Saxifrages: A Definitive Guide to the 2000 species, hybrids and cultivars

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Saxifrages: A Definitive Guide to the 2000 species, hybrids and cultivars Author: Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Timber Press
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Pages: 384 Illustrations and other contents: 339 color photos, 1 b/w illustration ISBN: 9780881928808 Category:

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

Author Biography

Malcolm McGregor was born in 1947 in London, and has been growing alpine plants for over 25 years - and saxifrages for most of that time. He says that it is the unforced charm of mountain plants that most attracts him. Malcolm was the editor of the Scottish Rock Garden Club (2000-2006), and the Saxifrage Society (1993-2003), as well as chairman of the Saxifrage Society (2003-2006). He has traveled widely in search of saxifrages - in North America, Europe, Turkey, Morocco, the Himalayas, the Olympic Mountains, Austria, and Italy. He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and philosophy from the University of York, as well as a bachelor's degree in English literature and economic history from the University of Hull. Malcolm has been a professional teacher and lecturer for thirty-five years as well as having worked in arts administration and in writing computer software for the engineering industry. He is now a freelance writer and an enthusiastic lecturer on alpine plants and gardening. He has twice undertaken lecture tours across North America for the North American Rock Garden Club and once for the Scottish Rock Garden Club. He has written several titles including: Saxifrages: The Complete Cultivars and Hybrids, and Saxifrages from Scratch. Malcolm currently lives in East Yorkshire, England.