Cactus and Succulents: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens -- Indoors and Out (Garden Style Book) [Paperback]

Mimi Luebbermann (Author), Faith Echtermeyer (Photographer)

Book Description

Series: Garden Style Book | Publication Date: March 1, 1997

Cactus and Succulents unravels the mystery of growing these drought-friendly plants in any climate, indoors or out. Easy-to-follow directions tackle everything from watering and fertilizing schedules to tips on arrangements. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs and complete with a mail-order source list, Cactus and Succulents is a wonderful resource for the novice gardener as well as the confirmed cactus lover.

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About the Author

Mimi Luebbermann Previous books by Mimi Luebbermann include several in Chronicle Books' Garden Style series. She lives in Northern California.

Faith Echtermeyer is a Napa valley-based photogrpaher whose work has been featured in Chronicle Books' Little Herb Gardens.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811814467
• ISBN-13: 978-0811814461
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,690,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Biological Sciences > Plants > Cacti & Succulents

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat disappointing, January 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cactus and Succulents: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens -- Indoors and Out (Garden Style Book) (Paperback)

I originally looked at this book because it had information on something that I was interested in -- propagation. However, I am now a little bit wiser.

The reason this book is disappointing to me is only 1/3 is related to general care of cacti. The other 2/3's of the book focuses on common species of cacti and how to take care of that particular species. I also find this to be inaccurate, because care of species also depends a lot on what type of environment you put them in. My recommendation is if you are looking for a book on how to care for cacti, look a little bit longer.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It was okay..., October 5, 2002

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Kay - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cactus and Succulents: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens -- Indoors and Out (Garden Style Book) (Paperback)

Luckily I found this book on sale because I probably would have been a lot more disappointed if I had paid more than [price]for it. The beginning section I found to be rather interesting, it's more of a general care section. The rest of the book however are tips for more specific species. If you have one of these species of cacti or succulents, it is a bit informative. If you're looking for a very general book, with some general tips, it's an okay book. If you're looking for something in depth, don't get this book because you'll be highly disappointed.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice book with basic info and beautiful ideas, March 19, 2005

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Melissa Kaye (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cactus and Succulents: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens -- Indoors and Out (Garden Style Book) (Paperback)

I just recently fell in love with succulent plants, so my husband bought me this book (and a few others) for Christmas. I enjoy leafing through it for ideas. It has lots of beautiful photos with ideas for growing succulents and cactus. The book is about 100 pages and when you open it up, most pages have a full-page photo on one side and text on the other. The text discusses some background info on the plants pictured and a "How to do it" section that describes the plants needs. One thing I really like about this book is that as you page through the book, the pages that cover specific plants have a summary of info of that plant in the margin. This always includes the basic info you need - light, watering, fertilizing, etc.

This book isn't as in-depth as some, but it's more of an idea book. It has photos of plants both indoors and out. It's a great basic info & idea book for the beginner.