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Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns | 
| Author: Sue Olsen
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Category: Book
List Price: $59.95
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 100315
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 440
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.2
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0881928194
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.9373
EAN: 9780881928198
Publication Date: March 1, 2007
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Product Description
Gardeners who seek an up-to-date, authoritative guide to the wealth of garden-worthy ferns available today will find none better than Sue Olsen. Drawing from four decades of experience as a fern specialist, Olsen leads the reader through every genus with horticultural merit, focusing primarily on the temperate species but also including tropical ones. The remarkably comprehensive plant directory presents succinct descriptions for nearly 1000 ferns from Acrostichum to Woodwardia, with habitat information, cultural recommendations, and help on plant identification. Chapters on the history, cultivation, propagation, and structure of ferns; a series of appendices highlighting plants mostly likely to thrive in various locations throughout the world and in special conditions; and lists (with contact information) of fern societies, places to see ferns, and specialty nurseries provide readers with everything they need to know to deepen their knowledge and appreciation of ferns. This expansive, well-organized reference is enriched with anecdotal insight and lavishly illustrated with 700 photographs.
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Fern Encyclopedia September 2, 2008
I received this book for Christmas from a friend. I found it to be such a great reference that I purchased for her for her birthday. Needless to say, she is as thrilled with it as I am. Excellent color photography and covers most ferns that even the more ardent fern collector might wish to learn about. If I had to chose 1 from my 5-6 fern books, this would be it.
 Good Buy! Best Buy! Must Buy! April 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Information on the individual ferns are detailed enough for fern selection consideration for your garden. Photos taken are fantastically clear. The only small defect is that commonly used ferns such as Angiopteris and Cyathea cannot be found in this book.
Excellent . September 4, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The photogrsphy is the best I've seen in books about ferns making it easy to use for identifying ferns. The descriptions are thorough and include necessary information for growing most of the ferns.
Excellent book on garden ferns May 12, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Although not comprehensive Sue Olsen's encyclopedia of garden ferns certainly is one of the most complete volumes on this subject. Good descriptions, interesting background information, generally very clear and to the point photography enabling identification of species at first glance.
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