Author: Malcolm McGregor
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 0881928801
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The exquisite symmetry of the star-shaped blooms of saxifrages has captivated gardeners for centuries. Close observation of their fine markings, artful color combinations, and graceful presence makes it eminently clear why they attract such an enthusiastic following. Many saxifrages come from mountain habitats that make them well-suited to rock gardens, troughs, and containers, but the diverse genus includes a huge range of garden worthy plants that deserve to be better known and more widely grown. This book brings together accounts of garden and wild saxifrages, their botany, history, cultivation and propagation. All sections of genus Saxifraga are described, first discursively for the general gardener and then from a botanical viewpoint. There are the dwarf cushion saxifrages whose perfect domes of foliage are studded with jewel-like flowers, the silver saxifrages whose distinctive rosettes and fountain sprays of white flowers associate well with ordinary garden plants, and the mossy saxifrages whose highly prized cultivars have enhanced gardens since the end of the nineteenth century. Malcolm McGregor's advice on using saxifrages in different parts of the garden and his list of the top 100 saxifrages will be invaluable to gardeners new to the genus and to experts who wish to diversify. This is the fascinating story of a true enthusiast's search for saxifrages in the wild, his techniques for successful cultivation, and his continuing quest for information. It will increase understanding of this plant, inspire everyone to grow more saxifrages in their gardens, and satisfy specialists and enthusiasts for decades to come.
Saxifrages
Author: Malcolm McGregor
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 0881928801
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The exquisite symmetry of the star-shaped blooms of saxifrages has captivated gardeners for centuries. Close observation of their fine markings, artful color combinations, and graceful presence makes it eminently clear why they attract such an enthusiastic following. Many saxifrages come from mountain habitats that make them well-suited to rock gardens, troughs, and containers, but the diverse genus includes a huge range of garden worthy plants that deserve to be better known and more widely grown. This book brings together accounts of garden and wild saxifrages, their botany, history, cultivation and propagation. All sections of genus Saxifraga are described, first discursively for the general gardener and then from a botanical viewpoint. There are the dwarf cushion saxifrages whose perfect domes of foliage are studded with jewel-like flowers, the silver saxifrages whose distinctive rosettes and fountain sprays of white flowers associate well with ordinary garden plants, and the mossy saxifrages whose highly prized cultivars have enhanced gardens since the end of the nineteenth century. Malcolm McGregor's advice on using saxifrages in different parts of the garden and his list of the top 100 saxifrages will be invaluable to gardeners new to the genus and to experts who wish to diversify. This is the fascinating story of a true enthusiast's search for saxifrages in the wild, his techniques for successful cultivation, and his continuing quest for information. It will increase understanding of this plant, inspire everyone to grow more saxifrages in their gardens, and satisfy specialists and enthusiasts for decades to come.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 0881928801
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The exquisite symmetry of the star-shaped blooms of saxifrages has captivated gardeners for centuries. Close observation of their fine markings, artful color combinations, and graceful presence makes it eminently clear why they attract such an enthusiastic following. Many saxifrages come from mountain habitats that make them well-suited to rock gardens, troughs, and containers, but the diverse genus includes a huge range of garden worthy plants that deserve to be better known and more widely grown. This book brings together accounts of garden and wild saxifrages, their botany, history, cultivation and propagation. All sections of genus Saxifraga are described, first discursively for the general gardener and then from a botanical viewpoint. There are the dwarf cushion saxifrages whose perfect domes of foliage are studded with jewel-like flowers, the silver saxifrages whose distinctive rosettes and fountain sprays of white flowers associate well with ordinary garden plants, and the mossy saxifrages whose highly prized cultivars have enhanced gardens since the end of the nineteenth century. Malcolm McGregor's advice on using saxifrages in different parts of the garden and his list of the top 100 saxifrages will be invaluable to gardeners new to the genus and to experts who wish to diversify. This is the fascinating story of a true enthusiast's search for saxifrages in the wild, his techniques for successful cultivation, and his continuing quest for information. It will increase understanding of this plant, inspire everyone to grow more saxifrages in their gardens, and satisfy specialists and enthusiasts for decades to come.
Silver Saxifrages
Author: Beryl Bland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saxifraga
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saxifraga
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Porophyllum Saxifrages
Author: Radvan Horný
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saxifraga
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saxifraga
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Saxifrages and Related Genera
Author: Fritz Köhlein
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
ISBN:
Category : Saxifraga
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
ISBN:
Category : Saxifraga
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Saxifrages of Europe
Author: David Allardice Webb
Publisher: Helm
ISBN:
Category : Mountain plants
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher: Helm
ISBN:
Category : Mountain plants
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
A Manual of Saxifrages and Their Cultivation
Author: David Allardice Webb
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Studies in Gardening
Author: Arthur Clutton-Brock
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flower gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flower gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
Book Description
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1672
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1672
Book Description
Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of London
Author: Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Vols. for 1846-55 include Proceedings at meetings of the society.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Vols. for 1846-55 include Proceedings at meetings of the society.