Hardy Succulents: Tough Plants for Every Climate

by Gwen Moore Kelaidis, Saxon Holt (Photographer)

Overview

Add a touch of the unexpected to your garden. From agaves to ice plants and sedums to sempervivums, hardy succulents can bring color, texture, and versatility to perennial flower beds in any climate. This comprehensive guide offers clear growing instructions accompanied by vivid photography of these durable and beautiful plants. With tips on choosing the right varieties for every North American hardiness zone, you can enjoy all the quirky vibrancy of succulents wherever you live. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603426824
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	03/01/2012
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	758,212
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

Saxon Holt is a photojournalist who has spent more than 40 years exploring Kingdom Plantae and the fundamental importance of plants to the health of the planet. A lifelong gardener, he abandoned commercial photography when he discovered garden publishers and could no longer stay in a studio. His work has been featured in diverse publications, from Architectural Digest and Pacific Horticulture magazine, to Smithsonian and Money magazines.
Gwen Moore Kelaidis is one of the foremost experts on rock gardening in the United States. She is the former co-owner of Rocky Mountain Rare Plants, a mail-order nursery, and for 11 years was the editor of the Bulletin of the American Rock Garden Society.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Glories of Succulence
1. Companions and Stars
2. Tiny Gems
3. Containers
4. Succulent Ground Covers
5. Perennial Companions
6. Shrublike Selections
7. Planting, Propagation, and Care

Editorial Reviews

Those enchanting stars of the garden, hardy succulents, are superbly photographed and described in this extraordinary new gardening book. Holt's mesmerizing photographs capture the exotic forms of succulents in the landscape and show them as ground covers, container plants, and green roof and rock garden features. Kelaidis's enthusiasm for these magnificent plants and the texture they bring to gardens is apparent as she details the charms of hens-and-chicks, cactus, ice plants, sedums, yuccas, and others in an authoritative and encouraging voice. Kelaidis (former co-owner, Rocky Mountain Rare Plants), a horticulturist and garden designer, offers practical tips on siting, planting, soil requirements, and care of succulents for every hardiness zone in a clear and confident voice. Advice on pairing succulents with perennials, using them as focal points in the garden, and protecting them from the cold of winter is dispensed in lively prose. Instructions are illustrated and easy to follow, and specific plants are described in all the necessary detail. Includes a glossary, an index, and listings of suppliers and public gardens featuring succulents. This delightful book will be practical and inspiring for both novice and experienced gardeners. Highly recommended for all public library collections.
—Donna L. Davey

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School Library Journal

“I LOVE this gorgeous, inspiring, info-packed book for gardening in the Age of Climate Change and highly recommend it. “

GardenRant.com

“[Kelaidis] writes an accessible descriptive primer with tips on selecting plants, pots and garden sites; and designing your container or in-ground succulent garden.”

The Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.)

“Kelaidis…certainly knows her stuff and brings a fine introduction to these diverse plants to print.”

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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