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A pocket guide to CACTI AND SUCCULENTS
Terry Hewitt  £9.99 Hardback

A compact general guide to over 200 species of these versatile and rewarding plants. It is beautifully illustrated in full colour.

It contains many tips on cultivation and identification together with sections on plant care and cultivation. An excellent book for the newer collector.

 


CACTI & SUCCULENTS
Graham Charles £25 Hardback

In this highly illustrated and accessible book, Graham Charles describes more than 250 different species or genera and their natural habitats. He also looks at the history and classification of the plants, and gives practical advice on all aspects of care and cultivation, including propagation, before going on to explain how an understanding of the plants' natural environment can enhance your growing techniques. Whether you have Just acquired your first couple of cacti, or are an experienced grower with an established collection, this book will prove to be an invaluable source of reference as well as an inspirational guide to making the most of your association with these remarkable plants

 

RHS WISLEY HANDBOOK
GARDEN SUCCULENTS

by Terry Hewitt   £7.99 

This soft covered booklet is a guide both to those who live in favoured, virtually frost free areas, and those who want to make a summer planting of Cacti and Succulents. The booklet deals with selecting suitable plants and how to plant them to give the best results, enabling the reader to create an unusual and more drought-resistant outdoor planting. Guidance is also given to those who want to create pots or containers to make decorative garden features.

 

SUCCULENTS - The New Plant Library £3.50

 by TERRY HEWITT         Hardback           

            This simple introductory book is beautifully illustrated throughout with photographs by Peter Anderson. It covers a wide range of the more popular genera dealing in greater depth with a few representatives of each.  

            Other sections include care and cultivation, choosing and buying plants, and a brief history. A short section is devoted to descriptions of the majority of other currently accepted genera. Excellent value.   

SUCCULENTS -A Wisley Handbook by CLIVE INNES.
Originally £3.95 special offer price now £1.50

This booklet with many colour photographs covers a wide range of succulent plant families for home and greenhouse.

Ashingtonia
A limited supply of the The Holly Gate House Journal, published between 1973 and 1979.

Gift vouchers
The ideal present for the cactophile or succulentophile when you are not sure which plants or books they already have or need. Vouchers are available in multiples of £5 and allow the recipient to come and make his own selection of that long sought after plant.

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Last update 4th April 2005