Product Description

If you want to grow clematis but do not know which, then this is the book for you. The author brings clarity to the subject. Gardeners are bewildered with the choice of over 1,000 clematis in the 'Plantfinder'. How can the gardener know the characteristics, growing requirements, attractions, faults and flowering time of so many? Some years ago the author devised a straightforward classification of clematis by dividing them into twelve groups, a system which is now universally followed. The main part of the book considers all the twelve groups in order of flowering. Each group has an unmistakable description with unambiguous illustrations. A number of easy to grow clematis in each group are described and illustrated. Understandable but brief directions are given for the cultivation of each group. A knowledge of just twelve clematis, one from each group, gives the key to knowing all 1,000. With this key the gardener can quickly choose what appeals and what suits the chosen planting area. There is

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1026050 in Books
• Published on: 2003-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

Review
"A wonderful book" - Clematis Chronicle "A fascinating book" - Jim Fisk "This book will be a great success" - John Fopma "Everything a gardener needs to know" - Daily Telegraph "Bookchoice" "Clematis lovers regjoice" - Josephine Allison

About the Author
Dr. John Howels is past Chairman of the British Clematis Society and past-Editor of its journal 'The Clematis'. As an internationl medical authority he has used this channel to acquaint himseld with hoticultural and botanical institutions worldwide. He has produced over 30 books on scientific subjects, has written many articles for learned journals and has made a considerable contribution to international scientific literature. He cultivates his own garden on a windy, hill-top site in east Anglia. As an amateur, specailist grower, he has encountered all the problems of growing these plants and speaks from his own practical experience. He is a gardener who speaks to gardeners.

Customer Reviews

What the author says
You need not be bewildered by the 1,000 clematis on the market. Knowing just twelve clematis gives you the features of all twelve group and thus all clematis. This book shows you each of the twelve groups. Describes three to six example plants in each group. Read about one group at a time, look at the examples, and you quickly learn the features of that group. Soon you know all twelve groups and so all clematis. If you want to grow clematis but do not know which ones to grow, then this book is for you.

cHOOSING YOUR CLEMATIS
EXCELLENT GUIDE THAT SPECIFIES THE TRAITS ALL GARDENERS ARE INTERESTED IN IN CLEMATIS. WELL WORTH IT.

BILL MATTESON