A Love Affair with Peonies
Graffeg Limited (Verlag)
978-1-913733-95-7 (ISBN)
RHS Chelsea Gold Medal-winner Alec White shares his expertise and personal experience in this illustrated celebration of the peony. Varied chapters introduce each of the qualities that make this remarkable flower stand out, their many varieties, scents and colours, how to care for and cultivate your plants and the historical and cultural significance of the peony. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Alec White, peony aficionado and owner of the specialist nursery Primrose Hall Peonies, has long shared his passion for these gorgeously flamboyant blooms. Alec is an RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal Winner and keeps the largest selection of rare and collectible peonies for sale in the UK. The nursery regularly exhibits at RHS Flower Shows: Chelsea, Cardiff, Malvern, Chatsworth, Hampton Court Garden Festival, Tatton and BBC Gardeners' World Live. Alec also holds the Plant Heritage National Collection for unusual Intersectional or Itoh peony varieties.
• My Love Affair with Peonies – Documenting Alec’s journey into a horticultural career and the background to his personal passion for peonies.
• Every Garden Deserves at Least One Peony: Common Myths – Alec dispels common myths surrounding peony cultivation to help the reader progress and maintain their own growing.
• A Riot of Colour – Introducing the intensity and variety of colour of peony blooms.
• The Peony in Art and Culture – A broad overview of the role of the peony in literature and art work in various forms and its cultural significance around the world.
• The Stars of the Show – Details Alec’s experiences at some of the UK’s most prestigious flower shows and the tasks, challenges and process behind his awardwinning exhibitions. -- Publisher: Graffeg
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.07.2021 |
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| Verlagsort | Cardiff |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 250 x 250 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-913733-95-5 / 1913733955 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-913733-95-7 / 9781913733957 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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