The gardener's guide to succulents : a handbook of over 125 exquisite varieties of succulents and cactus

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The gardener's guide to succulents : a handbook of over 125 exquisite varieties of succulents and cactus

Author:

Matsuyama, Misa, author.

Uniform Title:

Taniku shokubutsu zukan. English

ISBN:

9780804851060

Physical Description:

96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Subject Term:

Succulent plants.

Cactus.

Horticulture.

Added Corporate Author:

HL Language Services.

Summary:

The Gardener's Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti. Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering-and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size-this plant family has captured the affection of plant enthusiasts all over the world. This book provides a beautiful overview of the diversity that succulents have to offer, presenting a wide variety of popular plants to help you create striking, aesthetically pleasing compositions. This succulent guide includes information about: What each variety needs and where it thrives Plant characteristics, with ratings on ease of growth and maintenance requirements Ideas for group plantings and illustrated tips on indoor planting Striking identification photos, rich in color and contrast This succulent encyclopedia is a useful resource for everyone-from cacti beginners looking to decorate their living space to serious gardeners hoping to expand their succulent plantings.

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The Gardener's Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti.

Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering--and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size--this plant family has captured the affection of plant enthusiasts all over the world. This book provides a beautiful overview of the diversity that succulents have to offer, presenting a wide variety of popular plants to help you create striking, aesthetically pleasing compositions.

This succulent guide includes information about: What each variety needs and where it thrives Plant characteristics, with ratings on ease of growth and maintenance requirements Ideas for group plantings and illustrated tips on indoor planting Striking identification photos, rich in color and contrast
This succulent encyclopedia is a useful resource for everyone--from cacti beginners looking to decorate their living space to serious gardeners hoping to expand their succulent plantings.

Author Notes

Misa Matsuyama is a horticulturist specializing in succulents, as well as a teacher and author of several books on raising and displaying succulents. She is the creative director of sol x sol, a Japanese company selling succulent plants, pots and tools and offering inspiration to home gardeners. You can find her work on her website www.solxsol.com

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

This richly illustrated and skillfully executed book from horticulturist Matsuyama, her first to be published in English, explores the "vast, mysterious and fascinating" botanical realm of succulents. Explaining how these plants evolved the ability to retain water, Matsuyama observes that "the shapes born from such strength are beautiful and strange" and that succulents are resistant to both drought and cold temperature. In the book's first section, she examines various categories of succulents--those with plump leaves, with overlapping leaves, with rosettes, and so on--discussing individual plants' characteristics and growing needs. For example, the rosette variety known as "Party Dress" is "large and beautiful," as well as "strong and easy to grow but requires quite a bit of space when grouped with other plants." In the second section, Matsuyama looks at one of the best-known kinds of succulent, cacti, and in the third and final section, highlights ways to combine and arrange various specimens, particularly cacti, in garden or home displays. Adventurous gardeners will find that Matsuyama's book, with its precise explanations and copious photos, ushers them into a fascinating world. (Mar.)

Booklist Review

While there's almost no substitute for visiting to a garden center or digging around in the soil to discover local landscape truths, Matsuyama's collection of succulents to consider comes close to developing a good diagnostic for folks interested in learning more about these strange and beautiful living things that have become especially popular in the last few years. Three sections define her opus: one on succulents (those plants that survive in areas with very low rainfall), the second on cacti, and the third a compilation of indoor planter examples along with how-tos on planting, growing, and arranging, some with step-by-step photographs. The 125-plus examples are well photographed and described in terms of characteristics, cultivation, and areas of origin, with rankings on ventilation, light shortage, and growth rate (among other factors). She groups them by distinguishing features: flowers, rosettes, skin, strong presence, molting, overlapping leaves, etc. A glossary at the end will satisfy the more scientifically curious.

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