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Product Identifiers

PublisherTimber Press, Incorporated

ISBN-101604692642

ISBN-139781604692648

eBay Product ID (ePID)111383966

Product Key Features

Book TitleCacti and Succulents for Cold Climates : 274 Outstanding Species for Challenging Conditions

Number of Pages328 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicClimatic / Desert, General, Garden Design, Plants / Cacti & Succulents

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Gardening

AuthorLeo J. Chance

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight35.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-045149

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsChance provides tips from regional experts, as well as descriptions on how to prepare planting beds, protect plants in winter and maintain them long-term. His book makes a good case for growing these plants, no matter where you live., In a friendly, narrative style...Leo addresses important topics like understanding hardiness...I'm thrilled to have [it] on my bookshelf., Leo Chance has written a splendid book. Cacti & Succulents for Cold Climates is the result of six years of summer gardening, winter writing, and lots of encouragement from fellow lovers of prickly and fleshy plants., This hardcover will be a welcome gift for anyone who loves these droughty plants no matter where they live., "This hardcover will be a welcome gift for anyone who loves these droughty plants no matter where they live." , This book is an invaluable tool for reinforcing the message that it is indeed possible to create eye-catching, low-water gardens...I recommend that you get your hands on this essential guide to the techniques and plants that can take these tough conditions in stride without sacrificing appeal., This book is an invaluable tool for reinforcing the message that it is indeed possible to create eye-catching, low-water gardensâ€¦I recommend that you get your hands on this essential guide to the techniques and plants that can take these tough conditions in stride without sacrificing appeal., In a friendly, narrative styleâ€¦Leo addresses important topics like understanding hardinessâ€¦I'm thrilled to have [it] on my bookshelf., In a friendly, narrative styleeLeo addresses important topics like understanding hardinesseIe(tm)m thrilled to have [it] on my bookshelf., This book is an invaluable tool for reinforcing the message that it is indeed possible to create eye-catching, low-water gardenseI recommend that you get your hands on this essential guide to the techniques and plants that can take these tough conditions in stride without sacrificing appeal.

Dewey Decimal635.9/525

SynopsisThere are many reasons to grow cacti and other succulents--they're drought-tolerant, low-maintenance, and they look great. But what about hardiness? For those who thought that these spectacular plants were only for gardens in California and the Southwest, guess again--hundreds are fully cold-hardy and can be grown outdoors from New England to British Columbia, Wisconsin to Texas. Cacti and Succulents for Cold Climates is filled with inspirational portraits of 274 plants that can be used to create drought-tolerant gardens, as well as tips from regional experts who have mastered the art of growing cacti in parts of the country not usually associated with high temperatures or a scarcity of water. Expert Leo Chance describes how to prepare planting beds, how to get plants well established, how to handle cacti during planting, how to protect plants from cold winters, and when and how much to water., Cacti and Succulents for Cold Climates is filled with inspirational portraits of 274 plants that can be used to create drought-tolerant gardens, as well as tips from regional experts who have mastered the art of growing cacti in parts of the country not usually associated with high temperatures or a scarcity of water. Expert Leo Chance describes how to prepare planting beds, how to get plants well established, how to handle cacti during planting, how to protect plants from cold winters, and when and how much to water.

LC Classification NumberSB438.C36 2012