Success With Succulents - Choosing, Growing, and Caring for Cactuses and Other Succulents

Zusatztext ...the book you need to branch into your successful garden. This book will broaden your succulent horizons. Informationen zum Autor John Bagnasco has been an integral part of the gardening industry for more than 45 years. After working for many years at nurseries and garden centers in Michigan and California! Bagnasco joined Creative Promotions in October 2000 as a senior magazine editor and radio personality for Garden Compass. He is currently the president and co-host of the nationally syndicated Garden America Radio Show! which reaches 1.1 million listeners every weekend. He is also the president of www.GardenTube.com! a YouTube–type site for gardeners. Additionally! he is a managing partner in SuperNaturals Grafted Vegetables! LLC.! has also taught horticulture classes! and is a rose breeder who introduced over a dozen new varieties. He was host of the DVD The Essential Guide to Roses. Baganasco's other books include Planting Designs for Cactus and Succulents and Plants for the Home Vol I . Bob Reidmuller  is a lifelong! hands-on plant geek! beginning from a young age under the tutelage of his grandfather in New Jersey. A family relocation to southern California at the age of 16 offered a plethora of horticultural and botanical experiences and opportunities. Starting a small private nursery based primarily on tropicals! such as staghorn ferns and orchids! led to several years working for Solana Orchids! a large! local producer of orchids for the cut-flower market. This path eventually led to over 25 years (and counting) working for Altman Plants in Vista! California! the nation’s largest wholesale producer of cactuses and succulents. With the phenomenal craze of all things succulent and being on staff as resident horticulturist there! he spends a major part of his time offering cultural information on this fascinating plant group to their wholesale and retail customer base nationwide. Zusammenfassung Loved the world over for their unique beauty and lower maintenance requirements!  Success with Succulents  shows you how to get the most out of your desert dwellers.   Cactuses and other succulents are wildly popular in homes the world over! regardless of climate. They're resilient ! beautiful ! and easy to care for as long as you know what you're doing. Whether you live in a warm! dry climate and want to grow a whole cactus garden outdoors or you'd like to add one of these alluring species to your indoor windowsill! this book has what you need to pick the perfect plants for you and make them thrive. Success with Succulents  is filled with both well-known and unusual species of cacti and succulents! as well as tips and techniques for caring for these water-sipping species indoors and out. With this all-inclusive guide! you'll get all the information you'll need on: Color combinations Sizes and shapes Placement and ideal soil selection Container growing Watering Fertilizing Grooming Propagation  Learn everything you need to know about growing succulents!  Success with Succulents also includes more than 100 plant profiles ! with details that will help you succeed in gardening prickly and waxy varieties of all kinds. ...

Product details

• Authors: John Bagnasco, John Reidmuller Bagnasco, Bob Reidmuller, Robert Reidmuller, Robert Reidmuller Jr
• Publisher: Voyageur Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780760353585
• ISBN: 978-0-7603-5358-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Garden; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works