Dirr Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs

Dirr Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs

 

Dirr Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs

 

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Product information : “Seasoned gardeners, landscape professionals including nursery and garden center personnel, designers, architects and enthusiastic beginners need look no further.” (Erica Glasener )“His book Manual of Woody Landscape Plants has been a go to reference around the office years so we're excited about his latest book.” (P Allen Smith PAllenSmith.com )“A new gold-standard.… [R]efreshingly readable and personable for a reference manual. This book will be your personal Dr. Dirr ready and willing to advise you and your customers on the right plant for the right purpose.” (Ellen Wells GreenProfit Buzz )“If you're the type of gardener who likes to settle in with big, fat reads over the winter, Dirr's 8-pound (I weighed it) "Encyclopedia of Trees & Shrubs" (Timber Press) could keep you occupied until April.” (Cindy McNatt OC Register )“…[H]e grows or has grown many of the plants he writes about. Fortunately for the rest of us, his passion for plants continues and this book is bound to gain him even more fans.” (Erica Glasener EricaGlasener.com )“Professor Michael A. Dirr is THE MAN when it comes to woody plants.  And I agree –‘smart, opinionated, comprehensive, wonderful’ - all true!” (Susan Harris GardenRant )“A gorgeous updated version of the classic. Do you need it? Yes!” (Jane Millman Upstate Gardeners' Journal )“Excellent and thorough coverage… I would recommend this book to any gardener seeking a definitive book on woody landscape plants for North America.” (Jessie Keith Working Mom's Garden Blog )“Michael A. Dirr does not disappoint." (Nursery Management Magazine )“Dirr has guided discerning gardeners for decades -- he has made the American landscape a better place.” (Adrian Higgins The Washington Post )“The man we have all relied on for decades outdoes even himself in sussing out the woody-plant picture today.” (Margaret Roach AWayToGarden.com )“Dirr has added another well-written and slickly produced book to his volumes on plants used in ornamental horticulture. Educational as well as inspirational…this  is likely to become a standard reference for including trees and shrubs in gardens of all types.” (Booklist )“Long regarded as the nation’s foremost expert on trees and shrubs, Dr. Dirr… draws on his encyclopedic knowledge and years of personal experience with trees and shrubs.” (Better Homes and Gardens )“For obsessed plant geeks, this 8-pound tome gives renowned Prof. Michael Dirr’s rundown on just about every woody plant you’d ever want to grow (and lots you wouldn’t.) It’s got color photos, too.” (George Weigel GeorgeWeigel.net )“Whether you're a landscape designer or architect or just a garden enthusiast, you can't do without either of these (Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees & Shrubs and the Manual of Woody Landscape Plants) books.  The new Dirr Encyclopedia is a sheer delight, and way too long in coming!” (Jane Berger Garden Design Online )“This is likely to become a standard reference for including trees and shrubs in gardens of all types. Highly recommended.” (Booklist )"More like an arboreal expose than an encyclopedia, everyone who has something woody in their life needs to own a copy of this book…Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs helps us separate the dynamos from the dregs" (Cuttings )“Dirr’s frank and often witty assessments make his works all the more special, unique, and fun to read.” (James B. Calkins The American Gardener )The world of trees and shrubs is dealt with as thoroughly as anyone has done it before. (The Oregonian )"This is an important and valuable book, truly Michael Dirr's magnum opus, and well worth the price." (Catriona Tudor Erler Smith Mountain Laker Magazine )"Dirr... fills the text with fascinating information for the gardener, landscape architect, and all those curious about the trees and shrubs they may encounter." (Linda Scarth Booklist ) Read More.

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