This book brings together accounts of garden and wild saxifrages, their botany, history, cultivation and propagation. All sections of genus “Saxifraga” are described, first discursively for the general gardener and then from a botanical viewpoint. Malcolm McGregor’s advice on using saxifrages in different parts of the garden and his list of the top 100 saxifrages will be invaluable to gardeners new to the genus and to experts who wish to diversify. This is the fascinating story of a true enthusiast’s search for saxifrages in the wild, his techniques for successful cultivation, and his continuing quest for information.
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This valuable book will appeal to many gardeners. Academic and special libraries with serious interests in botany and horticulture will need to add this important work to their collections. Also recommended for public libraries with significant horticulture collections. -- Edward J. Valauskas Library Journal 20081015 Would make a great addition to horticultural libraries and find favor with a huge number of gardeners who enjoy cultivating a wide range of hardy plants. In particular, the many members of alpine and hardy plant societies will be impressed with this truly well produced book. -- Paul Ingwersen BBC Gardens 20081101 Specialist [this book] may be, but it's good to know [it's] there as a source to be consulted, say, on breeding or propagation, as well as the different species themselves. -- Stephen Anderton Times (London) 20081204 In this single volume, the gardener has everything he/she might need to begin a lifelong adventure of growing and seeking these beautiful plants. -- D. H. Pfister Choice 20090801