  |
||||||||
|
|
Page 2
Although not as brazen as the large-flowered cultivars, many species offer interesting flowers and forms to the discerning gardener. Christopher Grey-Wilson, formerly principal scientific officer of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is now editor of the Alpine Garden Society journal. He has written many standard botanical works.
approx. 176 pp, 100 color photos7, 1/2 x 9 1/2", hardcover, 0-88192-428-8, ©1999 Rock Garden Plants - A colour Encyclopedia. by Baldassare Mineo. A worthy addition to the Timber Press series of illustrated encyclopedias that includes van Gelderen's Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs, this new book covers alpines and other suitable plants for rock garden settings. Baldassare Mineo is owner of Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery in Medford, Oregon, one of the world's great sources of plants for rock gardens. His own photographs are supplemented with many by the renowned Austrian horticulturist and photographer Fritz Kummert. Like Timer Press's other encyclopedias, this is truly international in scope and so includes plants that may be difficult to find either in Europe or America; but our experience suggests that this kind of reference book provides the impetus for the nursery trade to introduce varieties from other parts of the world. Baldassare Mineo won the 1987 North American Rock Garden Society's Marcel Le Piniec Award. He has written articles for several plant journals and is a frequent lecturer. He lives at his nursery near Medford, Oregon. approx. 320 pp, 1340 color photos, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, 0-88192-432-6,©1999 Do yourself a favour, order this book now while stocks last. What a cosy Christmas we will have reading this lot; happy reading all. Free Homepages: made for you. http://www.suite101.com/join.cfm/29772
Go To Page: 1 2
The copyright of the article Books for Christmas - Part 3: - Page 2 in Alpines and Bulbs is owned by . Permission to republish Books for Christmas - Part 3: - Page 2 in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
For a complete listing of article comments, questions, and other discussions related to Gary Buckley's Alpines and Bulbs topic, please visit the Discussions page. |
|||||||
|
|
||||||||
