Editorial Reviews
Lilacs : The Quarterly Journal, Spring 2002
[This] book is still the best - and in some ways the only - substantial reference book on lilacs available.
Review
Verlyn Klinkenborg New York Times Book Review : If you decide to cut back the deciduous moster that looms over your side yard, consult Lilacs: the Genus Syringa. This is the standard work on lilacs.
Marty Figley Michigan Observer and Eccentric : This scholarly work includes information about the taxonomy, lilac species from Europe, China, India, Korea and Japan, color, landscaping considerations and culture...Quite fascinating.
Newcastle Journal : Book of the Week . . . For lilac enthusiasts, this is the book to have.
Donna Williamson HortResources Newsletter : Father Fiala's Lilacs was reissued. . . due to great demand--imagine hordes of plant people marching in the streets! The photos are so graphic,you will wonder why you don't smell the lilac!
International Lilac Society Website : As many lilac fans know, this is a great reference work on Syringa.
Lilacs : Father Fiala's book is still the best – and in some ways the only – substantial reference book on lilacs available. Lilac enthusiasts will be well advised to snap up a copy quickly.
Garden Specialist : Take time to discover Fr. John L. Fiala's unique treatise on Lilacs.
Kathy Gibb Grandiflora : This is a cult classic in the garden book world. . . . It rates a ten on the Lust-o-meter, both for the book and for the shrubs represented.
New York Times Book Review : This is the standard work on lilacs.
Sida, Contributions to Botany : A classic now in paperback. You can almost smell the lilac fragrance.
Anne Raver New York Times : His exuberant affection for both gardeners and lilacs and his authoritative voice make this tome of information a kind of intimate, learned travel guide through the heady world of lilacs.
Cynthia Boyd St. John's Express : [A] valuable text.
Richard Poffenbaugh Mansfield News Journal : The book has been the 'bible' for lilac growers. With the new paperback edition, it will be more affordable to the average grower.
Connie Krochmal Bella Online : Addresses all aspects of choosing, growing, and propagating lilacs...packed with useful information.
Jean Starr Munster (IN) Times : The author's love for lilacs began during his childhood visits to his grandmother in Gladwin, MI. The parish priest abd educator calls the book a labor of love. That love shows in the book's descriptions and photographs of this definitive and beautiful book on lilacs.
Jean Starr Munster (IN) Times : If you look forward to the fragrant blooms of the lilac, you owe it to yourself to add a copy of this book to your bookshelf... A labor of love.
Margy Mott HortResources Newsletter : Father John Fiala's classic...is a book to go on and on about. Lilac lovers, get this book and make yourself smile.
Lilacs : The Genus Syringa
Lilacs: The Genus Syringa: The Genus Syringa,John L. Fiala,Timber Press,0881925306,Flowers - General,Gardening,Gardening / Horticulture,Gardening/Plants,Shrubs,Flowers,Shrubs & trees
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