The National Plant Collection

Ian Allan Publishing. Very Good/Very Good. 1993. Hard Cover. 4to 29.9 x 22.3 x 1.6 cm 0711021635 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Colour photographs. 176 pages clean and tight. The story of The National Plant Collection is one of increasing success in a vital area of conservation. Many plant varieties now widely available and almost taken for granted only exist to reward and delight present-day gardeners and future generations through the work of the hitherto little-known National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens and the collections it sponsors. This handsome volume celebrates the contribution of the many and varied collections, held in commercial nurseries and public and private gardens throughout the country, that together form the National Collection. Today no other country has anything like the depth of variety of plants as Britain and Britain's botanical treasure becomes more and more important as the world's gene bank of plants faces increased environmental and economic threats. Lavishly illustrated throughout with many beautiful examples from a wide range of species, The National Plant Collection tells of both a scientific and practical success, with plants once rare and threatened now growing happily in many gardens. Above all The National Plant Collection is about love and care for plants and the enjoyment their diversity and colour can bring to gardeners everywhere. .