Author: Perry D. Slocum
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Keywords: new, hybrids, cultivars, species, lotuses, waterlilies
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 2005-02-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0881926841
ISBN-13: 9780881926842

In this fully updated work, Perry Slocum describes nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the waterlilies and lotuses. Among them are more than 130 of the best new hybrids introduced since publication of the landmark Water Gardening, Water Lilies and Lotuses by Perry Slocum and Peter Robinson. All species and the major cultivars, including day- and night-blooming tropical and hardy waterlilies and lotuses, are described, with the author’s and hybridizers’ comments on the best landscape uses for each plant. Although Nymphaea and Nelumbo receive special emp

Author: Malcolm McGregor
Publisher: Timber Press
Keywords: amp, cultivars, hybrids, species, definitive, guide, saxifrages
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2008-08-15
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0881928801
ISBN-13: 9780881928808

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, cul