Product Description

Baldassare Mineo is owner of Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery in Medford, Oregon, one of the world's great sources of plants for rock gardens. Mineo's own photographs are supplemented with many by the renowned horticulturist Fritz Kummert. This authoritative includes rare and unusual plants as well as proven, readily available garden performers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #386075 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 284 pages

Review
A truly inspiring book. National Gardener, October 2002 (National Gardener )

The information is encyclopedic, and the illustrations superb. John Van de Water, Newark Star-Ledger, November 5, 2000 (Newark Star-Ledger )

Beginning or fully-matured rock gardeners can benefit here. More than 1,300 plants are mentioned along with 1,350 color photos. Dale Langford, Rocky Mountain News, October 3, 2000 (Denver Rocky Mountain News )

Patricia A. Taylor, The Trenton Times, 2/27/ 2000
Lust over Baldassare Mineos Rock Garden Plants slowly, because there are nearly 1400 fascinating, little known plants described and illustrated in this book. It is impossible to appreciate them all in just a few readings.

John E. Bryan, Gardening Newsletter, March 2000
For all interested in small but beautiful plants, this book will prove invaluable. The text abounds with snippets of interest.

Customer Reviews

Very Beautiful Book
Clearly a work of long effort and love, this magnificent volume shows what'you've always wanted to grow in your rock garden'...including some very rare, very astonishing plants. The only thing it seems to lack is a discussion of some of the finer points of culture of some of these gems, but if you've gotten to the point of growing some of them, well, you'll know.

Seeing is believing
One of the most difficult parts of selecting rock garden plants is anticipating what they will look like in one's own rock garden. The pictures and descriptions in Baldassare Mineo's book are extraordinarily accurate, interesting and authoritative. We've seen Mineo's thrilling gardens and know that he understands his subject from the scree up! This book will become a classic.