record of the name and genus of the individual hosta. We decided to purchase this colorful book as a reference to help us know just what we have and the location where it is located. We plan to do a better job labeling our purchases and this book has already proved to be extremely helpful giving us the necessary info to identify our hosta. The book also contains information regarting growing requirements.
We feel it was a great purchase at a great low Amazon price! We highly recommend it.
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