{"id":16430,"date":"2017-04-24T03:03:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T02:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16430"},"modified":"2017-04-22T06:57:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T05:57:57","slug":"auricula-knowhow-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/primulas\/auricula-knowhow-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Auricula Knowhow &#038; Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a good spring for auriculas in my garden and cold greenhouse. Now the plants need time to rejuvenate after flowering so I will have time to read the National Auricula and Primula and Society&#8217;s excellent new members handbook and some of the following epistles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18248\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/auricula-004-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/auricula-004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/auricula-004-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18249\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/auricula-009-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/auricula-009-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/auricula-009-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>The powder blue auricula is in a home made &#8216;tufa&#8217; pot<\/p>\n<h3>Auricula Book Examples<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/187067362X\/richardpettin-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/187067362X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Auricula: History, Cultivation and Varieties Allan Guest<\/p>\n<p>Every now and then I decide to focus on one species or plant group. For 2014\/2015 it is going to be the Auriculas. I need to practice the techniques explained in various books and learn&#8217; what is what&#8217; with florists Auricula. With that in mind I have joined the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.auriculas.org.uk\/\">National Auricula and Primrose Society<\/a> northern section and so far it seems very good value for money.<\/p>\n<p>On to the books I am looking out for:<\/p>\n<p>Auriculas &#8211; Their Care and Cultivation B.Hyatt Cassell, London.<br \/>\nAuriculas Through the Ages: Bear&#8217;s&#8230; by Patricia Cleveland-Peck<br \/>\nAuriculas for Everyone: How to Grow and Show Perfect Plants by Mary A. Robinson<br \/>\nAuriculas and Primroses by W.R. Hecker (22 Apr 1971)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1845333853\/richardpettin-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/1845333853.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPrimroses and Auriculas Wisley Handbook <a href=\" http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1845333853\/richardpettin-21\">by Peter Ward<\/a><br \/>\nThe Auricula: History, Cultivation and Varieties by Allan Guest<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Auriculas: Their Care and Cultivation (Illustrated Monographs S) by Brenda Hyatt (22 Jun 1989)<br \/>\nAuriculas by Roy Genders (1958)<br \/>\nAuriculas by Gwen Baker and Peter Ward (5 May 1995)<br \/>\nAlpine Auriculas. by Telford Derek (1993)<br \/>\nFlorists&#8217; auriculas and gold-laced polyanthus by C.G Haysom (1957)<br \/>\nThe auricula its culture and history. yr. 1898 by George William Johnson (1 Jan 1847)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1847972861\/richardpettin-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/1847972861.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAuriculas: An Essential Guide (Crowood Essential Guides) <a href=\" http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1847972861\/richardpettin-21\">by Paul Dorey <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Primroses and polyanthus by Harold Charles Taylor (1954)<br \/>\nThe polyanthus for garden exhibition and market (Foyle&#8217;s Handbooks) by Roy Genders (1958)<br \/>\nThe POLYANTHUS : Its History and Culture. by Genders Roy (1963)<\/p>\n<p>I am happy to receive any additions or corrections to this list via the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Auriculas for Everyone<br \/>\nMary A. Robinson. GMC Publications. ISBN 1-86108-149-9 \u00c2\u00a314.50<br \/>\nAuriculas<br \/>\nG.Baker &amp; P.Ward B.T.Batsford Ltd. ISBN 0-7134-7366-5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a good spring for auriculas in my garden and cold greenhouse. Now the plants need time to rejuvenate after flowering so I will have time to read the National Auricula and Primula and Society&#8217;s excellent new members handbook and some of the following epistles. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The powder blue auricula is in a home made &#8216;tufa&#8217; pot Auricula Book Examples The Auricula: History, Cultivation and Varieties Allan Guest Every now and then I decide to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/primulas\/auricula-knowhow-books\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[256],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-primulas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}