Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses
a book by Rick DarkeOrnamental grasses surpass all other garden plants in their luminous qualities.
Their colors are softly sophisticated, varied, and subtle. They include a striking array of textures, forms, sizes, and flowering times and
have appeal in the garden throughout the year. Grasses’ ethereal
quality, sound, and movement make them ideal choices for gardeners and
landscape designers alike. Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses
provides an accessible and comprehensive reference to the wide range of
grasses available to the gardener.
Building on Darke’s bestselling The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses,
the guide describes many new species and cultivars, includes dozens of
new photographs, and presents cultivation information and descriptions
in a handy, compact format. Covering 530 species and cultivars and
illustrated with 320 color photographs, Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses is a valuable complement to Darke’s Color Encyclopedia. Its convenient format makes it an ideal reference to take to the nursery or garden center.
Media reviews of this book:
“Retailing for under $20.00, anyone wishing to have all needed information on ornamental grasses should make this small investment and obtain this work.”
—John Bryan, Garden Newsletter, March 2005
“Rick Darke’s personal insight into each plants outstanding horticultural
features and his excellent photographs demonstrate both a professional
and hands-on love of ornamental grasses.”
—Dr. James L. Luteyn, Plant Science Bulletin, Vol. 51, No. 1 Spring 2005
“This is the handy-dandy book to take to your garden center when shopping for any ornamental grass.”
—George Graine, VMGA Report, January 2005
“Rick Darke’s gift with words carries this Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses from the arena of useful reference to the poetry corner.”
—Mary Ann Fink, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 28, 2004
“A must-have for any gardener who wants to incorporate decorative grasses into the garden and landscape.”
—Nancy Szerlag, The Detroit News, December 4, 2004
Publishing details:
Flexibind, 228 pages, 5-¾" x 8-¼", 320 color photos
©2004, Timber Press, ISBN 0-88192-653-1
An excerpt from this book:
Though technically all grasses increase in width or spread to some
degree by lateral shoots, for garden purposes it is common and
practical to group grasses as either runners or clumpers.
Running grasses spread rather rapidly by rhizomes, in which case they may also be called rhizomatous grasses, or by stolons, in which case they may be called stoloniferous.
Most running ornamental grasses are rhizomatous. Stoloniferous growth
is more common among turf grasses and weedy species, such as crab
grasses, Digitaria species.
About Rick Darke
Rick Darke is a landscape design consultant, author, and photographer based
in Landenberg, Pennsylvania. He was a member of Longwood Gardens’ staff
for twenty years, first as assistant taxonomist and then as curator of
plants. Darke received the Scientific Award of the American
Horticultural Society, and his landmark work, The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses, earned a Book Award from the American Horticultural Society.
Awards for Rick Darke
- American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Professional Citation
- American Horticultural Society Horticultural Writing Award
- American Horticultural Society Scientific Award
- Perennial Plant Association Garden Media Award
Ordering information:Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses (Flexibind) (B-037)
Each $19.95
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