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Michael A. Dirr

Michael A. Dirr is a professor of horticulture at the University of Georgia. He is the author of twelve books, including Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia and the text and reference book, Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, and has published more than 300 scientific and popular papers and articles. His teaching, lectures, seminars, garden study tours, and plant introduction programs have contributed enormously to greater horticultural awareness. He has received the highest teaching and gardening awards from the University of Georgia, American Society of Horticultural Science, American Horticultural Society, American Nursery & Landscape Association, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Southern Nursery Association, and Garden Club of America.

Awards for Michael Dirr

  • American Horticultural Society Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal
  • American Horticultural Society's Teaching Award
  • Arthur Hoyt Scott Garden and Horticultural Award
  • ASHS Undergraduate Educator Award
  • Medal of Honor from the Garden Clubs of America
  • Southern Nurseryman's Association (SNA) Slater Wight Memorial Award

 

Books by Michael Dirr

The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation

From Seed to Tissue Culture (Second Edition)

By Michael A. Dirr and Charles W. Heuser, Jr.

424 pp., paperback

$49.95  £35.00

Viburnums

Flowering Shrubs for Every Season

By Michael A. Dirr

264 pp., hardcover

$39.95  £25.00

Hydrangeas for American Gardens

By Michael A. Dirr

236 pp., hardcover

$29.95  £22.50

The Interactive Manual and Photo-Library of Woody Landscape Plants

(DVD Version)

By Michael A. Dirr

DVD-ROM

$49.95 

Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates

An Illustrated Encyclopedia

By Michael A. Dirr

448 pp., hardcover

$69.95 

Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs

An Illustrated Encyclopedia

By Michael A. Dirr

494 pp., hardcover

$69.95  £52.50