The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents
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Check link for latest rating. ( 39 ratings, 22 reviews)Featuring 12 easy-to-follow home projects, it caters to both beginners and enthusiastic gardeners. Beautiful botanical illustrations complement clear, practical advice, making it a definitive resource for anyone looking to nurture these resilient and attractive plants.
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The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents
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Kew Gardeners Guide to Growing Succulents and Cacti is the latest tile from the Kew Experts series, giving you everything you need to master the art of growing cacti and succulents.
This inspirational book from Kew Gardens cacti and succulents expert is the perfect guide to growing and maintaining a wide variety of these fascinating plants. Indoors or outside, in the smallest spaces or as features in large gardens, succulents and cacti are popular in homes and gardens all across the world, regardless of climate. They're resilient, beautiful and easy to care for as long as you're armed with the right knowledge.
Packed with information and inspiration, and with the guiding authority and expertise of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this book teaches you everything you need to know about 50 specimens of succulents and cacti, from ideal humidity, light and temperature, to maintenance instructions so that your plants can thrive. This book also contains 12 easy-to-follow projects for you to carry out at home, so you can grow a vibrant array of succulents and cacti for your home, whether you are a complete beginner or a keen enthusiast.
Combining beautiful botanical illustrations and practical advice, The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Succulents and Cacti is the definitive introduction to growing these wonderful plants.
This book is from the Kew Experts series, in which the top gardeners and botanical scientists from Royal Botanic Kew Gardens offer up advice and information as well as suggesting handy projects on a range of gardening topics. Other titles include: Companion to Medicinal Plants, Guide to Growing Bulbs, Guide to Growing Fruit, Guide to Growing Orchids, Guide to Growing Herbs, Guide to Growing Roses, Guide to Growing Trees, Guide to Growing Vegetables and Guide to Growing House Plants.
Series: Kew Experts
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780711277144
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 March 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Frances Lincoln
Illustration: 150+ colour images
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 160.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 144
About the Author
KEW ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS has built a global resource for medicinal plant names that enables health professionals and researchers to access information about plants and plant products relevant to pharmacological research, health regulation, traditional medicine and functional foods. PAUL REES is the Tropical Nursery Supervisor at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Born in South Africa, he trained in horticulture and landscape design at the Tshwane University of Technology and furthered his training at Kew, where he has worked with the cacti and succulent collection since 2009. Awarded the William Aiton Medal for exceptional service at Kew, he is also a member of the British Cactus and Succulent Society Conservation Committee.
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