Plant Lover's Guide to Ferns

(Hardback)

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Ferns are renowned for their diversity and shade tolerance. But these captivating foliage plants can also play many different roles in the garden. They add rich texture and detail to shady landscapes, and are perfect for softening edges and creating pleasing transitions. Their often brilliantly coloured new fronds delight the eye with tones of green, gold, bronze, and copper. In this lushly photographed guide Richie Steffen and Sue Olsen offer astute advice on how to get the most out of these versatile plants and highlight the most rewarding varieties. The Plant Lover's Guides offer a rich source of information on both new and classic garden plants. Written by enthusiastic experts, they recommend the best varieties for different situations, inspire ideas for new plant combinations, and are packed with resources for the home gardener. These gorgeous guides celebrate the beauty of each plant and form a comprehensive library that every plant lover will want to own.

Reviews

"Sure to get you down on your hands and knees." --New York Times Book Review

"Their abundant expertise is evident in the detailed descriptions...visually, the book is stunning." --Garden Design

"All the knowledge these two fern fanciers accumulated over their years of study are beautifully presented in The Plant Lover's Guide to Ferns." --Seattle Times

"This slim volume offers the pteridomaniac just the right amount of inspiration and information to keep them on track." --Pacific Horticulture

"If you live in Western Washington and you like plants, you need this book. . . . I am so inspired that I intend to fill a single large container with my favorite fern--as soon as I can decide which fern in this book is my favorite." --The Daily News

"Don't dare open this book unless you are ready to fall in love...Steffen and Olsen have produced a lush, user-friendly book, replete with obvious expertise and a shared love for their subject." --Hardy Fern Foundation Quarterly

"This is a book that is not just for fern lovers, but also for those who want to use the rich tapestry of foliage, color, and texture of ferns to great effect in the garden." --Pteridologist Review

Author Bio

Richie Steffen is curator of the Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle. Sue Olsen runs a fern nursery in the US and is author of the award-winning Timber Press book, Encylopedia of Garden Ferns.