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Title: The Himalayan Garden: Growing Plants from the Roof of the World by Jim Jermyn ISBN: 0-88192-500-4 Publisher: Timber Press (OR) Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: For the serious gardener
Comment: This is a book for the knowledgeable gardener who loves to make the link between flowers native to exotic places and the home garden, and for the plantsman who will take immense trouble to grow specific plants.
In my experience it is an unique book because it combines the adventure and awe of the plant hunter in the Himalaya with practical advice about how to grow the plants that were discovered. The colour photographs of the Himalaya are impressive and help the reader to understand the natural environment of the plants described later.
The book has seven chapters. The first helps the reader understand the ecological divisions of the Himalaya and the different plant habitats. The second chapter takes a brief look at some of the plant hunters who ventured into the area and brought back new species to challenge our gardening skills. The next three chapters detail how to develop gardens to grow plants from the three main climate zones - temperate, subalpine and alpine. The final chapters cover propagation and pests and diseases. There is a list of sources for seeds and plants in both Europe and North America, a glossary, bibliography and index of plant names.
This book really added to my knowledge of plants. I'd never given much thought to the huge variety of plants from the Himalaya. If asked, I'd say primulas, rhododendrons and the blue poppy, Meconopsis. I had never realized how many species of Meconopsis there are. For a start you can find deep blue ones (M. x sheldonii), yellow ones (M. integrifolia)....
The primula species are even more numerous and some of the orchids take your breath away. The flower photography in this book is exceptional.
This is not a book for everyone, but it will be a joy to the serious plantsman. The author writes clearly and knowledgeably and his depth of experience and love for his topic come across to the reader.
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Title: Portraits of Himalayan Flowers by Toshio Yoshida, Daniel J. Hinkley, Maurice Horn ISBN: 0881925519 Publisher: Timber Press (OR) Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Alpine Plants of North America: An Encyclopedia of Mountain Flowers from the Rockies to Alaska by Graham Nicholls ISBN: 0881925489 Publisher: Timber Press (OR) Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Primula by John Richards ISBN: 0881925802 Publisher: Timber Press (OR) Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Columbines: Aquilegia, Paraquilegia, and Semiaquilegia by Robert Nold ISBN: 0881925888 Publisher: Timber Press (OR) Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Moss Gardening: Including Lichens, Liverworts, and Other Miniatures by George Schenk ISBN: 0881923702 Publisher: Timber Press (OR) Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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