Paul Whittaker (1)
Autore di Hardy Bamboos: Taming the Dragon
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- Opere
- 3
- Utenti
- 53
- Popolarità
- #303,173
- Voto
- 4.3
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 7
- Lingue
- 1
The author writes from knowledgeably from personal experience, and applies a down to earth common sense approach to his subject. One of the first things that struck me was that he puts no limits or restrictions on growing bamboos. I found this particularly interesting as having a garden on chalk I had often been told that there were many bamboos that I could not grow on chalk, the author dispels this myth, and many others too. The advice on cultivation is very practical, and Paul Whittaker clearly is not one to pamper his plants, and I have to agree with that.
While I am not fan of pruning plants if it is not necessary or can be avoided, I would have liked to have seen a little more information on the subject, if only to say “don't prune”. But that aside it is hard to find fault with Hardy Bamboos, it is everything a good gardening book should be, informative, instructive, encouraging, well illustrated and positively opinionated.… (altro)