num_pages: 176
description: Succulents, with their striking forms, unusual colors, and easy-care reputation, are becoming an increasingly important design element in many contemporary gardens. Whether planted en masse, used as specimens in the garden, or featured in containers, they have much to offer landscapers and home gardeners. "Succulents for the Contemporary Garden" is a book for beginners, enthusiasts, and connoisseurs alike, presenting old favorites along with an enticing range of less-common, more collectable examples of these intriguing plants. Descriptions and cultivation information for hundreds of species and cultivars in more than 60 genera, from "Adenia" to "Yucca," will help gardeners choose plants that are best suited to their design requirements and garden conditions.
language: English
title: Succulents for the Contemporary Garden
titlecomplete: Succulents for the Contemporary Garden
genres: Gardening
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Timber Press