Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere: the Genera Calluna – Daboecia – Erica

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Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere: the Genera Calluna – Daboecia – Erica Author: Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Royal Botanic Gardens: Kew Publishing
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Pages: 512 Illustrations and other contents: 230 Illustrations, color; 20 Maps; 41 Line drawings, color ISBN: 9781842461709 Category:

Published in the Botanical Magazine Monograph series, this is a fully illustrated monograph describing all Calluna, Daboecia and Erica species growing naturally in the northern hemisphere.
Distribution, history, conservation, classification and cultivation are covered in detail, making this an indispensable book for the heather enthusiast, professional nurseryman, landscape architect, gardener, botanist, ecologist and conservationist with interest in heaths and heathlands.

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E. Charles Nelson is a freelance botanist, editor and author, and is administrator of The Heather Society. He was Horticultural Taxonomist in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, 1976–1995. His research interests range from heathers to the history of botanical exploration. An acknowledged authority on Irish gardens and plants, Dr Nelson was a founding member of the Irish Garden Plant Society and the Northern Ireland Heritage Gardens Committee.