books by Michael A. Dirr     books:     Michael A. Dirr      Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and ... Michael A. Dirr Stipes Publishing, LLC, 1998 An Industry Standard; not for casual weekend gardner's Too bad that so many of these reviews are written by Weekend Warriors who wanted a "pretty book with pictures." ~sigh~ I'm a landscape architect who trained under Dr. Dirr when he was teaching at U of Illinois. Of course, because he was teaching the subject, this tome ...             The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: From Seed to Tissue Culture : A Practical Working Guide to ... Michael A. Dirr, Charles W. Heuser Varsity Press, Incorporated, 1987 This is the best book out there. This is by far the best book out there on this subject. I have bought all the books on this subject and none can compare to this one. If you only want to buy one book on this subject this is the one.             Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Michael A. Dirr Timber Press, Incorporated, 2002 A necessity for Southeastern US gardners In this book, our leading expert on woody plants gives brief descriptions and excellent photos of many of those suited for warm climates. As noted by another reviewer, the selection is more complete for the humid Southeast (of the U.S.) than it is for California and ...             Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Michael A. Dirr Timber Press, Incorporated, 1997 Review of Michael Dirr's book on trees This is probably the best gardening book that I have ever seen. I use it frequently. I am on a committee in my neighborhood that encourages tree-planting by our city's residents. This book is a life saver to take with me when dealing with perspective tree ...             Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Their Identification, Ornamental Characters, Culture, Propagation and Uses) Michael A. Dirr Stipes Publishing L.L.C., 1977 This book details the common and not so common woody ornamental deciduous trees, shrubs, ground covers, and vines as well as the narrowleaf and broadleaf evergreens which are adapted to Midwestern and Eastern Climates of North America.             Hydrangeas for American Gardens Michael A. Dirr Timber Press, Incorporated, 2004 Extremely Informative This guy knows his posies. Everything I've seen that he has written has been well done and most informative. I'm using his hydrangea book as my bible for beginning to raise these gorgeous things and am finding that he knows varieties, tactics, and possible problems ...             Great Flowering Landscape Shrubs Vincent A. Simeone Ball Publishing, 2005 Great Flowering Landscape Shrubs Great book in great condition. Prompt shipping and packed very very well. Thanks very much for the book and being so thorough.             Creative Home Landscaping: How to Plan and Beautify Your Yard With a Guide to More Than 400 Landscape Plants Michael A. Dirr Ortho Books, 1987 With this essential reference, written by experts, you'll get a guide to more than 400 landscape plants, with helpful drawings and photographs that carefully instruct you on how to create, design and professionally install your landscape.             Viburnums: Flowering Shrubs for Every Season Michael Dirr Timber Press, 2007 Helpful tool This book is a helpful tool to those interested in landscape design and gardening. When you are done reading it, you will be as in love with viburnums as Durr.             Photographic Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Form and Function in the Landscape Michael A. Dirr Stipes Publishing, LLC, 1978 Appendix to Dirr's Manual of Woody Landscape Plants Even though I am glad to have these photos to accompany one of the most important books in horticulture today, I consider this book disappointing. The photos are all black & white, often with poor quality printing so that I found it difficult to see what the picture ...             Michael A. Dirr Photo-Library of Woody Landscape Plants on CD-Rom Michael A. Dirr Plantamerica, 1997 Marvelously organized collection of stunning color photos If you want to know "What will that tree or shrub look like?" this software will show you. What a marvelously organized, comprehensive collection of just stunning color photos. As a novice plant person I was very quickly able to discover and view photos of plants of ...             Noble Trees of the South Carolina Upcountry John Lane, Michael A. Dirr, ... Hub City Writers Project, 2003 The magnificent trees of Upcountry South Carolina are on display in this coffee table book of beautiful photography, from the stately hemlocks of Chattooga Country to the ancient American elms of Enoree. Here, also, renowned plant professor Michael A. Dirr articulates his Noble Tree vision: preserving these green giants and replanting the region ...             Herbaceous Perennial Plants, a Treatise on Their Identification Culture and Garden Attributes Allan M. Armitage Varsity Press, Incorporated, 1990 This new edition is even better than the first This is one of my absolute favorite references on perennial garden plants. Alan Armitage really gives you a "feel" for each plant, giving you the sense that you know its likes and dislikes before you've even seen one. He includes all the information you need: cultural ...          products you might be interested in search for books characteristics, encyclopedia, identification, landscaping, photo-library, photographic      toavi.com    web we recommend Review of Michael Dirr's book on trees randomly chosen music: Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)