PASSALONG PLANTS by Steve Bender, Felder Rushing ( 9780807820964 )

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PASSALONG PLANTS

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0807820962

ISBN 13:

9780807820964

Publisher:

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS

Pub. date:

30 November, 1993

Pages:

221

Description:

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Synopsis:

Passalongs are plants that have survived in gardens for decades by being handed from one person to another. These botanical heirlooms, such as flowering almond, blackberry lily, and night-blooming cereus, usually can't be found in neighborhood garden centers; about the only way to obtain a passalong plant is to beg a piece from the fortunate gardener who has one. In this lively and sometimes irreverent book (don't miss the chapter on yard art), Steve Bender and Felder Rushing describe 117 such plants, giving particulars on hardiness, size, uses in the garden, and horticultural requirements. They present this information in the informal, chatty, and sometimes humorous manner that your next-door neighbor might use when giving you a cutting of her treasured Confederate rose. And, of course, because they are discussing passalong plants, they note the best method of sharing each plant with other gardeners. What keeps people interested in oldfashioned plants? Nostalgia, for one thing, the authors say: "Heirloom plants evoke memories of your first garden, of relatives and neighbors that have since passed on, of prized bushes you accidentally annihilated with your bicycle. Recall the time you first received a particular plant, and you'll recall the person who gave it to you." Because you might not spy a banana shrub or sweet pea in your neighborhood, the authors list mall-order sources for the heirloom plants described. They also give tips on how to organize your own plant swap. Although the authors live in and write about the South, many of the plants they discuss will grow elsewhere.

Illustrations:

colour illustrations

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Imprint:

The University of North Carolina Press

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Non-returnable

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