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Title: The Hosta Handbook
ISBN: 0967944007
Author:
Mark R. Zilis
Publicate Date: 2001-10
Publish: 2001-10
List Price: $34.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Spiral-bound
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $125.00
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $120.00
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1: Hosta Bible
This book HAS been a great resource for serious Hosta collectors. I have owned this book for 6 years and have over 300 varieties of Hosta. I had to weigh buying it because of the high price but having bought it decided it was well worth it. In the last few years though I have begun to outgrow it. There are now so many varieties of Hosta on the market that this book does not even mention most of them. It is however still a good resource book for me and is still a great book for beginning collectors. I understand from other Hosta collectors that a new edition of this book with thousands of new varieites will be out in the Fall of 2008. I will not have to think twice about buying it when it comes out!
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2: Excellent in every way!
An excellent reference & carry along. I've been collecting hostas for 10 years. When I purchased this book in 2000, I hoped it would be the last book I'd ever need. I thought it was pretty pricey & it took awhile to talk myself into the purchase. I have not been sorry for a second. Every time I think it will be lacking -- I'm proven wrong. I have never seen or heard of a hosta that hasn't been listed. Bravo, Mr. Zilis!
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3: The Only Hosta Book You Need
When I first got serious about collecting hostas, I bought a lot of books. Mostly, they're coffee-table picture books -- totally unwieldly to carry and ones I'll never look at again. But THIS book! I've practically memorized it! I've made notes in it; I've added descriptions of new hostas and taped them inside; I've highlighted stuff in yellow. I carry this book with me everytime I go to a hosta club meeting, and I carry it with me when I go hosta shopping. When I go to the AHS convention in St. Louis in June, my trusty Handbook will be with me. I love the size and shape of it. It fits ideally in one hand, I can stuff it inside my notebook that I take with me when I go to meetings that require notetaking (it fits as perfectly in that notebook as it does in my hand!), and it lies comfortably in my passenger car seat, not taking up room or making a nuisance of itself, in between trips to meetings and greenhouses. Some experience and ssrious thought went into the writing and making of this book and it shows!
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4: Excellent Book
Very easy to read and understand -and the book is the perfect size to bring with you to a nursery when Hosta shopping. This guy really knows his Hostas!
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5: Useful handbook
I've learned a lot about all the Hosta varieties... how they compare and contrast to each other so I can figure out what I'm actually buying and where I should plant them, how large they can get and what they will be like when mature, and have gotten a basic concept of how the varieties were developed over the years. Very useful, it is a handbook for understanding the hobby of Hostas and does that job well.
Not really a "coffee table" type book if that is what you want, even thou the pictures are good
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