Paul WhittakerPractical Bamboos: The 50 Best Plants for Screens, Containers and More

It's a great library book in good condition, from Johnson county library. Bottom of the book was stuck together but it was easy to pull the pages apart that's the only reason I didn't give it great. Love the pictures and the way it explains everything high clumping invasive drought tolerant it's really a good book.

Love the information this book offers

I recently purchased three books about bambooone was almost a pamphlet - just a few pages of words and lots of picsone was for professionals - someone who worked with plants already and wanted to getinto the cultivation + propagation - disease types and prevention - and the science of installationthis was my third purchase and I was expecting something in betweenIt was really just a series of pics and short explanationsI was hoping for a little more depth -

Very informative helpful bamboo book

I was unaware that this only gave the different types of Bamboo trees. I thought it was a book to help with Bamboo projects.

Good book!

Do not buy this book if you live in a tropical region. This book is mostly about cold weather bamboo. It has a lot of pictures but very little useful information. I bought it to learn about starting new plant. I have learned nothing from this book. If you live in the northern US and like pictures of bamboo you might enjoy this book. If you're looking for information, save your money and check out Pinterest. I'll be donating my copy to the local library. It's not worth wasting the space on my bookshelf.

Pretty good reference.

Great book. Very useful in deciding which bamboo to buy. Great for reference.

Very good.Takes the mystery out of Bamboo plants.Not all Bamboo are going to Take-over the garden. Infact, not many do!

I am an experienced gardener realising I have little knowledge on this exciting group of plants. This little gem has all the info on the best plants for use in all situations in U.K. gardens.It covers hardiness, culm diameter(cane stem), leave size, sun/shade requirements, height/spread, and situation suitability for all these species. Whether best as a specimen plant, for screening or pot culture. There are also recommendations of "similar" cultivars within each one to look out for, with a brief description of the differences. He also lists plants to give exciting combinations of form, colour and structure along with bamboos in the garden. This is followed up with lots of info on where to buy and see bamboos. Paul Whittaker's passion for these plants comes over with infections properties. One of the best garden books I have read. I am sure I will use it again and again for reference as I now feel I need some bamboos in my garden!

Pour la plupart des amateurs de bambous, le 1er livre de P. Whittaker (Bambous rustiques) constitue à n'en pas douter LA référence ... (même s'il comporte certaines imperfections sur la propagation des bambous *) Ce 5 novembre, un second livre est disponible, uniquement en anglais pour le moment mais la version française ne devrait pas tarder. Il s'intitule "Practical Bamboos, The 50 Best Plants ...".Mes premières impressions sont assez mitigées. En effet, le caractère et l'espacement sont assez grands si bien qu'il y a une impression très nette qu'il n'y a pas grand chose sur les pages ... de grandes photos et un barème standard avec les caractéristiques principales des 50 bambous sélectionnés y contribuent également.Quel est l'intérêt dès lors pour celui qui possède déjà le 1er tome ? Certains bambous (Fargesia sp. 'Scabrida' ou Borinda papyrifera par exemple) ne s'y trouvaient pas et ces lacunes sont donc comblées ici.La sélection des 50 bambous est bien représentative de la diversité des bambous rustiques bien que certains choix sont discutables, selon moi. Présenter le Bashania Fargesii dans un tel ouvrage alors que ce bambou est réputé, en plus d'être traçant, pour plonger ses rhizomes à 1 mètre de profondeur n'est peut-être pas judicieux. De même, certains autres bambous sont assez rares et donc quasiment impossibles à trouver même dans les pépinières spécialisées.Ce livre constitue donc une approche agréable pour les débutants mais les passionnés resteront sans doute un peu sur leur faim.(* le Phyllostachys nigra y est par exemple donné pour cespiteux ... chose qui n'est plus le cas dans son nouveau livre cependant ...)

Bought this for my Dad who is really into Japanese Maples, Bamboo etc. He even visited Japan in 2016.He is now doing a Japanese garden at his home!!!I haven't even seen the book but he text me to say it is very good and informative.As I haven't actually seen the book myself I feel I can't give it a 5 star but if he was actually online, who knows....lol