The Low Road - Hardy Heathers and the Heather Garden
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The Low Road - Hardy Heathers and the Heather Garden

  1. 134 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Low Road - Hardy Heathers and the Heather Garden

About this book

This vintage book contains a complete guide to growing heather, with step-by-step instructions for growing a variety of heathers as well as handy tips and useful suggestions on maintenance. Profusely-illustrated and novice-friendly, "The low Road" is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in growing heather or gardening in general. Contents include: "Preparing the Ground for a Heather Garden", "The Building of the Mountain Heather Garden", Planting a Heather Garden", "The Taller-Growing Hardy Heather", "The Dwarf Winter-Flowering Heathers", "Erica Ciliaris-The Dorset Heather", "Erica Tetralix-The Cross-Leaved Heather", "Erica Cinerea-The Bell or Fine-Leaved Heather", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with the original artwork and text. First published in 1927.

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Yes, you can access The Low Road - Hardy Heathers and the Heather Garden by D. Fyfe Maxwell in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Botany. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Home Farm Books
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781473331235
eBook ISBN
9781473341203
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Botany
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter. I.—Preparing the Ground for a Heather Garden
  7. Chapter. II.—The Building of the Mountain Heather Garden
  8. Chapter. III.—The Building of the Moorland Heather Garden
  9. Chapter. IV.—Planting a Heather Garden
  10. Chapter. V.—The Taller-Growing Hardy Heathers
  11. Chapter. VI.—The Dwarf Winter-Flowering Heathers
  12. Chapter. VII.—Erica Ciliaris—the Dorset Heath
  13. Chapter. VIII.—Erica Tetralix—the Cross-Leaved Heath
  14. Chapter. IX.—Erica Cinerea—the Bell or Fine-Leaved Heather
  15. Chapter. X.—Erica Vagans—the Cornish Heath, and Erica Multiflora
  16. Chapter. XI.—Calluna Vulgaris—ling or Heather
  17. Chapter. XII.—The Hybrid Summer-Flowering Hardy Heathers
  18. Chapter. XIII.—Some Other Plants for the Heather Garden
  19. Chapter. XIV.—The Propagation of Hardy Heathers
  20. Chapter. XV.—The Enemies of the Heather
  21. Chapter. XVI.—The Heather Garden on Limy Soil; and Some Other Positions for Hardy Heathers
  22. Chapter. XVII.—The Twenty Best Hardy Heathers?
  23. Chapter. XVIII.—The Care of the Heather Garden
  24. Index
  25. Index of the More Common English Names