Desert Plants: A Curator's Introduction to the Huntington Desert Garden - Couverture souple

Lyons, Gary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0873282310 ISBN 13 : 9780873282314

Editeur : Huntington Library Press,US, 2007

Synopsis

This year the Huntington celebrates the centennial of its spectacular desert garden, one of the largest such collections of cacti and other succulents in the world. Visitors to the twelve-acre garden marvel at its more than 3,000 species, including the vivid blue and green Puya, a rare type of bromeliad; the Lithops, or "living stone," whose camouflaged leaves mimic the shape and color of rocks; and the dazzling red, orange, and yellow torch-like blooms of the winter-flowering aloe. In this beautifully illustrated volume, Lyons draws on decades of experience with these unusual specimens to explore the Huntington's desert garden. He tells of its early development, describes its principal collections, and gives instructions on the care and landscaping of desert gardens.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gary Lyons, curator of the Huntington's desert garden, is a member of the World Conservation Union's Species Survival Commission, a fellow of the Linnean Society of London, and the author of numerous articles on desert gardens.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Huntington Library Press,US
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0873282310
• ISBN 13: 9780873282314
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible