( 5 reviews )
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( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 1 2007
Absolutely beautiful presentation. Wonderful glossary as well as stunning floral arrangements. An absolute must for serious or novice botanists.
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( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Mar 23 2007
This is not a stodgy gardening book! No gloomy instructions by a horticultural authority with a bad haircut, tweed skirt, and sensible shoes; no dreary shots of the manor and its perenial beds. This is a lively story of Clematis and the people who restored its place in the floral trade. The arrangements are exquisite, playful and inspiring.The colors are perfect; no washed out whites or saturated blues.The writing is personal; as if one were reading letters from friends who are enchanted by the beauty of the flower and enjoy its cultivation. Chalk Hill is part of an exciting new Northern California agriculture----- the best wines, slow food, organic farming, intriguing nurseries, and now, a Clematis nursery with cut flowers, olive oil; and a balsamic vinegar barn. As a gardener, I appreciate the credit Kaye Heafey gives to those who do the hands on work. Too often we have been hidden behind gloomy old perennial beds.
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( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Mar 18 2007
I guess this book is what it purports to be. It is a 'celebration'. It is not a very informative book for the North American clematis grower. It's a good coffee table picture book with many beautiful but irrelevant to clematis pictures.
