Product Description

This book provides details on how to grow rhododendrons well. It includes lists of plants most suitable for various climates and conditions throughout the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Australia.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1717170 in Books
• Published on: 1995-07-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 314 pages

From the Publisher
A practical guide to growing rhodies and azaleas
Reiley shares the wisdom of his many years growing and propagating rhododendrons and azaleas in the nursery and the landscape. His practical, hands-on approach is just what the gardener needs to choose and grow beautifully blossoming plants. A particularly useful feature of the book is the lists of 'good doers,' hybrids and species recommended by knowledgeable growers for a wide range of climates and conditions throughout the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia.

Customer Reviews

Tricks of the trade by an American Rododendron grower
Reiley is without doubt an eminent and successfull Rododendron grower. His whole approach to to subject shows that he knows what he is speaking about from life experience; he doesn't repeat without comment the commonplaces to be found in so many gardening manuals and he has the ability to present data in a context which is easy to understand. However, this book is rather for a professional gardener who wants to set up his own nursery for Rhododendra and Azaleas. This does not have to be a weakness of this book; Reiley presents his chapters about growing requirements, selection of varieties, use in the landscape, propagation, nursery growing and hybridisation in a very convincing but scientific way and view. His auditory seems to be preeminently US-American. For the USA he gives good overviews about the growth conditions in many states and recommends good varieties there. Readers from other countries will feel sorry that they get much less here. Thanks to its thoroughly research and convincing conclusions every reader will understand more about these plants and will take useful new information out of this book, but for the professional grower or landscaper -especially in the US- this could become the bible for his job!