The Gardener's Guide to Growing Ivies

Book excerpt: The Gardener's Guide to Growing Ivies is a comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the genus by Peter Rose, a leading ivy specialist who has a unique understanding of the plant. There is much here for gardening enthusiasts with a fascinating account of the history of the plant all over the world, valuable tips on identifying the individual clones and an extensive A-Z plant directory listing with great descriptive detail over 285 species, varieties and clones. Committed enthusiasts will enjoy the authoritative and accurate clarification of nomenclature and meticulously researched botanical details but there is much to interest every gardener with ideas on growing ivies in all kinds of places from rock gardens to hanging baskets and from large landscape schemes to along the garden wall.