This book features photographs of almost 1000 rock garden plants, each accompanied by notes on habitat, distribution, growing habit, and flowering season. It includes many plants not thought of as alpines that are nonetheless at home in the rock garden.Published at $39.95 Our last copies available at $19.97
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Alpines are low-growing plants suitable for rock gardens. True alpines are native to high altitudes, but rock-garden plants come from lower altitudes as well. Species illustrated here are from a wide variety of environments and are suitable for cultivation in rock gardens and alpine houses. This book's format is identical to Succulents [RBB N 1 94].
The brief introduction offers general instructions regarding positioning and planting, soil, watering, and propagation. The core of the work is the "Illustrated A^-Z of Species." More than 1,000 species are photographed, with six two-by-three-inch color photos per page. Each species is shown growing in a rock garden or alpine house. The photos are not always clear enough for precise identification. In many cases, the flower is emphasized and the foliage obscured. Some photos are dark or crowded. The captions, however, give meticulous description and include habit of growth, origin, and individual characteristics of special interest. Because cultivation requirements for these plants are so diverse, the inclusion of this information is helpful. An index of scientific synonyms and alternative names is provided, but no common names are given. A bibliography is included, but not a list of journals, societies, or suppliers.
Like this one, most of the books on rock gardening are British and reflect British conditions, which are quite different from those in North America. H. Lincoln Foster's Rock Gardening: A Guide to Growing Alpines and Other Wildflowers in the American Garden (Timber, 1968) describes site planning, maintenance, and propagation and includes a descriptive catalog of more than 1,900 species but is minimally illustrated.
Alpine plants are sought after by rock-garden enthusiasts. Alpines gives a useful overview of suitable plants. A good purchase for libraries with large gardening collections.
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An alphabetical listing and illustrated guide to nearly 1,000 alpine plants, including both rare species and more common garden plants. Each color photograph is accompanied by notes on habitat, distribution, growing habit, flowering season and any individual characteristics of special interest. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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