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Phillips, Harry Robert was born on September 21, 1948 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Michael and Harriette Becker Phillips.
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This book, the most complete and expert treatment of wild flower propagation and cultivation to date, offers a sure approach to gardening with native plants while practicing good conservation. Based on ten years of pioneering research at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, Growing and Propagating Wild Flowers features practical, easy-to-follow methods for raising native plants from seeds, cuttings, and divisions specific instructions on the propagation and cultivation of plants representing nearly 100 genera of wild flowers, carnivorous plants, and ferns more than 250 illustrations, including 32 color photographs and 3 sample design plans for a perennial border For each species treated, the author includes descriptions of growth habits, flowers, fruits and seeds outstanding ornamental characteristics, flowering and fruiting times detailed directions on the collection, cleaning, storage, and germination of seed information on cultivation and use in the home landscape notes on related species and their propagation The native plants cited as examples are found primarily in the eastern United States. The propagation and handling techniques, however, will be useful throughout the temperate areas of the country.
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Phillips, Harry Robert was born on September 21, 1948 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Michael and Harriette Becker Phillips.
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University, 1994.
Curator native plants North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, 1975—1986. Instructor English Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, since 1994. Mediator Mecklenburg County Dispute Settlement Program, Charlotte, since 1995.
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Officer Charlotte Area Green Party, since 2000. Member of North Carolina Conference English Teachers (board directors 1995-1998), Two Year College English Association-Southeast (conference program chair 1996-1998), Community College Humanities Association (conference planning committee 2003-2004), National Council Teachers of English.