{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-dahlias-9781604690637","title":"Encyclopedia of Dahlias","description":"In this delightful and profusely illustrated encyclopedia, noted hybridizer and nurseryman Bill McClaren provides an authoritative account of garden-worthy dahlias for every garden design. Nearly 700 selections are included, complete with notes on their history, awards, and cultural peculiarities. Additional chapters on dahlia care and propagation, dahlia species in nature, hybridizing, and showing dahlias add to this well-rounded overview. Thorough appendices with resources on dahlia societies, nurseries, and gardens complete the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcClaren, Bill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bill McClaren has been growing and showing dahlias for nearly 50 years. For the past 20 years, he has hybridized all forms of dahlias; over 100 of his varieties are listed in the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dahlia Society's ADS Classification and Handbook of Dahlias\u003c\/i\u003e. After retiring from a 30-year career as an educator, he owned and operated, together with his wife, Alpen Gardens, a commercial dahlia nursery, for 20 years. He is a member of the American Dahlia Society. He is a Senior Judge and instructs dahlia judging schools throughout the northwestern United States and Canada. His articles have been published in the \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the American Dahlia Society\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDahlias of Today\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Timber Press (OR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505462350098,"sku":"9781604690637","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_37060c59-ca91-411f-ae02-058ce2211039.jpg?v=1730840141","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-dahlias-9781604690637","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}