Dahlias (The New Plant Library)

Dahlias are a well-established favorite for many gardeners. Their variety of color, form and size enables them to be at home in gardens of any size. Easy to cultivate, the dahlia defies soft growth, and rarely fails to produce graceful, symmetrical blooms. Dahlias are also wonderfully decorative, bringing beauty not only to the garden, but to cut flower arrangements as well. Be it perfection of bloom that a gardener seeks, or simply a glorious profusion of color in the garden, there is something for everyone within the world of dahlias. This volume from the New Plant Library introduces the reader to the dahlia; how to use them to their best advantage in the garden and the history of this beautiful plant. It provides great ideas for cultivation, for general display of beds and borders and for cut flower arrangements. This volume provides those with true green fingers a plant catalogue that gives the gardener complete control over seasonal planning, with a fully illustrated at-a-glance reference to over 50 varieties of dahlias. Here any reader can indulge in all the little known details which passionate gardeners will love. From botanical descriptions, to height, spread, flowering and information on common cultivators, the Plant Catalogue is an invaluable reference within Dahlias. In addition, the Growers Guide answers questions about buying and selecting the best plants, planting, propagation, and controlling pests and diseases.