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Item Details
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AGAVES
LIVING SCULPTURES FOR LANDSCAPES AND CONTAINERS |
| By: |
Greg Starr |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£25.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1604691980 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781604691986 |
| Publisher: |
TIMBER PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
4 May, 2012 |
| Pages: |
344 |
| Description: |
Agaves are easy to love. They're low-maintenance, drought-tolerant and strikingly sculptural, with an astounding range of forms and colours. Equally suited to container-growing and in-ground culture, they combine versatility with hardiness. While many species originate in desert and near desert areas, they are easily cultivated in garden settings. |
| Synopsis: |
Greg Starr is widely acknowledged as an expert on agaves. An astute observer of agaves in the wild, he also has broad experience with their performance in cultivation. In vivid detail he profiles 75 species, cultivars, and hybrids best suited to gardens and landscapes. Each entry includes field notes as well as a detailed description of the plant, along with its cultural requirements, including hardiness, sun exposure, water needs, soil requirements and methods of propagation. Because agaves can change dramatically as they age, photos show species from youth to maturity, a unique feature of this book. Distribution, taxonomy, horticultural history and essentials of cultivation complete the in-depth treatment. As useful to specialists as to enthusiasts who are just beginning to explore the dazzlingly diverse world of agaves, this authoritative guide is sure to spur the growing popularity of these amazing plants. Succulents have become very popular in recent years due to their drought-tolerance and unique aesthetic qualities They make first-rate container plants for areas that are too cold for in-ground culture |
| Illustrations: |
220 colour photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Timber Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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