Product Description

A complete and thorough update for a successful guide, originally reprinted nine times. An authoritative guide to success with these supposedly difficult plants, with clear, practical advice from Britain's leading African Violet specialist. Completely free of technical jargon, and illustrated with superb colour photographs, African Violets will fire would-be collectors with enthusiasm and give encouragement to those who have previously found them difficult to grow.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #230156 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 143 pages

About the Author
Tony Clements has exhibited many times at the Chelsea Flower Show, receiving numerous Gold Medals from the Royal Horticultural Society. For many years the proprietor of the African Violet Centre, he is now retired and living in Wells-in-the-sea, Norfolk.

Customer Reviews

A little disappointing
Let me preface this by saying that this is the first book on African Violets that I've purchased. I have just gotten into the "Violet" hobby, and presently share my home with 26 of them (and growing!).

I was looking for a reference guide. I'm a novice but not neccessarily a beginner. There was a lot of great information there, if you are growing your first AV, and have no idea where to start in caring for it and there was a nice section on creating your own hybrids. But somehow I felt like the writer was talking down to me through the whole book. I would have liked to see more discussion about the different leaf and flower types, and a little less obbsessing about drownings.

If you're not starting at the very beginning of your African Violet hobby- maybe this isn't the right book for you, but if you are just starting, and need all of the basic information this could be a good jumping off point for you.

A OKAY BOOK BUT I HAVE RESERVATIONS
I was in complete agreemnent with the first reviewer of this particular book. I did find certain aspects to be quite helpful and am certainly glad I added it to my collection (of books on this subject). On the other hand, I could not recommend it for the beginning in this wonderful hobby. To start with, the author did seem quite full of himself and did indeed treat the reader as if he were lecturing a small child. I am no expert in this area, but again, I did not just fall off a turnip wagon either. While worthwhile reading, there are certainly better books out there for the money and I would suggest you take a close look at some before you leap at this one. If like most of us, you do not have all that much money to throw around, you could probably spend you money more wisely elsewhere.