内容简介
"Trees"isafullyillustratedguidetomorethan600trees.Thetextsparkleswithfactandfolklore,illuminatingthesubjectwithauthorityandenthusiasm.Fullyupdated,itincludesallthenewesttreevarietiesandcultivars.Thebookfirstlooksatthestructureandlifecycleoftrees;theirroleintheecosystem,plantingandpruning;and,theuseoftreesingardendesign.Thecoreofthebookisacompleterecordofconiferousanddeciduoustrees,groupedbyfamily,inwhichanauthoritativemaintextiscomplementedbyacomprehensiveindexoftrees,listingandillustratingalphabeticallyeveryimportantfamily,speciesandvarietybytheirhorticulturalname.Finally,areferencesectionincludesaguidetochoosingtreesforthegardenandanA-Zlistingofthemostimportantandpopularspeciesandvarietiesoftrees.
作者简介
HughJohnsonistheworld'spre-eminentwriteronwine,butheisalsoarguablytheworld'sleadingpopularwriterontreesandgardening,andin2007,hewasawardedtheOBEforservicestowinemakingandhorticulture.SalesofHugh'sbooksnowexceed14million.Perhapsknownbesttomillionsthroughhisinternationallybestsellingwinebooks,TreesshowsadifferentfacetofHugh'sexpertise.Hehaspublishedseveralbooksongardening-notablyTheGardener'sCompanion.By1979,withthechallengeofrestoringthefinebutneglectedgardensheacquiredonhismovetoSalingHallinEssex,hewroteThePrinciplesofGardening,(translatedintosixlanguages;sales250,000copies).ThegardenandarboretumatSalingHallhavesincegainedaninternationalreputationandThePrincipleswasrewrittenandreissuedin1996asHughJohnson'sGardeningCompanion(IntheUSAtheoriginaltitleisunchanged).