“ It is hard to imagine gardens without peonies, flowering peaches, camellias, gardenias, azaleas, wisteria, forsythia, crab-apples, and the host of other ornamentals that were introduced first in Chinesegardens.” Mr. Peter Valder - Author of this book & Gardens in China.
The above book is available from the likes of Amazon.com & Timberpress.com.
It is a wonderful place to start, when considering this subject matter.
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