Conifers for Gardens: An Illustrated Encyclopedia | 
| Author: Richard L. Bitner
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Category: Book
List Price: $59.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 219853
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0881928305
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.935
EAN: 9780881928303
ASIN: 0881928305
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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Product Description
Conifers for Gardens is intended to take away the element of uncertainty when you're choosing a plant that may alter your yard for years to come. Profusely illustrated with more than 1,500 crisp photographs and brimming with concise descriptions of both species and their numerous cultivars, this meticulously researched reference provides information - including size, appearance, hardiness, preferred growing conditions and susceptibility to pests and diseases - for almost every hardy conifer you're likely to encounter in the trade, whether it's a tried-and-true favorite or a connoisseur's treasure. So if you've ever been torn between, say, 'Golden Mop', 'Lemon Thread', and 'Sungold' sawara-cypresses, relax - choosing and identifying conifers just got a whole lot easier.
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 Lots of info April 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a professional gardener. This book is very helpful and useful and it has lots of pictures. The only thing that I might say is missing is that not every variety shown has mature height and width, and it doesn't always say what the light requirements are. But, it still gives me varieties that look like what I might need for a given property, and if it doesn't give all the information I need, I just look up the variety from another source. Overall, it is a good "idea" book.
 Review of Conifers for Gardens, Bitner February 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was somewhat disappointed that many significant conifers had been left out of this "encyclopedia", making it difficult to do the research I need.
The photographs are of higher quality than an older 2-volume Conifers: The Illustrated Encyclopedia by van Gelderen and van Hoey Smith.
 Very good Conifers book February 6, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have never read a very good book about conifers, with nice photos, like this.
Conifers for Gardens December 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Very informative for most of the information. Also very helpful in choosing conifers for my area. Could give a little more info on zones and size of trees. Sometimes that info is mentioned and sometimes not. Overall a good book with good information.
Conifers For Gardens August 8, 2007
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
At last a conifer book that gives us the courage and knowledge to grow conifers in our home gardens. That's the problem with conifers--people dislike them or fear them because they don't know them and understand them. It's hard to love conifers and buy them and grow them if one doesn't see their attraction and potential. If we understand them, conifers can have a meaningful relationship with our gardens. Bitner's book helps us see the beauty of conifers and it encourages people to love conifers. When you read this book you'll want to introduce some conifers to your prized plants at home and make conifers part of your garden structure and personality.
Bitner's photographs are fantastic. They show the overall habit as well as beautiful close-up shots of the needles, cones and bark. The book is a very user friendly reference as it is organized alphabetically by generic names; beginning with an interesting overview of the genus followed by details of species and cultivated varieties within the genus. His plant descriptions are thorough and informative. He also tells us how to and where to grow conifers. Bitner's crisp and descriptive writing style is refreshingly filled with tidbits and stories about conifers--conifers that provide food or shelter for wildlife, some that are not so tasty to "hoofed browsers", those that are used for their wood and other commercial products, selections for "holiday trees", and he often includes many conifers' historical ties to native Americans and early settlers.
This book should be by every gardener's bedside for fun and interesting reading and it is a "must have" for the any serious gardener's reference shelf. I don't know how we survived so long without it.
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