Specialty Cut Flowers: The Production of Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs and Woody Plants for Fresh and Dried Cut Flowers

By Allan M. Armitage

All gardeners who want to grow superior flowers should read it.

Chicago Botanic Garden

A book written primarily as a professional reference that nonetheless has proven useful to amateurs because of the depth of the information provided. Gardeners who grow flowers for creating floral displays will find the author's recommendations on optimal stages of harvest invaluable.

  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 392 pp.
  • Book dimensions: 6 x 9 in. (150 x 230 mm.)
  • Images: 99 b/w photos, 55 line drawings, 119 tables
  • ISBN-10: 088192976X
  • ISBN-13: 9780881929768

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Allan M. Armitage

Regarded as one of the world's foremost horticulturists, Allan M. Armitage travels as a lecturer and consultant. Charming and lively as well as knowledgeable, Allan is in constant demand as a speaker, and sees working with plants as therapeutic, exciting, and creative.

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