Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere

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This is a fully illustrated monograph describing all Calluna, Daboecia and Erica species growing naturally in the northern hemisphere.

About the Book:

Author: E. Charles Nelson. Illustrated monograph on all northern heathers. History of heathers in cultivation.

456 pp. 246 x190 mm.

Extensively illustrated with 23 botanical paintings. 20 maps. 41 line drawings. 160 (e) colour photographs.

Hardback, ISBN 978 178739 436 0, Welbeck in association with RBG Kew, 2020.

Published in the Botanical Magazine Monograph series, this is a fully illustrated monograph describing all Calluna, Daboecia and Erica species growing naturally in the northern hemisphere. It includes 20 maps, 41 line drawings, over 160 colour photographs, and [10 stunning botanical paintings by Christabel King. Distribution, history, conservation, classification and cultivation are covered in detail, making this an indispensable book for the heather enthusiast, professional nurseryman, landscape architect, gardener, botanist, ecologist and conservationist with interest in heaths and heathlands.

About the Author:

Christina Harrison: worked at Kew for over 20 years from 1999 to 2020 and was the editor of Kew magazine until 2020. She is the author of Kew's Big Trees and Treasured Trees. She trained as an ecologist and botanical horticulturalist and has an MA in Garden History. She is currently undertaking a PhD on the history of Kew's arboretum and global tree collections.

Tony Kirkham: worked at Kew for over 43 years and was the Head of the Arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens until his retirement in 2021. A world-renowned tree expert, he is the author of several books on plant history including, as co-author,Wilson's China: A Century On. He was awarded an MBE in 2019 for services to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Arboriculture.

Awards:

Garden Media Guild Awards: Winner: Reference Book of the Year 2012 | The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Annual Awards: Nominated titles: 2013 awards

Media reviews:

Media and Reviews:

It is perhaps among the most informative of the Botanical Magazine Monograph series and can be strongly recommended not only to heather enthusiasts but as an invaluable reference work for horticulturists, botanists, botanical historians, students of floristics and ecologists.
- I.K. Ferguson, 2012

I found myself sitting up in bed until the early hours of the morning captivated by various sections
- Terry Underhill, Heathers 9, Handbook of the Heather Society, 2012

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