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Les Hostas (in French only)

Les Éditions de l'Homme

Rejean D. Millette

One of the easiest plant to grow in our gardens. Mainly for shade, we have now hostas sun tolerant. Hostas do need to be divided and request not much care. Some are dark blue others are light yellow almost white. Some have different colors in the leaves. For the flowers, they have different shapes and some are very fragrant. In this book, the first one in French, more than 210 different cultivars are described in full details with color pictures, most of these hostas available in nurseries. The author is showing us how to grow them, how to maintain them nice, how to protect them, how to create new hostas and finally how to integrate them in landscaping. You will find a list of his loved ones, the list of hostas with fragrant flowers, the one resistant to slugs or sun tolerant, etc. More than 450 color pictures. LES HOSTAS is a reference book that all amateur gardeners will want to study. The foreword is written by Mark Zilis, one of the most popular North American hybridizer, also author of The Hosta Handbook.

Reggie D. Millette is an amateur gardener who discovered horticulture and the world of hostas when he did create his own garden after a 'burn-out'. He is the founding President of the Quebec Hostas and Hemerocallis Society. Garden lovers, he gives many talks on the Birth of his garden, on the World of Hostas and on Daylilies. Hois garden was featured in many magazines, newspapers and television. In 2002 he was on 'Gardener's Diary' on HGTV.

Book review by The Hosta Journal, Vol. 34. No. 1 - Page 20

If you want to buy the book (in French) send an email to the author at info@millettephotomedia.com

Les Hémérocalles (In French Only)

Les Éditions de l'Homme

Rejean D. Millette

Daylily, the flower just for one day! Daylilies love full sun and are easy growing plants. In this book you will learn everything to know about daylilies : their differences, the coulors, the shapes and forms, the best hybridizers, etc. You will be able to choose the right daylily for your garden among the most popular ones and all the ones who won all great awards. The author will show you his favorites, places to see them and good places to buy them. You will take a look on the popularity polls not only thru the world but also in the Province of Quebec. He will try to convince you that the daylily is the best plant to have if you have a sunny garden.

With more than 1000 photos, this reference book is a must for all gardeners.

Book review by The Daylily Journal, Vol. 60. No. 4 - Winter 2005 Page 456-457

If you want to buy the book (in French) send an email to the author at info@millettephotomedia.com

Les Iris (in French only)

Les Éditions de l'Homme

Rejean D. Millette

Fall is swiftly approaching. It is the time to plant Irises for bloom next spring and summer. Before deciding which iris you should grow you should read Les Iris (in French) by Reggie D. Millette. This book was published by Les Édition de l"homme in 2007 and is available at info@millettephotomedia.com

The book Les Iris was is written by Reggie D. Millette who also wrote books on Hostas (2003) and Daylilies (2005) also in French has grown Iris of various types in Quebec, Canada. After travelling to Oregon where the major growers are established and meeting with them, this gives him outstanding qualifications to write this book. He bases his recommendations for growing the various Iris species by studying the proper conditions for them to grow well.

First you will read the forewords written by David Schreiner and Tony Huber, both very well known in the world of irises. Then you will know a lot about the irises: illustrations of the parts of the Iris flower, information on rhizomes and you will make a tour of the various Iris genus ranging from the familiar bearded Iris, the Siberians, the Ensatas, the Louisianas and the species. A chapter also presents detailed instructions on growing Iris from original plantings to the "thinning out" process that occurs with most perennials, in addition to a thorough discussion of diseases and pests of these plants.

For each group of Iris, he provides excellent cultural information and beautiful photographs of the species discussed. All the pictures were taken by him in various gardens.

The last chapter of the book encourages even the amateur to try their hand at hybridizing their own.

At the end you will discover many pictures on how to grow irises in various landscapes. Places to see iris gardens and where to buy irises are also included in the book.