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Book Description
While the heart of this book is its treatment of all the species of azaleas and more than 6000 cultivars, it also offers information on every aspect of growing and using azaleas in the garden, including landscaping, companion plants, culture, pests and diseases, hybridizing, and bonsai. It is the definitive book on the subject.
About the Author
The late Fred C. Galle was director of horticulture at Callaway Gardens from 1953 to 1979, then served as curator until his retirement in 1983. He received many honors for his research and outstanding contributions to horticulture, including the Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal of the American Horticultural Society, the Gold Medal of the American Rhododendron Society, and the Arthur Hoyt Scott Garden Award of Swarthmore College. His final book was Hollies, The Genus Ilex, also published by Timber Press. Mr. Galle died in 1998 at the age of 79.
Azaleas,Fred C. Galle,Timber Press,0881920916,Azaleas,Floriculture,Flowers - General,Gardening,Gardening / Horticulture,Gardening/Plants,Shrubs
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