| Description |
444 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-427) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / George Schenk -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Portraits of ferns through the seasons -- ch. 1. Ferns through the ages -- ch. 2. Cultivating ferns -- Woodland gardens -- Containers -- Mounted ferns / George Schenk -- Rock gardens -- Ferns on walls -- Xeric ferns -- Stumperies -- Bogs -- Tree ferns -- Growing ferns indoors -- ch. 3. Propagating ferns -- Vegetative propagation -- Spores -- Growing your own -- Cultivars -- Hybrids -- Tissue culture -- ch. 4. Fern structure and basic diagnostics -- ch. 5. Ferns from around the world -- Appendix 1 : USDA plant hardiness zone map -- Appendix 2 : European plant hardiness zone map -- Appendix 3 : Award-winning ferns -- Appendix 4 : Favorite ferns for sites around the world -- Appendix 5 : Ferns for special situations -- Appendix 6 : Fern societies -- Appendix 7 : Where to see ferns -- Appendix 8 : Where to buy ferns -- Glossary -- References -- Index of plant names. |
| Subject |
Ferns, Ornamental -- Pictorial works.
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Ferns -- Pictorial works.
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| ISBN |
9780881928198 |
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0881928194 |
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