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a; 4 Over 2,000 Plant Descriptions & 2,200 Color Photographs Including Seasonal Calendars, Field Trips & Cultivation Guidelines _ Vsff &*4&£ «* m Ha '% »^» . ,«i't The Ultimate & Plant Garden Book The Ultimate & Plant Garden Book Editedby R. G. Turner Jr CROWN PUBLISHERS, INC. NEW YORK PARKED-HILL BRANflWt Chiej consultant R. G. TURNERJr All rightsreserved. Nopartofthispublicationmaybe DUNCAN H1MMELMAN reproducedortransmittedbyanymeans,electronic or Consultants mechanical, includingphotocopying,recording,ororbyany STIRLING MACOBOY informationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissionin ROGER MANN writingiromthepublisher. IAN PERCY FirstPublishedin 1996 TONY RODD PublishedbyCrownPublishers, Inc.,201 East 50thStreet. NewYork.NewYork 10022. MemberoftheCrownPublishingGroup. Additional \\inils RandomHouse.Inc. NewYork.Toronto,London. Sydney, Auckland Text hup//www.randomhouse.com/ Your Garden Roger Mann CrownisatrademarkofCrownPublishers.Inc. Annuals & Perennial Dalys Newman LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PubhcationDataavailable Robin Simon uponrequest. ISBN0-517-70189-8 REF* 987654321 S6407 Shrubs Peter Lavelle 10 U38 Dalys Newman FirstAmericanEdition 1996 Trees Henry Barrkman HeatherJackson OU>o in Bulbs, Corms & Tubers Julie Silk PH Lawns. Ground Covers HeatherJackson & Ornamental Grasses Robin Smith ManagingEditors:MargaretOlds,LisaFoulis SeniorEditor: Mane-LouiseTaylor Vegetables & Herbs Gina Schien (vegetables) CopyEditors: DebBrown,SusanPage,StephanieCampion, Denise Grieg (herbs) KateEtherington,MargaretMcAllister.MarnieRoper.Dawn HeatherJackson Cockle,HeatherJackson,JamesY'oung Art Director: StanLamond Fruit Trees. Nut Trees HeatherJackson & OtherFruits Gina Schien Designer:JoyEckermann Maps:StanLamond Indoor Plants HeatherJackson Index: LisaFoulis Marnie Roper ColorSeparationsbyPicaColourSeparationOverseasPteLtd Climbers & Creepers Denise Grieg PrintedinHongKongbySouthChinaPrintingCo.Ltd HeatherJackson Photographers:Ardea(London!.TonyBomford,Geoff Chapter Introductions Roger Mann BDreynasnety,BClnynnsel,eyToBnurybiCdugrer.y.CJloavhenrFCoarrlroonllg,e,AnDednyisCeleGmreinetg,s, Judy Moore JoanneVanGruisen,SarahGuest. IvyHansen,JoyHarland. JamesHyett(ARPS),MauriceKellet,StirlingMacoboy.Brett McKay.LeoMeier,GeoffMoon,KristoPienaar,Gordon Field Tups Roberts.TonyRodd,LornaRose,PaulStern-,OliverStrewe. Andy Clements (Dochu La);John Forlonge BenWallace.GerryWhitmont,BrentWilson,Australian PictureLibrary.RandomHousePictureLibrary QAagallanes Region); Maurie Kellett (Fortin de las Flores);John Manning (Darlingand Malmesbury); Kristo Peinaar (Cape Floral Kingdom); Graeme Piatt (Coromandel Penin- Page I:Aquilegia CrimsonStar',anativeNorthAmericanspecies sula);Julie Silk [Blue Mountains. Mount Page2:Averycolorfulcollectionofmixedflowers Kinbalu, Norfolk Island'; Paul Sterry (Grindelwald, Lundy); Angus Stewart Page5:Theromanceandbeautyofoldroses(GilHanly> (Guadalupe Mountains National Park) Pages8-9:Alush,cool-climategarden(GilHanly! njo&hP -£ - w :>-> 1 ^ :&^ =9e ^v. i"* ,,»v -ifi - >>• <** H r - -M ,-»*»- ^ V p£ ' -