A new publication from the Botanical Magazine Monograph series, Hardy Heathers is a fully illustrated monograph that describes all Calluna, Daboecia & those Erica species growing naturally in the northern hemisphere. Distribution, history, conservation, classification & cultivation are covered in detail, making this an indispensable book for the heather enthusiast, professional nurserymen, landscape architect, gardener, botanist, ecologist & conservationist with interests in heaths & heath lands. Ten new full page colour paintings by the renowned artist Christabel King, five by Wendy F. Walsh & eight further historical paintings accompany the text, making this book an outstanding contribution to the art of botanical illustration.